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N.M. Stat. § 13-4-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 13-4-6
§ 13-4-6. Discrimination against New Mexico softwood timber in building codes prohibited
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any building code or codes of this state or of any county, municipality or township therein, or of any agency, bureau or political division or subdivision of the state government to discriminate in any way against the softwood species of timber, such as Douglas fir and ponderosa pine, grown in New Mexico. All the various grades of lumber produced therefrom, and the softwood species of New Mexico lumber shall be considered, regarded and accepted prima facie as the equal in strength and durability of similar softwood species produced elsewhere, and the burden shall rest upon any person contesting this provision to prove to the contrary in a court of competent jurisdiction by a preponderance of the evidence.
N.M. Stat. § 7-3-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 7-3-6
§ 7-3-6. Date payment due
Status: in_force

Taxes withheld under the provisions of the Withholding Tax Act must be paid on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month following the month when the taxes were required to be withheld.
N.M. Stat. § 17-4-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 4 / Section 17-4-1
§ 17-4-1. Power of state game commission to acquire land
Status: in_force

The state game commission of the state of New Mexico is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, gift, bequest or lease; and to hold, develop and improve lands for fish hatcheries, game farms, game refuges, bird refuges, resting and nesting grounds, field stations, dams, lakes, ditches, flumes, waterways, pipelines, canals, rights-of-way, trails, roads and for all purposes incidental to the propagation, preservation, protection and management of the game, birds, fish and wildlife of the state of New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-6.62 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-6.62
§ 7-1-6.62. Distribution; premium tax
Status: in_force

A. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to the law enforcement protection fund in an amount equal to ten percent of the net receipts attributable to the premium tax from life, health, general casualty and title insurance business.

B. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to the fire protection fund of the net receipts attributable to the premium tax derived from property and vehicle insurance business.
N.M. Stat. § 63-3-26 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 3 / Section 63-3-26
§ 63-3-26. Failure to maintain fireguard; penalty; enforcement
Status: in_force

Any railroad corporation failing to comply with the provisions of the preceding section shall be liable to pay a penalty of two hundred dollars ($200) for each and every mile, or fractional part thereof, of such strip as it neglects to plow, as aforesaid, in each and every year as aforesaid, or neglects to burn and remove the dry grass and vegetation from, as provided above, the same to be collected by an action of debt in any court of competent jurisdiction, by the attorney general, or district attorney of the district, in the name of the state, provided, such action shall be brought within two years after the cause of action accrues.
N.M. Stat. § 4-32-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 32 / Section 4-32-1
§ 4-32-1. Original county boundaries
Status: in_force

The county of Valencia shall be bounded as follows: on the south, drawing a line from a point between the town of Jose Pino and the house of Jose Antonio Chavez toward the east in the direction of the Bocas de Abo, and continuing said line along the Gabilan mountain until it terminates with the boundaries of the territory; drawing a direct line from the starting point of the eastern line, crossing the Rio del Norte, touching the dividing line between Belen and Sabinal, continuing the line in the direction of the canada of the Alamito del Rio Puerco, and following in the direction of Puerto de la Bolita de Oro, until it terminates with the boundary of the territory; on the north to be bounded by the county of Bernalillo.
N.M. Stat. § 60-2E-51 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2E / Section 60-2E-51
§ 60-2E-51. Crime; use of counterfeit or unapproved tokens, currency or devices; possession of certain devices, equipment, products or materials
Status: in_force

A. A person who, in playing any game designed to be played with, to receive or to be operated by tokens approved by the board or by lawful currency of the United States, knowingly uses tokens other than those approved by the board, uses currency that is not lawful currency of the United States or uses currency not of the same denomination as the currency intended to be used in that game is guilty of a third degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .

B. A person who knowingly has on his person or in his possession within a gaming establishment any device intended to be used by him to violate the provisions of the Gaming Control Act is guilty of a third degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .

C. A person, other than a duly authorized employee of a gaming operator acting in furtherance of his employment within a gaming establishment, who knowingly has on his person or in his possession within a gaming establishment any key or device known by him to have been designed for the purpose of and suitable for opening, entering or affecting the operation of any game, dropbox or any electronic or mechanical device connected to the game or dropbox or for removing money or other contents from them is guilty of a third degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .

D. A person who knowingly and with intent to use them for cheating has on his person or in his possession any paraphernalia for manufacturing slugs is guilty of a third degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 . As used in this subsection, “paraphernalia for manufacturing slugs” means the equipment, products and materials that are intended for use or designed for use in manufacturing, producing, fabricating, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, storing or concealing a counterfeit facsimile of tokens approved by the board or a lawful coin of the United States, the use of which is unlawful pursuant to the Gaming Control Act. The term includes:

(1) lead or lead alloy;

(2) molds, forms or similar equipment capable of producing a likeness of a gaming token or coin;

(3) melting pots or other receptacles;

(4) torches; and

(5) tongs, trimming tools or other similar equipment.

E. Possession of more than two items of the equipment, products or material described in Subsection D of this section permits a rebuttable inference that the possessor intended to use them for cheating.
N.M. Stat. § 21-12-11 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 12 / Section 21-12-11
§ 21-12-11. General Richard T. Knowles legislative scholarship program created; purpose
Status: in_force

There is created the “General Richard T. Knowles legislative scholarship program” at the New Mexico military institute. The purpose of the program is to increase the number of New Mexico residents attending the New Mexico military institute and to increase the opportunity for promising young people who might not otherwise have the opportunity to participate in a military education and environment.
N.M. Stat. § 30-32-1 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 32 / Section 30-32-1
§ 30-32-1. Fires extinguished by officers; responsibility for costs
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section, “ forest fire ” means a fire burning uncontrolled on lands covered wholly or in part by timber, brush, grass, grain or other inflammable vegetation.

B. A person who willfully or recklessly sets a forest fire or causes a forest fire to be set for which efforts to control or extinguish the fire are exerted by the forestry division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department; an agency under agreement with the energy, minerals and natural resources department; a county or municipality; or any fire protection agency of the United States may be liable for the costs incurred, including expenses for fighting the fire and costs of investigation.
N.M. Stat. § 58-10-48 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 10 / Section 58-10-48
§ 58-10-48. Valuation of real property of an association
Status: in_force

No association shall carry any real estate on its books at a sum in excess of the total amount invested by the association on account of the real estate, including advances, costs and improvements. Any association selling real estate under a contract of sale may carry the amount due the association under terms of the contract as an asset upon its books, but at no time shall the contract be considered as having an asset value greater in amount than the remaining principal balance of the contract, or greater in amount than the value at which the property so sold was permitted to be carried upon the books of the association.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-26.6 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-26.6
§ 10-11-26.6. State general member coverage plan 3; state contribution rate
Status: in_force

The state shall contribute the following percentages of the salary of each member covered by state general member coverage plan 3 starting with the first pay period that ends within the calendar month in which state general member coverage plan 3 becomes applicable to the member:

A. beginning July 1, 2020 and continuing through June 30, 2021, seventeen and seventy-four hundredths percent of salary;

B. beginning July 1, 2021 and continuing through June 30, 2022, eighteen and twenty-four hundredths percent of salary;

C. beginning July 1, 2022 and continuing through June 30, 2023, eighteen and seventy-four hundredths percent of salary; and

D. beginning July 1, 2023 and thereafter, nineteen and twenty-four hundredths percent of salary.
N.M. Stat. § 22-19-15 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 19 / Section 22-19-15
§ 22-19-15. Exchange of bonds
Status: in_force

In authorizing any bonds pursuant to the School Revenue Bond Act, a local school board, in its authorization resolution, may provide for exchange of any bonds issued for refunding bonds of larger or smaller denominations. Refunding bonds in the changed denominations shall be exchanged for the original bonds in the same aggregate principal amounts so that there is no overlapping of interest paid. Refunding bonds in changed denominations shall bear interest at the same rates, mature on the same dates, be in the same form and be identical with the original bonds surrendered for exchange in all respects except as to denominations, serial numbers and a recital as to the exchange. Where any exchange of bonds is made pursuant to the School Revenue Bond Act, the bonds surrendered by the holders at the time of exchange shall be canceled. The exchange shall be made only at the request of the holder of the bond to be surrendered, and the local school board may require the holder of the bond to pay all expenses incurred in connection with the exchange, including those of authorization and issuance of the refunding bonds.
N.M. Stat. § 76-5-8 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 5 / Section 76-5-8
§ 76-5-8. Duties and powers of local control committees
Status: in_force

Local control committees shall:

A. cooperate with all federal and state agencies to facilitate the execution of the grasshopper and other range pest extermination program within control districts;

