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N.M. Stat. § 4-35-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 35 / Section 4-35-3
§ 4-35-3. District attorney; duties; payment of expenses
Status: in_force

The district attorney or district attorneys, as the case may be, shall call a meeting of the commission to arrange for making such joint survey.

The officers serving on such boundary commission shall receive no additional compensation for such services. The expense incurred by the commission for transportation, subsistence and the necessary assistants and employees shall be borne share and share alike by the several counties interested, to be paid upon warrants drawn by the several boards of county commissioners.
N.M. Stat. § 7-41-7 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 41 / Section 7-41-7
§ 7-41-7. Administration and enforcement of act
Status: in_force

The department shall interpret the provisions of the Health Care Quality Surcharge Act. The department shall administer and enforce the collection of the health care quality surcharge, and the Tax Administration Act applies to the administration and enforcement of that surcharge.
N.M. Stat. § 34-1-10 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 1 / Section 34-1-10
§ 34-1-10. Judicial compensation commission; creation; membership; duties
Status: in_force

A. The “judicial compensation commission” is created to recommend salaries for judges of the magistrate courts, metropolitan courts, district courts and courts of appeals and justices of the supreme court.

B. The judicial compensation commission shall be composed of five members and one chairperson as follows:

(1) the dean of the university of New Mexico school of law, who shall serve as chairperson and vote only in the event of a tie vote;

(2) the president of the state bar of New Mexico, or the president's designee;

(3) one member appointed by the governor;

(4) one member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate;

(5) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(6) one member appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court.

C. The initial appointee of the governor shall serve for three years, the initial appointees of the president pro tempore and the speaker of the house shall serve for two years and the initial appointee of the chief justice shall serve for one year. All subsequent appointments shall be made for three-year terms.

D. The commission is administratively attached to the administrative office of the courts. Staff and meeting rooms shall be provided by the administrative office of the courts. The commission may employ experts to provide analysis and data upon which to base its recommendations.

E. The commission shall meet at the call of the chairperson not less than annually. The meetings shall be open to the public.

F. Members of the commission shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.

G. On or before December 1 of each year, the commission shall report to the legislative finance committee and the department of finance and administration its findings and recommendations on salaries for judges and justices.
N.M. Stat. § 40-5A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 5A / Section 40-5A-1
§ 40-5A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Parental Responsibility Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 73-17-4 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 17 / Section 73-17-4
§ 73-17-4. District protection
Status: in_force

The board shall have the right to police and protect the works of the district, to prevent persons, vehicles or livestock from passing over the works of the district and prevent the doing of any act which would result in damage thereto.
N.M. Stat. § 62-18-18 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 18 / Section 62-18-18
§ 62-18-18. Energy transition bonds as legal investments
Status: in_force

Energy transition bonds shall be legal investments for all governmental units, permanent funds of the state, finance authorities, financial institutions, insurance companies, fiduciaries and other persons requiring statutory authority regarding legal investments.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-42 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-42
§ 6-10-42. Authorizing fund transfers to address delays in revenue; restrictions
Status: in_force

The state board of finance shall have power when there is a shortage of money in the funds appropriated by the legislature for any purpose, due to delay in the collection of revenues provided therefor, to direct the transfer from any available fund in the state treasury in which there may be a surplus over current requirements of a sufficient sum to meet the shortage, the same to be replaced as soon as possible from receipts of revenues for such purpose. A transfer from any available fund to the general fund may include an amount not to exceed fifty-five percent of the balance in the tax administration suspense fund.

It is unlawful for any state official or board or officer of any state institution or agency to borrow any money for or on behalf of the state or such institution or agency unless directly authorized by law.
N.M. Stat. § 1-3-14 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1-3-14
§ 1-3-14. Standard base map required
Status: in_force

All precinct maps prepared by the county clerk as required in the Precinct Boundary Adjustment Act shall be on a standard base map as prescribed by the secretary of state in order to achieve as nearly as practicable uniformity of size and scale.
N.M. Stat. § 16-6-3 — NM Code / Chapter 16 / Article 6 / Section 16-6-3
§ 16-6-3. Disqualification of commissioners; organization of commission; secretary and treasurer
Status: in_force

A. If any state fair commissioner changes his residence to any place outside the state, such change of residence shall operate ipso facto to vacate the office he holds.

