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N.M. Stat. § 73-11-19 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 11 / Section 73-11-19
§ 73-11-19. Bonds for redemption of certificates of indebtedness; priority of liens
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for any irrigation district, which has issued certificates of indebtedness for said local improvement as in this chapter provided, to issue in place thereof an amount of bonds not in excess of such issue of certificates, and sell the same, or any part thereof, or exchange the same, or any part thereof, with the holders of such previously issued certificates of indebtedness for the purpose of redeeming said certificates; provided, however, that all the provisions of this act and Chapter 20, Session Laws of 1919, regarding the authorization and issue of bonds shall apply; and, provided further, that the issuance of said bonds shall not release the lands of the local improvement district, or districts, from liability for special assessment for the payment thereof; and, provided further, that the lien of any issue of bonds of the district, or indebtedness arising from any contracts with the United States prior, in point of time, to the issue of bonds or certificates of indebtedness herein provided for, shall be deemed a prior lien.
N.M. Stat. § 20-10-9.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 10 / Section 20-10-9.1
§ 20-10-9.1. Cold war medal
Status: in_force

The New Mexico state defense force commander may award the New Mexico state defense force cold war medal to a member of the state defense force who has received a cold war recognition certificate. The cold war recognition certificate recognizes all members of the armed forces and qualified federal government civilian personnel who faithfully and honorably served the United States during the cold war era from September 2, 1945 to December 26, 1991.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-60 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-60
§ 6-10-60. Issuance of duplicate; affidavit; bond to save state or political subdivision harmless
Status: in_force

A. If the original warrant, draft, check or order has not cleared the treasury of the state or the fiscal agent of any political subdivision of the state and a stop payment has been filed with the treasury or with the fiscal agent by the officer before any duplicate is issued as provided in Section 6-10-59 NMSA 1978 , the party applying for the duplicate shall file with the officer an affidavit which shall state that the original warrant, draft, check or order has been lost or destroyed or was never received.

B. If the original warrant, draft, check or order has been paid by the treasurer before any duplicate is issued as provided in Section 6-10-59 NMSA 1978 , the party applying for the duplicate shall file with the officer a bond payable to the state or political subdivision, as the case may be in a penalty in the amount of the original warrant, draft, check or order conditioned to save harmless the state or political subdivision from all loss in consequence of the loss of the original warrant, draft, check or order, and the issuing of the duplicate, if the loss to the state or political subdivision is a result of the fraud or negligence of the original payee or a holder in due course. If the bond is a personal surety bond, it shall be sufficient if:

(1) there is one surety for each bond for one hundred dollars ($100) and under, and there are two sureties for each bond over one hundred dollars ($100); no surety for any of these bonds may be proprietor as surety for his proprietorship or partner as surety for his partnership as principal; and

(2) each surety swears in writing that he owns real property in New Mexico having a net value equal to the amount of the bond, and that this net value is not exempt from execution and forced sale over and above all his just debts and liabilities.
N.M. Stat. § 73-7-16 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 7 / Section 73-7-16
§ 73-7-16. Assessments for repairs; when payable; commissioners annual report
Status: in_force

Assessments for keeping any drain, ditch, levee or other work in repair under these provisions, shall be due and payable on the first Tuesday of September annually. Commissioners having charge of any completed drain, ditch or other work shall, on the first Tuesday of June in each year, file with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction, a report in which they shall specify in detail the labor necessary to the preservation and protection of the work under their control, the places where repairs are specially needed and the sum to be assessed against each tract, lot, easement or corporation to pay all necessary repairs. All such assessments shall be apportioned on the last assessments of benefits confirmed by the court.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1I-3 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1I / Section 24-1I-3
§ 24-1I-3. Enforceability of other provisions
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the enforceability of:

A. a provision in an agreement requiring a health care practitioner who has worked for an employer for an initial period of less than three years to repay all or a portion of:

(1) a loan;

(2) relocation expenses;

(3) a signing bonus or other remuneration to induce the health care practitioner to relocate or establish a health care practice in a specified geographic area; or

(4) recruiting, education and training expenses;

B. a nondisclosure provision relating to confidential information and trade secrets;

C. a nonsolicitation provision with respect to patients and employees of the party seeking to enforce the agreement for a period of one year or less after the last date of employment; or

D. any other provision of an agreement that is not in violation of law, including a provision for liquidated damages.
N.M. Stat. § 3-38-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 38 / Section 3-38-4
§ 3-38-4. Business licensing; business registration; application to do business; issuance of license or registration; proration of license fee; renewal of registration; staggered periods for business registration
Status: in_force

A. Prior to engaging in any business, any person proposing to engage in a business shall pay to the municipality any applicable business registration fee or any applicable business license fee. A municipality may provide by ordinance for the prorating of the business license fee and the issuing of a business license for the remainder of the calendar year in which the business is to be operated.

