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N.M. Stat. § 22-11-21.1 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-21.1
§ 22-11-21.1. Member contributions; tax treatment
Status: in_force

Commencing on July 1, 1983, each local administrative unit shall, solely for the purpose of compliance with Section 414(h) of the Internal Revenue Code , pick up, for the purposes specified in that section, member contributions required by Subsection A of Section 22-11-21 NMSA 1978 for all annual salary earned by the member. Member contributions picked up under the provisions of this subsection shall be treated as local administrative unit contributions for purposes of determining income tax obligations under the Internal Revenue Code; however, such picked-up member contributions shall be included in the determination of the member's gross annual salary for all other purposes under federal and state laws. Members' contributions picked up under this section shall continue to be designated member contributions for all purposes of the Educational Retirement Act and shall be considered as part of the member's annual salary for purposes of determining the amount of the member's contribution. The provisions of this section are mandatory, and the member shall have no option concerning the pickup or to receive the contributed amounts directly instead of having them paid by the local administrative unit to the educational retirement system.
N.M. Stat. § 6-5-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 6-5-5
§ 6-5-5. Warrants issued by secretary; powers and duties of state auditor regarding warrants and transfer of funds imposed upon secretary
Status: in_force

All warrants upon the state treasury shall be issued by the secretary. All the powers and duties of the state auditor relating to the issuance of warrants or the transfer of funds are imposed upon the secretary.
N.M. Stat. § 3-60A-43 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 60A / Section 3-60A-43
§ 3-60A-43. Revenue bonds; application of proceeds
Status: in_force

A. The proceeds from the sale of any revenue bonds shall be applied only for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, and, if for any reason any portion of the proceeds are not needed for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, the unneeded portion of the proceeds shall be applied to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds.

B. The cost of acquiring any project shall be deemed to include the actual cost of acquiring a site and the cost of the construction of any part of a project that may be constructed, including architects' and engineers' fees, the purchase price of any part of a project that may be acquired by purchase and all expenses in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the bonds to finance the acquisition and any costs incurred by the local government.
N.M. Stat. § 4-38-36 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 38 / Section 4-38-36
§ 4-38-36. Power to issue bonds for airports
Status: in_force

The boards of county commissioners of the various counties of this state are hereby authorized and empowered to issue and dispose of the negotiable bonds of such county, subject to the limitations and in accordance with Article 9 of the constitution , for the purpose of securing funds for the acquisition and construction of an airport, airplane landing strips and necessary public buildings to be used in connection therewith.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1J-3 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1J / Section 24-1J-3
§ 24-1J-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the County and Tribal Health Councils Act:

A. “ board ” means the board of county commissioners of a county or leadership of a tribe;

B. “ department ” means the department of health;

C. “ health council ” means a county or tribal health council;

D. “ jurisdiction ” means a county or a tribe; and

E. “ tribe ” means an Indian nation, tribe, pueblo or chapter located within the boundaries of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 18-3-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 3 / Section 18-3-15
§ 18-3-15. Museum of Indian arts and culture division created; location; board of regents
Status: in_force

A. The “museum of Indian arts and culture division” is created in the cultural affairs department. The museum of Indian arts and culture located in Santa Fe shall be operated as a division of the cultural affairs department under the imprimatur of the museum of New Mexico. The museum of New Mexico board of regents shall exercise trusteeship over the museum of Indian arts and culture.

B. The director of the division shall meet the following minimum qualifications:

(1) hold a bachelor's or higher degree in a discipline related to the function of the division; and

(2) have significant experience in the management and operation of an organization similar to the division.

C. The director shall be appointed by the secretary of cultural affairs from a list of no less than three names provided by the museum of New Mexico board of regents.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-16 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-16
§ 22-8-16. Payment to school districts
Status: in_force

The department shall make payments of each distribution of the public school fund by warrant of the department of finance and administration drawn against the public school fund upon vouchers issued by the department. When payments are made to county treasurers for school districts within the county, the county treasurer shall hold and allocate these funds solely for the use and benefit of the specific school district and purpose for which the allocation was made.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-41-8 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 41 / Section 59A-41-8
§ 59A-41-8. “Foreign country” defined
Status: in_force

“Foreign country” means territory not in any state.
N.M. Stat. § 53-16-24 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 16 / Section 53-16-24
§ 53-16-24. Survival of remedy after dissolution
Status: in_force