B. The secretary and treasurer shall qualify by furnishing the commission with a good and sufficient bond pursuant to the Surety Bond Act, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as secretary and treasurer and that he will faithfully account for and pay over to the person entitled thereto all money that comes into his hands as such officer. The secretary and treasurer shall hold office for a period of one year and until his successor is elected and qualified.
N.M. Stat. § 5-17-27 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 17 / Section 5-17-27
§ 5-17-27. State capital outlay projects prohibited
Status: in_force

An infrastructure development zone shall not request nor receive state funding for a capital outlay project; provided that this prohibition does not apply to buildings or facilities that may be located within an infrastructure development zone but that are owned by the state or one of its agencies, institutions or other political subdivisions or that are financed through the Statewide Economic Development Finance Act.
N.M. Stat. § 1-1-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1-1-10
§ 1-1-10. Qualified political party
Status: in_force

As used in the Election Code, “qualified political party” means a political party that has complied with the provisions of Section 1-7-2 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 31-16-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 16 / Section 31-16-2
§ 31-16-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Indigent Defense Act:

A. “detain” means to have in custody or otherwise deprive of freedom of action;

B. “expenses”, when used with reference to representation, includes the expenses of investigation, other preparation and trial;

C. “needy person” means a person who, at the time his need is determined by the court, is unable, without undue hardship, to provide for all or a part of the expenses of legal representation from available present income and assets; and

D. “serious crime” includes a felony and any misdemeanor or offense which carries a possible penalty of confinement for more than six months.
N.M. Stat. § 16-6-7 — NM Code / Chapter 16 / Article 6 / Section 16-6-7
§ 16-6-7. Annual appropriation; Albuquerque contribution
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article, the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) is appropriated annually; provided, that the sum of five thousand dollars [($5,000)] herein appropriated shall be paid only upon condition that the citizens of Albuquerque shall annually raise, contribute and cause to be made available to the commission herein created a like sum of five thousand dollars [($5,000)].
N.M. Stat. § 33-16-1 — NM Code / Chapter 33 / Article 16 / Section 33-16-1
§ 33-16-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Restricted Housing Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 4-55B-4 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55B / Section 4-55B-4
§ 4-55B-4. Conduct of election; ballot
Status: in_force

A. The question of authorizing the imposition of a tax under the Historic Building Improvements Act shall be submitted to voters of the county at any general election or special election called for that purpose following the adoption of a resolution pursuant to the Historic Building Improvements Act.

B. The proclamation calling the election shall be filed and published as required pursuant to the provisions of the Election Code and shall specify:

(1) the date on which the election will be held;

(2) the question that will be put to the voters;

(3) the precincts in the county, the location of each polling place and the hours the polling places will be open; and

(4) the date and time of the closing of the registration books by the county clerk as required by law.

C. The question on the ballot shall read:

“___ For the imposition of an historic building improvements tax at a rate of ___ dollars on each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of taxable value of property in the county for a period of __________ years; or

___ Against the imposition of an historic building improvements tax at a rate of __________ dollars on each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of taxable value of property in the county for a period of __________ years”.

D. The election shall be conducted and canvassed pursuant to the provisions of the Election Code.
N.M. Stat. § 22-5A-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 5A / Section 22-5A-5
§ 22-5A-5. Penalties
Status: in_force

A. A person convicted of consumption or possession of an alcoholic beverage on school property for the first offense is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more than one hundred dollars ($100) and may be ordered to perform community service.

B. A person convicted of consumption or possession of an alcoholic beverage on school property for the second or a subsequent offense is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment for a definite term not to exceed six months, or both.
N.M. Stat. § 4-50-6 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 50 / Section 4-50-6
§ 4-50-6. Limit on indebtedness; payment of expenses
Status: in_force

A. No expense or indebtedness shall be incurred by any county flood commissioner in excess of the amount of any annual levy, excepting where there may be remaining on hand funds arising from previous similar levies; provided, however, that where a board of county commissioners, upon the recommendation of the county flood commissioner, contracts to borrow funds from a state or federal agency or from the New Mexico finance authority for flood control projects and pledges the proceeds of the annual levies for their repayment, the amount which may be borrowed shall be limited by the terms of repayment so that no annual installment of principal and interest shall exceed eighty percent of the amount produced by the annual levy in the year preceding the signing of the loan agreement.

