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N.M. Stat. § 73-9-44 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 9 / Section 73-9-44
§ 73-9-44. Participation in proceedings for change of district boundaries
Status: in_force

A guardian, conservator or personal representative of an estate, who is appointed as such under the laws of this state, and who, as such guardian, conservator or personal representative, is entitled to the possession of the lands belonging to the estate which he represents, may on behalf of his ward or the estate which he represents, upon being thereunto authorized by the proper court, sign any petition or protest in this act mentioned, and may show cause, as in this act mentioned, why the boundaries of the district should not be changed or additional lands included therein.
N.M. Stat. § 12-1-1 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 1 / Section 12-1-1
§ 12-1-1. Ratification of contract
Status: in_force

The contract entered, subject to approval of the New Mexico legislature, between The Michie Company of Charlottesville, Virginia, and the compilation commission on January 7, 1977, to publish a 1978 compilation of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated is hereby ratified and approved.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-20A-8 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 20A / Section 59A-20A-8
§ 59A-20A-8. Disclosure
Status: in_force

A. A provider or broker shall provide a written disclosure statement form containing the following information to the viator no later than the time of application:

(1) possible alternatives to viatical settlement contracts for persons with catastrophic, life-threatening or chronic illnesses, including any accelerated death benefits offered under the viator's life insurance policy;

(2) that some or all of the proceeds of the viatical settlement may be free from federal income tax and from state franchise and income taxes, and that assistance should be sought from a professional tax adviser;

(3) that the viator has a right to rescind a viatical settlement contract within fifteen calendar days after receipt of the viatical settlement proceeds;

(4) that money will be sent to the viator within two business days after the provider has received the insurer or group administrator's acknowledgment that ownership of the policy or interest in the certificate has been transferred and the beneficiary has been designated pursuant to the viatical settlement contract;

(5) that proceeds of the viatical settlement could be subject to the claims of creditors;

(6) that receipt of the proceeds of a viatical settlement may adversely affect the viator's eligibility for medicaid or other government benefits or entitlements, and that advice should be obtained from the appropriate government agencies; and

(7) that entering into a viatical settlement contract may cause other rights or benefits, including conversion rights and waiver of premium benefits that may exist under the policy or certificate, to be forfeited by the viator and that assistance should be sought from a financial adviser.

B. A provider shall disclose in writing the following information to the viator prior to the date the viatical settlement contract is signed by all parties:

(1) the affiliation, if any, between the provider and the issuer of an insurance policy to be viaticated;

(2) if an insurance policy to be viaticated has been issued as a joint policy or involves family riders or any coverage of a life other than the viator, the possible loss of coverage on the other lives and the advisability of consulting with the insurance producer or the company issuing the policy for advice on the proposed viatication; and

(3) the dollar amount of the current death benefit payable to the provider under the policy or certificate and the availability of any additional guaranteed insurance benefits and the dollar amount of any accidental death and dismemberment benefits under the policy or certificate and the provider's interest in those benefits.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1C-12 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1C / Section 58-1C-12
§ 58-1C-12. Regulations
Status: in_force

The director may adopt regulations necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions of the Interstate Bank Branching Act.
N.M. Stat. § 30-16-29 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 16 / Section 30-16-29
§ 30-16-29. Fraudulent taking, receiving or transferring credit cards
Status: in_force

Any person who, with intent to defraud, receives, sells or transfers a credit card by making, directly or indirectly, any false statement of a material fact, either orally or in writing, respecting his identity or financial condition or that of any other person, firm or corporation, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 42-9-25 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 9 / Section 42-9-25
§ 42-9-25. Designating person to make sale; requiring bond
Status: in_force

In such case the judge may appoint someone to make such sale, and require such bond and security to be given for the faithful performance of the same and the accounting for the proceeds and paying the same over, as the nature of the case may demand.
N.M. Stat. § 39-4D-2 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 4D / Section 39-4D-2
§ 39-4D-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act:

A. “ foreign country ” means a government other than:

(1) the United States;

(2) a state, district, commonwealth, territory or insular possession of the United States; or

(3) any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize the judgments of that government's court is initially subject to determination under the full faith and credit clause of the United States constitution;

B. “ foreign-country judgment ” means a judgment of a court of a foreign country; and

C. “ foreign court ” means a court of a foreign country.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9F-12 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9F / Section 7-9F-12
§ 7-9F-12. Department report
Status: in_force

