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N.M. Stat. § 52-1-41 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 1 / Section 52-1-41
§ 52-1-41. Compensation benefits; total disability
Status: in_force

A. For total disability, the worker shall receive, during the period of that disability, sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the worker's average weekly wage, and not to exceed a maximum compensation of eighty-five percent of the average weekly wage in the state, a week, effective July 1, 1987 through December 31, 1999, and thereafter not to exceed a maximum compensation of one hundred percent of the average weekly wage in the state, a week; and to be not less than a minimum compensation of thirty-six dollars ($36.00) a week.

B. For permanent total disability as set forth in Section 52-1-25 NMSA 1978 , the worker shall receive compensation benefits for the remainder of the worker's life. For temporary disability as set forth in Section 52-1-25.1 NMSA 1978 , the maximum period of compensation is subject to the maximum duration and limitation on compensation benefits set forth in Section 52-1-47 NMSA 1978 .

C. For disability resulting from primary mental impairment, the maximum period of compensation is the maximum period allowable for a physical injury, as set forth in Sections 52-1-26 and 52-1-42 NMSA 1978 , and subject to the maximum duration and limitations on compensation benefits set forth in Section 52-1-47 NMSA 1978 . For disability resulting in secondary mental impairment, the maximum period of compensation is the maximum period allowable for the disability produced by the physical impairment, as set forth in Section 52-1-26 or 52-1-43 NMSA 1978 and Section 52-1-42 NMSA 1978 , and subject to the maximum duration and limitations on compensation benefits set forth in Section 52-1-47 NMSA 1978 .

D. For the purpose of paying compensation benefits for death, pursuant to Section 52-1-46 NMSA 1978 , the worker's maximum disability recovery shall be deemed to be seven hundred weeks.

E. Where the worker's average weekly wage is less than thirty-six dollars ($36.00) a week, the compensation to be paid the worker shall be the worker's full weekly wage.

F. For the purpose of the Workers' Compensation Act, the average weekly wage in the state shall be determined by the workforce solutions department on or before June 30 of each year and shall be computed from all wages reported to the workforce solutions department from employing units, including reimbursable employers, in accordance with the rules of the department for the preceding calendar year, divided by the total number of covered employees divided by fifty-two.

G. The average weekly wage in the state, determined as provided in Subsection F of this section, shall be applicable for the full period during which compensation is payable when the date of the occurrence of an accidental injury falls within the calendar year commencing January 1 following the June 30 determination.

H. Unless the computation provided for in Subsection F of this section results in an increase or decrease of two dollars ($2.00) or more, raised to the next whole dollar, the statewide average weekly wage determination shall not be changed for any calendar year.
N.M. Stat. § 1-6B-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 6B / Section 1-6B-16
§ 1-6B-16. Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

In applying and construing the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-32-16 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 32 / Section 59A-32-16
§ 59A-32-16. Certificate of course completion
Status: in_force

Upon successfully completing the approved course, each person shall be issued a certificate by the organization offering the course which shall be used to qualify for the premium discount required by Section 1 of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 77-3-11 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 3 / Section 77-3-11
§ 77-3-11. Marking or branding of cattle and bison found infected with tuberculosis or Bang's disease
Status: in_force

Whenever cattle or bison within this state are tested for tuberculosis or Bang's disease by the board or its agents or employees or by an authorized agent or employee of the United States department of agriculture animal and plant health inspection service, if an animal so tested is found to have a positive reaction to such tests, it shall be permanently marked or branded according to the requirements of the board by the owner or his agent. The type of mark or brand to be used shall be designated by the board, and an animal shall be marked or branded immediately upon instructions from the board.
N.M. Stat. § 24-7A-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 7A / Section 24-7A-11
§ 24-7A-11. Capacity
Status: in_force

A. The Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act does not affect the right of an individual to make health-care decisions while having capacity to do so.

B. An individual is presumed to have capacity to make a health-care decision, to give or revoke an advance health-care directive and to designate a surrogate.

C. Unless otherwise specified in a written advance health-care directive, a determination that an individual lacks or has recovered capacity or that another condition exists that affects an individual instruction or the authority of an agent shall be made by two qualified health-care professionals, one of whom shall be the primary care practitioner. If the lack of capacity is determined to exist because of mental illness or developmental disability, one of the qualified health-care professionals shall be a person whose training and expertise aid in the assessment of functional impairment.

D. An individual shall not be determined to lack capacity solely on the basis that the individual chooses not to accept the treatment recommended by a health-care practitioner.

