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N.M. Stat. § 4-49-20 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 49 / Section 4-49-20
§ 4-49-20. Use of funds for specific purpose; misapplication; penalty
Status: in_force

No bonds issued under this article, nor the proceeds thereof, shall be used for any other purpose than that for which they were issued. Any officer who shall apply the same to any other purpose shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than double the amount of the bonds so misapplied, and imprisoned not less than one year: provided, that the proceeds of such bonds may be applied for the redemption of the same.
N.M. Stat. § 61-27B-29 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 27B / Section 61-27B-29
§ 61-27B-29. Local regulations
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Private Investigations Act shall not prevent the local authorities of a city or county by ordinance and within the exercise of the police power of the city or county from imposing local ordinances upon a street patrol special officer or on a person licensed or registered pursuant to the Private Investigations Act if the ordinances are consistent with that act.
N.M. Stat. § 6-12-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 12 / Section 6-12-5
§ 6-12-5. Application of act
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall be applicable to the bonds, debentures or certificates of indebtedness which have been or may be authorized by the fifteenth legislature to be issued by the state of New Mexico, the New Mexico insane asylum [Las Vegas medical center], the 1941 compilation commission, the state office building commission of New Mexico, the New Mexico normal university [New Mexico highlands university] and other state institutions.
N.M. Stat. § 58-15-19 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 15 / Section 58-15-19
§ 58-15-19. Loans under other laws
Status: in_force

Any licensee hereunder may make loans in accordance with and not in violation of the general laws of this state governing money and usury to any borrower not having a loan with the lender under this act, provided no charge authorized to be made under the provisions hereof shall be made, collected or received by the lender in connection with any such loan; and provided further, that any such loan shall not be converted into a loan under this act after once made or after it is reduced to a sum less than the maximum herein provided for.
N.M. Stat. § 22-2-8 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 2 / Section 22-2-8
§ 22-2-8. School standards
Status: in_force

The state board [department] shall prescribe standards for all public schools in the state. A copy of these standards shall be furnished by the department to each local school board, local superintendent and school principal. The standards shall include standards for the following areas:

A. curriculum, including academic content and performance standards;

B. organization and administration of education;

C. the keeping of records, including financial records prescribed by the department;

D. membership accounting;

E. teacher preparation;

F. the physical condition of public school buildings and grounds; and

G. educational facilities of public schools, including laboratories and libraries.
N.M. Stat. § 20-10-10 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 10 / Section 20-10-10
§ 20-10-10. Outstanding service medal
Status: in_force

The adjutant general may award an outstanding service medal with accompanying ribbon to any person who, while serving in any capacity with or as a member of the national guard or state defense force, performs the service required or requested of him through the exertion of extra effort and in a manner that brings credit to himself, to his unit and to the state, either over a period of time or on a specific occasion.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21O-2 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21O / Section 21-21O-2
§ 21-21O-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Teacher Preparation Affordability Act:

A. “ department ” means the higher education department;

B. “ eligible student ” means a New Mexico resident who is enrolled or enrolling in an accredited public education department-approved teacher preparation program at a New Mexico public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college at any time later than one hundred twenty days following high school graduation or the award of a high school equivalency credential and who is pursuing a teaching degree or is a licensed teacher and is pursuing a graduate degree in education or related to their teaching speciality;

C. “ scholarship ” means a teacher preparation affordability scholarship; and

D. “ tribal college ” means a tribally, federally or congressionally chartered tribal post-secondary educational institution located in New Mexico that is accredited by the higher learning commission.
N.M. Stat. § 7-12-9.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 7-12-9.2
§ 7-12-9.2. Distributor's license
Status: in_force

A. A person shall not distribute stamped packages of cigarettes for resale or sell stamped packages of cigarettes at wholesale without first obtaining a distributor's license from the department.

B. A person licensed to distribute cigarettes is authorized to:

(1) receive unstamped packages of cigarettes from a manufacturer or a distributor;

(2) purchase tax stamps and receive tax-exempt stamps and tax-credit stamps from the department;

(3) affix tax stamps, tax-credit stamps or tax-exempt stamps to unstamped packages of cigarettes;

(4) sell stamped packages of cigarettes to a retailer for resale or to a distributor; and

(5) sell unstamped packages of cigarettes to a person licensed to distribute cigarettes outside of New Mexico or to a distributor.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-2-27 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 2 / Section 32A-2-27
§ 32A-2-27. Injury to person or destruction of property; liability; costs and attorney fees; restitution
Status: in_force

A. Any person may recover damages not to exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000) in a civil action in a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction from the parent or guardian having custody and control of a child when the child has maliciously or willfully injured a person or damaged, destroyed or deprived use of property, real or personal, belonging to the person bringing the action.

