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N.M. Stat. § 12-12-20 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12 / Section 12-12-20
§ 12-12-20. State responsibility for management of accidents; immunity from liability; cooperative agreements; private property
Status: in_force

A. The state director shall have final authority to administer the provisions of the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Act.

B. As between state and local governments, the state government has the primary responsibility for the management of an accident, and the local government in whose jurisdiction the accident occurs shall assist the state in its management of the accident.

C. Nothing in the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Act shall be construed as a waiver or alteration of the immunity from liability granted under the Tort Claims Act or as a waiver of any other immunity or privilege under law.

D. The state, through the state director or state director's designee, may enter into cooperative agreements with county and municipal governments for the management of accidents based on the severity of the accident and the resources of the local government. The plan shall set forth the criteria for determining when an accident may be managed by the local government in whose jurisdiction the accident occurred.

E. The state director shall support emergency response capabilities by assisting local and state responders in the acquisition of equipment, training and hazardous materials information.

F. The state, through the state director or state director's designee, may enter into cooperative agreements with the federal government, Indian tribes and pueblos and bordering states for assistance in the management of accidents.

G. Whenever an accident appears imminent or has occurred, employees or authorized persons of responsible state agencies as defined in Section 12-12-21 NMSA 1978 are authorized to enter upon any premises for the purpose of determining whether it is necessary for emergency management procedures to be implemented. The state on-scene coordinator or a responsible state agency may take full control and custody of the premises for the purpose of managing the accident.
N.M. Stat. § 10-1-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 10-1-13
§ 10-1-13. County officers; oath; bond
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section, “ county officer ” means county commissioner, county assessor, county clerk, county sheriff, county treasurer, probate judge, county flood commissioner and small claims court clerk.

B. Before assuming the duties of office, each county officer shall take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the constitution of New Mexico and give an official bond payable to the state and conditioned for the faithful performance of duties, during the county officer's term of office and until a successor is elected or appointed and is qualified, and that the county officer shall pay all money received in the county officer's official capacity to the person entitled to receive it. The bond shall be executed by a corporate surety company authorized to do business in this state. The amount of the bond required shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners in a sum equal to twenty percent of the public money handled by the county officer during the preceding fiscal year but not to exceed:

county commissioner

$ 5,000

county assessor

5,000

county clerk

10,000

county sheriff

20,000

county treasurer

50,000

probate judge

5,000

county flood commissioner

10,000

small claims court clerk

10,000.

C. Each county officer shall appoint a deputy or clerk, as allowed by law, who shall take the oath of office required of the appointing county officer and shall receive salary as provided by law. In case of the death of the appointing county officer, the deputy shall continue in office and perform the duties of the county officer until a new county officer is appointed and qualified as required by law.

D. The cost of official bonds for county officers shall be paid from the county general fund, and the board of county commissioners may elect to provide a schedule or blanket corporate surety bond covering county officers and employees for any period of time not exceeding four years.

E. If any county officer fails to give bond by January 10 following the county officer's election or within ten days of appointment, the board of county commissioners shall declare the office vacant.
N.M. Stat. § 6-14-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 14 / Section 6-14-7
§ 6-14-7. Validation; limitation of action
Status: in_force

After the passage of thirty days from the publication required by Section 3 of the Public Securities Limitation of Action Act, any action attacking the validity of any proceedings had or taken by the state or any public body preliminary to and in the authorization and issuance of the public securities described in the notice is perpetually barred.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-70 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-70
§ 10-11-70. Municipal police member coverage plan 3; amount of pension; form of payment A
Status: in_force

Under municipal police member coverage plan 3:

A. for a member with age and service requirements provided under Subsection A of Section 10-11-69 NMSA 1978 , the amount of pension under form of payment A is equal to two and one-half percent of the final average salary multiplied by credited service. The amount shall not exceed one hundred percent of the final average salary; and

B. for a member with age and service requirements provided under Subsection B of Section 10-11-69 NMSA 1978 , the amount of pension under form of payment A is equal to two percent of the final average salary multiplied by credited service. The amount shall not exceed one hundred percent of the final average salary.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-5 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-5
§ 19-7-5. Simultaneous applications
Status: in_force

All published or posted rules and regulations of the land office shall prescribe and define what shall constitute simultaneous applications and shall also set forth an equitable method of determining the rights of applicants in such contingency.
N.M. Stat. § 7-38-39 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-39
§ 7-38-39. Protesting values; claim for refund
Status: in_force

