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N.M. Stat. § 70-7-11 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 7 / Section 70-7-11
§ 70-7-11. Unit operations of less than an entire pool
Status: in_force

An order may provide for unit operation on less than the whole of a pool where the unit area is of such size and shape as may be reasonably suitable for that purpose, and the conduct thereof will have no adverse effect upon other portions of the pool.
N.M. Stat. § 77-13-7 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 13 / Section 77-13-7
§ 77-13-7. Rights of impounder; charges; determination by board
Status: in_force

Upon the impoundment of any estray animal or animals as provided in Section 77-13-2 NMSA 1978 , the impounder shall be entitled to hold same lawfully until relieved of their custody by the New Mexico livestock board. Should a claimant for the animal or animals apply to the impounder for possession of the same, the impounder shall at once notify the New Mexico livestock board in writing of such application. Should the board be satisfied that the applicant is the lawful owner, it shall forthwith issue an order by the director authorizing the impounder to deliver said estray or estrays to the owner, who may be required to pay any reasonable charges incurred by the impounder; provided, that in case of a controversy as to what shall constitute a reasonable charge, the New Mexico livestock board shall fix the amount, the time of service for which the impounder may claim remuneration, commencing on the date of notification made by the impounder to the New Mexico livestock board.
N.M. Stat. § 9-27-23 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 27 / Section 9-27-23
§ 9-27-23. Deposit of money
Status: in_force

The department shall order the deposit or transfer monthly to a fund known as the “central telecommunication network fund” the amount of money owed by each department, institution and agency utilizing the central telecommunication network. State institutions and agencies shall adopt such accounting procedures as are prescribed by the department of finance and administration for the handling of payments with reference to the central telecommunication network.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9E-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9E / Section 7-9E-8
§ 7-9E-8. Claiming the tax credit; limitation
Status: in_force

A. A national laboratory eligible for the tax credit pursuant to the Laboratory Partnership with Small Business Tax Credit Act may claim the amount of each tax credit by crediting that amount against gross receipts taxes otherwise due pursuant to the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act. 1 The tax credit shall be taken on each monthly gross receipts tax return filed by the laboratory against gross receipts taxes due the state and shall not impact any local government tax distribution. In no event shall the tax credits taken by an individual national laboratory exceed two million four hundred thousand dollars ($2,400,000) in a given calendar year.

B. Tax credits claimed pursuant to the Laboratory Partnership with Small Business Tax Credit Act by all national laboratories in the aggregate for qualified expenditures for a specific small business not located in a rural area shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).

C. Tax credits claimed pursuant to the Laboratory Partnership with Small Business Tax Credit Act by all national laboratories in the aggregate for qualified expenditures for a specific small business located in a rural area shall not exceed forty thousand dollars ($40,000).
N.M. Stat. § 47-16-16 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 16 / Section 47-16-16
§ 47-16-16. Flags
Status: in_force

An association shall not adopt or enforce a restriction related to the flying or displaying of flags that is more restrictive than the applicable federal or state law or county or municipal ordinance.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-48 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-48
§ 6-10-48. Insolvency of depository institution; profit and loss account
Status: in_force

Whenever any state funds have been deposited with any depository institution of this state and the depository institution has or will become insolvent at the time the deposit of state funds or any part thereof remains on deposit in that institution and the state board of finance determines that all or any part of the deposit of state funds is uncollectible or the deposit or any part thereof has been rendered uncollectible by reason of compromise or settlement thereof by the state board of finance, under order of court, the state board of finance shall order the state treasurer to transfer the balances of the amounts so deemed to be uncollectible to a profit and loss account and to close the accounts upon his books, specifying in the order the amounts to be credited to the profit and loss account.
N.M. Stat. § 6-19-6 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 19 / Section 6-19-6
§ 6-19-6. Board of trustees; compensation; payment authority; bond
Status: in_force

A. Each member of the board of trustees shall receive no compensation for the performance of his duties but shall be paid per diem and mileage for attendance at meetings of the board as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act 1 for nonsalaried public officials.

B. Each member of the board of trustees shall furnish a corporate surety bond in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the faithful performance of his duties and the accounting of all funds which shall come into his possession. The bond shall be paid for by and shall run to the benefit of the district.