B. levy and collect a special assessment, based on acreage sprayed or baited, against the land users within a control district whose lands have benefited from the extermination program; the special assessment against each land user shall be the sum equal to the land user's ratable share, as defined by proportional acreage treated, of one-half the state moneys expended for the extermination program within the control district;

C. pay over to the state grasshopper and other range pest control board [New Mexico department of agriculture] moneys assessed and collected from land users within a control district; and

D. render a complete report to the state grasshopper and other range pest control board [department] after the completion of the extermination program in the control district.
N.M. Stat. § 14-15-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 15 / Section 14-15-1
§ 14-15-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act 1 may be cited as the “Electronic Authentication of Documents Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 21-22C-9 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 22C / Section 21-22C-9
§ 21-22C-9. Cancellation
Status: in_force

The commission [department] may cancel any contract made between it and any student for any reasonable cause deemed sufficient by the commission [department].
N.M. Stat. § 67-3-60 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 67-3-60
§ 67-3-60. Bypasses and relocation projects; expenditure of highway funds; purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of Sections 67-3-60 and 67-3-61 NMSA 1978 is to foster and insure the correlation of state highway construction programs closely affecting smaller municipalities and unincorporated communities with the future economic growth, livelihood, development, safety and general welfare of the communities by limiting the use of public funds for the construction of highway bypasses or relocation projects diverting traffic and commerce from existing state highway routes through the communities in accordance with the provisions of all existing agreements between a municipality or county and the state transportation commission relating to obtaining the consent of the municipality or county pursuant to the provisions of Section 67-3-61 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 27-14-12 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 14 / Section 27-14-12
§ 27-14-12. Employee protection
Status: in_force

Any employee who is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or otherwise discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment by the employer because of lawful acts done by the employee on behalf of the employee or others in disclosing information to the department or in furthering a false claims action pursuant to the Medicaid False Claims Act, including investigation for, initiation of, testimony for or assistance in an action filed or to be filed pursuant to that act, shall be entitled to all relief necessary to make the employee whole. Such relief shall include reinstatement with the same seniority status that the employee would have had but for the discrimination, two times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay and compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, including litigation costs and reasonable attorney fees. An employee may bring an action in the appropriate court of the state for the relief provided in this subsection.
N.M. Stat. § 7-26-5 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 26 / Section 7-26-5
§ 7-26-5. Tax rates on severed natural resources except coal and uranium
Status: in_force

The severance tax is imposed at the following rates on the taxable value determined under Section 7-26-4 NMSA 1978 of the following natural resources:

A.

potash․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

2 1 / 2 %

B.

copper․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․ 1 / 2 %

C.

timber․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․ 1 / 8 %

D.

pumice, gypsum, sand, gravel, clay, fluorspar and other nonmetallic minerals․․․․․․․․․․

․ 1 / 8 %

E.

lead, zinc, thorium, molybdenum, manganese, rare earth and other metals․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․ 1 / 8 %

F.

gold and silver․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․ 1 / 5 %
N.M. Stat. § 24-6B-3 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 6B / Section 24-6B-3
§ 24-6B-3. Applicability
Status: in_force

The Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act applies to an anatomical gift or amendment to, revocation of or refusal to make an anatomical gift, whenever made.
N.M. Stat. § 7-14A-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 14A / Section 7-14A-2
§ 7-14A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Leased Vehicle Gross Receipts Tax Act:

A. “department” means the taxation and revenue department, the secretary of taxation and revenue or any employee of the department exercising authority lawfully delegated to that employee by the secretary;

B. “engaging in business” means carrying on or causing to be carried on the leasing of vehicles with the purpose of direct or indirect benefit;

C. “gross receipts” means the total amount of money or the value of other consideration received from leasing vehicles used in New Mexico, but excludes cash discounts allowed and taken, leased vehicle gross receipts tax payable on transactions for the reporting period, gross receipts tax payable pursuant to the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act 1 on transactions for the reporting period and taxes imposed pursuant to the provisions of any local option gross receipts tax, as that term is defined in the Tax Administration Act, 2 that is payable on transactions for the reporting period and any type of time-price differential. Also excluded from “gross receipts” are any gross receipts or sales taxes imposed by an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, provided that the tax is approved, if approval is required by federal law or regulation, by the secretary of the interior of the United States, and provided further that the gross receipts or sales tax imposed by the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo provides a reciprocal exclusion for gross receipts, sales or gross receipts-based excise taxes imposed by the state or its political subdivisions. In an exchange in which the money or other consideration received does not represent the value of the lease of the vehicle, “gross receipts” means the reasonable value of the lease of the vehicle. When the leasing of vehicles is made under a leasing contract, the seller or lessor may elect to treat all receipts under those contracts as gross receipts as and when the payments are actually received. “Gross receipts” also includes amounts paid by members of any cooperative association or similar organization for the lease of vehicles by that organization;