After receiving his property tax bill and after making payment prior to the delinquency date of all property taxes due in accordance with the bill, a property owner may protest the value or classification determined for his property for property taxation purposes, the allocation of value of his property to a particular governmental unit, the application to his property of an administrative fee adopted pursuant to Section 7-38-36.1 NMSA 1978 or a denial of a claim for an exemption by filing a claim for refund in the district court.
N.M. Stat. § 57-16A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 16A / Section 57-16A-5
§ 57-16A-5. Limitation of remedy
Status: in_force

Any consumer who seeks enforcement of the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Quality Assurance Act shall be foreclosed from pursuing any Uniform Commercial Code remedy set forth in Sections 55-2-602 through 55-2-608 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 6-19-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 19 / Section 6-19-13
§ 6-19-13. Revenue bonds
Status: in_force

A. The board of trustees may issue revenue bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of acquiring, by construction and purchase, or either, any project and to secure the payment of the bonds as provided in Section 14 of the Economic Advancement District Act.

B. Revenue bonds issued by a district shall not be the general obligation of the district within the meaning of Article 9, Sections 12 and 13 of the constitution of New Mexico . The bonds shall be payable solely out of the revenue derived from the projects for which the bonds are issued. Revenue bonds and interest coupons, if any, issued under authority of the Economic Advancement District Act shall never constitute an indebtedness of the district within the meaning of any state constitutional provision or statutory limitation and shall never constitute or give rise to a pecuniary liability of the district or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers, and such fact shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond.

C. The board of trustees may, in respect to such revenue bonds, determine:

(1) the time for execution and delivery of the bonds;

(2) the form and denomination of the bonds;

(3) the place or places where they are to be payable;

(4) the manner in which they should be evidenced;

(5) what provisions they shall contain, provided the provisions are not inconsistent with the Economic Advancement District Act; and

(6) whether they shall be sold at public or private sale.
N.M. Stat. § 73-7-28 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 7 / Section 73-7-28
§ 73-7-28. Petition in foreclosure proceedings
Status: in_force

Such foreclosure proceedings shall be by petition in equity as an action in rem filed by or in the name of the drainage district, and such petition shall aver the nonpayment of assessments or installments thereof and/or interest thereon with a description of the tracts or parcels of land upon which a lien or liens is claimed, the names of the owners and the amount of the delinquencies against the respective lands, indicating the amount of each such assessment, installment and/or interest then due, as to each tract or parcel of land, and shall pray for a judgment against each of said tracts or parcels of land and the foreclosure of the lien against the same by sale thereof. Any number of tracts or parcels of land upon which assessments, installments and/or interest may be claimed as a lien, may be included in the same petition. No error or insufficiency in said petition not going to the justice of the lien sought to be foreclosed shall invalidate the proceedings; and said petition may be amended at any time prior to entering of decree as equity shall require.
N.M. Stat. § 12-10A-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10A / Section 12-10A-7
§ 12-10A-7. Procedures for isolation or quarantine of persons
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Section 9 of the Public Health Emergency Response Act, before isolating or quarantining a person during a declared public health emergency, the secretary of health shall apply for and obtain a written, ex parte order from a court that authorizes the isolation or quarantine. Notice of the application for the ex parte order shall be given, unless it clearly appears from specific facts shown that immediate and irreparable injury, loss or damage will result before an affected person can be heard in opposition to the application. The evidence or testimony in support of the application may be presented or taken by telephone, facsimile transmission, video equipment or other method of electronic communication. The court shall grant the application for an ex parte order upon finding that clear and convincing evidence exists to believe isolation or quarantine is warranted to respond to the public health emergency.

B. The ex parte order shall:

(1) state the specific facts justifying isolation or quarantine;

(2) state the persons, group or class of persons affected by the ex parte order;

(3) state that the persons being isolated or quarantined have a right to a court hearing under the Public Health Emergency Response Act and a right to be represented by counsel at the hearing; and

(4) be served as soon as practicable to persons isolated or quarantined.

C. The secretary of health shall coordinate with the secretary of public safety and the director regarding execution of the ex parte order. The ex parte order shall be posted in a public and accessible place. If individual notice is not feasible, the secretary of health, the secretary of public safety and the director shall use the best means available to ensure that a person subject to the ex parte order is informed of the order and his rights.

