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N.M. Stat. § 25-7A-8 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 7A / Section 25-7A-8
§ 25-7A-8. Minor violations; warning authorized
Status: in_force

Nothing in the New Mexico Dairy Product Act shall be construed as requiring the director to report, for the institution of proceedings under the New Mexico Dairy Product Act, minor violations of that act whenever he believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice or warning.
N.M. Stat. § 22-16-11 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 16 / Section 22-16-11
§ 22-16-11. Regulations relative to school buses
Status: in_force

A. The state transportation director, appointed as provided in Section 22-16-1 NMSA 1978 , shall adopt and enforce regulations adopted by the state board [department] not inconsistent with the Motor Vehicle Code 1 to govern the design and operation of all school buses, used for the transportation of school children, when owned and operated by any school district or privately owned and operated under contract with any school district in this state, and the regulations shall by reference be made a part of any such contract with a school district. Every school district, its officers and employees and every person employed under contract by a school district shall be subject to the regulations.

B. Any officer or employee of any school district who violates any of the regulations or fails to include obligation to comply with the regulations in any contract executed by him on behalf of a school district is guilty of misconduct and subject to removal from office or employment. Any person operating a school bus, under contract with a school district, who fails to comply with any of the regulations is guilty of breach of contract, and the contract may be canceled after notice and hearing by the state transportation director acting in conjunction with the responsible officers of the school district.

C. Any driver of a school bus who fails to comply with any of the regulations is guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 21-22D-10 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 22D / Section 21-22D-10
§ 21-22D-10. Reports
Status: in_force

The commission [department] shall make annual reports to the governor and to the legislature, prior to each regular session, of its activities, the loan repayment awards granted, the names and addresses of loan repayment award recipients, the names and locations of the practices of those health professionals who are serving in a designated health professional shortage area of the state pursuant to the Health Professional Loan Repayment Act and the name of each loan repayment award recipient who is not serving in a designated health professional shortage area, the reason the person is not serving and the amount owed and paid on the loan and loan repayment award.
N.M. Stat. § 73-8-50 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 8 / Section 73-8-50
§ 73-8-50. Filing order of exclusion and new plat; effect
Status: in_force

Upon the allowance of such petition a certified copy of the order of the board of directors authorizing such change, and a plat of such district showing such change, certified by the president and the secretary of the district, shall be filed for record in the office of the county clerk of each county in which shall be situated any of the lands of the district; and the district shall remain a drainage district as fully to every intent and purpose as if the lands excluded by change of the boundaries as aforesaid had not been excluded therefrom. Provided, in case contract has been made between the district and the United States as in this act provided, no change shall be made in the boundaries of the district, and the board of directors shall make no order for any such change until the written assent of the secretary of the interior shall have been filed with the board of directors as aforesaid. Upon the filing of such written assent, however, the lands excluded from any such district shall be discharged of and free of liens in favor of the United States under any contract with the United States, or under bonds deposited with its agents.
N.M. Stat. § 73-16-38 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 16 / Section 73-16-38
§ 73-16-38. Bonds in serial form; maturity dates
Status: in_force

The securities authorized to be issued hereunder shall be serial in form and the entire issue of said conservation and development fund bonds so serially to be issued shall begin to mature within five years after the issuance thereof and a like amount as near as may be of principal and interest shall fall due and mature annually thereafter as in the case of other conservancy bonds, save that the life of the bonds authorized under the terms of this act shall be so adjusted serially that all of the principal and interest thereof shall fall due and be payable within the life of the original construction fund bonds.
N.M. Stat. § 14-16-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 16 / Section 14-16-5
§ 14-16-5. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement
Status: in_force

(a) The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form.

(b) The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act applies only to transactions between parties each of which has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. Whether the parties agree to conduct a transaction by electronic means is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances, including the parties' conduct.

(c) A party that agrees to conduct a transaction by electronic means may refuse to conduct other transactions by electronic means. The right granted by this subsection may not be waived by agreement.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the effect of any of its provisions may be varied by agreement. The presence in certain provisions of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act of the words “unless otherwise agreed”, or words of similar import, does not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement.