In October 2003 and each year thereafter, the department shall report to the legislative finance committee and the revenue stabilization and tax policy committee on the fiscal and economic impacts of the Technology Jobs and Research and Development Tax Credit Act using the most recently available data for the two prior fiscal years. The report shall include the number of taxpayers who have received basic credits or additional credits under the Technology Jobs and Research and Development Tax Credit Act, the amounts of the basic credits and additional credits, the geographic locations of the qualified facilities and the payroll increases of taxpayers related to additional credits, subject to the confidentiality provisions of Section 7-1-8 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 13-7-31 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 13-7-31
§ 13-7-31. Benefits required
Status: in_force

Group coverage, including any form of self-insurance, offered, issued or renewed under the Health Care Purchasing Act shall provide coverage for all mental health or substance use disorder services required by generally recognized standards of care.
N.M. Stat. § 29-19-12 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 19 / Section 29-19-12
§ 29-19-12. Rules; department to administer; reciprocal agreements with other states
Status: in_force

The department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act. The rules shall include:

A. grounds for the suspension and revocation of concealed handgun licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act;

B. provision of authority for a law enforcement officer to confiscate a concealed handgun license when a licensee violates the provisions of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act;

C. provision of authority for a private property owner to disallow the carrying of a concealed handgun on the owner's property;

D. creation of a sequential numbering system for all concealed handgun licenses issued by the department and display of numbers on issued concealed handgun licenses; and

E. provision of discretionary state authority for the transfer, recognition or reciprocity of a concealed handgun license issued by another state if the issuing authority for the other state:

(1) includes provisions at least as stringent as or substantially similar to the Concealed Handgun Carry Act;

(2) issues a license or permit with an expiration date printed on the license or permit;

(3) is available to verify the license or permit status for law enforcement purposes within three business days of a request for verification;

(4) has disqualification, suspension and revocation requirements for a concealed handgun license or permit; and

(5) requires that an applicant for a concealed handgun license or permit:

(a) submit to a national criminal history record check;

(b) not be prohibited from possessing firearms pursuant to federal or state law; and

(c) satisfactorily complete a firearms safety program that covers deadly force issues, weapons care and maintenance, safe handling and storage of firearms and marksmanship.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-29.2 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-29.2
§ 7-1-29.2. Credit claims
Status: in_force

A. A taxpayer who submits a complete application for a tax credit is deemed to have received approval of the application if the application has not been granted or denied within one hundred twenty days of the date it was filed. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the department from auditing taxes paid or from assessing taxes owed, including any tax resulting from tax credits found not to be valid.

B. A taxpayer who believes that the taxpayer is eligible to receive a tax credit may apply for approval of the credit by directing to the secretary a complete application on the form and in the manner prescribed by the department.

C. An application for a tax credit that has all fields completed, includes all attachments required by the application instructions and is submitted in accordance with the application instructions is deemed to be properly before the department for consideration, regardless of whether the department requests additional documentation after receipt of the application for credit.

D. If the department requests additional relevant documentation from a taxpayer who has submitted an incomplete application for a tax credit, the application shall be considered complete on the date that the taxpayer mails or delivers sufficient information for the department to consider the application.

E. The secretary or the secretary's delegate may approve or deny an application for a tax credit in whole or in part. An approval or denial by the secretary or the secretary's delegate shall be in writing. If the application is denied in whole or in part, the taxpayer shall not refile the denied application, but the taxpayer, within one hundred twenty days after the mailing or delivery of the denial of all or any part of the application, may elect to pursue only one of the remedies provided in this subsection. A taxpayer who timely pursues more than one remedy is deemed to have elected the first remedy requested. The taxpayer may:

(1) direct to the secretary, pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-1-24 NMSA 1978 , a written protest that sets forth:

(a) the circumstances of the denied application for a tax credit;

(b) an allegation that, because of the denial, the state is indebted to the taxpayer for a specified amount, including any allowed interest;

(c) a demand for the approval of the application for the tax credit of the specified amount; and

(d) a recitation of the facts supporting the application for the tax credit; or

(2) commence a civil action in the district court for Santa Fe county by filing a complaint setting forth the circumstance of the denied application for the tax credit; alleging that on account of the denial, the state is indebted to the taxpayer for a specified amount, together with any interest allowable; demanding approval of the application for the tax credit of that amount; and reciting the facts of the application for the tax credit. The taxpayer or the secretary may appeal from any final decision or order of the district court to the court of appeals.
N.M. Stat. § 15-9-3 — NM Code / Chapter 15 / Article 9 / Section 15-9-3
§ 15-9-3. Aircraft consolidation; department duties
Status: in_force

A. All state aircraft shall be consolidated in the department for the use of the state's agencies, departments, branches and institutions.