B. All expenses and indebtedness incurred by any county flood commissioner under the provisions of Sections 4-50-1 through 4-50-9 NMSA 1978 shall be subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners. Upon the approval of the board, the expenses and indebtedness incurred shall be paid upon warrant drawn by the board of county commissioners, upon the filing by the county flood commissioner of vouchers for the expenditures and indebtedness with the board of county commissioners. The warrants shall be paid by the county treasurer out of the appropriate separate account within the county flood fund. The county clerk shall file and keep a record of all vouchers filed with the board of county commissioners by the county flood commissioner.
N.M. Stat. § 76-7B-7 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 7B / Section 76-7B-7
§ 76-7B-7. Rangeland information collection and dissemination
Status: in_force

The department shall insure the implementation of programs to collect and disseminate information relating to the purposes of the Rangeland Protection Act. Such programs shall include but not be limited to:

A. collecting results from all possible sources on research about rangeland protection methods;

B. assembling and correlating information on rangeland protection research and other applicable data so as to make it easily accessible to all;

C. cataloging those methods, techniques and tools for rangeland protection projects which may have application for New Mexico; and

D. preparing and publishing in a timely fashion a complete report of each rangeland protection project carried out under the Rangeland Protection Act to include the amount and ownership of lands treated, target plant species, methods used and an assessment of the results and furnishing a copy of the complete report to the first session of the thirty-eighth legislature prior to that session.
N.M. Stat. § 7-8A-29 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 8A / Section 7-8A-29
§ 7-8A-29. Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

The Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995) shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of that act among states enacting it.
N.M. Stat. § 62-4-1 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 4 / Section 62-4-1
§ 62-4-1. Joint hearings and orders
Status: in_force

The commission, in the discharge of its duties under the Public Utility Act, may make joint investigations, hold joint hearings within or without the state and issue joint or concurrent orders in conjunction or concurrence with any official or agency of any state, the United States or any New Mexico Indian nation, tribe or pueblo. In the holding of such investigations or hearings or in the making of such order, the commission may function under agreements or compacts between states to regulate interstate commerce. The commission, in the discharge of its duties under the Public Utility Act, may also negotiate and enter into agreements or compacts with agencies of other states, pursuant to any consent of congress, for cooperative efforts in certificating the construction, operation and maintenance of major utility facilities in accord with the purposes of the Public Utility Act and for the enforcement of the respective state laws regarding same.
N.M. Stat. § 50-17-4 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 17 / Section 50-17-4
§ 50-17-4. More generous earned sick leave policy
Status: in_force

An employer with a paid time off policy that makes available an amount of earned sick leave sufficient to meet the accrual requirements of the Healthy Workplaces Act and that may be used for at minimum the same purposes and under the same terms and conditions as that act is deemed to be in compliance with that act. However, on the effective date of the Healthy Workplaces Act, the sick leave required by that act shall be in addition to any paid time off provided by an employer pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement unless that paid time off provided may be used for the same purposes and under the same terms and conditions as the Healthy Workplaces Act.
N.M. Stat. § 22-35-4 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 35 / Section 22-35-4
§ 22-35-4. Bullying prevention programs establishment
Status: in_force

A. Following adoption of a bullying prevention policy, each public school shall:

(1) establish an annual bullying prevention program for students included in New Mexico's health education content standards with benchmarks and performance standards;

(2) provide annual training on bullying prevention to all employees and volunteers who have significant contact with students; and

(3) incorporate information on the bullying prevention policy into new employee training.

B. Each school district and public school shall develop a plan for the way in which the policy is to be publicized, including:

(1) making each school district's anti-bullying policy, and developmentally, culturally and linguistically appropriate variants of the policy, available on public websites;

(2) identifying a point of contact for bullying-related concerns; and

(3) informing parents and students about the policy at least annually through student handbooks and other resources.
N.M. Stat. § 73-10-8 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 10 / Section 73-10-8
§ 73-10-8. Canvass of votes; order declaring district organized; organization complete upon recording of order
Status: in_force