E. An individual, at any time, may challenge a determination that the individual lacks capacity by a signed writing or by personally informing a health-care practitioner of the challenge. A health-care practitioner who is informed by the individual of a challenge shall promptly communicate the fact of the challenge to the supervising health-care practitioner and to any health-care institution at which the individual is receiving care. Such a challenge shall prevail unless otherwise ordered by the court in a proceeding brought pursuant to the provisions of Section 24-7A-14 NMSA 1978 .

F. A determination of lack of capacity under the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act shall not be evidence of incapacity under the provisions of Article 5 of the Uniform Probate Code. 1
N.M. Stat. § 5-15B-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 15B / Section 5-15B-3
§ 5-15B-3. Certain capital projects prohibited
Status: in_force

A. The legislature shall not approve or authorize any capital outlay projects within the village of Taos Ski Valley tax increment development district during the period in which any bonds issued by the district pursuant to Section 1 of this act are outstanding, except for buildings, facilities or infrastructure that are owned by the state or one of its agencies, institutions or political subdivisions and that are:

(1) public school buildings or facilities;

(2) higher education buildings or facilities;

(3) cultural buildings or facilities;

(4) buildings, facilities or infrastructure used for public safety; or

(5) buildings, facilities or infrastructure used for other public purposes.

B. Nothing in this section prohibits the legislature from authorizing expenditures pursuant to law for economic development projects within the village of Taos Ski Valley tax increment development district during the period in which tax increment development bonds are outstanding.
N.M. Stat. § 3-45-1 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 45 / Section 3-45-1
§ 3-45-1. Municipal Housing Law; short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 3, Article 45 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Municipal Housing Law”.
N.M. Stat. § 62-16-6 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 16 / Section 62-16-6
§ 62-16-6. Recovery for renewable energy and emissions reduction
Status: in_force

A. A public utility that procures or generates renewable energy shall recover, through the rate-making process, the reasonable costs of complying with the renewable portfolio standard. Costs that are consistent with commission approval of procurement plans or transitional procurement plans shall be deemed to be reasonable.

B. The commission shall not exclude from such cost recovery reasonable interconnection and transmission costs and costs to comply with electric industry reliability standards incurred by the public utility in order to deliver renewable energy to retail New Mexico customers.

C. If a public utility has been granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity prior to January 1, 2015 to construct or operate an electric generation facility and the investment in that facility has been allowed recovery as part of the utility's rate-base, the commission may require the facility to discontinue serving customers within New Mexico if the replacement has less or zero carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere; provided that no order of the commission shall disallow recovery of any undepreciated investments or decommissioning costs associated with the facility.
N.M. Stat. § 6-24-5 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 24 / Section 6-24-5
§ 6-24-5. New Mexico lottery authority created
Status: in_force

A. There is created a public body, politic and corporate, separate and apart from the state, constituting a governmental instrumentality to be known as the “New Mexico lottery authority”. The authority is created and organized for the purpose of establishing and conducting the New Mexico state lottery to provide revenues for the public purposes designated by the New Mexico Lottery Act.

B. The authority shall be governed by a board of directors composed of seven members who are residents of New Mexico appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The members of the board of directors shall be prominent persons in their businesses or professions and shall be appointed so as to provide equitable geographical representation. No more than four members of the board shall be from any one political party. The governor shall consider appointing at least one member who has at least five years experience as a law enforcement officer, at least one member who is an attorney admitted to practice in New Mexico and at least one member who is a certified public accountant certified in New Mexico.

C. Board members shall be appointed for five-year terms. To provide for staggered terms, four of the initially appointed members shall be appointed for terms of five years and three members for terms of three years. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed for five-year terms. A vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the remainder of the unexpired term. A member shall serve until his replacement is confirmed by the senate. Board members shall be eligible for reappointment.

D. The board shall select one of its members as chairman annually. A chairman may be selected for successive years. Members of the board may be removed by the governor for malfeasance, misfeasance or willful neglect of duty after reasonable notice and a public hearing unless the notice and hearing are expressly waived in writing by the member.

E. The board shall hold regular meetings at the call of the chairman, but not less often than once each calendar quarter. A board meeting may also be called upon the request in writing of three or more board members. A majority of members then in office constitutes a quorum for the transaction of any business and for the exercise of any power or function of the authority.

F. Board members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be paid expenses incurred in the conduct of authority business as allowed and approved by the authority in accordance with policies adopted by the board.