(e) Whether an electronic record or electronic signature has legal consequences is determined by the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and other applicable law.
N.M. Stat. § 50-14-2 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 14 / Section 50-14-2
§ 50-14-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Workforce Development Act:

A. “ board ” means the state workforce development board;

B. “ chief elected official ” means the chief elected executive officer of a unit of general local government in a local area and in a case in which a local area includes more than one unit of general local government, “chief elected official” means the person designated under the agreement described in Section 117 (c)(1)(B) of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998; 1

C. “ employment training program ” means a program or a part of a program, regardless of which state or local agency administers it, that has as its primary purpose assisting persons in obtaining or enhancing employment;

D. “ local board ” means a local workforce development board; and

E. “ office ” or “ division ” means the workforce transition services division of the workforce solutions department.
N.M. Stat. § 47-4-8 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 4 / Section 47-4-8
§ 47-4-8. Penalty for violation of act
Status: in_force

Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this act, including, but not limited to the filing of a false affidavit, shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense.
N.M. Stat. § 75-10-5 — NM Code / Chapter 75 / Article 10 / Section 75-10-5
§ 75-10-5. Fund created; purpose; expenditures
Status: in_force

The “natural heritage conservation fund” is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, bequests, income from investment of the fund and any other money credited to the fund. The fund shall be administered by the department, and money in the fund is appropriated to the department to fund conservation projects. Expenditures from the fund shall be by warrants of the secretary of finance and administration upon vouchers signed by the secretary or the secretary's authorized representative.
N.M. Stat. § 13-1B-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 1B / Section 13-1B-1
§ 13-1B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 13, Article 1B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-46-59 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 46 / Section 59A-46-59
§ 59A-46-59. Chiropractic physician services; limits on cost sharing and coinsurance
Status: in_force

A. An individual or group health maintenance contract that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state that offers coverage of the services of a chiropractic physician shall not impose a copayment or coinsurance on those chiropractic physician services that exceeds the copayment or coinsurance imposed for primary care services.

B. As used in this section, “ primary care services ” means the first level of basic or general health care for a person's health needs, including diagnostic and treatment services, initiation of referrals for other health care services and maintenance of the continuity of care when appropriate.

C. The provisions of this section do not apply to short-term travel, accident-only or limited or specified-disease policies.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-812 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-812
§ 66-3-812. Lamps and reflectors; large semitrailers, full trailers and house trailers
Status: in_force

A. Every semitrailer, full trailer or house trailer eighty inches or more in overall width shall be equipped as follows:

(1) on the front: two amber clearance lamps, one at each side;

(2) on the rear: one red tail lamp; one red or amber stop lamp; two red clearance lamps, one at each side; two red reflectors, one at each side; and

(3) on each side: one amber side-marker lamp, located at or near the front; one red side-marker lamp, located at or near the rear; one amber reflector, located at or near the front; one red reflector, located at or near the rear.

B. Side-marker lamps may be in combination with clearance lamps and may use the same light source.
N.M. Stat. § 3-4-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 3-4-9
§ 3-4-9. Disincorporation; insufficient income to pay obligations; levy of tax; duty vested in board of county commissioners
Status: in_force

If insufficient money is received from the operation of the property of the disincorporated municipality to pay the obligations in the order designated in Section 3-4-8 NMSA 1978 , the board of county commissioners shall levy a tax on all taxable property within the boundary of the municipality at the time of its disincorporation. This tax shall be sufficient to pay the obligations incurred in the operation of the property of the municipality and to comply with the terms and conditions of the evidences of the bonded indebtedness. The board of county commissioners shall, without charge, perform the duties of the governing body of the disincorporated municipality to satisfy the terms of the bonds, obligations or contracts of the disincorporated municipality.
N.M. Stat. § 3-7-5 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 3-7-5
§ 3-7-5. Annexation; arbitration; resolution of intent
Status: in_force

If the governing body of a municipality desires to annex contiguous territory, the governing body may, by resolution, declare that the benefits of municipal government are or can be made available within a reasonable time to the territory proposed to be annexed and that it desires to annex such territory. A copy of the resolution with a copy of a plat of the territory proposed to be annexed shall be filed with the county clerk.
N.M. Stat. § 11-3A-21 — NM Code / Chapter 11 / Article 3A / Section 11-3A-21
§ 11-3A-21. Exemption of property from execution sale
Status: in_force

