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N.M. Stat. § 29-14-2 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 14 / Section 29-14-2
§ 29-14-2. Findings and purpose
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds and declares that effective law enforcement is dependent upon the maintenance of stable relations between peace officers and their employers. Moreover, the existence of stable relations between peace officers and their employers will enhance law enforcement services provided to the citizens of New Mexico.

B. The purpose of the Peace Officer's Employer-Employee Relations Act is to prescribe certain rights for peace officers, particularly when they are placed under investigation by their employer.

C. Provisions of this act only apply to administrative actions and shall not apply to criminal investigations of a peace officer except as provided in Section 8 of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 22-5A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 5A / Section 22-5A-3
§ 22-5A-3. Alcoholic beverages prohibited on public school grounds
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to possess or consume alcoholic beverages on public school grounds.
N.M. Stat. § 31-1-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 1 / Section 31-1-7
§ 31-1-7. Arrest without warrant; liability
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a peace officer may arrest a person and take that person into custody without a warrant when the officer is at the scene of a domestic disturbance and has probable cause to believe that the person has committed an assault or a battery upon a household member. As used in this section, “household member” means a spouse, former spouse, family member, including a relative, parent, present or former step-parent, present or former in-law, child or co-parent of a child, or a person with whom the victim has had a continuing personal relationship. Cohabitation is not necessary to be deemed a household member for purposes of this section.

B. No peace officer shall be held criminally or civilly liable for making an arrest pursuant to this section, provided he acts in good faith and without malice.

C. Whether or not an arrest is made pursuant to this section, a peace officer may remain with the victim and assist the victim in getting to a shelter or receiving proper medical attention.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12A-12 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12A / Section 61-12A-12
§ 61-12A-12. Examinations
Status: in_force

The board shall require proof of passage of the national board for certification in occupational therapy examination. The board may require each applicant to pass an examination on the state laws and rules that pertain to the practice of occupational therapy.
N.M. Stat. § 12-12-5 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12 / Section 12-12-5
§ 12-12-5. Termination of emergency or alert
Status: in_force

Whenever the governor is satisfied that any energy emergency or energy supply alert no longer exists, he shall terminate the emergency or alert by another declaration. The declaration shall be published in such newspapers of the state and posted in such places as the governor deems appropriate.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2-5.11 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 7-2-5.11
§ 7-2-5.11. Exemption; armed forces salaries
Status: in_force

A salary paid by the United States to a taxpayer for active duty service in the armed forces of the United States is exempt from state income taxation.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21-10 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21 / Section 21-21-10
§ 21-21-10. Legal investments; tax exemptions
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the Student Loan Act are legal and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, fiduciaries, trustees and guardians, and for the sinking funds of political subdivisions, departments, institutions and agencies of the state. When accompanied by all unmatured coupons appurtenant thereto, the bonds are sufficient security for all deposits of state funds and of all funds of any board in control at the par value of the bonds. The bonds and the income therefrom, including profits made on the sale thereof, are free from taxation within this state.
N.M. Stat. § 24-17-7 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 17 / Section 24-17-7
§ 24-17-7. Disclosure statements filed with the aging and long-term services department for public inspection
Status: in_force

No later than July 1, 2022 and each year thereafter, within one hundred eighty days after the end of a community's fiscal year, a provider shall provide a copy of the disclosure statement and any amendments to that statement to the aging and long-term services department for public inspection during regular working hours.
N.M. Stat. § 1-8-1 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1-8-1
§ 1-8-1. Nominating procedures; major political parties; minor political parties
Status: in_force

A. Any major political party in New Mexico, as defined in Section 1-7-7 NMSA 1978 , shall nominate its candidates, other than its presidential candidates, by secret ballot at the next succeeding primary election as prescribed in the Primary Election Law.

B. Any minor political party in New Mexico, as defined in Section 1-7-7 NMSA 1978 , shall nominate candidates for public office in the manner prescribed in its party rules and regulations and according to the provisions of the Election Code.
N.M. Stat. § 3-37-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 37 / Section 3-37-3
§ 3-37-3. Finance officer; duties; records open to inspection
Status: in_force

A. The treasurer shall be the finance officer for the municipality unless another officer is directed by ordinance to be the finance officer. The finance officer shall:

(1) receive all money belonging to the municipality;

(2) keep his accounts and records in the manner prescribed by the governing body;

(3) keep the money of the municipality separate from any other money in his possession;

(4) expend the money only as directed by the governing body;

(5) submit monthly, or oftener if required by the governing body, a report of the receipts and expenditures of the municipality; and

(6) prepare annually, at the close of the fiscal year, a financial report showing the receipts, expenditures and balances for each fund. A copy of the financial report shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk as a public document.

