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N.M. Stat. § 21-9-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 9 / Section 21-9-1
§ 21-9-1. Establishment of state laboratory and office of state chemist
Status: in_force

That there is hereby established a state chemical laboratory for the analysis and examination of such foods, drugs, feeds, fertilizers and other material as the interests of the state may demand. The said state chemical laboratory shall be established at the New Mexico college of agriculture and mechanic arts [New Mexico state university], and shall be the charge of a professor of chemistry at the said college, who shall be known as the state chemist of New Mexico. All chemical work which the public interests of the state may demand shall be done by or be under the supervision of the said state chemist. All charges for the work done by the said state chemist shall be just and equitable, and all money collected for such work shall go into a fund for the maintenance of the said state chemical laboratory.
N.M. Stat. § 64-1-18 — NM Code / Chapter 64 / Article 1 / Section 64-1-18
§ 64-1-18. Transfer of powers
Status: in_force

All of the powers granted by law to the state corporation commission [public regulation commission] with regard to regulation and control of aircraft other than aircraft engaged as common carriers, are transferred to the division.
N.M. Stat. § 48-7-1 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 7 / Section 48-7-1
§ 48-7-1. Right of possession
Status: in_force

In the absence of stipulation to the contrary, the mortgagor of real property shall have the right of possession.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15 / Section 9-15-10
§ 9-15-10. Organizational units of department; powers and duties specified by law; access to information
Status: in_force

Those organizational units of the department and the officers of those units specified by law shall have all of the powers and duties enumerated in the specific laws involved. However, the carrying out of those powers and duties shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the secretary, and he shall retain the final decision-making authority and responsibility for the administration of any such laws as provided in Subsection B of Section 9-15-6 NMSA 1978 . The department shall have access to all records, data and information of other state departments, agencies and institutions, including its own organizational units, not specifically held confidential by law. Any information obtained by the department that is proprietary technical information or related to the possible relocation or expansion of a business shall be deemed confidential and withheld from inspection pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 61-17A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 17A / Section 61-17A-1
§ 61-17A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 61, Article 17A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Barbers and Cosmetologists Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-46-68 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 46 / Section 59A-46-68
§ 59A-46-68. Coordination of care
Status: in_force

At the request of an enrollee, a carrier may facilitate communication between mental health or substance use disorder services providers and the enrollee's designated primary care provider to ensure coordination of care to prevent any conflicts of care that could be harmful to the enrollee.
N.M. Stat. § 28-3-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 3 / Section 28-3-4
§ 28-3-4. Commission on the status of women; staff
Status: in_force

The commission shall appoint a director, who is the administrative officer of the commission. The director shall employ other necessary employees under the provisions of the Personnel Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-59 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-59
§ 1-12-59. Viewing marked paper ballot
Status: in_force

A. A voter may, on the voter's own initiative and using whatever form of communication or media chosen by the voter, voluntarily communicate any information regarding:

(1) the name of any candidate in a candidate contest for whom the voter voted or for whom the voter abstained from voting;

(2) the affirmative or negative vote cast by the voter on a ballot question or nonpartisan judicial retention election; or

(3) any other information regarding the manner in which a voter marked a paper ballot in an election.

B. No person shall solicit a voter to show the voter's marked paper ballot or coerce a voter to reveal any of the information listed in Subsection A of this section.

C. No person shall disclose without the consent of the voter any of the information listed in Subsection A of this section.

D. A violation of Subsection B or C of this section may constitute the crime of offering a bribe, coercion of employees, coercion of voters, intimidation or conspiracy to violate the Election Code.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21-20 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21 / Section 21-21-20
§ 21-21-20. Conditions of loan
Status: in_force

The amount and conditions of any loan to an eligible student shall be determined according to regulations promulgated by the board [commission [department]]. No payment shall be made to any qualified student until he has executed a note, guaranteed under the Student Loan Guarantee Act and payable to the severance tax permanent fund, for the full amount of the loan and applicable interest. For the purpose of the Student Loan Guarantee Act, an eligible student has the capacity to contract and is bound by any contract executed by him; the defense that he was a minor at the time he executed a note is not available to him in any action arising on his note. Payments to eligible students executing notes may be made annually, semiannually, quarterly, monthly or for each semester as determined by the participating institution, depending upon the demonstrated capacity of the student to manage his financial affairs. The rate of interest charged the student shall be the maximum authorized by federal regulations. Disbursements may be made to a participating institution pursuant to a contract between the fiscal agent and the participating institution executed under the Student Loan Guarantee Act.
N.M. Stat. § 47-2-4 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 2 / Section 47-2-4
§ 47-2-4. Operation of real estate trusts
Status: reserved

A. Except as limited or reserved to the beneficial owners by the declaration, the trustees are vested with the authority for the control, operation, disposition, investment, reinvestment and management of the trust estate.