C. All authorizations for the payment or expenditure of money in the possession of the district shall be signed by the chairman and the secretary-treasurer.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-11-4 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 11 / Section 32A-11-4
§ 32A-11-4. “Appropriate authority”; human services department [health care authority department]
Status: in_force

As used in Paragraph A of Article 5 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the phrase, “appropriate authority in the receiving state,” with reference to New Mexico shall mean the human services department [health care authority department].
N.M. Stat. § 22-5-11 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 5 / Section 22-5-11
§ 22-5-11. School district salary system
Status: in_force

A. Prior to the beginning of each school year, each local superintendent shall file with the department the school district salary system, which salary system shall incorporate any salary increases or compensation measures specifically mandated by the legislature. Salaries for teachers and school administrators shall be aligned with the licensure framework provided for in the School Personnel Act.

B. A local superintendent shall not reduce the school district salary system established pursuant to Subsection A of this section without the prior written approval of the state superintendent [secretary]. The state superintendent shall give written notice to the legislative finance committee, the legislative education study committee and the department of finance and administration of approved reduction of any school district's salary system, including the reasons for the request for reduction and the grounds for approval.
N.M. Stat. § 7-12-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 7-12-19
§ 7-12-19. Intergovernmental agreements; no waiver of sovereign immunity
Status: in_force

A. The department may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with a tribe to:

(1) enforce, administer or otherwise implement the provisions of the Cigarette Tax Act;

(2) increase the ability of the department to account for packages of cigarettes imported into, sold or transferred within and exported from the state; and

(3) provide for cooperative tax collection or tax administration of the cigarette tax.

B. Nothing in the Cigarette Tax Act shall be construed to waive or restrict the sovereign immunity of a tribe or the state.
N.M. Stat. § 61-30-17 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 30 / Section 61-30-17
§ 61-30-17. Fees
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978 , the board shall charge and collect the following fees not to exceed:

(1) an application fee for real estate appraiser trainee registration, two hundred dollars ($200);

(2) an application fee for a license or residential certification, four hundred dollars ($400);

(3) an application fee for general certification, five hundred dollars ($500);

(4) an examination fee for general and residential certification or license, two hundred dollars ($200);

(5) a registration renewal fee for a real estate appraiser trainee, two hundred fifty dollars ($250);

(6) a certificate renewal fee for residential certification, or license renewal, four hundred fifty dollars ($450);

(7) a certificate renewal fee for general certification, five hundred dollars ($500);

(8) the registry fee as required by the federal real estate appraisal reform amendments;

(9) for registration for temporary practice, two hundred dollars ($200), and an additional extension fee may be applied;

(10) for each duplicate registration, license or certificate issued because a registration, license or certificate is lost or destroyed and an affidavit as to its loss or destruction is made and filed, fifty dollars ($50.00); and

(11) fees to cover reasonable and necessary administrative expenses.

B. The board shall establish the fee for appraisal management company registration by rule to cover the cost of the administration of the Appraisal Management Company Registration Act, but in no case shall the fee be more than two thousand dollars ($2,000). Registration fees shall be credited to the appraiser fund pursuant to Section 61-30-18 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 30-3-8.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 3 / Section 30-3-8.2
§ 30-3-8.2. Court record of conviction; revocation of driver's license
Status: in_force

Upon a conviction for the offense of shooting at or from a motor vehicle pursuant to Subsection B of Section 30-3-8 NMSA 1978, or of a conviction for a conspiracy or attempt to commit that offense, the district court shall send a record of the conviction to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department. The division shall immediately revoke the driver's licenses or driving privileges of all persons convicted of the offense of shooting at or from a motor vehicle, or convicted of conspiring or attempting to commit that offense, pursuant to the provisions of Subsection E of Section 66-5-29 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 31-20-11 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 20 / Section 31-20-11
§ 31-20-11. Credit for time pending appellate review
Status: in_force

A person convicted of a felony in the district court and held in official confinement while awaiting the outcome of an appeal, writ of error to, or writ of certiorari from, a state or federal appellate court or prior to his release as a result of postconviction proceedings or habeas corpus, shall be given credit for the period spent in confinement against any sentence finally imposed for that offense.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-27-5 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 27 / Section 32A-27-5
§ 32A-27-5. Duty of director to establish regional offices; appointment of regional managers
Status: in_force

A. The director shall establish at least five regional offices that align with the five regional offices of the children, youth and families department to accommodate all judicial districts that exist within the five regions. One regional office shall be located each in the northwest, northeast, southwest, southeast and the Bernalillo county metropolitan area.

