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N.M. Stat. § 1-25-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 25 / Section 1-25-10
§ 1-25-10. Recall; limitation on appeals of validity of recall petition
Status: in_force

A. Any person filing any court action challenging a recall petition provided for in the Recall Act shall do so within seven days after the determination of the county clerk as to whether sufficient signatures have been submitted. Challenges to the recall petition shall be directed to:

(1) the validity of the signatures on the petitions; or

(2) the determination of the county clerk as to the minimum number of signatures.

B. Within ten days after the filing of the action, the district court shall hear and render a decision on the matter. The decision shall be appealable only to the supreme court, and notice of appeal shall be filed within five days after the decision of the district court. The supreme court shall hear and render a decision on the appeal forthwith.
N.M. Stat. § 48-1A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 1A / Section 48-1A-6
§ 48-1A-6. Invalidity of claim of lien against a state or local official or employee or a federal official or employee; filing of notice of invalid lien
Status: in_force

A. A claim of lien against a state or local official or employee or a federal official or employee based on the performance or nonperformance of that official's or employee's duties shall be invalid, unless accompanied by a specific order from a court of competent jurisdiction authorizing the filing of the lien, or unless a specific statute authorizes the filing of the lien.

B. If a claim of lien, as described in Subsection A of this section, has been accepted for filing, the filing officer shall accept for filing a notice of invalid lien signed and submitted by an assistant attorney general representing the state agency, board, commission or department of which the individual is an official or employee; an attorney representing the state institution of higher education, school district, political subdivision or unit of local government of this state of which the individual is an official or employee; or an assistant United States attorney representing the federal agency of which the individual is an official or employee. A copy of the notice of invalid lien shall be mailed by the attorney to the person who filed the claim of lien at that person's last known address.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1F-4 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1F / Section 24-1F-4
§ 24-1F-4. Medical advisory committee created; membership; duties
Status: in_force

A. There is created at the department of health a “medical advisory committee” to consist of seven members, chaired by the department's chief medical officer or the officer's designee. Committee membership shall consist of four physicians and two consumers with current experience in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

B. The committee shall review the department of health's human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome drug formulary and policies regarding selection, utilization and provision of those drugs and recommend changes as appropriate to the department of health and report its recommendations to the governor's HIV and AIDS policy commission.
N.M. Stat. § 22-4-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 4 / Section 22-4-16
§ 22-4-16. Existing school districts validated
Status: in_force

That the organization, existence or consolidation of all school districts heretofore ordered by the state department of education of the state of New Mexico are hereby validated and their existence as ordered by the state board of education is hereby validated and confirmed, provided that the passage of this act shall not affect any consolidations upon which an action is pending contesting such consolidation at the time this act becomes effective.
N.M. Stat. § 62-16A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 16A / Section 62-16A-5
§ 62-16A-5. Renewable energy transmission bonds; appropriation of proceeds
Status: in_force

A. The authority is authorized to issue and sell revenue bonds, known as “renewable energy transmission bonds”, payable solely from the renewable energy transmission bonding fund, in compliance with the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority Act, for the purpose of entering into a project when the authority determines that the project is needed.

B. The net proceeds from the bonds are appropriated to the authority for the purpose of financing or acquiring eligible facilities.
N.M. Stat. § 10-4-29 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 10-4-29
§ 10-4-29. Exclusive method of removal
Status: in_force

No officer belonging to the class mentioned in Section 10-4-1 NMSA 1978 can be removed from office in any manner except according to the provisions of this chapter.
N.M. Stat. § 1-15-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 15 / Section 1-15-7
§ 1-15-7. Presidential electors; when governor fills vacancy
Status: in_force

In the case of the death or absence of any presidential elector or failure to complete the number of presidential electors by noon of the day fixed by the laws of the United States for presidential electors to cast their ballots, the governor shall fill any vacancy by appointment. In filling the vacancy the governor shall appoint a voter of the state from a list of names nominated by the state chairman of the same political party represented by the presidential elector whose death or absence caused the vacancy.
N.M. Stat. § 57-19A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 19A / Section 57-19A-3
§ 57-19A-3. Imitation of design, symbol or trademark
Status: in_force

No person shall knowingly disguise or camouflage his equipment by imitating the design, symbol or trade name under which recognized brands of petroleum products are generally marketed, and no person shall deceive any purchaser of the kind, quality or brand of petroleum products sold or offered for sale.
N.M. Stat. § 17-1-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 17-1-7
§ 17-1-7. Position of reserve conservation officer created
Status: in_force

There is hereby created within the department of game and fish the position of reserve conservation officer, which shall be a nonsalaried position.
N.M. Stat. § 7-38-38.2 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-38.2
§ 7-38-38.2. Prepayment of certain property tax installments; resolution by board of county commissioners
Status: in_force

A. Each board of county commissioners, by resolution, may as an option to the taxpayer provide for prepayment of property tax due if the tax due is one hundred dollars ($100) or more.