D. A person who is isolated or quarantined may request a court hearing pursuant to Section 10 of the Public Health Emergency Response Act at any time before the expiration of the ex parte order. A person shall not be isolated or quarantined pursuant to an ex parte order for longer than five days without a court hearing to determine whether isolation or quarantine should continue.

E. The isolation or quarantine of a person shall terminate automatically on the expiration date of a court order authorizing isolation or quarantine, or before the expiration date of the court order, upon notice to the court, if the secretary of health determines that isolation or quarantine is no longer necessary to protect the public.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7-13 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 7 / Section 29-7-13
§ 29-7-13. Refusal, suspension or revocation of certification
Status: in_force

A. After consultation with the employing agency, the board may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke a police officer's certification when the board determines that a person has:

(1) failed to satisfy the qualifications for certification, set forth in Section 29-7-6 NMSA 1978;

(2) committed acts that constitute dishonesty or fraud;

(3) been convicted of, pled guilty to or entered a plea of no contest to:

(a) any felony charge; or

(b) any violation of federal or state law or a local ordinance relating to aggravated assault, theft, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, controlled substances or any law or ordinance involving moral turpitude;

(4) knowingly made any false statement in his application for certification.

B. The board shall develop, adopt and promulgate administrative procedures for suspension or revocation of a police officer's certification that include notice and an opportunity for the affected police officer to be heard as well as procedures for review of the board's decision.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-67 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-67
§ 10-11-67. Municipal police member coverage plan 2; affiliated public employer contribution rate
Status: in_force

The affiliated public employer shall contribute the following percentages of the salary of each member it employs and who is covered under municipal police member coverage plan 2:

A. prior to July 1, 2022, fifteen and sixty-five hundredths percent of salary;

B. beginning July 1, 2022 and continuing through June 30, 2023, sixteen and fifteen-hundredths percent of salary;

C. beginning July 1, 2023 and continuing through June 30, 2024, sixteen and sixty-five hundredths percent of salary;

D. beginning July 1, 2024 and continuing through June 30, 2025, seventeen and fifteen-hundredths percent of salary; and

E. beginning July 1, 2025 and thereafter, seventeen and sixty-five hundredths percent of salary.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12C-23 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12C / Section 61-12C-23
§ 61-12C-23. Fund created
Status: in_force

There is created in the state treasury the “massage therapy fund”. Money in the fund is appropriated to the board for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Massage Therapy Practice Act. All funds received or collected by the board or the department under the Massage Therapy Practice Act shall be deposited with the state treasurer, who shall place the money to the credit of the massage therapy fund. No balance in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall revert to the general fund.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21-24 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21 / Section 21-21-24
§ 21-21-24. Reports
Status: in_force

The department shall make annual reports to the governor and to the legislature, prior to each regular session, of its activities, together with the amount of claims that the fiscal agent has submitted to the board in connection with loan guarantees, and a list of the participating institutions, together with the loan default rates of the respective participating institutions.
N.M. Stat. § 1-5-2 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1-5-2
§ 1-5-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Election Code:

A. “ county ” means any county in this state;

B. “ county register ” means an official file of original certificates of registration of the county or any of its precincts;

C. “ county voter list ” means a voter list arranged in alphabetical order of voter surname within and for each county;

D. “ data processor ” means a data processing facility and its associated employees and agents contracted to provide data processing services required by the Voter Records System Act;

E. “ data recording media ” means a manual, electronic or other device containing data capable of being read and processed by any means for the eventual preparation of voter lists;

F. “ election campaign purposes ” means relating in any way to a campaign in an election conducted by a federal, state or local government;

G. “ file maintenance list ” means any prepared listing that reflects additions, deletions or changes to the voter file;

H. “ governmental purposes ” means noncommercial purposes relating in any way to the structure, operation or decision making of a federal, state or local government;

I. “ mailing labels ” mean prepared mailing labels of selected voters arranged in the order in which requested and providing only the name and address of the voter;

J. “ precinct voter list ” means a voter list arranged in alphabetical order of voter surname within and for each precinct;

K. “ signature roster ” means a copy of a voter list with space provided opposite each voter's name for the voter's signature or witnessed mark;