B. The director shall appoint a regional manager in each region. The regional manager shall administer the operation of the region and shall serve at the pleasure of the director. Each regional manager shall reside in this state and shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in the highest courts of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 3-6-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 3-6-1
§ 3-6-1. Change of name; election
Status: in_force

Whenever the governing body of a municipality wishes to change the name of the municipality, the governing body may submit the question of changing the name to a vote of the qualified electors of the municipality at the next regular municipal election or at a special election called for that purpose.
N.M. Stat. § 30-31B-18 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 31B / Section 30-31B-18
§ 30-31B-18. Burden of proof
Status: in_force

It is not necessary for the state to negate any exemption or exception in the Drug Precursor Act in any complaint, information, indictment or other pleading or in any trial, hearing or other proceeding under the Drug Precursor Act. The burden of proof of any exception or exemption is upon the person claiming it.
N.M. Stat. § 75-5-4 — NM Code / Chapter 75 / Article 5 / Section 75-5-4
§ 75-5-4. Administration of the act
Status: in_force

A. The Natural Lands Protection Act shall be administered by the secretary of natural resources in consultation with a committee consisting of the secretary of natural resources, who shall serve as chairman of the committee, the director of the department of game and fish, the commissioner of public lands, the director of the New Mexico department of agriculture and three public members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall represent the ranching or farming industry.

B. The secretary of natural resources shall present a list of projects to the committee based on priorities generated by the natural resources department.

C. The committee shall recommend lands to be acquired under the provisions of the Natural Lands Protection Act and, subject to appropriation for such purpose by the legislature, pay the state's share of acquisitions. No land shall be acquired unless a corporation jointly acquires the land with the state. A corporation must participate in acquiring a minimum of at least ten percent undivided interest in the land or the state cannot participate in the acquisition. Title to lands acquired shall be held as cotenants having undivided interests in proportion to the state's and the corporation's share of the acquisition and shall be held in the name of the state of New Mexico and the corporation.

D. Priority among projects qualified under the Natural Lands Protection Act shall be determined in descending order as follows:

(1) the degree to which the lands in question are subject to the threat of immediate alteration or destruction;

(2) the degree to which ecosystems in question are unduplicated elsewhere; and

(3) usefulness for teaching and research.
N.M. Stat. § 6-25A-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 25A / Section 6-25A-13
§ 6-25A-13. Agreement of the state
Status: in_force

The state pledges to and agrees with the holder of a bond issued pursuant to the New Mexico Exposition Center Authority Act that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of agreements made with the bondholder or in any way impair the rights and remedies of that bondholder until the bond together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with an action or proceeding by or on behalf of that bondholder, are fully met and discharged. The authority may include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with a bondholder.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-26 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-26
§ 10-11-26. State general member coverage plan 2; state contribution rate
Status: in_force

The state shall contribute thirteen and eighty-three one-hundredths percent of the salary of each member covered by state general member coverage plan 2.
N.M. Stat. § 74-1-14.1 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 1 / Section 74-1-14.1
§ 74-1-14.1. Regulation of refrigerants
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality, county or other governmental entity shall allow:

A. the use of a refrigerant that is designated as an acceptable alternative or substitute for a class 1 or class 2 substance by the United States environmental protection agency; or

B. the installation or listing of equipment that contains a refrigerant designated as acceptable pursuant to Subsection A of this section and meets nationally recognized standards for the safe design, construction, installation and operation of refrigeration systems and the appropriate listing standard.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12D-6 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12D / Section 61-12D-6
§ 61-12D-6. Board fund; created
Status: in_force

The “physical therapy fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of deposits into the fund and income from investment of the fund. Money in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund. Money in the fund is appropriated to the board to pay its necessary expenses pursuant to appropriation by the legislature and a budget approved by the state board of finance. Disbursements from the fund shall be made only on warrant drawn by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the director or his authorized representative.
N.M. Stat. § 4-20-3 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 20 / Section 4-20-3
§ 4-20-3. Funds, credits and taxes
Status: in_force

All funds, monies, rights, credits, licenses and taxes which belong to or were to be paid to the county of Quay shall be and become the property of the county of Washington hereby created, and all such monies and taxes shall be paid to the proper official of Washington county; and any valid and existing indebtedness, liability or obligation of the county of Quay shall be and become an indebtedness, liability or obligation of the said county of Washington.
N.M. Stat. § 76-6-12 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 6 / Section 76-6-12
§ 76-6-12. Filing of compact
Status: in_force

Pursuant to Article IV (h) of the compact, copies of bylaws and amendments thereto shall be filed with the state department of agriculture.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-42A-8 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 42A / Section 59A-42A-8
§ 59A-42A-8. Assessments; fund created
Status: in_force

A. The “provider service network guarantee fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund shall be administered by the board and money in the fund is appropriated to the board to carry out the provisions of the Provider Service Network Act. Money in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer as other state funds are invested; provided that interest on the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert.