B. Recovery of damages under this section is limited to the actual damages proved in the action, not to exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000) taxable court costs and, in the discretion of the court, reasonable attorney fees to be fixed by the court or tribunal.

C. Nothing contained in this section limits the discretion of the court to issue an order requiring damages or restitution to be paid by the child when the child has been found to be within the provisions of the Delinquency Act.

D. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed so as to impute liability to any foster parent.
N.M. Stat. § 73-2-67 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 2 / Section 73-2-67
§ 73-2-67. Legal counsel
Status: in_force

The office of the attorney general shall represent and be the legal advisor to the acequia commission.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2-35 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-35
§ 17-2-35. Exemption
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Hunter Training Act shall prohibit any person from carrying or shooting a firearm while participating in an organized and supervised shooting program, or while under the immediate and direct supervision of a parent, guardian or responsible adult, or while participating in a course of instruction in the safe handling of firearms offered by the department of game and fish. However, no exemption shall permit hunting without possession of a valid hunter training certificate.
N.M. Stat. § 17-3-16.6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 17-3-16.6
§ 17-3-16.6. Enhancement authorization packages; habitat enhancement
Status: in_force

The state game commission shall adopt rules for the department of game and fish to issue enhancement authorization packages each license year for the taking of one each of elk, deer, oryx, ibex and pronghorn antelope. Each enhancement authorization package shall be auctioned by the department of game and fish or by an incorporated nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and sold to the highest bidder. Money collected from the enhancement authorization packages shall be deposited in the game protection fund and shall be used exclusively for big game habitat enhancement, conservation and protection.
N.M. Stat. § 15-7-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 15 / Article 7 / Section 15-7-10
§ 15-7-10. Legal defense contracts; renewal
Status: in_force

Any valid contract between the risk management division and any law firm, to defend claims against the state or any of its public employees pursuant to Subsection B of Section 41-4-4 NMSA 1978 , shall be automatically extended for the purpose of and as long as necessary for completing and concluding any matter in litigation, including appeals, referred to the firm for defense prior to the termination date stated in the contract or any applicable amendment thereto. Automatic renewal pursuant to this section applies only to matters which were in litigation and were referred to the law firm prior to the contract termination date and does not apply to regular contract renewals. This section does not affect the director's discretion to assign or to terminate a prior assignment and reassign any matter to any law firm. This section does not apply where nonrenewal is approved:

A. by two-thirds majority vote of the board members present and voting and by consent of a majority of the state public employee defendants being represented in each matter; or

B. by simple majority vote of the board members present and voting, consent of the law firm and consent of a majority of the state public employee defendants being represented in each matter.
N.M. Stat. § 3-51-30 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 51 / Section 3-51-30
§ 3-51-30. Real property in more than one district; maximum assessments
Status: in_force

When real property is included within the boundaries of more than one parking district, the maximum total of the assessments which may be levied upon the property by all of the parking districts in which it is included shall be no greater than the total benefits conferred upon the property by the improvements of all the districts in which it is included.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11A-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11A / Section 10-11A-4
§ 10-11A-4. Administration of the Volunteer Firefighters Retirement Act, program and funds by the board; annual actuarial evaluation
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of the Volunteer Firefighters Retirement Act and the volunteer firefighters retirement program authorized under that act shall be administered by the board. The provisions of law relating to the administration and investment of retirement funds administered by the board shall apply to all funds transferred and paid into the fund. In its administration of the volunteer firefighters retirement program, the board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations.

B. The board shall provide for an annual actuarial evaluation of the fund and shall make recommendations to the legislature for any changes necessary to maintain the actuarial soundness of the fund.

