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N.M. Stat. § 72-14-16 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 14 / Section 72-14-16
§ 72-14-16. Bond proceeds to be appropriately credited
Status: in_force

The proceeds of the bonds of each series issued under the provisions of Sections 72-14-9 through 72-14-28 NMSA 1978 shall be placed to the credit of the appropriate project fund, which fund shall be kept segregated and set apart from all other funds. There shall be credited to the appropriate debt service fund all accrued interest received upon sale of the bonds and there shall also be credited to the appropriate project fund the interest received upon the deposits of money in the project fund and money received by way of grant from the United States or from any other source for the project. The money in each project fund shall be paid out or disbursed in such manner as may be determined by the commission, subject to the provisions of those sections, to pay the cost of the project and there is hereby appropriated annually the money in each project fund for the purposes intended by the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 29-4-7 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 4 / Section 29-4-7
§ 29-4-7. Annual report of trustee
Status: in_force

Within ninety days after the close of each fiscal year the trustee, with the aid of the pension consultants, shall prepare and file an annual report with the department and the New Mexico insurance department which shall include the following:

Schedule I. Receipts and disbursements.

Schedule II. Assets of pension trust listing investments as to book value and current market value as of the end of the fiscal year.

Schedule III. List of terminations, showing cause and amount of refund.

Schedule IV. The application of actuarially computed “reserve factors” to the payroll data properly classified for the purpose of computing the reserve liability of the trust fund as of the end of the fiscal year.

Schedule V. The application of actuarially computed “current liability factors” to the payroll data properly classified for the purpose of computing the liability of the trust fund as of the end of the fiscal year.

Schedule VI. An actuarial computation of the pension liability for all employees retired prior to the close of the fiscal year.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-34-37 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 34 / Section 59A-34-37
§ 59A-34-37. Preservation of old charter in merger, consolidation
Status: in_force

A. In any merger or consolidation of a foreign stock or mutual insurer into or with a domestic insurer under Chapter 59A, Article 34 NMSA 1978 , the continuing New Mexico corporation shall for all purposes be deemed to be continuation of the corporate existence of the foreign corporation, with New Mexico as the adoptive state of domicile and with date of corporate origin the same as the original date of incorporation of the foreign insurer in its original domiciliary state or country, subject to the following conditions:

(1) the plan and agreement of merger or consolidation shall provide for such continuation of corporate existence, with designation of New Mexico as the state of domicile of the foreign corporation by adoption, and shall specify the original date of incorporation of the foreign corporation in its original domiciliary state or country as being the date of incorporation of the New Mexico corporation pursuant to this section;

(2) the articles of corporation of the New Mexico corporation shall provide, or be amended to provide, that the corporation is a continuance of the corporate existence, through adoption of New Mexico as the corporate domicile, of the foreign corporation, and shall specify the original date of incorporation of the foreign corporation in its original domiciliary state or country as being the date of incorporation of the New Mexico corporation pursuant to this section; and

(3) the continuing New Mexico corporation shall as of merger or consolidation effective date have paid-in capital stock and additional surplus in amount not less than as required of a newly-authorized foreign stock insurer under Section 59A-5-16 NMSA 1978 to transact the same kinds of insurance, and shall have all the rights and obligations of, and be given recognition in all respects as, a corporation formed under the laws of this state as of the date of incorporation of the foreign corporation in its original domiciliary state or country. This provision shall not be deemed to impose upon the continuing New Mexico corporation any liability or obligation as to filings, fees, taxes or otherwise that might have accrued prior to effective date of the merger or consolidation.

B. This section shall not be deemed in any manner to preserve, after effective date of merger or consolidation, the corporate existence of the foreign corporation as a corporation of its original domiciliary state or country.
N.M. Stat. § 7-30-27 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 30 / Section 7-30-27
§ 7-30-27. Advance payment required
Status: in_force

A. Any person required to make payment of tax pursuant to Section 7-30-10 or 7-30-11 NMSA 1978 shall make the advance payment required by this section.

B. For the purposes of this section:

(1) “advance payment” means the payment required to be made by this section in addition to any oil and gas conservation tax, penalty or interest due; and

(2) “average tax” means the aggregate amount of tax, net of any refunds or credits, paid by a person during the twelve-month period ending March 31 pursuant to the Oil and Gas Conservation Tax Act divided by the number of months during that period for which the person made payment.