B. The action of a majority of the trustees is the action of the real estate trust except as otherwise provided by the declaration.

C. Trustees shall hold office and be succeeded in office as provided by the declaration, but no successor may act as trustee until he has filed for record with the clerk of the county in which the principal office of the real estate trust is located a document, signed by him and acknowledged before a notary public, by which he assumes the obligations of trustee as provided in the declaration.

D. Any legal process, notice or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon a real estate trust may be served upon any trustee currently in office, or upon the person in charge of the principal office of the trust in this state.

E. The trustees shall cause the real estate trust to maintain complete books of account, records, and memoranda reflecting the financial and other activities of the real estate trust, the decisions of the trustees, the name and address of persons who are beneficial owners of the trust, and the number of units held by each. These documents shall be open for inspection and copying by any beneficial owner at any reasonable time for any good faith purpose related to the interest of the beneficial owner. The trustees shall cause current financial statements of the real estate trust to be transmitted annually to the beneficial owners. These statements shall reflect the assets, liabilities and operations of the real estate trust and be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
N.M. Stat. § 10-5-7 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 5 / Section 10-5-7
§ 10-5-7. Petition for reinstatement; order to show cause; result
Status: in_force

A. If after hearing before the secretary of finance and administration such suspension is continued, the person suspended shall have the right to appeal to the district court of the county where he was serving as an official within thirty days after entry of the order of suspension.

B. Upon appeal, the court shall set aside an order of suspension only if it is found to be:

(1) arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of discretion;

(2) not supported by substantial evidence in the record; or

(3) otherwise not in accordance with the law.
N.M. Stat. § 1-15-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 15 / Section 1-15-6
§ 1-15-6. Presidential electors; organization
Status: in_force

A. Presidential electors of the state shall meet at 11:00 a.m. in the office of the secretary of state on the day fixed by the laws of the United States for presidential electors to cast their ballots for president and vice president of the United States.

B. At such meeting the presidential electors shall organize by choosing a presiding officer and a secretary.

C. If the full number of electors required by law are not present at such meeting for any reason, those presidential electors present shall, from a list of names nominated by the state chairman of that party, forthwith choose electors from the voters of that state party.

D. The secretary of state shall provide such clerical assistance as needed by the presidential electors in performing their duties.
N.M. Stat. § 52-1-17 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 1 / Section 52-1-17
§ 52-1-17. Dependents
Status: in_force

As used in the Workers' Compensation Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following persons, and they only, shall be deemed dependents and entitled to compensation under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act:

A. a child under eighteen years of age or incapable of self-support and unmarried or under twenty-three years of age if enrolled as full-time student in any accredited educational institution;

B. the widow or widower, only if living with the deceased at the time of his death or legally entitled to be supported by him, including a divorced spouse entitled to alimony;

C. a parent or grandparent only if actually dependent, wholly or partially, upon the deceased; and

D. a grandchild, brother or sister only if under eighteen years of age or incapable of self-support, and wholly dependent upon the deceased.

The relation of dependency must exist at the time of the injury.

E. Questions as to who constitute dependents and the extent of their dependency shall be determined as of the date of the injury, and their right to any death benefit shall cease upon the happening of any one of the following contingencies:

(1) upon the marriage of the widow or widower;

(2) upon a child, grandchild, brother or sister reaching the age of eighteen years, unless the child, grandchild, brother or sister at such time is physically or mentally incapacitated from earnings, or upon a dependent child, grandchild, brother or sister becoming self-supporting prior to attaining that age or if a child, grandchild, brother or sister over eighteen years of age who is enrolled as a full-time student in any accredited educational institution ceases to be so enrolled or reaches the age of twenty-three. A child, grandchild, brother or sister who originally qualified as a dependent by virtue of being less than eighteen years of age may, upon reaching age eighteen, continue to qualify if physically or mentally incapable of self-support, actually dependent or enrolled in an educational institution; or

(3) upon the death of any dependent.
N.M. Stat. § 61-13-16 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 13 / Section 61-13-16
§ 61-13-16. Exemptions
Status: in_force

The Nursing Home Administrators Act does not apply to boarding houses or to sheltered-care facilities.
N.M. Stat. § 63-9I-6 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 9I / Section 63-9I-6
§ 63-9I-6. Access to authority utility poles; rates and fees; collocations for other commercial projects or uses
Status: in_force

A. An authority shall not enter into an exclusive agreement with a person for the right to attach a small wireless facility to an authority utility pole.