C. The association shall remove a member's information file from the association's active database and enter it into an inactive database if qualifying documentation for the member has not been provided to the association for five consecutive years. A member's information file that has been entered into an inactive database shall not be included in the board's annual actuarial evaluation of the fund. The association shall return a member's information file to the association's active database if the association receives new qualifying documentation for the member.
N.M. Stat. § 3-59-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 59 / Section 3-59-3
§ 3-59-3. Legislative intent
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature by the passage of the Pollution Control Revenue Bond Act to authorize municipalities to acquire, own, lease or sell projects for the purpose of reducing, abating or preventing pollution, including, but not limited to, removing pollutants, contaminants or foreign substances from land, air or water, or removing or treating any substance in a processed material which otherwise would cause pollution when such material is used, to protect and promote the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of this state and its habitat and wildlife, with the resultant higher level of employment and economic activity and stability. It is not intended hereby to authorize any municipality itself to operate any manufacturing, industrial or commercial enterprise. The provisions of the Pollution Control Revenue Bond Act shall be liberally construed in conformity with this intent.
N.M. Stat. § 29-1-6 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 29-1-6
§ 29-1-6. Penalty for violation by magistrate
Status: in_force

If any justice of the peace [magistrate] shall be guilty of a violation of Section 29-1-4 NMSA 1978 , on conviction thereof before the district court, he shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars [($25.00)] nor more than fifty dollars [($50.00)].
N.M. Stat. § 4-52-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 52 / Section 4-52-1
§ 4-52-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Refuse Disposal Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 58-26-1 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 26 / Section 58-26-1
§ 58-26-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Interstate Depository Institutions Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 44-1-15 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 1 / Section 44-1-15
§ 44-1-15. When petitioner will be discharged
Status: in_force

If no legal cause is shown for such imprisonment or restraint, or for the continuation thereof, such officer shall discharge such party from the custody or restraint under which he is held.
N.M. Stat. § 7-14-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 14 / Section 7-14-9
§ 7-14-9. Refunds; procedures
Status: in_force

A. If any person believes that the person has made payment of any motor vehicle excise tax in excess of that for which the person was liable or has been denied any credit against motor vehicle excise tax, that person may claim a refund by directing to the secretary a claim for refund in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-1-26 NMSA 1978 .

B. The department may authorize refunds of the motor vehicle excise tax in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-1-29 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 70-6-1 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 6 / Section 70-6-1
§ 70-6-1. Public interest and welfare
Status: in_force

The underground storage of natural gas which promotes conservation thereof, which permits the building of reserves for orderly withdrawal in periods of peak demand, which makes more readily available our natural gas resources to the domestic, commercial and industrial consumers of this state, and which provides a better year-round market to the various gas fields, is hereby declared to be in the public interest and welfare of this state and the citizens hereof.
N.M. Stat. § 52-8-3 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 8 / Section 52-8-3
§ 52-8-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Self-Insurers' Guarantee Fund Act:

A. “benefits” means any benefits to which a worker may be entitled under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act, the Subsequent Injury Act or the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law;

B. “board” means the board of directors of the self-insurers' guarantee fund commission;

C. “commission” means the self-insurers' guarantee fund commission;

D. “director” means the director of the workers' compensation administration;

E. “fund” means the self-insurers' guarantee fund;

F. “insolvent” means that a self-insurer is unable to pay its outstanding lawful obligations as they mature in the regular course of business, as shown both by having an excess of required reserves and other liabilities over assets and by not having sufficient assets to reinsure all outstanding liabilities after paying all accrued claims owed;

G. “private employer” means an employer subject to the Workers' Compensation Act or the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law who is not a public employer or a public hospital employer;

H. “public employer” means the state of New Mexico or any of its branches, agencies, departments, boards, instrumentalities or institutions and all school districts and all political subdivisions of the state or any of their agencies, instrumentalities or institutions. “Public employer” does not include a public hospital employer;

I. “public hospital employer” means any local, county, district, city-county or other public hospital or public health-related facility, whether operating in wholly or partially owned or leased premises;

J. “self-insurer” means a private employer certified by the director as being qualified to be self-insured for workers' compensation purposes. “Self-insurer” does not include a member of a group covered by the Group Self-Insurance Act; and

K. “worker” means an individual who is defined to be a “worker” under Section 52-1-16 NMSA 1978 or “employee” under Section 52-3-3 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 4-33-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 33 / Section 4-33-4
§ 4-33-4. Judges for election; form of ballots
Status: in_force

At such election held hereunder there shall be three election judges named by the county commissioners. Ballots shall be printed and furnished by the county commissioners, which ballots shall read as follows:

“Shall the area described in the petition filed with the county commissioners of ․․․․․․․․․․ county be annexed to ․․․․․․․․․․ county?

