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N.M. Stat. § 63-5-1 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 5 / Section 63-5-1
§ 63-5-1. Foreclosure; rights of purchasers; new corporation; organization
Status: in_force

Whenever the railroad lands or other property of any railroad corporation created by or under any law of the United States or of the state or the part of the railroad, lands or other property of any such corporation situated in the state is sold by virtue of a mortgage or deed of trust or pursuant to the judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction or by virtue of any execution issued thereon, the purchasers at any such sale may acquire and become vested with the property sold and may acquire any other property and franchises, rights and powers of the corporation in this state or elsewhere. Purchasers may associate with themselves any number of persons and with their associates may become a corporation with power to own, operate, exercise and enjoy the properties, franchises, rights and powers acquired by the purchasers upon making, acknowledging and filing in the office of the secretary of state a certificate in which the purchasers describe by name and by reference to the charter or law under which it was organized, the corporation whose property or part of whose property the purchasers have acquired, the court by whose authority the sale was made, with the date of the judgment or decree authorizing or directing the sale, a brief description of the property sold and also the following particulars:

A. the name of the new corporation intended to be formed by the filing of the certificate;

B. the maximum amount of its capital stock and the number of shares into which it is divided, and specifying the classes thereof, whether common or preferred, and the amount of and rights pertaining to each class; and

C. the number of directors, not less than three nor more than fifteen, who shall manage the affairs of the new corporation and the names and post office addresses of the directors for the first year.
N.M. Stat. § 22-3B-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 3B / Section 22-3B-9
§ 22-3B-9. Public education commission district four
Status: in_force

Public education commission district four is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 1, 87, 129, 170, 176, 217, 261, 303, 553 through 559, 570 through 573, 575 through 580, 595 through 597, 641 and 643; Los Alamos county; Sandoval county precincts 1 through 23 and 27 through 157; and Santa Fe county precincts 11, 12, 15 through 19, 63, 72, 73, 80, 82, 84, 85, 90, 92, 93, 114, 115, 125, 145, 146, 148, 152, 153, 155 through 157, 165 and 177.
N.M. Stat. § 40-10B-13 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 10B / Section 40-10B-13
§ 40-10B-13. Rights and duties of guardian
Status: in_force

A. A guardian appointed for a child pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act has the legal rights and duties of a parent except the right to consent to adoption of the child and except for parental rights and duties that the court orders retained by a parent.

B. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, a guardian appointed pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act has authority to make all decisions regarding visitation between a parent and the child.

C. A certified copy of the court order appointing a guardian pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act shall be satisfactory proof of the authority of the guardian, and letters of guardianship need not be issued.
N.M. Stat. § 7-7-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 7-7-17
§ 7-7-17. Payment of estate tax in works of art
Status: in_force

A decedent's estate may pay all or part of any tax owed by the decedent's estate to the state by payment in the form of one or more works of art in the manner provided by the Art Acceptance Act, provided:

A. the decedent has so directed by a will; or

B. in the absence of a direction in the decedent's will, the personal representative finds that this method of payment is advantageous to the estate.
N.M. Stat. § 30-31-25.1 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 31 / Section 30-31-25.1
§ 30-31-25.1. Possession, delivery or manufacture of drug paraphernalia prohibited; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for a person to use or possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a person who is in possession of:

(1) hypodermic syringes or needles for the purpose of participation in or administration of the Harm Reduction Act 1 ;

(2) supplies or devices obtained pursuant to the Harm Reduction Act in accordance with rules established by the department of health for the harm reduction program; or

(3) supplies or devices used for the testing of controlled substances or controlled substance analogs for dangerous adulterants.

B. It is unlawful for a person to deliver, possess with intent to deliver or manufacture with the intent to deliver drug paraphernalia with knowledge, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to:

(1) department of health employees or their designees while they are directly and immediately engaged in activities related to the harm reduction program authorized by the Harm Reduction Act; or

(2) the sale or distribution of hypodermic syringes and needles by pharmacists licensed pursuant to the Pharmacy Act 2 .

C. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection A of this section shall be issued a penalty assessment pursuant to Section 31-19A-1 NMSA 1978 and is subject to a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). A person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

D. A person eighteen years of age or over who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section by delivering drug paraphernalia to a person under eighteen years of age and who is at least three years the person's junior is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 17-2-2.1 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-2.1
§ 17-2-2.1. Artificial wildlife
Status: in_force

A. Artificial wildlife may be used, and defined as game animals or birds, for the purpose of prosecution pursuant to Section 17-2-31 or 17-3-1 NMSA 1978, or for prosecution for shooting at, from or across a roadway.

B. Violations of shooting artificial wildlife shall be punished pursuant to the applicable penalty provisions of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 2-8F-47 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 8F / Section 2-8F-47
§ 2-8F-47. Senate district forty-one
Status: in_force

Senate district forty-one is composed of Eddy county precincts 9 through 11, 32, 33, 44 and 49 through 52; and Lea county precincts 8, 9, 11, 12, 14 through 17, 31, 32, 34 through 36, 50 through 55, 58, 59, 61, 62 and 71 through 74.
N.M. Stat. § 1-4-49 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1-4-49
§ 1-4-49. Third-party registration agents; registration required; procedures; reports; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Registration agents who either register or assist persons to register to vote on behalf of an organization that is not a state or federal agency shall register with the secretary of state, and the organization shall register and provide the secretary of state with:

(1) the names of the officers of the organization and the name and permanent address of the organization;

(2) the names, permanent addresses, temporary addresses, if any, and dates of birth of each person registering persons to vote in the state on behalf of the organization; and

(3) a sworn statement from each registration agent employed by or volunteering for the organization stating that the agent will obey all state laws and rules regarding the registration of voters on a form that gives notice of the criminal penalties for false registration.

B. Organizations employing registration agents or using volunteer registration agents shall deliver or mail a certificate of registration to the secretary of state or county clerk within forty-eight hours of its completion by the person registering to vote or deliver it the next business day if the appropriate office is closed for that forty-eight-hour period.

C. The secretary of state may issue rules to ensure the integrity of the registration process, including rules requiring that organizations account for all state and federal registration forms used by their registration agents.

D. A person who intentionally violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and the person's third-party registration agent status shall be revoked. If the person who violates a provision of this section is an employee of an organization and has decision-making authority involving the organization's voter registration activities or is an officer of the organization, that organization shall be subject to civil penalties as described in Subsection E of this section.

E. If the secretary of state reasonably believes that a person committed a violation of the provisions of this section, the secretary of state shall refer the matter to the attorney general or a district attorney for enforcement. The attorney general or district attorney may institute a civil action in district court for a violation of the provisions of this section or to prevent a violation of the provisions of this section. An action for relief may include a permanent or temporary injunction, a restraining order or any other appropriate order, including a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
N.M. Stat. § 16-6-27 — NM Code / Chapter 16 / Article 6 / Section 16-6-27
§ 16-6-27. Bond issue election; ballot; notice; voters; sale of bonds
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners of Curry county, New Mexico, may submit to the voters of said county at any regular election or at any special election called for that purpose the question of issuing bonds in a sum not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the purpose of erecting a building or buildings at the bi-state fair grounds, such building or buildings to be used for the holding of the bi-state fair. The proposition to be voted upon shall be submitted to the voters by separate ballot and shall be in substantially the following form:

“For the issuance of bi-state fair association bonds in the sum of $ ․․․․․․․․․․; Against the issuance of bi-state fair association bonds in the sum of $ ․․․․․․․․․․.”

The board of county commissioners shall give notice of such election by publication for at least three consecutive weeks in any newspaper published in said county; which notice shall set forth the time and place of holding such election, the fair building or buildings proposed to be built, the amount of bonds to be voted, the rate of interest to be paid on such bonds and the length of time for which the bonds shall be issued, which shall not be less than five nor more than twenty years, and no issue of bonds shall be made under this act in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

Only the qualified electors of the county who paid a property tax during the preceding year shall be entitled to vote at such election, and if a majority of all votes at such election shall be in favor of the issue of said bonds, then said board shall issue bonds to the amount voted, but no bond shall bear interest at a rate in excess of six (6) per centum. Said bonds shall be known as the bi-state fair association bonds of Curry county, New Mexico, shall be signed by the chairman of the board of county commissioners, and countersigned by the county treasurer. They shall have interest coupons attached providing for the payment of interest either annually or semiannually. The board shall have power by contract to provide a place for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds, and the terms upon which said interest shall be paid.