The dissolution of a corporation does not take away or impair any remedy available to or against the corporation, its directors, officers or shareholders, for any right or claim existing, or any liability incurred, prior to the dissolution and any such action or proceeding by or against the corporation may be prosecuted or defended by the corporation in its corporate name. The shareholders, directors and officers may take such corporate or other action as appropriate to protect the remedy, right or claim.
N.M. Stat. § 6-3-19 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 6-3-19
§ 6-3-19. Agencies to complete budget forms
Status: in_force

Each state agency shall fill out the budget forms provided for in Section 6-3-18 NMSA 1978 in the manner prescribed by the state budget division. Each state agency, in completing the budget forms, shall include information for all divisions, subdivisions and offices of the agency. Related agencies, upon approval of the state budget division, may join in submitting one set of budget forms. Completed budget forms shall be returned to the state budget division not later than September 1 in each year.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16G-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16G / Section 10-16G-1
§ 10-16G-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 10, Article 16G NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “State Ethics Commission Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 4-14-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 14 / Section 4-14-2
§ 4-14-2. Changes in western boundary
Status: in_force

That townships eight (8), nine (9) and ten (10) south of the base line in ranges six (6), seven (7) and eight (8) east of the New Mexico principal meridian be and the same are hereby attached to and shall hereafter constitute a part of Lincoln county: provided, that the line between Socorro and Lincoln counties shall be changed so as to run as follows:

beginning at a point where the present westerly county line between Socorro and Lincoln counties intersects the first standard parallel south, thence running east along said first standard parallel to the southeast corner of section thirty-one (31) in township five (5) south of range ten (10) east; thence north along the section line to the base line, and the same shall constitute the line between said Socorro and Lincoln counties north of said first standard parallel.
N.M. Stat. § 12-8A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 8A / Section 12-8A-3
§ 12-8A-3. Alternative dispute resolution; authorization; procedures; agency coordinators
Status: in_force

A. An agency shall provide interested parties with access to alternative dispute resolution procedures to prevent or resolve any dispute, issue or controversy involving any of the agency's operations, policies, programs or functions, including formal and informal adjudications, rulemakings, enforcement actions, permitting, certifications, licensing, policy development and contract administration. Alternative dispute resolution procedures are voluntary and may be initiated at the request of the agency or an interested party to a dispute. Either party may decline to participate in a requested or offered alternative dispute resolution activity.

B. An agency that participates in alternative dispute resolution shall develop a written agreement to be signed by interested parties that:

(1) provides for the appointment of neutral parties, consultants or experts agreed upon by all parties and serving at the will of all parties. A neutral party, consultant or expert shall have no official, financial or personal conflict of interest with any issue or party in controversy unless the conflict of interest is fully disclosed in writing to all of the parties and all parties agree that the person may continue to serve;

(2) specifies any limitation periods applicable to the commencement or conclusion of formal administrative or judicial proceedings and, if applicable, specifies any time periods that the parties have agreed to waive;

(3) contains provisions for alternative dispute resolution that conform with rules promulgated by the division; and

(4) sets forth how costs and expenses of the procedure chosen shall be equitably apportioned among the parties.

C. An agreement, developed pursuant to Subsection B of this section, may be included in an enforcement order, stipulation, contract, permit or other document entered into or issued by the agency.

D. The administrative head of an agency may designate an employee as the alternative dispute resolution coordinator for that agency. The coordinator shall:

(1) make recommendations to the agency's executive staff on issues and disputes that are suitable for alternative dispute resolution;

(2) analyze the agency's enabling statutes and rules to determine whether they contain impediments to the use of alternative dispute resolution or inconsistencies with rules promulgated by the office and suggest any modifications;

(3) monitor the agency's use of alternative dispute resolution;

(4) arrange for training of agency staff in alternative dispute resolution;

(5) respond to inquiries from the office or council concerning the agency's use of alternative dispute resolution;

(6) make recommendations to the office and council concerning development and implementation of rules, standards and educational materials;

(7) serve as the agency's liaison with the office and the council; and

(8) provide information about the office's rules and the agency's alternative dispute resolution procedures to the agency's staff and to the public.
N.M. Stat. § 5-16-5 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 16 / Section 5-16-5
§ 5-16-5. Board
Status: in_force

A. All powers, privileges and duties vested in or imposed upon the district shall be exercised and performed by the board. The board may delegate its powers by resolution to an officer or agent of the board, with the exception of the following:

(1) adoption of board policies and procedures;

(2) initiation or continuation of legal action;

(3) establishment of policies regarding the use of revenues; and

(4) request to the authority to issue bonds.