B. The resolution shall provide for a prepayment of the first installment due pursuant to Section 7-38-38 NMSA 1978 by July 10 in an amount equal to twenty-five percent of the prior year's property tax bill. The amount of prepayment shall be credited against the first installment due.

C. The resolution shall further provide for a prepayment of the second installment due pursuant to Section 7-38-38 NMSA 1978 by January 10 in an amount equal to fifty percent of the second installment due. The amount of the prepayment shall be credited against the second installment due.

D. The resolution shall also provide that persons who are responsible by contract for paying property taxes on behalf of the property owner shall make prepayments as provided in this section if the amount of property tax due for the prior property tax year was at least one hundred dollars ($100).

E. No penalty and interest shall be applied for failure to pay or for late payment of any optional prepayment of property taxes as authorized by this section. For persons required to make prepayments of property taxes under Subsection D of this section, the date of each prepayment installment shall be deemed to be the date the property tax is due for purposes of applying penalties and interest for failure to pay for late payment of any prepayment.

F. The county treasurer may distribute to the units of government, thirty days following receipt of the prepayment amounts collected, an amount equal to fifty percent of the amounts collected. Distribution shall be made in accordance with the law and regulations of the department of finance and administration.

G. The county shall make a concerted effort to apprise taxpayers of the option provided in this section by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or through other media coverage.
N.M. Stat. § 40-4A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 4A / Section 40-4A-3
§ 40-4A-3. Purpose of income withholding
Status: in_force

Income withholding is intended to ensure compliance with the order for support and provide for the liquidation of any delinquency which may have accrued.
N.M. Stat. § 18-12-6 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 12 / Section 18-12-6
§ 18-12-6. Executive director; appointment; qualifications
Status: in_force

A. The executive director of the Hispanic cultural division shall be appointed by the state cultural affairs officer or his successor, with the approval of the governor, from a list of qualified finalists provided by the board of directors.

B. Subject to the authority of the state cultural affairs officer or his successor, the executive director of the division shall be the administrative and executive officer of the division. The executive director shall be exempt from the provisions of the Personnel Act.
N.M. Stat. § 13-4A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4A / Section 13-4A-5
§ 13-4A-5. Art in public places fund; creation
Status: in_force

There is created in the state treasury the “art in public places fund” which shall be administered by the division pursuant to the Art in Public Places Act.
N.M. Stat. § 50-2-2 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 2 / Section 50-2-2
§ 50-2-2. Prohibited acts; picketing; coercion or intimidation; obstructing ways of entrance or egress; interfering with use of transportation facilities; damages from violation of law; injunction
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for a labor organization or its representatives to engage in picketing or to induce others to engage in picketing where an object thereof is:

(1) coercing or inducing an employer or self-employed person to join or contribute to a labor organization; or

(2) coercing or inducing an employer to recognize or bargain with a labor organization as the representative of his employees unless a majority of said employees favor such representation, provided, that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply when a majority of employees favored such representation at the commencement of such picketing, and the employer has eliminated such majority by the discharge of any employee favoring such representation, or the hiring of any additional employees opposed to such representation for the purpose of availing himself of the remedies provided in this section.

B. It shall be unlawful in connection with any labor dispute for any person individually or in concert with others to hinder or prevent by mass picketing, violence or threats of violence, force, coercion or intimidation of any kind, the pursuit of any lawful work or employment, or to obstruct or interfere with entrance to or egress from any place of employment, or to obstruct or interfere with free or uninterrupted use of any public roads, streets, highways, railways, airports or other ways of travel or conveyance.

C. Whoever shall be injured in his employment, business or property by reason of any violation of this section shall recover the actual damages by him sustained as a result of said violation and such punitive or exemplary damages as the court or jury may allow.