B. The department shall:

(1) adopt and file in accordance with the State Rules Act rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of the State Aircraft Act;

(2) own, operate and maintain the state's aircraft fleet;

(3) provide centralized statewide scheduling of aircraft;

(4) designate destination airports;

(5) determine travel charges for state aircraft services;

(6) determine use requirements, including the number of required passengers per flight and under what conditions persons other than state officers and employees are allowed to travel in state aircraft; and

(7) determine other requirements it deems appropriate or fiscally responsible.

C. The department may refuse a request for state aircraft scheduling.
N.M. Stat. § 63-9F-8 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 9F / Section 63-9F-8
§ 63-9F-8. Commission duties; power to audit
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall perform all actions necessary to carry out the provisions of the Telecommunications Access Act, including;

(1) promulgating and administering such policies, procedures and rules as are necessary to comply with the purpose of that act and to ensure that the specialized telecommunications equipment program and the relay system are in compliance with the applicable state and federal laws and rules adopted pursuant to those laws;

(2) obtaining certification from the federal communications commission that the telecommunications relay system is in compliance with applicable federal rules;

(3) making expenditures for the specialized telecommunications equipment program and the telecommunications relay system;

(4) ensuring the quality of the telecommunications relay system and the satisfaction of its users;

(5) identifying the need for specialized telecommunications equipment by impaired individuals;

(6) identifying the problems that impaired individuals have in acquiring specialized telecommunications equipment; and

(7) providing funding for the specialized telecommunications equipment program.

B. The commission may require an annual audit of each telecommunications company participating in the telecommunications relay system to account for all surcharges billed and collected pursuant to the Telecommunications Access Act. Audits conducted pursuant to this subsection shall be at the expense of the requesting agency.
N.M. Stat. § 22-1-2.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 1 / Section 22-1-2.1
§ 22-1-2.1. Home school; requirements
Status: in_force

Any person operating or intending to operate a home school shall:

A. submit a home school registration form made available by the department and posted on the department's web site to notify the department within thirty days of the establishment of the home school and to notify the department on or before August 1 of each subsequent year of operation of the home school;

B. maintain records of student disease immunization or a waiver of that requirement; and

C. provide instruction by a person possessing at least a high school diploma or its equivalent.
N.M. Stat. § 2-4-3 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 2-4-3
§ 2-4-3. Report to legislature
Status: in_force

Said commissioners shall report to the legislature from time to time, giving the result of their investigations, and making such recommendations with respect to the adoption of uniform legislation as they may deem proper.
N.M. Stat. § 21-1B-2 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1B / Section 21-1B-2
§ 21-1B-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Post-Secondary Education Articulation Act:

A. “ articulation ” means the transfer of courses that fulfill a graduation requirement for a student's chosen degree program;

B. “ department ” means the higher education department;

C. “ general education core curriculum ” means the group of lower-division courses approved by the department as fulfilling general education requirements that are accepted by all institutions for transfer purposes;

D. “ institution ” means an accredited, public post-secondary educational institution operating in the state;

E. “ meta-major ” means fifteen credits of lower-division courses that are developed in consultation with the faculty and approved by the department and that include general education courses and prerequisite courses and that can articulate to multiple degree programs and can include courses across the institution that address diversity;

F. “ transfer ” means the transfer of course credits from one institution to another; and

G. “ transfer module ” means a list of lower-division courses established by the department that fulfill graduation requirements for a specific degree program.
N.M. Stat. § 74-9-1 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 9 / Section 74-9-1
§ 74-9-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 42 and 72 and 73 of this act may be cited as the “Solid Waste Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 63-1-33 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 1 / Section 63-1-33
§ 63-1-33. Postponement of election
Status: in_force

If from any cause an election does not take place on the day appointed in the bylaws, or if no day be appointed in the bylaws, then on the day appointed in Section 63-1-13 NMSA 1978 , it may be held on any day thereafter as is provided for in such bylaws, or to which such election may be adjourned or ordered by the directors. If an election has not been held at the appointed time, and no adjourned or other meeting for the purpose has been ordered by the directors, a meeting may be called by the stockholders, as provided in Section 63-1-17 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 26-2C-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 26 / Article 2C / Section 26-2C-15
§ 26-2C-15. Transport via courier
Status: in_force

A. A vertically integrated cannabis establishment, cannabis retailer or integrated cannabis microbusiness may courier cannabis products.