B. Only an elected official may vote on resolutions regarding Paragraph (4) of Subsection A of this section.

C. The board shall adopt rules to govern its conduct and provide meaningful opportunities for public input, which shall include standards and procedures for calling emergency meetings.

D. The board shall be composed of at least one director from each governmental unit that is a member of the district. A director shall be an elected official or the official's designee. A governmental unit shall not have a majority of membership on the board, unless there are three or fewer participating governmental units in the district.

E. A director of the board shall not vote on an issue when the director has a conflict of interest. A director of the board, officer of the board or employee of the board shall not:

(1) acquire a financial interest in a new or existing business venture or business property of any kind when the person believes or has reason to believe that the new financial interest will be directly affected by the official act;

(2) use confidential information acquired by virtue of the person's office or employment for the person's or another's private gain; or

(3) contract with the district without public notice and competitive bidding and full disclosure of the person's financial or other interest in the business that is party to the contract.

F. The attorney general shall investigate and prosecute, when appropriate, a complaint brought to the attorney general's attention involving a violation of Subsection E of this section. Violation of the provisions of Subsection E of this section by a director of the board, officer of the board or employee of the board is grounds for removal or suspension of the director or officer and dismissal, demotion or suspension of the employee.

G. In addition to all other powers conferred by the Regional Spaceport District Act, the board may:

(1) adopt bylaws;

(2) fix the time and place of meetings and the method of providing notice of the meetings;

(3) make and pass orders and resolutions necessary for the government and management of the affairs of the district and the execution of the powers vested in the district;

(4) adopt and use a seal; and

(5) appoint advisory committees and define the duties of the committees.
N.M. Stat. § 74-7-4 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 7 / Section 74-7-4
§ 74-7-4. Board; duties
Status: in_force

The duties of the board are to:

A. develop and maintain regulations and standards regarding environmental auditing programs; and

B. promulgate other regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of the Environmental Compliance Act.
N.M. Stat. § 5-5-25 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 5-5-25
§ 5-5-25. Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

Bonds issued by any municipality pursuant hereto and the income therefrom shall at all times be free from taxation by the state of New Mexico and any subdivision thereof, except for any estate, inheritance and transfer taxes.
N.M. Stat. § 22-11-36 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-36
§ 22-11-36. Disability benefit; continued eligibility; re-examinations
Status: in_force

A. Unless designated by the board as being permanently disabled, to continue to receive disability benefits, a member shall, on the anniversary date in each year of the member's being placed on a disability status, present current medical records to the medical authority in support of the applicant's continuing disability claim. The medical authority shall recommend to the board that the member either be placed on continuing annual disability or permanent disability or removed from disability status due to a substantial betterment of the member's condition. In the event a substantial betterment of the disability is reported, the board shall determine whether the member is totally disabled for employment and unable to obtain and retain other gainful employment commensurate with the member's background, education and experience. If the board determines that the member is no longer disabled, the payment of the disability benefits shall cease.

B. Payment of disability benefits to a member shall be suspended if the member fails to submit medical records to the medical authority within thirty days after the date upon which the member should have submitted the medical records and where the failure to submit the medical records was due to the unexcused failure or the refusal of the member to do so. Payment of disability benefits shall be resumed only after the member has submitted current medical records to the board and the board has determined that the member is totally disabled. A member shall have no right or claim for benefits withheld during a period of suspension.

C. The board may, in its discretion, require that the member obtain an independent medical examination; provided that the examination is performed at the board's expense.

D. Upon a determination by the board, a member's status may be changed from permanently disabled to temporarily disabled or no longer disabled.
N.M. Stat. § 72-2-10 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 2 / Section 72-2-10
§ 72-2-10. Legal advisers; duties
Status: in_force

The attorney general and the district attorney of the county in which legal questions arise, shall be the legal advisers of the state engineer, and shall perform any and all legal duties necessary in connection with his work, without other compensation than their salaries as fixed by law, except when otherwise provided.
N.M. Stat. § 1-8-30 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1-8-30
§ 1-8-30. Primary Election Law; declaration of candidacy; nominating petition; filing and form
Status: in_force

A. As used in the Primary Election Law, “ nominating petition ” means the authorized form used for obtaining the required number of signatures of voters, which is signed on behalf of the person wishing to become a candidate for a political office in the primary election requiring a nominating petition.