B. The rates and fees an authority imposes for the collocation of a small wireless facility on an authority utility pole shall not vary according to the services provided by the collocating person.

C. The rate to collocate a small wireless facility on an authority utility pole shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per utility pole per year.

D. An authority shall process an application for a permit to collocate a small wireless facility on an authority utility pole in accordance with Section 4 of the Wireless Consumer Advanced Infrastructure Investment Act. The authority may condition the issuance of the permit on the wireless provider's replacement of the authority utility pole if the authority determines that applicable codes or local laws concerning public safety require that replacement. The authority shall process an application for a permit to install a replacement authority utility pole in accordance with Section 5 of the Wireless Consumer Advanced Infrastructure Investment Act. The authority shall retain ownership of the replacement utility pole.

E. An authority may prohibit, regulate and charge for the collocation of a small wireless facility on a wireless support structure owned by the authority.
N.M. Stat. § 7-16B-4 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 16B / Section 7-16B-4
§ 7-16B-4. Imposition and rate of tax; denomination as alternative fuel excise tax
Status: in_force

A. For the privilege of distributing alternative fuel in this state, there is imposed an excise tax at a rate provided in Subsection C of this section on each gallon of alternative fuel distributed in New Mexico.

B. The tax imposed by this section may be called the “alternative fuel excise tax”.

C. For each gallon of alternative fuel distributed in New Mexico, the tax imposed by Subsection A of this section shall be:

(1) for the period beginning January 1, 1996 and ending December 31, 1997, three cents ($0.03) per gallon;

(2) for the period beginning January 1, 1998 and ending December 31, 1999, six cents ($0.06) per gallon;

(3) for the period beginning January 1, 2000 and ending December 31, 2001, nine cents ($0.09) per gallon;

(4) for the period beginning January 1, 2002 and ending June 30, 2014, twelve cents ($0.12) per gallon; and

(5) for the period beginning July 1, 2014 and thereafter:

(a) for alternative fuel that is compressed natural gas, thirteen and three-tenths cents ($.133) per gallon;

(b) for alternative fuel that is liquefied natural gas, twenty and six-tenths cents ($.206) per gallon; and

(c) for alternative fuel not described in Subparagraph (a) or (b) of this paragraph, twelve cents ($.12) per gallon.

D. Alternative fuel purchased for distribution shall not be subject to the alternative fuel excise tax at the time of purchase or acquisition, but the tax shall be due on any alternative fuel at the time it is dispensed or delivered into the supply tank of a motor vehicle that is operated on the highways of this state.
N.M. Stat. § 29-19-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 19 / Section 29-19-8
§ 29-19-8. Limitation on license
Status: in_force

A. Nothing in the Concealed Handgun Carry Act shall be construed as allowing a licensee in possession of a valid concealed handgun license to carry a concealed handgun into or on premises where to do so would be in violation of state or federal law.

B. Nothing in the Concealed Handgun Carry Act shall be construed as allowing a licensee in possession of a valid concealed handgun license to carry a concealed handgun on school premises, as provided in Section 30-7-2.1 NMSA 1978 .

C. Nothing in the Concealed Handgun Carry Act shall be construed as allowing a licensee in possession of a valid concealed handgun license to carry a concealed handgun on the premises of a preschool.
N.M. Stat. § 6-21A-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 21A / Section 6-21A-9
§ 6-21A-9. Agreement of the state not to limit or alter rights of obligees
Status: in_force

The state hereby pledges to and agrees with the holders of any bonds or other obligations issued under the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Act and with those parties that enter into contracts or agreements with the department or with the authority pursuant to the provisions of that act, that the state shall not limit, alter, restrict or impair any rights vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of agreements made with the holders of bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Act and with the parties who may enter into contracts with a local authority, the department or the authority pursuant to the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Act, and that the state shall not limit, alter, restrict or impair the rights vested in a local authority or in the department or the authority to fulfill the terms of contracts made with the department or the authority and with parties who enter into contracts with such local authorities. The state further agrees that it shall not in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of such bonds or other obligations of such parties until such bonds and other obligations, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installment of interest and all costs and expense in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged and such contracts are fully performed on the part of the authority, the department or the local authorities. Nothing in this subsection precludes such limitation or alteration if and when adequate provision is made by law for the protection of the holders of bonds or other obligations issued by the authority or those entering into such contracts with the authority, or the authority or the department under any contract with a local authority. The authority or the department may include this pledge and undertaking for the state in such bonds or other obligations and in such contracts.
N.M. Stat. § 72-5-35 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 5 / Section 72-5-35
§ 72-5-35. State transportation commission; advance water withdrawal
Status: in_force