B. The records of the finance officer shall be open to inspection by any citizen during the regular business hours of the municipality.
N.M. Stat. § 39-3-12 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 3 / Section 39-3-12
§ 39-3-12. Indigent appeals; free process
Status: in_force

In any appeal, the court may grant free process, including the cost of any necessary transcripts of record, to any appellant upon a proper showing of indigency, unless the trial court certifies in writing that the appeal is not taken in good faith. Necessary costs, including costs of transcripts, shall be paid by the administrative office of the courts. Any costs awarded to an indigent appellant shall be taxed in favor of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 77-1-20 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 1 / Section 77-1-20
§ 77-1-20. Sterilization agreement and sterilization deposit required
Status: in_force

A. No animal shall be released from an animal shelter to an adopting person unless a sterilization agreement has been signed and a sterilization deposit has been paid, as provided in Subsections C and D of this section.

B. In addition to any adoption fee charged, a sterilization deposit of at least twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be imposed on the adoption of each animal from an animal shelter.

C. Animals less than six months of age shall be released only upon payment of the adoption fee and a sterilization deposit and after the adopting person has signed an agreement stating he will have the adopted animal sterilized when it is no older than six months of age.

D. Adult animals over the age of six months shall be released only upon payment of the adoption fee and a sterilization deposit and after the adopting person has signed an agreement stating he will have the animal sterilized within thirty days of the date of adoption.

E. The sterilization deposit shall be reimbursed only upon presentation of a receipt from a veterinarian that the adopted animal has been sterilized.

F. An unsterilized animal reclaimed by its owner shall be released without being sterilized upon payment of the twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the sterilization deposit and impoundment fees imposed by the shelter, and the owner shall sign an agreement stating he will sterilize the animal within thirty days after release or will obtain a breeder permit or its equivalent. The sterilization deposit shall be reimbursed upon presentation by the owner of a receipt from a veterinarian that the animal has been sterilized.
N.M. Stat. § 24-5-13 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 5 / Section 24-5-13
§ 24-5-13. Rights
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Immunization Act shall preclude the right of the patient, or the patient's parent or guardian if the patient is a minor, to claim exemption from immunization as defined in Section 24-5-3 NMSA 1978; nor shall anything in the Immunization Act require such patient to be included in the immunization registry if the patient, or the patient's parent or guardian if the patient is a minor, objects on any grounds, including that such registry conflicts with the religious belief of the patient, or the patient's parent or guardian if the patient is a minor.
N.M. Stat. § 47-16-7 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 16 / Section 47-16-7
§ 47-16-7. Board members and officers; duties; budget
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in the community documents or other provisions of the Homeowner Association Act, the board acts on behalf of the association. In the performance of their duties, officers and members of the board shall exercise, if appointed by the declarant, the degree of care and loyalty required of a fiduciary of the lot owners and, if elected by the lot owners, ordinary and reasonable care free from any undisclosed conflict of interest.

B. Within ninety days after being elected or appointed to the board, each board member shall certify in writing to the secretary of the association that the member:

(1) has read the community documents;

(2) will work to uphold the community documents and policies to the best of the member's ability; and

(3) will faithfully discharge the member's duties to the association.

C. A board member who does not file the written certification pursuant to Subsection B of this section shall be suspended from the board until the member complies with Subsection B of this section.

D. The association shall retain each board member's written certification for inspection by lot owners for five years after the board member's election or appointment. The failure of an association to have a board member's written certification on file does not affect the validity of any action taken by the board or any protections provided to board members under the:

(1) Homeowner Association Act; or

(2) Nonprofit Corporation Act, if the association is organized under the Nonprofit Corporation Act.

E. The board or the lot owners, as provided for in the community documents, shall adopt a budget annually. Within thirty calendar days after adoption of any proposed budget for the association, the board shall provide a copy of the budget to all the lot owners.