C. Each year, prior to July 1, each person required to pay tax pursuant to the Oil and Gas Conservation Tax Act shall compute the average tax for the period ending March 31 of that year. The average tax calculated for a year shall be used during the twelve-month period beginning with July of that year and ending with June of the following year as the basis for making the advance payments required by Subsection D of this section.

D. Every month, beginning with July 1991, every person required to pay tax in a month pursuant to the Oil and Gas Conservation Tax Act shall pay, in addition to any amount of tax, interest or penalty due, an advance payment in an amount equal to the applicable average tax, except:

(1) if the person is making a final return under the Oil and Gas Conservation Tax Act, no advance payment pursuant to this subsection is due for that return; and

(2) as provided in Subsection F of this section.

E. Every month, beginning with tax payments due in August 1991, every person required to pay tax pursuant to the Oil and Gas Conservation Tax Act may claim a credit equal to the amount of advance payment made in the previous month, except as provided in Subsection F of this section.

F. If, in any month, a person is not required to pay tax pursuant to the Oil and Gas Conservation Tax Act, that person is not required to pay the advance payment and may not claim a credit pursuant to Subsection E of this section provided that, in any succeeding month when the person has liability under the Oil and Gas Conservation Tax Act, the person may claim a credit for any advance payment made and not credited.

G. In the event that the date by which a person is required to pay the tax pursuant to the Oil and Gas Conservation Tax Act is accelerated to a date earlier than the twenty-fifth day of the second month following the month of production, the advance payment provision contained in this section is null and void and any money held as advance payments shall be credited to the taxpayers' accounts.
N.M. Stat. § 73-11-55 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 11 / Section 73-11-55
§ 73-11-55. Unpaid per-acre construction charges to remain as lien
Status: in_force

That whenever any irrigation district in this state, organized for the purpose of cooperating with the United States under the federal reclamation laws and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, shall have paid in full all construction charges due from such district to the United States, under the construction contract, and there shall remain any lands in the district upon which the per-acre charge for construction under the contract between the United States and the district have not been paid in full, such charges shall continue as a lien against such lands until paid in full. The district is hereby authorized to continue to assess such lands for such unpaid construction charges for a period not to exceed twenty years following the date of final payment of the construction liability of the district to the United States, and to collect the same until they have been paid in full; and the board of directors of said district shall be authorized to set the period of repayment within the twenty-year period specified above. The monies derived from such assessments shall be used by the district for operation, maintenance and betterment of the district's works.
N.M. Stat. § 1-2-1.2 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1-2-1.2
§ 1-2-1.2. Secretary of state; service of process; actions related to elections
Status: in_force

For the purposes of any action filed in court challenging a procedure or provision of the Election Code, a petition or a candidacy or a post-election action initiated by any person, the secretary of state shall receive service of process, regardless of whether the secretary of state is a party to the action.
N.M. Stat. § 1-4-37 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1-4-37
§ 1-4-37. Board of registration; term; qualification
Status: in_force

A. The term of office of members of the board of registration is from July 1 of an odd-numbered year until June 30 of the next succeeding odd-numbered year. Members of the board of registration shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified.

B. Members of the board of registration shall qualify by taking and filing in the office of the county clerk the oath required of county officials.
N.M. Stat. § 30-19-14 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 19 / Section 30-19-14
§ 30-19-14. Testimony of witnesses to gambling
Status: in_force

Any district judge or magistrate court 1 having jurisdiction over any of the crimes enumerated in this article, or any district attorney inquiring into the alleged violation of any of the provisions of this article, may subpoena persons and compel their attendance as witnesses and may compel such witnesses to testify concerning any violation of this article.

Any person who is so subpoenaed and examined shall be immune to prosecution or conviction for any violation of this article about which he testifies.