The state engineer may authorize the state transportation commission, holding any artesian or underground water right for the construction, reconstruction, maintenance or repair of public roads, streets, highways and airports, to make withdrawals of water in advance of the accrual of such water in such amounts as the state engineer may determine will not be detrimental to the other holders of valid water rights, but in no case shall such advance withdrawals exceed an amount equal to five times the annual amount of the water right actually held by the withdrawing holder.
N.M. Stat. § 5-16-13 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 16 / Section 5-16-13
§ 5-16-13. Use of revenue by governmental units
Status: in_force

Each governmental unit that is a county or municipality and is a member of a combination shall have enacted a municipal regional spaceport gross receipts tax or a county regional spaceport gross receipts tax prior to December 31, 2008. At least seventy-five percent of the municipal regional spaceport gross receipts tax or county regional spaceport gross receipts tax revenues received by each governmental unit must be used by the district for the financing, planning, designing, engineering and construction of a regional spaceport. No more than twenty-five percent of the municipal regional spaceport gross receipts tax or county regional spaceport gross receipts tax revenues may be used by the governmental unit enacting the tax for spaceport-related projects as approved by resolution of the governmental unit.
N.M. Stat. § 3-45-20 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 45 / Section 3-45-20
§ 3-45-20. Aid from state or federal government
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers conferred upon a city by other provisions of the Municipal Housing Law, a city is empowered to borrow money or accept contributions, grants or other financial assistance from the state or federal government for, or in aid of, any housing project or affordable housing program within its area of operation and, to these ends, to comply with such conditions, trust indentures, leases or agreements as may be necessary, convenient or desirable. It is the purpose and intent of the Municipal Housing Law to authorize every city to do any and all things necessary, convenient or desirable to secure the financial aid or cooperation of the federal government in the undertaking, acquisition, construction, maintenance or operation of any housing project or affordable housing program of the city.
N.M. Stat. § 14-11-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 11 / Section 14-11-13
§ 14-11-13. Official Spanish newspapers
Status: in_force

For the purpose of publishing legal notices in Spanish as required by law for any agencies of the state, the Santa Rosa News published at Santa Rosa, the Santa Fe New Mexican and the Santa Fe News , both published at Santa Fe, El Hispano and El Semanario de Nuevo Mexico , both published at Albuquerque, the Alpha News published at Las Vegas, the Rio Grande Sun published at Espanola, the Taos News published at Taos, the Camino Real published at Santa Fe and Mas New Mexico published at Santa Fe and Albuquerque are recognized as official Spanish language newspapers of this state.
N.M. Stat. § 47-2-5 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 2 / Section 47-2-5
§ 47-2-5. Powers of real estate trusts
Status: in_force

Unless specifically limited by the declaration, a real estate trust has the power, exercisable in the trust name to:

A. have perpetual succession;

B. sue, be sued, complain and defend;

C. purchase, receive, lease or otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve, use and otherwise deal in and with any real or personal property or any interest therein, wherever situated;

D. sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, transfer and otherwise dispose of all or any part of the trust estate;

E. purchase, receive, subscribe for, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, vote, use, employ, mortgage, lend, pledge, sell or otherwise dispose of, and otherwise use and deal in and with securities, shares, or other interests in, or obligations of, individuals, domestic or foreign corporations, associations, partnerships, other real estate trusts, direct or indirect obligations of the United States or of any other government, state, territory, government district or municipality, or of any instrumentality thereof;

F. issue units of beneficial ownership in the real estate trust in exchange for money, property or services; evidence the units by certificates; and to purchase, redeem or otherwise reacquire the units;

G. make contracts and incur liabilities, borrow money, issue its notes, bonds and other obligations, and secure any of its obligations by mortgage or pledge of all or any of the trust estate;

H. conduct its business, carry on its operations, and have offices and exercise the powers granted by the Real Estate Trust Act in any state, territory, district or possession of the United States, or in any foreign country;

I. make and amend bylaws, not inconsistent with its declaration or with the laws of this state, for the administration and regulation of the affairs of the real estate trust;

J. amend or restate its declaration in conformity with the Real Estate Trust Act by having the amendment or restatement signed by all of the trustees and acknowledged before a notary public, and by filing it for record with the clerk of the county in which the principal office of the real estate trust in this state is located;

K. appoint officers, agents and employees to administer the trust estate; and

L. take any action necessary or appropriate to exercise the powers granted to a real estate trust.
N.M. Stat. § 24-14A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 14A / Section 24-14A-1
§ 24-14A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 24, Article 14A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Health Information System Act”.