F. The board shall provide to all lot owners a statement included with a copy of the annual budget listing all fees and fines that may be charged to a lot owner by the association or any management company retained by the association to act on behalf of the association, including charges for a disclosure certificate pursuant to Subsection H of Section 47-16-12 NMSA 1978 .

G. Any management contract negotiated between the board and a management company retained by the association to act on behalf of the association shall include:

(1) a disclosure to the board of any existing relationships the management company has with any vendor or contractor for the association from which a conflict of interest may arise; and

(2) a list of all fees to be charged to the association or lot owners by the management company during the term of the contract.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-23 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-23
§ 19-7-23. School section used for cemeteries; not to be sold
Status: reserved

Where a school section of the state or any part thereof has been used for cemeteries or cemetery purposes prior to January 6, 1912, that part of said section, not exceeding one hundred and sixty (160) acres may be set aside by the commissioner of public lands and forever reserved for such cemetery purposes and no sale thereof shall be made by the commissioner of public lands.
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-71 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 20-12-71
§ 20-12-71. Provoking speeches or gestures
Status: in_force

Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who uses provoking or reproachful words or gestures toward any other person subject to that chapter shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
N.M. Stat. § 9-7A-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 7A / Section 9-7A-8
§ 9-7A-8. Directors
Status: in_force

The secretary shall appoint with the approval of the governor “directors” of divisions established within the department. The positions so appointed are exempt from the Personnel Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 7-5A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 5A / Section 7-5A-2
§ 7-5A-2. Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that a simplified sales tax and use tax system that treats transactions in a competitively neutral manner will strengthen and preserve sales taxes and use taxes as vital revenue sources for this state and its local governments and will help preserve the fiscal sovereignty of this state. The legislature also finds that such a system will substantially reduce the administrative burdens of collection for sellers. While states have the sovereign right to set their own tax policies, states should cooperatively develop a streamlined sales tax and use tax system that is simplified, uniform and fair.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-23F-8 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 23F / Section 59A-23F-8
§ 59A-23F-8. Funding
Status: in_force

A. To fund the planning, implementation and operation of the exchange, the board shall contract with the human services department or any other state agency that receives federal funds allocated, appropriated or granted to the state for purposes of funding the planning, implementation or operation of a health insurance exchange.

B. The human services department or any other state agency that receives federal funds allocated, appropriated or granted to the state for purposes of funding the planning, implementation or operation of a health insurance exchange shall contract with the board to provide those funds to the exchange in consideration for its planning, implementation or operation.
N.M. Stat. § 17-3-10 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 17-3-10
§ 17-3-10. Presumption of sale
Status: in_force

In any case where a license collector has notified the director of the department of game and fish of the loss of an application blank for hunting or fishing licenses, it shall be presumed that the blank has been sold.
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-42 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 20-12-42
§ 20-12-42. Espionage
Status: in_force

A. Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who, with intent or reason to believe that it is to be used to the injury of the United States or to the advantage of a foreign nation, communicates, delivers or transmits, or attempts to communicate, deliver or transmit, to any entity described in Subsection B of this section, either directly or indirectly, any thing described in Subsection C of this section shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, except that if the accused is found guilty of an offense that directly concerns nuclear weaponry, military spacecraft or satellites, early warning systems or other means of defense or retaliation against large scale attack, war plans, communications intelligence or cryptographic information or any other major weapons system or major element of defense strategy, the accused shall be punished by death or other punishment as a court-martial may direct.

B. An “entity” referred to in Subsection A of this section is:

(1) a foreign government;

(2) a faction or party or military or naval force within a foreign country, whether recognized or unrecognized by the United States; or

(3) a representative, officer, agent, employee, subject or citizen of such a government, faction, party or force.

C. A “thing” referred to in Subsection A of this section is a document, writing, code book, signal book, sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blueprint, plan, map, model, note, instrument, appliance or information relating to the national defense.

D. No person may be sentenced by court-martial to suffer death for an offense under this section unless:

(1) the members of the court-martial unanimously find at least one of the aggravating factors set out in Subsection G of this section; and

(2) the members unanimously determine that any extenuating or mitigating circumstances are substantially outweighed by any aggravating circumstances, including the aggravating factors set out under Subsection G of this section.