B. Each year, any person engaging in a business within a municipality shall apply for the renewal of any applicable business license as authorized in Section 3-38-1 NMSA 1978 or any applicable business registration as authorized in Section 3-38-3 NMSA 1978 with the municipal clerk. A municipality may provide by ordinance for a staggered system of business registration.

C. Any person filing an application for issuance or renewal of any business license as authorized in Section 3-38-1 NMSA 1978 or any business registration as authorized in Section 3-38-3 NMSA 1978 shall include on the application his current revenue division taxpayer identification number or evidence of application for a current revenue division taxpayer identification number. No municipality shall issue or renew a business license or a business registration authorizing the conduct of a business to any person who has not furnished to the municipality the information required in this section.
N.M. Stat. § 22-18C-2 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 18C / Section 22-18C-2
§ 22-18C-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Qualified School Construction Bonds Act:

A. “ allocation ” means New Mexico's allocation of the national qualified school construction bond limitation pursuant to Section 1521 of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 1 ;

B. “ council ” means the public school capital outlay council;

C. “ qualified school construction bond ” means a bond issued by the state or a school district that meets all of the requirements of Section 22-18C-3 NMSA 1978 and the requirements for a qualified school construction bond pursuant to Section 1521 of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; and

D. “ qualifying school ” means a public school, a New Mexico state educational institution providing education or training below the post-secondary level or a program within such a public school or educational institution and which school, institution or program meets the requirements of Section 1521 of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
N.M. Stat. § 6-23-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 23 / Section 6-23-8
§ 6-23-8. Municipalities; use of certain revenues authorized
Status: in_force

Upon adoption of an ordinance or resolution by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the governing body at any regular or special meeting of the governing body called for this purpose, a municipality may pledge utility cost savings, conservation-related cost savings or any or all revenues not otherwise pledged or obligated from gross receipts taxes received by the municipality pursuant to Section 7-1-6.4 NMSA 1978 and Section 7-1-6.12 NMSA 1978 for payments pursuant to a guaranteed utility savings contract with a qualified provider and any installment payment contract or lease-purchase agreement pursuant to that guaranteed utility savings contract. The ordinance or resolution shall declare the necessity for the guaranteed utility savings contract and related contracts or agreements and shall designate the source of the pledged revenues. Any revenues pledged for such contract payments shall be deposited in a special fund, and the municipality shall not use any other revenues to make such payments. At the end of each fiscal year, any money remaining in the special fund after payment obligations are met may be transferred to any other fund of the municipality.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-3 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-3
§ 2-7F-3. Residence
Status: in_force

At the time of filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of representative, a candidate shall reside in the district for which the candidate files. Thereafter, if a representative permanently removes the representative's residence from or maintains no residence in the district from which the representative was elected, the representative shall be deemed to have resigned, and a successor shall be selected as provided in Section 4 of the 2021 House Redistricting Act.
N.M. Stat. § 19-3-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 3 / Section 19-3-5
§ 19-3-5. Common pastures
Status: reserved

All public lands, proper for pasturing horned cattle, sheep and horses, of any class whatever, are reserved for such purpose, and declared common pastures.
N.M. Stat. § 5-4-4 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 5-4-4
§ 5-4-4. Petition for establishment of a supervised recreational system; election
Status: in_force

Whenever a petition signed by at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the qualified and registered voters in the municipality or county shall be filed in the office of the clerk of such municipality or county requesting the governing body of such municipality or county to provide, establish, maintain and conduct a supervised recreation system, it shall be the duty of the governing body of such municipality or county to cause the question petitioned for to be submitted to the voters at a special election to be held in such municipality or county within ninety days from the date of filing of such petition, which election shall be held as now provided by law for the holding of other such elections in municipalities or counties. Provided, that this section shall not limit the power of the governing body of such municipality or county to provide such facilities of its own motion.
N.M. Stat. § 42-4-22 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 4 / Section 42-4-22
§ 42-4-22. Special verdict or findings; entry on mining land pending suit
Status: in_force