A conviction may be had for any violation of this article upon the unsupported testimony of any accomplice or participant.
N.M. Stat. § 53-8-65 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 8 / Section 53-8-65
§ 53-8-65. Powers of foreign corporation
Status: in_force

A foreign corporation which has received a certificate of authority under the Nonprofit Corporation Act shall, until a certificate of revocation or of withdrawal has been issued as provided in that act, enjoy the same, but no greater, rights and privileges as a domestic corporation organized for the purposes set forth in the application pursuant to which the certificate of authorization is issued; and, except as otherwise provided in the Nonprofit Corporation Act, shall be subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties and liabilities now or hereafter imposed upon a domestic corporation of like character.
N.M. Stat. § 4-25-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 25 / Section 4-25-6
§ 4-25-6. Salaries remain the same
Status: in_force

The officials of Jefferson county shall receive the same salaries respectively as they would have received as officials in San Miguel county until otherwise provided by law.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8E-5 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8E / Section 22-8E-5
§ 22-8E-5. Charter school district responsibilities; exemptions from Public School Code
Status: in_force

A. The charter school district shall promulgate policies to ensure that the individual needs of students and schools in the district are met.

B. The charter school district is exempt from provisions of the Public School Code and rules adopted pursuant to that act pertaining to the length of the school day, staffing patterns, subject areas and instructional materials.

C. The department may waive other requirements the secretary deems appropriate.
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-68 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-68
§ 72-17-68. Facsimile signatures of predecessors
Status: in_force

Any officer herein authorized or permitted to sign any security or interest coupon, at the time of its execution and of the execution of a signature certificate, may adopt as and for his own facsimile signature the facsimile signature of his predecessor in office in the event that such facsimile signature appears upon the security or coupons appertaining thereto, or upon both the security and such coupons.
N.M. Stat. § 63-9A-11 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 9A / Section 63-9A-11
§ 63-9A-11. Complaint alleging violation by provider of telecommunications services
Status: in_force

A. Complaint may be made by any interested party setting forth any act or omission by a provider of telecommunications services alleged to be in violation of any provision of the New Mexico Telecommunications Act or any order or rule of the commission issued pursuant to that act.

B. Upon filing of the complaint, the commission shall set the time and place of hearing, if a hearing is required, and at least ten days' notice of the hearing shall be given to the party complained of. Service of notice of the hearing shall be made in any manner giving actual notice.

C. All matters upon which complaint may be founded may be joined in one hearing and a complaint is not defective for misjoinder or nonjoinder of parties or causes, either before the commission or on review by the courts. The persons the commission allows to intervene shall be joined and heard, along with the complainant and the party complained of.

D. The burden shall be on the party complaining to show a violation of a provision of the New Mexico Telecommunications Act or an order or rule of the commission issued pursuant to that act.

E. After conclusion of the hearing, the commission shall make and file an order containing its findings of fact and decision. A copy of the order shall be served upon the party complained of or that party's attorney.

F. Conduct of the hearings and rendering of decisions shall be governed by the rules of practice and procedure promulgated by the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 3-18-11.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 18 / Section 3-18-11.1
§ 3-18-11.1. Fingerprinting of fireman applicants required; authorization for municipality to communicate such information to the federal bureau of investigation
Status: in_force

After July 1, 1985, anyone applying for the position of fireman in any municipality with a population of more than one hundred thousand shall provide the municipality with copies of his fingerprints. The municipality is authorized by this section to transmit copies of all fingerprints of applicant firemen to the federal bureau of investigation.
N.M. Stat. § 29-13-2.1 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 13 / Section 29-13-2.1
§ 29-13-2.1. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Law Enforcement Protection Fund Act:

A. “ academy ” means the New Mexico law enforcement academy;

B. “ division ” means the local government division of the department of finance and administration;

C. “ fund ” means the law enforcement protection fund;

D. “ governmental entity ” means the academy, the department of public safety, a municipality, a county, a university, a tribe or a school district;

E. “ school district police department ” means a department of commissioned law enforcement officers who are charged with preventing, investigating and solving crimes on school district property;

F. “ tribal police department ” means the police department of a tribe that has entered into an agreement with the department of public safety pursuant to Section 29-1-11 NMSA 1978;

G. “ tribe ” means an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located wholly or partly in New Mexico; and

H. “ university ” means a four-year post-secondary educational institution listed in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico .
N.M. Stat. § 53-7A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 7A / Section 53-7A-4
§ 53-7A-4. Corporation; powers
Status: in_force

The corporation shall have the powers conferred upon domestic nonprofit corporations by the Nonprofit Corporation Act unless otherwise specified in the Economic Development Corporation Act and shall also have the power to:

A. sue and be sued in its corporate name;

B. purchase, take, receive or otherwise acquire; own, hold, dispose of or use; and otherwise deal in and with property, including an interest in or ownership of intangible personal property, intellectual property or technological innovations;