The county treasurer shall advertise for the sale of said bonds to the highest bidder in not less than two weekly issues in some newspaper published in the county, and said bonds shall be sold for no less than par and accrued interest and the proceeds thereof placed to the credit of the county in a fund to be known as the bi-state fair association fund, which fund shall be disbursed upon warrants drawn as in the case of the general funds of the county.

Provided, that said bonds or any part thereof may be sold to the state of New Mexico at private sale, without advertisement for not less than par and accrued interest.

The county treasurer shall stand charged upon his official bond for all bonds that may be delivered to him, and with all monies that may be received by him under the provisions of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 24-13-6 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 13 / Section 24-13-6
§ 24-13-6. Money from relatives; duty of funeral director
Status: in_force

Should a funeral director or other person allowed by law to conduct the business of a funeral director accept money from the relatives or friends of a decedent whom the county has determined to be an unclaimed decedent, the funeral director shall immediately notify the county of the payment or offer for payment, and the county shall not pay for the burial or cremation involved, or, if the county has already paid for the burial or cremation, the funeral director shall immediately refund the money paid to the funeral director by the county for the burial or cremation.
N.M. Stat. § 21-1-3 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 21-1-3
§ 21-1-3. State educational institutions; resident students
Status: in_force

A. For the purpose of tuition payment at the resident student rates at state educational institutions enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico , “ resident student ” includes:

(1) any person not otherwise entitled to claim residence who is a member of the armed forces of the United States or armed forces of a foreign country assigned to active duty within the exterior boundaries of this state; and

(2) the spouse or dependent child of any person who qualifies under Paragraph (1) of this subsection.

B. Assignment to active duty within the exterior boundaries of this state may be established by a certificate of assignment from the commanding officer of the person so assigned.

C. For the purpose of tuition payment at resident student rates at New Mexico highlands university, “resident student” may include any person who is a Native American and a citizen of the United States.

D. For the purposes of tuition payment and budget and revenue calculations, the board of regents of any post-secondary, state educational institution enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico may determine that “ resident student ” includes any Texas resident who resides within a one hundred thirty-five mile radius of that institution.

E. For the purpose of tuition payment and budget and revenue calculations, “ resident student ” includes any student receiving an athletic scholarship from a post-secondary educational institution set forth in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico .

F. For the purpose of tuition payment and budget and revenue calculations, “ resident student ” includes a member of an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located wholly or partially in New Mexico, regardless of the residence of the member prior to acceptance at a post-secondary educational institution enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico for either undergraduate or post-graduate enrollment.
N.M. Stat. § 56-1-15 — NM Code / Chapter 56 / Article 1 / Section 56-1-15
§ 56-1-15. Creditor compliance with federal regulations deemed compliance with this act
Status: in_force

Any creditor engaging in transactions subject to the provisions of this act, who complies with 15 United States Code, §§ 1601 through 1665 , and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to have complied with applicable provisions of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 28-7-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 7 / Section 28-7-16
§ 28-7-16. Commission for the blind created
Status: in_force

A. There is created the “commission for the blind”, consisting of three members, at least one of whom shall be blind, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Members of the first commission shall be appointed for staggered terms, one ending on December 31, 1988, one ending December 31, 1990 and one ending December 31, 1992. Thereafter, appointments shall be for staggered terms of six years.

B. A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. The commission shall elect a chairman from its membership.

C. Members of the commission shall be compensated as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act 1 and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.
N.M. Stat. § 4-44-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 44 / Section 4-44-18
§ 4-44-18. Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and guards; expenses incurred in serving process and certain other official business; per diem
Status: in_force

A. Sheriffs, their deputies and guards shall be paid per diem expenses at the rate authorized in the Per Diem and Mileage Act by the counties on behalf of which expenses are incurred in:

(1) service of criminal process issued out of the supreme court or district court;

(2) service of criminal process issued out of a magistrate court when the issuance is approved in writing by the district attorney or his assistants;

(3) service of civil process issued by the district court; and

(4) attempting to discover or arrest a person charged with a felony if written authorization is obtained from the district judge.