The said board of county commissioners shall meet on the second Monday next succeeding such election and proceed to canvass the votes cast thereat: and if, upon such canvass, it appears that two-thirds of the votes cast by the qualified electors at such election have voted “Irrigation District-Yes,” the said board shall, by order entered on their minutes, declare such territory duly organized as an irrigation district, under the name and style theretofore designated, and shall declare the persons receiving, respectively, the highest number of votes for such several offices to be duly elected to such offices. Said board shall cause a copy of such order, including a plat of said district, duly certified by the clerk of the board of county commissioners, to be immediately filed for record in the office of the county clerk of each county in which any portion of such lands are situated, and no board of county commissioners of any county, including any portion of such district, shall, after the date of organization of such district, allow another district to be formed, including any of the lands of such district, without the consent of the board of directors thereof; and from and after the date of such filing, the organization of such district shall be complete, and the officers thereof shall immediately enter upon the duties of their respective offices upon qualifying in accordance with law, and shall hold such offices, respectively, until their successors are elected and qualified.
N.M. Stat. § 6-11-4 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 11 / Section 6-11-4
§ 6-11-4. Officer not to receive compensation; misapplication of funds; penalty; removal
Status: in_force

No officer shall receive any compensation for the receipt, handling or disbursement of said funds, and any officer who shall apply said funds to any other purpose than the purpose mentioned in this article and in the acts of congress referred to, shall forfeit treble the amount so misapplied and shall be immediately removed from office.
N.M. Stat. § 6-17-4 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 17 / Section 6-17-4
§ 6-17-4. Determination of charges relating to income-producing projects
Status: in_force

Such board of regents shall be required to make such charges, including the imposition of student fees as above provided, for the use or availability of said building, improvement or facility purchased or erected hereunder and the furnishing of the services for which same is purchased or erected and used as will return annually a sufficient amount to pay the annual requirements for repayment of principal and interest on such bonds or other evidence of indebtedness; and in addition thereto may make additional charges, including the imposition of student fees as above provided, for the use or availability of said building, improvement or facility and services to return a sufficient amount to pay all necessary costs and expenses of maintenance, upkeep and any required repairs thereto and all necessary costs and expenses of furnishing all services in connection therewith, and sufficient to create such reserves for the payment of principal and interest and for contingencies as may be provided in the proceedings authorizing such obligations; but said board of regents shall make no further or additional charges for the use or availability of said building, improvement or facility and the furnishing of the services for which the same is erected or purchased and used, to the members of the student body, faculty, instructors and other employees of such institution.
N.M. Stat. § 34-13-1 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 13 / Section 34-13-1
§ 34-13-1. Judicial education fund created; administration; income to the fund
Status: in_force

A. The “judicial education fund” is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the administrative office of the courts. Money in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law and earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Unexpended or unencumbered balances remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert.

B. Money from the fund may only be expended upon appropriation by the legislature.

C. The judicial education fund consists of gifts, grants, donations, appropriations to the fund and distributions to the fund made pursuant to the Tax Administration Act.
N.M. Stat. § 69-3-6 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 3 / Section 69-3-6
§ 69-3-6. Penetration of water stratum by mine discovery or drill hole; plugging; reports; exceptions
Status: in_force

Any person drilling a mine lode discovery or mine drill hole to a depth of ten feet or more who encounters or whose drill cuts into a water body or water-bearing stratum shall:

A. plug at a horizon and in the manner provided by the rules of the state engineer; and

B. within ninety days from the date of the discovery, report in writing the depth, location and manner of plugging the water body or water-bearing stratum to the state engineer at the state capitol and to the director of the bureau of geology and mineral resources at Socorro, New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 5-15-27 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 15 / Section 5-15-27
§ 5-15-27. Dedication of gross receipts tax increment; notice to taxation and revenue department
Status: in_force

A. If the state board of finance or a taxing entity approves a dedication or increase in the dedication of a gross receipts tax increment to a district, the state board of finance or the taxing entity shall notify the taxation and revenue department of that approval at least one hundred twenty days before the effective date of the dedication or increase in the dedication; provided that the effective date of the dedication by the state board of finance is on or after the date the bonds are approved by the legislature pursuant to Section 5-15-21 NMSA 1978 .

B. In regard to a dedication of a gross receipts tax increment attributable to the state gross receipts tax, if the approval required pursuant to Section 5-15-21 NMSA 1978 has not occurred when the notice pursuant to Subsection A of this section is made, the state board of finance shall include in the notice that legislative approval is needed prior to a distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.54 NMSA 1978 attributable to the state gross receipts tax can be made. Upon approval pursuant to Section 5-15-21 NMSA 1978 , the state board of finance shall notify the department of the approval.