C. sell, convey, pledge, exchange, transfer or otherwise dispose of its assets and properties for consideration upon terms and conditions that the corporation shall determine;

D. make contracts, incur liabilities or borrow money at rates of interest that the corporation may determine;

E. make and execute all contracts, agreements or instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers and functions granted the corporation by the Economic Development Corporation Act;

F. receive and administer grants, contracts and private gifts;

G. invest and reinvest its funds;

H. conduct its activities, carry on its operations, have offices and exercise the powers granted by the Economic Development Corporation Act;

I. employ officers and employees that it deems necessary, set their compensation and prescribe their duties;

J. enter into agreements with insurance carriers to insure against any loss in connection with its operations;

K. authorize retirement programs and other benefits for salaried officers and employees of the corporation; and

L. contract with economic development experts and other experts and consultants that may be required and to fix and pay their compensation.
N.M. Stat. § 14-11-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 11 / Section 14-11-11
§ 14-11-11. County and municipal boards and officers; publication of proceedings; language requirements
Status: in_force

All publications of proceedings of boards of county commissioners, city and town councils, boards of trustees, boards of education or school directors and of all other officers of any county, municipality, district or other subdivision of the state, which are required by law to be made shall be published once only. In all counties, cities or towns, in which the publication [population] is not less than seventy-five percent English speaking, the publication of such notices in English shall be sufficient; that in all counties, cities and towns, in which the population is not less than seventy-five percent Spanish speaking, the publication of such notices in the Spanish language shall be sufficient; that in all counties, cities and towns, in which the publication [population] using either language is between twenty-five percent and seventy-five percent of the whole, such notices shall be published in both English and Spanish, provided, there be legal newspapers published in both languages in the county, city or town, by different publishers, otherwise, publication in either language shall be sufficient. And, provided further, that in case of question, or disagreement, as to the percentage of the population of any county, city or town, using either language, the district judge of the judicial district of which such county, city or town, is a part, shall determine such percentage upon such information as he may have, without special investigation in the matter, and his opinion and determination thereon shall be conclusive.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-4 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-4
§ 2-7F-4. Elections; vacancies
Status: in_force

A. Members of the house of representatives shall be elected for terms of two years.

B. If a vacancy occurs in the office of representative for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled as follows:

(1) for a representative district that is situated wholly within the exterior boundaries of a single county, the board of county commissioners of that county shall appoint the representative to fill the vacancy; and

(2) for a representative district situated within two or more counties:

(a) the board of county commissioners of each county in the representative district shall submit one name to the governor; and

(b) the governor shall appoint the representative to fill the vacancy from the list of names so submitted.

C. An appointment to fill a vacancy in the house of representatives shall be for a term ending on December 31 after the next general election.

D. An appointment to fill a vacancy made before the general election of 2022 shall be made from the district as it was described in Section 2-7E-1 NMSA 1978 , as established by the court in Egolf v. Duran , D-101-CV-2011-02942 (1st Dist. Ct., Judgment and Final Order on Remand (State House of Representatives Trial) filed February 28, 2012). On or after the general election of 2022, a vacancy shall be filled by appointment from the district as set out in the 2021 House Redistricting Act.
N.M. Stat. § 31-23-1 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 23 / Section 31-23-1
§ 31-23-1. Civil action; crime; damages; immunity
Status: in_force

No person shall be liable to a plaintiff in any civil action for damages if by a preponderance of the evidence the damages were incurred as a consequence of:

A. the commission, attempted commission or flight subsequent to the commission of a crime by the plaintiff; and

B. the use of force or deadly force by the defendant which is justified pursuant to common law or the law of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 21-4-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 4 / Section 21-4-4
§ 21-4-4. Establishment of a solar energy research park and academy
Status: in_force

A. There is established at northern New Mexico state school a “solar energy research park and academy” to conduct applied research on solar energy storage devices, on photovoltaic technology, on solar thermal and concentrated solar technologies and on other alternative renewable energy sources. Northern New Mexico state school shall collaborate with Los Alamos national laboratory to develop technology transfer applications related to solar energy.

B. In addition to the research park, the academy shall provide new academic programs, including three levels of engineering degrees: associate of science, bachelor of science and master of science in mechanical engineering with a major in solar energy.