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N.M. Stat. § 4-5-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 4-5-1
§ 4-5-1. County boundaries
Status: in_force

That there be and is hereby created a county, to be known [as] and called Curry county, out of that portion of the territory of New Mexico, included in the following boundaries as indicated by the United States survey, to wit: commencing on the Texas-New Mexico boundary line at the point of its intersection with the east and west center line of township one north, projected thence west along said east and west center line of township one north, to the point of its intersection with the range line between ranges thirty and thirty-one east, thence north along the range line between thirty and thirty-one east to the northwest corner of township five north of range thirty-one east, thence east along the north line of township five north to the point of its intersection with the range line between thirty-two and thirty-three east, thence north along the range line between thirty-two and thirty-three east, to the northwest corner of township six north of range thirty-three east, thence east along the north line of township six north to the point of its intersection with the range line between thirty-three and thirty-four east, thence north along the range line between thirty-three and thirty-four to the northwest corner of township seven north of range thirty-four east, thence [east] along the north line of township seven north to the point of its intersection with the range line of thirty-four and thirty-five east, thence north along the range line between thirty-four and thirty-five east to the northwest corner of township eight north of range thirty-five east, thence east along the north line of township eight north projected to its point of intersection with the Texas-New Mexico boundary line, thence south along the Texas-New Mexico boundary line to the point of beginning.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-8 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-8
§ 58-1-8. Payment from account when no executor or administrator has qualified
Status: in_force

A. Where no executor or administrator of a deceased depositor has qualified and given notice of his qualifications to the bank, it may in its discretion and at any time after the death of the depositor pay out of all accounts maintained with it by him in his individual capacity all sums which do not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) in the aggregate:

(1) to the surviving spouse; or

(2) if there is no surviving spouse then to the surviving next of kin, of the closest degree of lineal consanguinity.

B. A bank may in its discretion and at any time after sixty days from the death of a depositor, whose residence address according to the books of the bank is outside this state, pay the balance of his accounts, not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000) in the aggregate, to an executor or administrator who has qualified in another state unless the bank has received written notice of the appointment of an executor or administrator in this state.

C. No bank shall be liable for damage, penalty, tax or claims of creditors of the estate by reason of any payment or refusal to pay made pursuant to this section.
N.M. Stat. § 7-23-2 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 23 / Section 7-23-2
§ 7-23-2. Penalty for violation
Status: in_force

The penalty for the violation of this act shall be a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or not more than six (6) months in jail, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-23.14 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-23.14
§ 22-8-23.14. K-12 plus program units; additional program units
Status: in_force

A. A public school operating on a five-day calendar that provides more than one hundred eighty days of instruction, and a public school operating on a four-day calendar that provides more than one hundred fifty-five days of instruction, shall be considered a “K-12 plus school”. Each school district or charter school with a K-12 plus school shall be eligible to receive program units for students in that public school.

B. The number of K-12 plus program units is determined by multiplying the MEM in department-approved K-12 plus schools by the cost differential factor of twelve thousandths and the number of instructional days provided between:

(1) one hundred eighty-one and one hundred ninety instructional days for a public school with a five-day school week; and

(2) one hundred fifty-six and one hundred sixty-five instructional days for a public school with a four-day school week.

C. The number of K-12 plus program units is determined by multiplying the MEM in department-approved K-12 plus schools by the cost differential factor of sixteen thousandths and the number of instructional days provided between:

(1) one hundred ninety-one and two hundred five instructional days for a public school with a five-day school week; and

(2) one hundred sixty-six and one hundred seventy-five instructional days for a public school with a four-day school week.

D. A school district is eligible for the total number of program units calculated in this manner for every K-12 plus school in that school district.

E. No later than October 15 of each year, a school district or charter school that wishes to establish a new K-12 plus school for the next fiscal year shall submit to the department the actual number of students participating in each of its K-12 plus schools in the current year and an estimate of the number of students that the school district or charter school expects will participate in each K-12 plus school in the next year.