B. In making a declaration of candidacy, the candidate at the same time shall file a nominating petition, which shall be on the form prescribed by law.

C. The nominating petition shall be on paper approximately eight and one-half inches wide and eleven inches long with numbered lines for signatures spaced approximately three-eighths of an inch apart and shall be in the following form:

“NOMINATING PETITION

I, the undersigned, a registered voter of New Mexico, and a member of the __________ party, hereby nominate __________, who resides at __________ in the county of __________, New Mexico, for the party nomination for the office of __________, to be voted for at the primary election to be held on __________, and I declare that I am a registered voter of the state, district, county or area to be represented by the office for which the person being nominated is a candidate. I also declare that I have not signed, and will not sign, any nominating petition for more persons than the number of candidates necessary to fill such office at the next ensuing general election.

1.

__________________

_______________________________

_________________________

____________________

(usual signature)

(name printed as registered)

(address as registered)

(city or zip code)

2.

__________________

_______________________________

_________________________

____________________

(usual signature)

(name printed as registered)

(address as registered)

(city or zip code).”.

D. In October of odd-numbered years, the secretary of state shall post on the secretary of state's web site and shall furnish to each county clerk a sample of a nominating petition form, a copy of which shall be made available by the county clerk upon request of any candidate.

E. When more than one sheet is required for a petition, each of the sheets shall be in the form prescribed by this section and all sheets shall be firmly secured by a staple or other suitable fastening.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16B-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16B / Section 10-16B-3
§ 10-16B-3. Limitation on gifts
Status: in_force

A. A state officer or employee or a candidate for state office, or that person's family, shall not knowingly accept from a restricted donor, and a restricted donor shall not knowingly donate to a state officer or employee or a candidate for state office, or that person's family, a gift of a market value greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

B. A lobbyist registered with the secretary of state, the lobbyist's employer or a government contractor shall not donate gifts of an aggregate market value greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a calendar year to any one state officer or employee or to any one candidate for state office.

C. A state officer or employee shall not solicit gifts for a charity from a business or corporation regulated by the state agency for which the state officer or employee works and shall not otherwise solicit donations for a charity in such a manner that it appears that the purpose of the donor in making the gift is to influence the state officer or employee in the performance of an official duty.
N.M. Stat. § 21-11-22 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 11 / Section 21-11-22
§ 21-11-22. Forwarding of funds for payment of bonds and interest coupons
Status: in_force

The secretary and treasurer of said regents shall forward to the bank at which said bonds are payable, prior to the date on which any coupons or principal of any of said bonds shall mature, out of the “interest and retirement fund” a sufficient sum of money to meet said coupons and maturing bonds as the same become due, plus any service charge which said bank shall be entitled to receive for its services.
N.M. Stat. § 33-1-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 33 / Article 1 / Section 33-1-2
§ 33-1-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Corrections Act:

A. “ division ” or “ department ” means the corrections department;

B. “ director ” or “ secretary ” means the secretary of corrections;

C. “ corrections facility ” means any facility or program controlled or operated by the state or any of its agencies or departments and supported wholly or in part by state funds for the correctional care of persons, including but not limited to:

(1) the “penitentiary of New Mexico”, which consists of the penitentiary at Santa Fe and other places in the state designated by the secretary; and

(2) the parole board to the extent delegated by the Parole Board Act;

D. “ commission ” means the corrections industries commission; and

E. “ warden ” or “ superintendent ” means the administrative director of a correctional facility.
N.M. Stat. § 31-30-2 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 30 / Section 31-30-2
§ 31-30-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Violence Intervention Program Act:

A. “ commission ” means the New Mexico sentencing commission;

B. “ community-based service provider ” means an entity that is eligible to be awarded a contract to provide services that accomplish the purposes of the Violence Intervention Program Act;

C. “ department ” means the department of health; and

D. “ grantee ” means a state agency, county, municipality or tribal government that has applied for and received funding pursuant to the Violence Intervention Program Act for the purposes of addressing gun violence and aggravated assaults in a locally focused geographic area.