The court, in an action for the recovery of a mine or mining claim where a patent is applied for, and the contest is pending in the land office of the United States, may, upon motion of either party to the suit, require the jury to return a special verdict, if tried by a jury; if not, then by a judge trying the same shall make a special finding as to the particular interest each party owns in the mine or claim in dispute, under and by virtue of the mining laws of the United States, which special verdict or finding shall be entered into the judgment and upon the record of the court trying the same: provided, however, there shall be no special verdict by the court or jury, except where the evidence shows both parties to the suit to have a bona fide interest in the mine or claim sued for: and, provided further, that no third person who may have entered upon such mining claim or any part thereof, for the purpose of locating or claiming the same before or during such litigation in the district court growing out of any contest in any United States land office in this state, shall acquire any interest either at law or in equity in the claim or any part thereof in dispute, and shall be deemed and declared a trespasser or trespassers, unless he or they have been, or may, during the pendency of such litigation in the district court resulting from such contest in the United States land office, by a proper application to the court, be made party or parties to such suit adverse to either of such litigants, or both, or shall have taken such legal steps to assert his or their claim in a court of competent jurisdiction within six months after the commencement of such contest in the United States land office.
N.M. Stat. § 7-38-71 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-71
§ 7-38-71. Distribution of amounts received from sale of property
Status: in_force

A. Money received by the department from the sale of real or personal property for delinquent property taxes shall be deposited in a suspense fund and distributed as follows:

(1) first, that portion equal to the costs shall be retained by the department for use, subject to appropriation by the legislature, in administration of the Property Tax Code;

(2) second, that portion equal to the penalties and interest due shall be retained by the department for use, subject to appropriation by the legislature, by the department in administration of the Property Tax Code;

(3) third, that portion equal to the delinquent taxes due shall be remitted by the department to the appropriate county treasurer for distribution by the treasurer to the governmental units in accordance with the law and the regulations of the department of finance and administration; and

(4) the balance shall be paid to the former owner of the property sold or to any other person designated by order directed to the department by a court of competent jurisdiction, provided that the department may first apply all or any portion of the balance to be paid against the amount of any property tax, including any penalty and interest related thereto, owed by the person to whom the balance would otherwise be paid.

B. As a condition precedent to payment of the balance of the sale amount received to the former owner of the property, the department may require any person claiming to be entitled to that payment to present sufficient evidence of proof of former ownership of the property to the department. The department shall adopt regulations providing for the procedures to be followed by persons claiming sale proceeds as former owners in those instances where conflicting claims exist or the department requires proof of ownership.

C. If no person claims the balance of sale proceeds, whether the property was sold under the provisions of the Property Tax Code or prior law, as the former owner of the property within two years of the date of the sale and after a reasonable search to determine the former owner is made by the department and no former owner is found, the balance of the sale proceeds shall be considered abandoned property and deposited in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. 1

D. If the balance of proceeds from the sale after paying a higher priority claim under Subsection A of this section is insufficient to pay all of the next priority claim, then the complete balance shall be applied to that next priority claim as partial payment.
N.M. Stat. § 73-11-39 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 11 / Section 73-11-39
§ 73-11-39. Delinquent assessments; interest
Status: in_force

That on assessments made in irrigation districts, organized to cooperate with the United States government under the federal reclamation laws and other federal laws, after any such assessment shall become delinquent, the same shall bear interest at the rate of one-half ( 1 / 2 %) percent per month until paid.
N.M. Stat. § 7-30-9 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 30 / Section 7-30-9
§ 7-30-9. Operator or purchaser to withhold interest owner's tax; department may require withholding of tax; tax withheld to be remitted to the state; operator or purchaser to be reimbursed
Status: in_force

A. Any operator making a monetary payment to an interest owner for his portion of the value of products from a production unit shall withhold from such payment the amount of tax due from the interest owner.

B. Any purchaser who, by express or implied agreement with the operator, makes a monetary payment to an interest owner for his portion of the value of products from a production unit, shall withhold from such payment the amount of tax due from the interest owner.

C. The department may require any purchaser making a monetary payment to an interest owner for his portion of the value of products from a production unit to withhold from such payment the amount of tax due from the interest owner.