F. No later than November 15 of each year, the department shall notify the legislature of the number of students participating in K-12 plus schools in the current school year and the number of students projected to participate in K-12 plus schools in the next school year.
N.M. Stat. § 73-18-5 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 18 / Section 73-18-5
§ 73-18-5. When certain provisions to apply; general obligation
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise herein provided, the provisions of the Conservancy Act relating to the appraisal and confirmation of benefits and assessments and levy pursuant thereto shall not apply to a contracting district.

B. The provisions of the Conservancy Act relating to the appraisal and confirmation of benefits and assessments and levy pursuant thereto shall, with respect to assessments and levies for works to be constructed pursuant to reclamation contracts, apply as to any contracting district which, after the passage of this act, shall have executed a reclamation contract wherein it is expressly so provided and in that event the provisions of this act relating to classification of district real property, the apportionment of assessments and the assessment and levy pursuant thereto shall be applicable only to the extent expressly provided for in said reclamation contract.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other act and whether the revenues necessary to meet payments to the United States under a reclamation contract are to be raised under the provisions of Sections six, seven, eight and nine of this act or under the provisions of the Conservancy Act relating to appraisal, confirmation, assessment of benefits and levy thereon, the indebtedness to the United States under a reclamation contract shall constitute a general obligation of the contracting district and of all the real property therein for the payment of which the district and all the real property therein shall be and remain liable until full payment thereof is made, notwithstanding default in payment by individual property owners.
N.M. Stat. § 33-2-36 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 33 / Article 2 / Section 33-2-36
§ 33-2-36. Forfeiture of earned meritorious deductions
Status: in_force

A. Meritorious deductions earned by a prisoner may be forfeited in an amount up to ninety days for two or more misconduct violations. Meritorious deductions earned by a prisoner may be forfeited in an amount in excess of ninety days for a major conduct violation. Forfeitures of meritorious deductions of up to ninety days shall only proceed upon the recommendation of the classification supervisor and final approval by the warden or the warden's designee. Forfeitures of meritorious deductions in an amount in excess of ninety days shall only proceed upon the recommendation of the classification supervisor and the warden or the warden's designee and final approval of the director of the adult institutions division of the corrections department or the director's designee. The secretary of corrections may review and revise any decision regarding the forfeiture of meritorious deductions.

B. The provisions of this section also apply to the forfeiture of earned meritorious deductions for a prisoner confined in a:

(1) federal or out-of-state correctional facility; or

(2) correctional facility in New Mexico operated by a private company pursuant to a contract with the corrections department.
N.M. Stat. § 21-1-16.1 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 21-1-16.1
§ 21-1-16.1. State institutions of higher education; presidential searches
Status: in_force

A. Public records containing the identity of or identifying information relating to an applicant or nominee for the position of president of a public institution of higher education are exempt from inspection under the Inspection of Public Records Act.

B. At least twenty-one days before the date of the meeting of the governing board of a public institution of higher education at which final action is taken on selection of the person for the position of president of the institution, the governing board shall give public notice of the names of the finalists being considered for the position. The board shall consider in the final selection process at least five finalists. The required notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper of statewide circulation and in a newspaper of countywide circulation in the county in which the institution is located. Publication shall be made once and shall occur at least twenty-one days and not more than thirty days before the described meeting.

C. Postponement of a meeting described in Subsection B of this section for which notice has been given does not relieve the governing body from the requirement of giving notice of a rescheduled meeting in accordance with the provisions of Subsection B of this section.

D. Action taken by a governing body without compliance with the notice requirements of Subsections B and C of this section is void.

E. Nothing in this section prohibits a governing body from identifying or otherwise disclosing the information described in this section.