E. Findings under this subsection may be based on:

(1) evidence introduced on the issue of guilt or innocence;

(2) evidence introduced during the sentencing proceeding; or

(3) all such evidence.

F. The accused shall be given broad latitude to present matters in extenuation and mitigation.

G. A sentence of death may be adjudged by a court-martial for an offense under this section only if the members unanimously find, beyond a reasonable doubt, one or more of the following aggravating factors:

(1) the accused has been convicted of another offense involving espionage or treason for which either a sentence of death or imprisonment for life was authorized by statute;

(2) in the commission of the offense, the accused knowingly created a grave risk of substantial damage to the national security;

(3) in the commission of the offense, the accused knowingly created a grave risk of death to another person; or

(4) any other factor that may be prescribed by the president of the United States by regulations.
N.M. Stat. § 74-1-3 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 1 / Section 74-1-3
§ 74-1-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Environmental Improvement Act:

A. “board” means the environmental improvement board;

B. “department” or “environmental improvement department” means the department of environment;

C. “on-site liquid waste system” means a liquid waste system, or part thereof, serving a dwelling, establishment or group, and using a liquid waste treatment unit designed to receive liquid waste followed by either a soil treatment or other type of disposal system. “On-site liquid waste system” includes holding tanks and privies but does not include systems or facilities designed to receive or treat mine or mill tailings or wastes;

D. “person” means the state or any agency, institution or political subdivision thereof, any public or private corporation, individual, partnership, association or other entity and includes any officer or governing or managing body of any political subdivision or public or private corporation;

E. “residential on-site liquid waste system” means an on-site liquid waste system serving up to four dwelling units; and

F. “secretary” means the secretary of environment.
N.M. Stat. § 1-22A-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 22A / Section 1-22A-2
§ 1-22A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the School District Campaign Reporting Act:

A. “ campaign committee ” means one or more persons authorized by a candidate to raise, collect or expend contributions on the candidate's behalf for the purpose of electing the candidate to office;

B. “ candidate ” means a person who seeks or considers an office in an election covered by the School District Campaign Reporting Act and who either has filed a declaration of candidacy or has received contributions or made expenditures of five hundred dollars ($500) or more or authorized another person or campaign committee to receive contributions or make expenditures of five hundred dollars ($500) or more for the purpose of seeking election to a covered office;

C. “ contribution ” means a gift, subscription, loan, advance or deposit of money or other thing of value, including the estimated value of an in-kind contribution, that is made or received for a political purpose, including payment of a debt incurred in an election campaign; but “contribution” does not include the value of services provided without compensation or unreimbursed travel or other personal expenses of individuals who volunteer a portion or all of their time on behalf of a candidate or campaign committee;

D. “ covered office ” means the position of board of education member of a school district that has an enrollment of twelve thousand students or more or the position of board member of a community college organized or operating pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 21, Article 13 or Article 16 NMSA 1978;

E. “ election cycle ” means the period beginning thirty days after an election for an office and ending thirty days following the subsequent election day for that office;

F. “ expenditure ” means a payment, transfer or distribution or obligation or promise to pay, transfer or distribute any money or other thing of value for a political purpose, including payment of a debt incurred in an election campaign;

G. “ political purpose ” means advocating the election or defeat of a candidate in an election;

H. “ prescribed form ” means a form or electronic format prepared and prescribed by the secretary of state; and

I. “ reporting individual ” means a candidate or treasurer of a campaign committee.
N.M. Stat. § 67-5-4 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 5 / Section 67-5-4
§ 67-5-4. Discontinuance; procedure; viewers; county-line roads
Status: in_force

Whenever, in the opinion of the board of county commissioners of any county, any road or part of road then established and maintained as a public highway is not needed, or the repairs of the same are burdensome and in excess of the benefits therefrom, they may at a regular meeting appoint a board of commissioners of three freeholders of the county as viewers, to view such road or part of road, and make report thereof to the board of county commissioners at their next regular meeting, setting forth fully their finding, and if they recommend a discontinuance of such road or part of road, then the board of county commissioners may order the same vacated: provided, that if such road runs on the county line between two counties, the county commissioners of both the counties interested shall appoint viewers and the concurrence of the county commissioners of both counties shall be necessary to vacate it.