All real property owned or held by a regional housing authority for the purposes of the Regional Housing Law shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall be issued against property of the regional housing authority or shall any judgment against a regional housing authority be a charge or lien on the regional housing authority's real property; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to or limit the right of obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given to them on rents, fees or revenues.
N.M. Stat. § 29-11A-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 11A / Section 29-11A-2
§ 29-11A-2. Findings; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that:

(1) sex offenders pose a significant risk of recidivism; and

(2) the efforts of law enforcement agencies to protect their communities from sex offenders are impaired by the lack of information available concerning convicted sex offenders who live within the agencies' jurisdictions.

B. The purpose of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act is to assist law enforcement agencies' efforts to protect their communities by:

(1) requiring sex offenders who are residents of New Mexico to register with the county sheriff of the county in which the sex offender resides;

(2) requiring sex offenders who are residents in other states, but who are employed in New Mexico or who attend school in New Mexico, to register with the county sheriff of the county in which the sex offender works or attends school;

(3) requiring the establishment of a central registry for sex offenders; and

(4) providing public access to information regarding certain registered sex offenders.
N.M. Stat. § 47-11-13 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 11 / Section 47-11-13
§ 47-11-13. Release of liens
Status: in_force

A. Prior to the recordation of any instrument transferring a time share, the developer shall record or furnish to the purchaser a release of all liens affecting that time share or shall provide a surety bond or insurance against the lien from a company acceptable to the commission as provided for liens on real estate in this state, and such underlying lien document shall contain a provision wherein the lienholder subordinates its rights to that of a time share purchaser who fully complies with all of the provisions and terms of the contract of sale.

B. Unless a time share purchaser or a time share purchaser's predecessor in title has agreed otherwise with the lienholder, if a lien other than a mortgage or deed of trust becomes effective against more than one time share in a time share project, any time share purchaser is entitled to a release of his time share from a lien upon payment of the amount of the lien attributable to his time share. The amount of the payment shall be proportionate to the ratio that the time share purchaser's liability bears to the liabilities of all time share purchasers whose interests are subject to the lien. Upon receipt of payment, the lienholder shall promptly deliver to the time share purchaser a release of the lien covering that time share. After payment, the managing agent may not assess or have a lien against that time share for any portion of the expenses incurred in connection with that lien.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-1-18 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 1 / Section 59A-1-18
§ 59A-1-18. General penalty
Status: in_force

A. Unless the same is defined as a felony under any other law of this state or punishment therefor classifies it otherwise, every violation of the Insurance Code is a petty misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).

B. Where other monetary penalty is not expressly provided for, an administrative penalty may be assessed for violations of the Insurance Code. The administrative penalty shall be not over five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation, except that if the violation is to be found willful and intentional, the penalty may be up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation. Every administrative penalty shall be imposed by written order of the superintendent made after hearing held as provided in Chapter 59A, Article 4 NMSA 1978 .

C. A monetary penalty imposed may be additional to any applicable suspension, revocation or denial of a license or certificate of authority.

D. In addition to the authority of the insurance department to bring an action to recover statutory fines and assessments, the insurance department may bring civil actions for penalties in sums not to exceed the criminal fine for each violation of the Insurance Code, in lieu of criminal prosecution.

E. The penalties contained in Subsections A through D of this section shall be in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
N.M. Stat. § 28-11A-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 11A / Section 28-11A-3
§ 28-11A-3. Vocational rehabilitation division; purchase of telecommunication devices for the deaf
Status: in_force

A telecommunication device for the deaf shall be purchased by the vocational rehabilitation division of the department of education and installed in the office of the municipal police department of any municipality with a population in excess of ten thousand inhabitants if the division determines and verifies that at least five telecommunication devices for the deaf are in use by deaf persons in the municipality, and in the office of the county sheriff in counties not having a municipality with a population in excess of ten thousand inhabitants if the division determines and verifies that at least five such devices are in use by deaf persons in that county.
N.M. Stat. § 25-2-16 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 2 / Section 25-2-16
§ 25-2-16. Power to make inspections and secure samples
Status: in_force