D. Any operator or purchaser who pays any tax due from an interest owner shall be entitled to reimbursement from the interest owner for the tax so paid, and may take credit for such amount from any monetary payment to the interest owner for the value of products.
N.M. Stat. § 64-1-16 — NM Code / Chapter 64 / Article 1 / Section 64-1-16
§ 64-1-16. Landing fees
Status: in_force

An airport facility that receives funds under the Aviation Act may charge landing fees for aircraft used in commercial activities for compensation or for general aviation aircraft that weigh more than twelve thousand five hundred pounds; provided that any landing fees shall be assessed and used in compliance with federal law.
N.M. Stat. § 6-3-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 6-3-9
§ 6-3-9. State agency defined
Status: in_force

State agency means any department, institution, board, bureau, commission, district or committee of government of the state of New Mexico and means every office or officer of any of the above.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9J-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9J / Section 7-9J-4
§ 7-9J-4. Alternative energy product manufacturers tax credit
Status: in_force

A. A tax credit to be known as the “alternative energy product manufacturers tax credit” may be claimed by a taxpayer in an amount:

(1) for which the taxpayer has been granted approval by the department pursuant to the Alternative Energy Product Manufacturers Tax Credit Act; and

(2) not to exceed five percent of the taxpayer's qualified expenditures.

B. The alternative energy product manufacturers tax credit may only be deducted from the taxpayer's modified combined tax liability. Any portion of the alternative energy product manufacturers tax credit that remains unused at the end of the taxpayer's reporting period may be carried forward for five years.
N.M. Stat. § 1-21A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 21A / Section 1-21A-2
§ 1-21A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Native American Voting Rights Act:

A. “ early voting location ” means an alternate voting location and a mobile alternate voting location;

B. “ Indian nation, tribe or pueblo ” means a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located wholly or partially in New Mexico;

C. “ polling place ” means an early voting location and an election day polling place; and

D. “ written request ” means a request sent in writing by the president, governor or governing body of an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, including a request sent by a person designated by the president, governor or governing body of an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo to submit written requests pursuant to the Native American Voting Rights Act; provided that the designation has been communicated in writing to the secretary of state and county clerk by the president, governor or governing body of the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo.
N.M. Stat. § 3-57-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 57 / Section 3-57-3
§ 3-57-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Metropolitan Boundary Act for Class A Counties:

A. “county” means the county in which the municipality or land is situated;

B. “district court” means the district court of the district in which the municipality or land is situated;

C. “local public body” means every political subdivision of the state which is empowered to receive or expend public money from whatever source derived;

D. “publish” or “publication” means printing in a newspaper which maintains an office in the county and is of general circulation within the county; and

E. “municipality” means all municipalities having a population over one hundred thousand and located within a class A county, but only as to that land located within a conservancy district.
N.M. Stat. § 12-10B-8 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10B / Section 12-10B-8
§ 12-10B-8. Reimbursement; dispute resolution
Status: in_force

A. A requesting member jurisdiction shall reimburse, to the extent permitted by law, each member jurisdiction that responds to a request for aid and renders aid under the system, unless the responding member jurisdiction donates all or a portion of the cost of the aid to the requesting member jurisdiction.

B. A request for reimbursement shall be in accordance with procedures developed by the committee.

C. If a dispute regarding reimbursement arises between a member jurisdiction that requested aid under the system and a member jurisdiction that provided aid under the system, they shall make every effort to resolve the dispute within thirty days of written notice of the dispute given by the member jurisdiction raising the dispute to the other member jurisdiction. If the dispute is not resolved within ninety days from the date of the written notice, either member jurisdiction may:

(1) request the department of finance and administration to resolve the dispute; or

(2) if one of the disputing member jurisdictions is an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, request arbitration pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules and mediation procedures of the American arbitration association.
N.M. Stat. § 74-9-35.1 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 9 / Section 74-9-35.1
§ 74-9-35.1. Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature finds:

A. the federal environmental protection agency, effective April 9, 1994, will require owners and operators of solid waste facilities to meet certain specified financial assurance criteria;

B. the only exceptions allowed will be “owners or operators who are state or federal government entities whose debts and liabilities are the debts and liabilities of a state or the United States”;

C. the federal environmental protection agency does not consider political subdivisions of a state to be “state or federal government entities”;

D. the Solid Waste Act currently exempts political subdivisions of the state from the requirement to show financial responsibility;

E. if New Mexico fails to require financial assurance from political subdivisions of the state, New Mexico may lose primacy over solid waste control, and political subdivisions of the state will in any event be required in 1994 to provide a showing of financial responsibility; and

F. it is in the best interest of the state to retain primacy in the field of solid waste control.