F. This section may be enforced pursuant to the provisions of the Inspection of Public Records Act.
N.M. Stat. § 20-1-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 1 / Section 20-1-3
§ 20-1-3. Armed forces regulations to govern
Status: in_force

All matters relating to the organization, discipline and government of the military forces, not otherwise provided for in the New Mexico Military Code, shall be decided by the custom, regulations and usage of the armed forces of the United States.
N.M. Stat. § 22-13-3.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 13 / Section 22-13-3.2
§ 22-13-3.2. Full-day kindergarten programs
Status: in_force

A. The state board [department] shall adopt rules for the development and implementation of child-centered and developmentally appropriate full-day kindergarten programs. Establishment of full-day kindergarten programs shall be voluntary on the part of school districts and student participation shall be voluntary on the part of parents.

B. The department of education [public education department] shall require schools with full-day kindergarten programs to conduct age-appropriate assessments to determine the placement of students at instructional level and the effectiveness of child-centered, developmentally appropriate kindergarten.

C. The department of education [public education department] shall monitor full-day kindergarten programs and ensure that they serve the children most in need based upon indicators in the at-risk index. If the department of education [public education department] determines that a program is not meeting the benchmarks necessary to ensure the progress of students in the program, the department of education [public education department] shall notify the school district that failure to meet the benchmarks shall result in the cessation of funding for the following school year. The department of education [public education department] shall compile the program results submitted by the school districts and make an annual report to the legislative education study committee and the legislature.

D. Full-day kindergarten programs shall be phased in over a five-year period as follows with priority given to those school districts that serve children in schools with the highest proportion of students most in need based upon indicators in the at-risk index or that serve children by means of grade-level schools that serve an entire school district:

(1) effective with the 2000-2001 school year, one-fifth of New Mexico's kindergarten classes may be full day;

(2) effective with the 2001-2002 school year, two-fifths of New Mexico's kindergarten classes may be full day;

(3) effective with the 2002-2003 school year, three-fifths of New Mexico's kindergarten classes may be full day;

(4) effective with the 2003-2004 school year, four-fifths of New Mexico's kindergarten classes may be full day; and

(5) effective with the 2004-2005 school year, all of New Mexico's kindergarten classes may be full day.

E. School districts shall apply to the department of education [public education department] to receive funding for full-day kindergarten programs. In granting approval for funding of full-day kindergarten programs, the department of education [public education department] shall ensure that full-day kindergarten programs are first implemented in schools that have the highest proportion of students most in need based upon the at-risk index and in schools with available classroom space.
N.M. Stat. § 5-17-8 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 17 / Section 5-17-8
§ 5-17-8. Approval of service plan; petition granted; election scheduled
Status: in_force

A. If the service plan is approved as submitted, the governing body shall issue a resolution of approval to the petitioners. If the service plan is disapproved, the specific detailed reasons for the disapproval shall be set forth in writing. If the service plan is conditionally approved, the changes or modifications to be made in, or additional information relating to, the service plan, together with the reasons for the changes, modifications or additional information, shall also be set forth in writing, and the proceeding shall be continued until the changes, modifications or additional information are incorporated in the service plan. Upon the incorporation of the changes, modifications or additional information in the service plan of the proposed infrastructure development zone, the governing body shall issue a resolution of approval to the petitioners.

B. Upon the approval of the service plan by each governing body to which the service plan and petition were submitted, the petition shall be granted and the approving authority shall designate an election official to take the oath required of precinct board members and conduct an organization election pursuant to Sections 10 and 20 of the Infrastructure Development Zone Act, provided that no organization election shall be held if all of the eligible electors were petitioners and if there are no competing candidates for director positions.

C. Any interested party aggrieved by the decision of the governing body may appeal to the district court pursuant to Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 73-12-17 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 12 / Section 73-12-17
§ 73-12-17. How revenue raised to pay bonds; service charges within district to be uniform; may use highways
Status: in_force

Said bonds, and the interest thereon, shall be paid by revenue derived from an annual assessment upon the real property within the district and such real property shall be and remain liable to be assessed and taxed for such payments as herein provided.

Provided that any revenue derived by the district on account of the service charge over and above the amounts required for maintenance and operation of power plant or plants, ditches, canals and general overhead expenses of the district shall be considered “surplus” and covered into the bond fund of the district, and in the succeeding year the board of directors in making up an estimate of assessments to meet the interest on such bonds or the principal on such bonds as may become payable in such year shall take into account the money in said bond fund derived from such “surplus.”