B. The secretary of human services shall report to the board within thirty days of the close of each calendar quarter the amounts paid each member for services to public assistance recipients during that calendar quarter.

C. The proportion of participation of each member shall be determined annually by the board based on the secretary of human services' report, together with members' annual statements and other reports deemed necessary by the board.

D. The assessment for each member shall be determined by multiplying the member's income from services to public assistance recipients pursuant to Subsection D of Section 3 of the Provider Service Network Act for the preceding calendar quarter by a percentage set by the board not to exceed five percent.

E. The board shall notify each member of the amount of the assessment within forty-five days of the close of a calendar quarter. The member shall pay the assessment within sixty days of the close of a calendar quarter.

F. The board may abate or defer, in whole or in part, the assessment of a member if, in the opinion of the board, payment of the assessment would endanger the ability of the member to fulfill its contractual obligations. In the event an assessment against a member is abated or deferred in whole or in part, the amount by which such assessment is abated or deferred may be assessed against the other members in a manner consistent with the basis for assessments set forth in Subsection A of this section. The member receiving the abatement or deferment shall remain liable to the association for the deficiency for four years.

G. If assessments exceed actual expenses in any year, the excess shall be held at interest and used by the board to offset future expenses. Any deficit incurred shall be recouped by assessments apportioned among the association's members pursuant to the assessment formula provided by Subsection D of this section.

H. If it appears that the maximum assessment available, together with unencumbered money and other assets, will be insufficient in any year to make all necessary payments, the association's obligations shall be paid pro rata. The unpaid portion shall be paid as soon as additional assessment proceeds or other assets become available. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the association may pay its obligations in any order it deems reasonable.
N.M. Stat. § 6-14-6 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 14 / Section 6-14-6
§ 6-14-6. Publication of notice after adoption of resolution or ordinance
Status: in_force

A public body, or the state, after having adopted a resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of public securities, shall publish notice of the adoption of such resolution once in a newspaper of general circulation within the political subdivision, or in the case of the state, of general statewide circulation. Compliance with the Municipal Code 1 requirements for the publication of ordinances shall constitute compliance by municipalities of the requirements of the Public Securities Limitation of Action Act.
N.M. Stat. § 9-25-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 25 / Section 9-25-5
§ 9-25-5. Secretary; appointment
Status: in_force

A. The administrative head of the department is the “secretary of higher education”, who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and who shall serve in the executive cabinet. The secretary shall possess a terminal degree from a regionally accredited post-secondary educational institution, a minimum of five years of senior administrative experience, experience in higher education and experience in the development of public policy at the state or federal level.

B. An appointed secretary shall serve and have all of the duties, responsibilities and authority of that office during the period of time prior to final action by the senate confirming or rejecting the secretary's appointment.
N.M. Stat. § 30-3-18 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 3 / Section 30-3-18
§ 30-3-18. Criminal damage to property of household member; deprivation of property of household member
Status: in_force

A. Criminal damage to the property of a household member consists of intentionally damaging real, personal, community or jointly owned property of a household member with the intent to intimidate, threaten or harass that household member.

B. Whoever commits criminal damage to the property of a household member is guilty of a misdemeanor, except that when the damage to the household member's interest in the property amounts to more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), the offender is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

C. Deprivation of the property of a household member consists of intentionally depriving a household member of the use of separate, community or jointly owned personal property of the household member with the intent to intimidate or threaten that household member.

D. Whoever commits deprivation of the property of a household member is guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 1-10-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 1-10-12
§ 1-10-12. Paper ballots; general requirements
Status: in_force

Paper ballots shall:

A. be numbered consecutively;

B. be uniform in size;

C. be printed on good quality white paper;

D. be printed in plain black type;

E. have the precinct numbers printed on each paper ballot; and

F. be in the form prescribed by the secretary of state.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-21-9 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 21 / Section 59A-21-9
§ 59A-21-9. Discretionary groups
Status: in_force

A policy of group life insurance may be issued to any other group that, in the discretion of the superintendent, may be subject to the issuance of a group life insurance contract.