D. “leasing” means any arrangement whereby, for a consideration, a vehicle without a driver furnished by the lessor or owner is employed for or by any person other than the owner of the vehicle for a period of not more than six months;

E. “person” means any individual, estate, trust, receiver, cooperative association, club, corporation, company, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate or other entity; and

F. “vehicle” means a passenger automobile designed to accommodate six or fewer adult human beings that is part of a fleet of five or more passenger automobiles owned by the same person.
N.M. Stat. § 9-5B-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 5B / Section 9-5B-9
§ 9-5B-9. Education; training
Status: in_force

A. Corps members shall be encouraged to increase their opportunities for employment by education and training. Corps personnel shall seek cooperative agreements with community colleges, vocational schools and other institutions of higher learning in an effort to aid corps members in achieving their educational goals. Corps personnel shall provide opportunities for corps members to achieve basic education, literacy and high school or equivalency diplomas.

B. On completion of employment, a corps member who has twelve full months of employment as a corps member during a period not to exceed forty-eight months and who has received satisfactory evaluations throughout the corps member's employment is entitled to receive as additional compensation five hundred dollars ($500) or a one thousand five hundred dollar ($1,500) educational tuition voucher at a New Mexico institution of higher education. The educational tuition voucher is valid for two years. If the corps member receives a satisfactory employment evaluation and the program manager determines that the corps member's employment was less than twelve months in a four-year period due to circumstances beyond the corps member's control, the program manager may authorize a partial compensation payment or a partial educational tuition voucher to that corps member.
N.M. Stat. § 62-14-9 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 14 / Section 62-14-9
§ 62-14-9. Enforcement
Status: in_force

If any person excavates or intends to excavate in violation of Chapter 62, Article 14 NMSA 1978 , the commission or any interested or affected owner or operator of an underground facility may file, in the district court of the county in which the excavation is occurring or intended, an action seeking to enjoin the excavation.
N.M. Stat. § 22-11-22 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-22
§ 22-11-22. Payment; records; audits
Status: in_force

A. Contributions shall be deducted from the salaries of members by the local administrative units as the salaries are paid. These contributions shall be forwarded monthly to the director for deposit in the fund.

B. Contributions of local administrative units shall be derived from revenue available to the local administrative unit and shall be forwarded monthly to the director for deposit in the fund. The board may assess an interest charge and a penalty charge on any remittance not made by its due date.

C. Each local administrative unit shall record and certify quarterly to the director an itemized account of the contributions paid by each member and the local administrative unit. The director shall keep a record of these itemized accounts.

D. The director or the director's authorized representative may audit the financial affairs, books and records, and may interview employees, of any local administrative unit at any time to ensure compliance with the Educational Retirement Act and rules adopted by the board. The local administrative unit shall cooperate with the director or the authorized representative and shall provide access to records, information and employees during regular business hours. If, during the course of the audit, the director or the director's designee finds discrepancies or violations of the Educational Retirement Act or rules adopted by the board, or if the director or the director's designee finds that a local administrative unit does not have adequate financial controls or procedures in place to allow the local administrative unit to properly account for and pay required contributions to the board:

(1) the director shall order the local administrative unit to implement measures to remedy those matters, including payment to the fund of any contributions not properly calculated or paid, together with interest thereon at a rate to be established by the board. The local administrative unit shall promptly comply with that order; and

(2) the director shall submit a report describing the discrepancy, violation or failure to maintain adequate financial controls or procedures to the board, the state auditor and the public education department or the higher education department as may be appropriate.

E. If the director or the director's designee finds or has reason to suspect criminal activity with respect to contributions, payments or the management of the funds of a local administrative unit, the director shall notify the attorney general, the state auditor and the appropriate law enforcement agency.
N.M. Stat. § 61-6-33 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 6 / Section 61-6-33
§ 61-6-33. Licensure status
Status: in_force

Upon a verified written request, a licensee may request that the license be put in retirement, inactive or voluntary lapsed status. Upon request for reinstatement of active status, the board may impose conditions as provided in Section 61-6-30 NMSA 1978 .