L. “ special voter list ” means a prepared list of selected voters arranged in the order in which requested;

M. “ voter data ” means selected information derived from the voter file;

N. “ voter file ” means all voter registration information required by law and by the secretary of state that has been extracted from the certificate of registration of each voter in the county, stored on data recording media and certified by the county clerk as the source of all information required by the Voter Records System Act; and

O. “ voter list ” means any prepared list of voters.
N.M. Stat. § 58-22-24 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 22 / Section 58-22-24
§ 58-22-24. Fees
Status: in_force

The director shall charge and collect the following fees:

A. an original license fee for an escrow company of four hundred dollars ($400) for the first office or location;

B. an annual license renewal fee for an escrow company of two hundred dollars ($200) and a delinquency fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per day for each day of delinquency beyond the date required for payment of the licensee's renewal fee;

C. a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each person claiming an exemption from the Escrow Company Act pursuant to Section 58-22-4 NMSA 1978;

D. an original branch license fee for an escrow company branch of two hundred dollars ($200) for each office or location in addition to the first office or location; and

E. an annual license renewal fee for an escrow company branch of two hundred dollars ($200) for each office or location in addition to the first office or location.
N.M. Stat. § 29-11A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 11A / Section 29-11A-1
§ 29-11A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 29, Article 11A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 63-1-7 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 1 / Section 63-1-7
§ 63-1-7. Articles of incorporation; certified copies
Status: in_force

A copy of any articles of incorporation filed in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter, certified by the secretary of state, or heretofore certified by the secretary of the territory of New Mexico, must be received in all courts and other places as prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-9-24 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 9 / Section 59A-9-24
§ 59A-9-24. Time limit for disposal of other ineligible property and securities
Status: in_force

Any personal property or securities lawfully acquired by an insurer which it could not otherwise have invested in or loaned its funds upon at time of acquisition shall be disposed of by the insurer within three (3) years from date of acquisition unless within such period the property or security has attained to the status of eligibility; but any personal property or security acquired under any agreement of bulk reinsurance, merger or consolidation may be retained for a longer period if so provided in the plan for such reinsurance, merger or consolidation as approved by the superintendent under Article 34 of the Insurance Code. Upon application by the insurer and proof that forced sale of any such property or security would materially injure the interests of the insurer, the superintendent may extend the disposal period for an additional reasonable time.
N.M. Stat. § 40-12-6 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 12 / Section 40-12-6
§ 40-12-6. Domestic relations mediation fees; district court clerk to collect
Status: in_force

In addition to fees collected pursuant to Section 34-6-40 NMSA 1978 for the docketing of civil cases, in any judicial district which has established a domestic relations mediation program, the district court clerk shall collect a surcharge of thirty dollars ($30.00) on all new and reopened domestic relations cases.
N.M. Stat. § 31-8-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 8 / Section 31-8-5
§ 31-8-5. Uniformity of interpretation
Status: in_force

This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of the states which enact it.
N.M. Stat. § 40-4-3 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 4 / Section 40-4-3
§ 40-4-3. Proceeding for division of property, disposition of children or alimony without the dissolution of marriage
Status: in_force

Whenever the husband and wife have permanently separated and no longer live or cohabit together as husband and wife, either may institute proceedings in the district court for a division of property, disposition of children or alimony, without asking for or obtaining in the proceedings, a dissolution of marriage.
N.M. Stat. § 28-16B-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 16B / Section 28-16B-4
§ 28-16B-4. Service agreement monitoring and enforcement
Status: in_force

A. The office of guardianship shall monitor professional guardians providing services to income-eligible protected persons and enforce agreements the office has executed with guardianship and legal services providers. In carrying out this duty, the office may:

(1) have access to case records, copies of court filings and reports, financial records and other records maintained by guardianship and legal services providers related to the services provided to income-eligible protected persons, unless specifically sequestered by the court;

(2) petition the court of jurisdiction for access to records that have been sequestered;

(3) conduct annual comprehensive service reviews to ensure service providers comply with service agreements and statutory duties;

(4) visit protected persons to evaluate the adequacy of guardianship services provided and determine if the guardianship should be amended or terminated; and

(5) pursue legal and other remedies against service providers for noncompliance with service agreements and statutory duties.

B. The office shall protect and maintain the confidentiality of all client-specific information and records obtained to the same extent as required for the service providers and to any extent otherwise required by state or federal law.