B. Expenses authorized pursuant to this section shall be paid on the rendition of sworn accounts filed in the county clerk's office and approved by the board of county commissioners and the district judge.

C. Sheriffs, their deputies and guards shall be paid per diem and mileage expenses at the rate authorized in the Per Diem and Mileage Act for extraditing prisoners from without the state and for transporting persons committed by a court to a state institution or required to be returned by order of the court from a state institution to the county of commitment. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, the county shall be reimbursed by the state for the per diem, costs for mileage and other necessary travel expenses incurred pursuant to this subsection by submitting claims for reimbursement to the department of finance and administration in accordance with the department's regulations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, a single county shall not receive more than fifty percent of the total amount of money allocated to all counties as reimbursement.
N.M. Stat. § 19-13-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 13 / Section 19-13-8
§ 19-13-8. Leases; relinquishment
Status: in_force

A. The holder of any lease may at any time relinquish all his rights under the lease by filing a written relinquishment of all rights under the lease with the commissioner. The relinquishment shall be effective as of the date of its filing, subject to the continued obligation of the person, in accordance with the terms of the lease and any regulations:

(1) to make payment of all accrued rentals and royalties;

(2) to place all wells on the lands to be relinquished in condition for suspension or abandonment; and

(3) to protect or restore the surface and surface resources.

B. Upon compliance with this section, the person holding the lease shall be released of all obligations thereafter accruing under the lease with respect to the lands relinquished, but no such relinquishment shall release such person from any liability for breach of any obligation of the lease, other than an obligation to drill, accrued at the date of relinquishment.
N.M. Stat. § 58-10-65 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 10 / Section 58-10-65
§ 58-10-65. Lien on savings accounts
Status: in_force

Every association operating under the Savings and Loan Act, or any federal association doing business in this state, has a lien, without further agreement or pledge, upon all savings accounts owned by any member to whom, or on whose behalf, the association has made an advance of money by loan or otherwise and, the lien is a complete and perfected lien for the amount or amounts so advanced; upon the default in repayment or satisfaction thereof, the association may, without notice to, or consent of, the member, cancel on its books all or any part of the savings accounts owned by the member and apply the value of the accounts in payment on account of the obligation. An association may, by written instrument, waive its lien in whole or in part on any savings accounts. Any association may take the pledge of savings accounts of the association owned by a member other than the borrower as additional security for any loan secured by an account or by an account and real estate, or as additional security for any real estate loan.
N.M. Stat. § 9-27-2 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 27 / Section 9-27-2
§ 9-27-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Department of Information Technology Act is to create a single, unified executive branch department to administer all laws and exercise all functions formerly administered by the office of the chief information officer, the information technology commission, pursuant to the Information Technology Management Act, and the communications division, information systems division, radio communications bureau and telecommunications bureau of the general services department to consolidate enterprise information technology services duplicated within executive agencies and provide additional information technology services and functionality to improve and streamline the executive branch's information technology systems.
N.M. Stat. § 61-14A-14.1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 14A / Section 61-14A-14.1
§ 61-14A-14.1. Students and externs; supervised practice
Status: in_force

A. A student enrolled in an approved educational program may practice acupuncture and oriental medicine under the direct supervision of a teacher or tutor as part of the educational program.

B. The board may promulgate rules to govern the practice of acupuncture and oriental medicine by externs. The rules shall include qualifications for externs and supervising doctors of oriental medicine or other supervising health care professionals and the allowable scope of practice for externs. The board may charge a fee for approval and renewal of approval of extern programs. Participation as an extern is optional and not a requirement for licensure.
N.M. Stat. § 28-2-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 2 / Section 28-2-6
§ 28-2-6. Applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act relating to any board or other agency which has jurisdiction over the practice of any trade, business or profession apply to authorities made subject to its coverage by law, or by any such authorities' rules or regulations if permitted by law.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16B-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16B / Section 10-16B-1
§ 10-16B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 10, Article 16B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Gift Act”.