For annexation ․․․․․․․․․․

Against annexation ․․․․․․․․․․”
N.M. Stat. § 58-18C-9 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 18C / Section 58-18C-9
§ 58-18C-9. Matching funds
Status: in_force

Money from the fund may be used to match federal, local or private money to be used for projects authorized under the New Mexico Housing Trust Fund Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-4.4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-4.4
§ 7-1-4.4. Notice of potential eligibility required
Status: in_force

The department shall include a notice with an income tax refund or other notice sent to a taxpayer whose income is within one hundred thirty percent of federal poverty guidelines as defined by the United States census bureau that the taxpayer may be eligible for food stamps. Included in the notice shall be general information about food stamps, such as where to apply for food stamps, based on information received by the department from the human services department [health care authority department] by January 30 of each calendar year.
N.M. Stat. § 7-27-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 27 / Section 7-27-9
§ 7-27-9. Bonds to be known as severance tax bonds and supplemental severance tax bonds
Status: in_force

A. Prior to July 1, 1999, all bonds issued wherein the money in the severance tax bonding fund is pledged for their retirement shall be known as “New Mexico severance tax bonds”.

B. After July 1, 1999, there shall be two categories of bonds issued by the state board of finance wherein the money in the severance tax bonding fund is pledged for their retirement. Those bonds shall be known as “New Mexico severance tax bonds” and as “New Mexico supplemental severance tax bonds”.
N.M. Stat. § 58-10-15 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 10 / Section 58-10-15
§ 58-10-15. Amendment of charter and bylaws
Status: in_force

Any association may, by resolution adopted by a majority vote of its members or stockholders present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at any annual meeting or any special meeting called for the purpose, amend its charter or bylaws in any manner not inconsistent with the provisions of the Savings and Loan Act. Before the amendments become effective, they shall be filed with, and approved by, the supervisor. A copy of any amendments to the charter shall be filed with the state corporation commission [public regulation commission].
N.M. Stat. § 60-2E-15 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2E / Section 60-2E-15
§ 60-2E-15. License, certification and work permit fees
Status: in_force

A. License and other fees shall be established by board regulation but shall not exceed the following amounts:

(1) manufacturer's license, twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for the initial license and five thousand dollars ($5,000) for annual renewal;

(2) distributor's license, ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the initial license and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for annual renewal;

(3) gaming operator's license for a racetrack, fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the initial license and ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for annual renewal;

(4) gaming operator's license for a nonprofit organization, one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the initial license and two hundred dollars ($200) for annual renewal;

(5) for each separate gaming machine licensed to a person holding an operator's license, five hundred dollars ($500) for the initial license and one hundred dollars ($100) for annual renewal; and

(6) work permit, one hundred dollars ($100) annually.

B. The board shall establish the fee for certifications or other actions by regulation, but no fee established by the board shall exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), except for fees established pursuant to Paragraph (18) of Subsection C of Section 10 of the Gaming Control Act.

C. All license, certification or work permit fees shall be paid to the board at the time and in the manner established by regulations of the board.
N.M. Stat. § 26-1-4 — NM Code / Chapter 26 / Article 1 / Section 26-1-4
§ 26-1-4. Power to enjoin violations
Status: in_force

In addition to the remedies provided the board is authorized to apply to the district court for, and the court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any other person from violating any provision of Section 3 of the New Mexico Drug Device and Cosmetic Act, irrespective of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law.
N.M. Stat. § 57-12-16 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 12 / Section 57-12-16
§ 57-12-16. Advertising media excluded
Status: in_force

The Unfair Practices Act does not apply to publishers, broadcasters, printers or other persons engaged in the dissemination of information or reproduction of printed or pictorial matters who publish, broadcast or reproduce material without knowledge of its deceptive or unconscionable character.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2A / Section 27-2A-3
§ 27-2A-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Medicaid Estate Recovery Act:

A. “department” means the human services [health care authority] department;

B. “estate” means real and personal property and other assets of the individual subject to probate or administration pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Probate Code; 1 and

C. “medical assistance” means amounts paid by the department as medical assistance pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act. 2
N.M. Stat. § 52-1-10.1 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 1 / Section 52-1-10.1
§ 52-1-10.1. Allocation of fault; reimbursement
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding anything in the worker's compensation law to the contrary, if the fault of the worker's employer or those for whom the employer is legally responsible, other than the injured worker, is found to have proximately caused the worker's injury, the employer's right to reimbursement from the proceeds of the worker's recovery in any action against any wrongdoer shall be diminished by the percentage of fault, if any, attributed to the employer or those for whom the employer is responsible, other than the injured worker.