D. Any person or persons may be restrained by injunction from doing any of the acts prohibited by this section without regard to the conditions and restrictions set forth in Sections 50-3-1 and 50-3-2 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 21-21A-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21A / Section 21-21A-6
§ 21-21A-6. Foundation; board of directors; members; terms; meetings; bylaws
Status: in_force

A. The foundation shall be governed by and all of its functions, powers and duties shall be exercised by a board of directors. After the effective date of this 2011 act, the board sitting prior to the effective date of this 2011 act shall appoint the next successor board and shall establish staggered four-year terms for the members. The board shall consist of the following members:

(1) the state treasurer or the state treasurer's designee;

(2) two members representing post-secondary education;

(3) two members representing lending institutions; and

(4) other members as provided by the foundation bylaws.

B. A vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the board for the unexpired term.

C. The board shall elect a chair and such other officers as it deems necessary.

D. Members of the board shall receive no compensation for their service, but may be reimbursed on a per diem and mileage basis for their actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties as board members, in an amount not exceeding the amount authorized by law for nonsalaried public officers of governmental entities of this state.

E. Board meetings shall be open to the public. The board shall adopt bylaws governing board meetings consistent with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act. 1

F. The foundation shall adopt bylaws, in accordance with the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Act, 2 governing the conduct of the foundation in the performance of its duties under the Educational Assistance Act and the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, 3 as amended.
N.M. Stat. § 5-16-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 16 / Section 5-16-13
§ 5-16-13. Use of revenue by governmental units
Status: in_force

Each governmental unit that is a county or municipality and is a member of a combination shall have enacted a municipal regional spaceport gross receipts tax or a county regional spaceport gross receipts tax prior to December 31, 2008. At least seventy-five percent of the municipal regional spaceport gross receipts tax or county regional spaceport gross receipts tax revenues received by each governmental unit must be used by the district for the financing, planning, designing, engineering and construction of a regional spaceport. No more than twenty-five percent of the municipal regional spaceport gross receipts tax or county regional spaceport gross receipts tax revenues may be used by the governmental unit enacting the tax for spaceport-related projects as approved by resolution of the governmental unit.
N.M. Stat. § 28-10-12 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 10 / Section 28-10-12
§ 28-10-12. Personnel board; rules
Status: in_force

The personnel board shall establish rules and procedures consistent with the state policy of employment of persons with a disability. The rules and procedures shall be adopted after consultation with appropriate vocational rehabilitation agencies, state institutions, interested private associations and organizations and interested individuals. Any rules or procedures adopted by the personnel board shall provide that:

A. certification in an appropriate form shall be required from an appropriate agency to the effect that:

(1) the person with a disability has the ability to perform the duties of the position sought;

(2) the person with a disability is physically qualified to do the work without hazard to that person or to others; and

(3) the person with a disability is socially competent in a work environment and, either independently or with continuing help as has been provided, in after-working-hours living;

B. there are suitable periods of probation or trial employment for persons with a disability before the employment becomes permanent under the provisions of the Personnel Act; 1 and

C. the processes set forth in this section for establishing the eligibility of persons with a disability are construed to meet the requirements of competitive entrance examinations under the provisions of the Personnel Act.
N.M. Stat. § 66-8-4 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 8 / Section 66-8-4
§ 66-8-4. Authority of division to suspend or revoke a registration
Status: in_force

The division may suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title, registration evidence, or registration plate or any nonresident permit or other permit in any of the following events:

A. when the division is satisfied that such registration or that such certificate, card, plate or permit was fraudulently or erroneously issued;

B. when the division determines that a registered vehicle is mechanically unfit or unsafe to be operated or moved upon the highways;

C. when a registered vehicle has been dismantled or wrecked;

D. when the division determines that the required fee has not been paid and the same is not paid upon reasonable notice and demand;

E. when a registration evidence, registration plate, or permit is knowingly displayed upon a vehicle other than the one for which issued;

F. when the division determines that the owner has committed any offense under the Motor Vehicle Code involving the registration, or the certificate, registration evidence, plate or permit; or

G. when the division is so authorized under any other provision of law.
N.M. Stat. § 6-25-20 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 25 / Section 6-25-20
§ 6-25-20. Publication of notice; validation; limitation of action
Status: in_force

A. After adoption of a resolution authorizing issuance of economic development revolving fund bonds or project revenue bonds in accordance with the Statewide Economic Development Finance Act, the authority shall publish notice of the adoption of the resolution once in a newspaper of general statewide circulation.