The service charges to the electors within the district shall be uniform. The primary object of the district being, the providing of power or fuel for pumping for irrigation purposes and it shall not be lawful to extend such service to points outside of such district except there be a surplus of power over and above the needs for irrigation purposes and other purposes within the district, but the board of directors are authorized to make reasonable contracts with the state of New Mexico, cities and towns, or other municipal corporations of said state and with other persons and corporations to supply such surplus power, if any, or to carry out the construction plans or other plans of organization of the district. Any district organized under this act shall have the use of public highways, roads, streets and alleys in or outside such district to the extent needed to transmit power or fuel into the district, but such use shall be subject to the primary use of the public to such highways, streets and alleys and shall be under such reasonable conditions and restrictions as may be made by the board of county commissioners in the county in which the same are situated or of the board of trustees or of the city council of such towns and cities in which the same are situated. The said board of directors shall have power to construct, operate, lease and control plants for the generation, distribution, sale, lease and use of electric energy and to construct, operate, lease and control pipelines for the transmission of oil or gas to be used in connection with the purposes for which such district is organized.
N.M. Stat. § 3-14-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 14 / Section 3-14-3
§ 3-14-3. Commission-manager; certifying results of election; recording; affirmative vote; organization
Status: in_force

After the results of the election have been canvassed, the governing body shall certify the results to the municipal clerk and they shall be recorded in the minutes book of the municipality. If a majority of the votes cast on the question favor organizing under a commission-manager form of government, the governing body shall proceed to organize the municipality under the commission-manager form of government.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7A-11 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7A / Section 10-7A-11
§ 10-7A-11. Rule making; agreements
Status: in_force

The board may adopt such rules and enter into such agreements as may be necessary to implement the Deferred Compensation Act; provided, however, that any expenditures associated therewith are charged as provided in Section 10-7A-10 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 50-12-1 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 12 / Section 50-12-1
§ 50-12-1. Employer immunity from liability for references on former employee
Status: in_force

When requested to provide a reference on a former or current employee, an employer acting in good faith is immune from liability for comments about the former employee's job performance. The immunity shall not apply when the reference information supplied was knowingly false or deliberately misleading, was rendered with malicious purpose or violated any civil rights of the former employee.
N.M. Stat. § 7-24A-21 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 24A / Section 7-24A-21
§ 7-24A-21. Joint election
Status: in_force

A. If an election is held by one or more municipalities within a county or a municipality and the county concerning adoption of the county and municipal gasoline taxes, such election may be held jointly by such county and municipality, or municipalities, and may be held at any election except a primary election.

B. The election may be conducted using paper ballots. Consolidated voter precincts may be used if the board of county commissioners determines that such a consolidation would provide for a cost-effective and efficient election process and such consolidation would insure the integrity of the election process.

C. If a joint election is held by a municipality and a county pursuant to Section 7-24A-6.1 NMSA 1978 and a simple majority of the qualified electors of the county voting on the issue vote in favor of imposing the county-wide gasoline tax, the tax shall be imposed by the division and collected pursuant to the County and Municipal Gasoline Tax Act.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-1-5 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 1 / Section 59A-1-5
§ 59A-1-5. “Insurance”
Status: in_force

“Insurance” is a contract whereby one undertakes to pay or indemnify another as to loss from certain specified contingencies or perils, or to pay or grant a specified amount or determinable benefit in connection with ascertainable risk contingencies, or to act as surety.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-25 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-25
§ 6-10-25. Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

All moneys of the state, except permanent funds and income derived therefrom and those funds the investment of which is otherwise authorized by law, not needed to meet expenses of state government for the ensuing quarter year should be invested in interest-bearing time deposits or short-term United States government securities. No funds other than those necessary to meet expenses should be permitted to remain in noninterest-bearing accounts in state depositories.