B. A courier may accept payment for services using any legal method of payment or payment on delivery.
N.M. Stat. § 40-18-1 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 18 / Section 40-18-1
§ 40-18-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-43-5 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 43 / Section 59A-43-5
§ 59A-43-5. Organization of association
Status: in_force

All member insurers shall remain members of the association as a condition of their authority to transact insurance in this state. The association may take any appropriate form of legal entity available under the laws of this state and approved by the superintendent. For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall be divided into three (3) separate accounts:

A. the workmen's compensation insurance account;

B. the automobile insurance account; and

C. the account for all other insurance to which this article applies.
N.M. Stat. § 58-22-2 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 22 / Section 58-22-2
§ 58-22-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature that the large and growing escrow industry be supervised and regulated by the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department in order to protect the citizens of the state and to provide that the business practices of the escrow industry are fair and orderly among the members of the escrow industry, with due regard to the ultimate consumers in this important area of property protection.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7B-5 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7B / Section 10-7B-5
§ 10-7B-5. Administrative costs
Status: in_force

The director, with the prior approval of the committee, may apportion the costs of employee benefits administration and other employee benefit costs to all participating state agencies and their employees, participating local public bodies and their employees, participating small employers and persons and dependents eligible through the small employer and participating soil and water conservation district supervisors and their covered dependents, whether the plan is insured or self-insured.
N.M. Stat. § 3-24-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 24 / Section 3-24-8
§ 3-24-8. Electric utility; limitation on right to acquire system beyond five-mile limit
Status: in_force

A. The acquisition of any public utility system by a municipality furnishing electric service more than five miles beyond its boundary is subject to the rights and liabilities of the public utility, and the obligations assumed by the municipality shall be paid from the gross revenue ascribable to the electric system so acquired.

B. No municipality shall acquire any public utility system for furnishing electricity more than five miles beyond its boundary in territory receiving similar utility service:

(1) from a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the New Mexico public utility commission and the Public Utility Act without the consent of the public utility or as otherwise provided by law;

(2) within any municipality that already owns or operates its electric utility without the consent of the municipality or as otherwise provided by law; or

(3) within territory receiving similar utility service from a rural electric cooperative without the consent of the rural electric cooperative or as otherwise provided by law.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to either the acquisition by a municipality of a generating facility or any interest in a jointly owned generating facility or the sale of electric power and energy derived from any such facility as authorized by Section 3-24-1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 13-7-7 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 13-7-7
§ 13-7-7. Consolidated administrative functions; benefit
Status: in_force

A. The publicly funded health care agencies, political subdivisions and other persons participating in the consolidated purchasing single process pursuant to the Health Care Purchasing Act may enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreements Act with the publicly funded health care agencies and political subdivisions to determine assessments or provisions of resources to consolidate, standardize and administer the consolidated purchasing single process and subsequent activities pursuant to the Health Care Purchasing Act. The publicly funded health care agencies, political subdivisions and other persons participating in the consolidated purchasing single process pursuant to the Health Care Purchasing Act may enter into contracts with nonpublic persons to provide the service of determining assessments or provision of resources for consolidation, standardization and administrative activities.

B. Each agency shall retain its responsibility to determine policy direction of the benefit plans, plan development, training and coordination with respect to participants and its benefits staff, as well as to respond to benefits eligibility inquiries and establish and enforce eligibility rules.

C. Notwithstanding Subsection B of this section, publicly funded health care agencies, political subdivisions and other persons participating in the consolidated purchasing single process pursuant to the Health Care Purchasing Act shall provide coverage for children, from birth through three years of age, for or under the family, infant, toddler program administered by the early childhood education and care department, provided eligibility criteria are met, for a maximum benefit of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) annually for medically necessary early intervention services provided as part of an individualized family service plan and delivered by certified and licensed personnel who are working in early intervention programs approved by the early childhood education and care department. No payment under this subsection shall be applied against any maximum lifetime or annual limits specified in the policy, health benefits plan or contract.