B. After the passage of thirty days from the publication required by Subsection A of this section, any action attacking the validity of the proceedings taken by the authority preliminary to and in the authorization and issuance of the bonds described in the notice is perpetually barred.
N.M. Stat. § 72-4-11 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 4 / Section 72-4-11
§ 72-4-11. Election by voters prior to issuance of bonds not required
Status: in_force

This 1959 act [ 72-4-2 through 72-4-12 NMSA 1978 ] shall not be construed as requiring an election by the voters of a county prior to the issuance of water revenue bonds hereunder by such county.
N.M. Stat. § 73-8-38 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 8 / Section 73-8-38
§ 73-8-38. Hearing; procedure; effect
Status: in_force

At the time and place fixed in the notice, or at such time or times to which the hearing upon such petition may be adjourned, the board of directors shall proceed to hear the petition and all objections thereto, presented in writing by any person, showing cause as aforesaid, why the petition should not be granted. Failure by any interested person to make such showing of cause in writing shall be deemed and taken as an assent upon his part to the inclusion of such lands in said district.
N.M. Stat. § 74-10-23 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 10 / Section 74-10-23
§ 74-10-23. Records of board
Status: in_force

On all resolutions and orders, the roll shall be called, and the ayes and nays shall be recorded. All resolutions and orders, as soon as may be after their passage, shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose and be authenticated by the signature of the presiding officer of the board and the secretary. Every legislative act of the board of a general or permanent nature shall be by resolution. The book of resolutions and orders is a public record. A record shall also be made of all other proceedings of the board, minutes of all meetings, certificates, contracts, bonds given by officers, employees and any other agents of the authority, and all corporate acts, which record is also a public record. The treasurer shall keep strict and accurate accounts of all money received by and disbursed for and on behalf of the authority in a permanent record, which is also a public record. Any permanent record of the authority shall be open for inspection by any qualified elector thereof, by any other interested person or by any representative of the federal government or any public body. All records are subject to audit as provided by law for political subdivisions.
N.M. Stat. § 58-19-9 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 19 / Section 58-19-9
§ 58-19-9. Credit upon anticipation of payments
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of any retail installment contract to the contrary, any buyer may pay in full, at any time before maturity, the debt of any retail installment contract and in so paying such debt shall receive a refund credit thereon for such anticipation of payments. The amount of such refund shall represent at least as great a proportion of the finance charge as the sum of the monthly time balances, beginning one month after prepayment is made, bears to the sum of all the monthly time balances under the schedule of payments in the contract (commonly referred to as the rule of 78S [78’s]. If the charge as so computed is less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), then a maximum charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and no more may be retained. Where the amount of credit is less than one dollar ($1.00), no refund need be made.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7C-9 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 7C / Section 29-7C-9
§ 29-7C-9. Refusal, suspension or revocation of certification
Status: in_force

A. The board shall refuse to issue or shall suspend or revoke a telecommunicator's certification, after consultation with his employing safety agency, if the board determines that a person has:

(1) failed to satisfy the qualifications for certification set forth in Section 29-7A-3 NMSA 1978;

(2) committed acts that constitute dishonesty or fraud;

(3) been convicted of, pled guilty to or entered a plea of nolo contendere to a:

(a) felony charge; or

(b) violation of a federal or state law, a local ordinance relating to aggravated assault or theft or a law involving moral turpitude; or

(4) knowingly made a false statement on his application.

B. The board shall develop, adopt and promulgate administrative procedures for suspension or revocation of a telecommunicator's certification that include:

(1) notice and opportunity for the affected telecommunicator to be heard; and

(2) procedures for review of the board's decision.
N.M. Stat. § 22-14-1 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 14 / Section 22-14-1
§ 22-14-1. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 22-14-2 through 22-14-16 NMSA 1978:

A. “ vocational education ” means vocational or technical training or retraining conducted as part of a program designed to enable an individual to engage in a remunerative occupation. Vocational education may provide but is not limited to guidance and counseling, vocational instruction, training for vocational education instructors, transportation and training material and equipment;

B. “ person with a disability ” means a person with a physical or mental disability that constitutes a substantial handicap to employment but that is of such a nature that vocational rehabilitation may be reasonably expected to enable the person to engage in a remunerative occupation;

C. “ vocational rehabilitation ” means services or training necessary to enable a person with a disability to engage in a remunerative occupation. Vocational rehabilitation may provide but is not limited to medical or vocational diagnosis, vocational guidance, counseling and placement, rehabilitation training, physical restoration, transportation, occupational licenses, customary occupational tools or equipment, maintenance and training material and equipment; and

D. “ federal aid funds ” means funds, gifts or grants received by the state under any federal aid for vocational education or vocational rehabilitation.