The director shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any factory, warehouse or establishment in which foods are manufactured, processed, packed or held for introduction into commerce or to enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold such foods in commerce for the purpose:

A. of inspecting such factory, warehouse, establishment or vehicle to determine if any of the provisions of the New Mexico Food Act are being violated; and

B. to secure samples or specimens of any food after paying or offering to pay for such sample. It shall be the duty of the director to make or cause to be made examinations of samples secured under the provisions of this section to determine whether or not any provision of the New Mexico Food Act is being violated.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2-12.26 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2 / Section 27-2-12.26
§ 27-2-12.26. Qualified medicare beneficiary recipients; medicare part B coverage automatic enrollment
Status: in_force

A. The department shall provide for the automatic enrollment into medicare part B coverage of individuals:

(1) whom it deems eligible for participating in the qualified medicare beneficiary program; and

(2) who are not enrolled in medicare part B coverage.

B. By August 1, 2019, the secretary shall adopt and promulgate rules to provide for informing, in writing, applicants for and recipients of qualified medicare beneficiary coverage that, if they are enrolled in the qualified medicare beneficiary program and, at the time of enrollment they are not enrolled in medicare part B, they are eligible for automatic enrollment in medicare part B coverage, regardless of whether general or “open” enrollment of medicare part B beneficiaries is allowed under federal law at the time a qualified medicare beneficiary program recipient enrolls in the qualified medicare beneficiary program.

C. As used in this section:

(1) “ medicare part B ” means the supplemental medical insurance program provided under part B of Title 18 of the federal Social Security Act; and

(2) “ qualified medicare beneficiary program ” means the joint state-federal medical assistance program that provides for payment of recipients' premiums under part A of Title 18 of the federal Social Security Act and recipients' coinsurance and deductible amounts on services covered under medicare part B.
N.M. Stat. § 58-13A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 13A / Section 58-13A-6
§ 58-13A-6. Unlawful commodity activities
Status: in_force

A. No person shall engage in a trade or business or otherwise act as a commodity merchant unless such person:

(1) is registered or temporarily licensed with the commodity futures trading commission for each activity constituting such person as a commodity merchant and such registration or temporary license shall not have expired, nor been suspended nor revoked; or

(2) is exempt from such registration by virtue of the Commodity Exchange Act 1 or of a CFTC rule.

B. No board of trade shall trade, or provide a place for the trading of, any commodity contract or commodity option required to be traded on or subject to the rules of a contract market designated by the commodity futures trading commission unless such board of trade has been so designated for such commodity contract or commodity option and such designation shall not have been vacated, nor suspended nor revoked.
N.M. Stat. § 3-32-12 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 32 / Section 3-32-12
§ 3-32-12. No contribution by municipality
Status: in_force

No municipality shall have the power to pay out of its general funds or otherwise contribute any part of the costs of acquiring a project, and shall not have the power to use land already owned by the municipality, or in which the municipality has an equity, for construction thereon of a project or any part thereof, unless the municipality is fully reimbursed for the value of the land as may be determined by a current appraisal, or unless the city leases the land at an annual rental fee of not less than five percent of the appraised value. The entire cost of acquiring any project must be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under the authority of Sections 3-32-1 through 3-32-16 NMSA 1978; provided, however, that this provision shall not be construed to prevent a municipality from accepting donations of property to be used as a part of any project or money to be used for defraying any part of the cost of any project.
N.M. Stat. § 57-18-1 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 18 / Section 57-18-1
§ 57-18-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Weighmaster Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 9-11-13 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 11 / Section 9-11-13
§ 9-11-13. Taxation and revenue department; additional duties
Status: in_force

The taxation and revenue department shall develop and implement a program to conduct audits and related investigations with respect to royalties paid for oil and gas and other minerals produced from federal lands within New Mexico. Pursuant to the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, 1 the secretary of taxation and revenue shall petition the secretary of the United States department of the interior for a delegation of authority to conduct the audits and related investigations. After the delegation of authority is made, the secretary of taxation and revenue shall seek reimbursement from the United States department of the interior for all costs associated with any activities undertaken pursuant to the delegation.