G. A board member shall be subject to a background check and investigation to determine his fitness for office. The results of that background check shall be made available to the governor and the senate.
N.M. Stat. § 66-8-102.1 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 8 / Section 66-8-102.1
§ 66-8-102.1. Guilty pleas; limitations
Status: in_force

Where the complaint or information alleges a violation of Section 66-8-102 NMSA 1978 , any plea of guilty thereafter entered in satisfaction of the charges shall include at least a plea of guilty to the violation of one of the subsections of Section 66-8-102 NMSA 1978 , and no other disposition by plea of guilty to any other charge in satisfaction of the charge shall be authorized if the results of a test performed pursuant to the Implied Consent Act disclose that the blood or breath of the person charged contains an alcohol concentration of:

A. eight one hundredths or more; or

B. four one hundredths or more if the person charged is driving a commercial motor vehicle.
N.M. Stat. § 76-6A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 6A / Section 76-6A-1
§ 76-6A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 76, Article 6A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Cotton Boll Weevil Control Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-4-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 4 / Section 32A-4-12
§ 32A-4-12. Protective orders
Status: in_force

A. At any stage of a proceeding under the Abuse and Neglect Act, the children's court attorney may apply to the court for a protective order restricting the release of immunized testimony, immunized verbal statements for the purpose of psychological evaluation or treatment, or records, documents or other physical objects produced by an immunized respondent pursuant to a court order. The protective order shall apply to any person, except as designated by court order. The purpose of the protective order is to allow the respondents to engage in evaluation and treatment programs as ordered by the court and to ensure that any statement by the respondents will remain privileged and confidential and will not be divulged to any other person, including law enforcement officers and district attorneys.

B. The children's court attorney shall apply for the protective order and request a hearing, and shall give at least forty-eight hours notice to all parties and to the district attorney for the county in which the alleged abuse or neglect occurred. The district attorney shall have standing to object to the protective order.

C. After the hearing, the court may issue a protective order, if issuance of the order will reasonably assist in the delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic services to the respondent and the respondent is otherwise likely to refuse to make statements on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2A-9.2 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2A / Section 7-2A-9.2
§ 7-2A-9.2. Limitation on claiming of credits and tax rebates
Status: in_force

A credit or tax rebate provided in the Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Act that is claimed shall be disallowed if the claim for the credit or tax rebate was first made after the end of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which the return upon which the credit or rebate was first claimable was initially due.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-5-30 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 5 / Section 32A-5-30
§ 32A-5-30. Removal of adoptee from the county
Status: in_force

During the pendency of an adoption proceeding, the adoptee shall not be removed from the county where the petitioner resides at the time of filing a petition for adoption for a period longer than fifteen days without the permission of the court in which the adoption is pending.
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-14 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-14
§ 72-17-14. Board's administrative powers
Status: in_force

The board may exercise the following powers:

A. fix the time and place, at which its regular meetings will be held within the authority and provide for the calling and holding of special meetings;

B. adopt and amend or otherwise modify bylaws and rules for procedure;

C. select one director as chairman of the board and president of the authority, and another director as chairman pro tem of the board and president pro tem of the authority, and choose a secretary and a treasurer of the board and authority, each of which two positions may be filled by a person who is, or is not, a director, and both of which positions may, or may not, be filled by one person;

D. prescribe by resolution a system of business administration and create all necessary offices, and establish and reestablish the powers, duties, and compensation of all officers and employees;

E. require and fix the amount of all official bonds necessary or desirable and convenient in the opinion of the board for the protection of the funds and property of the authority, subject to the provisions of Section 13 hereof;

F. prescribe a method of auditing and allowing or rejecting claims and demands;

G. provide a method for the letting of contracts on a fair and competitive basis for the construction of works, any facility, or any project, or any interest therein, or the performance or furnishing of labor, materials or supplies as required herein;

H. designate an official newspaper published in the authority in the English language and direct additional publication in any newspaper where it deems that the public necessity may so require;

I. make and pass resolutions and orders on behalf of the authority not repugnant to the provisions of this act, necessary or proper for the government and management of the affairs of the authority, for the execution of the powers vested in the authority, and for carrying into effect the provisions of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8B-2 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8B / Section 22-8B-2
§ 22-8B-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Charter Schools Act:

A. “ charter school ” means a conversion school or start-up school authorized by the chartering authority to operate as a public school;

B. “ chartering authority ” means either a local school board or the commission;

C. “ commission ” means the public education commission;

D. “ conversion school ” means an existing public school within a school district that was authorized by a local school board to become a charter school prior to July 1, 2007;

E. “ division ” means the charter schools division of the department;

F. “ enrollment preference ” means filling a charter school's openings with students, or siblings of students, who have already been admitted to the school through an appropriate admission process or are continuing through subsequent grades;

G. “ governing body ” means the governing structure of a charter school as set forth in the school's charter;

H. “ governing body training ” means the training required pursuant to Section 22-8B-5.1 NMSA 1978 to educate governing body members and ensure compliance with all applicable laws, which training may be obtained from any source, individual or entity that has been approved by the department;

I. “ management ” means authority over the hiring, termination and day-to-day direction of a school's employees or contractors, whether they are licensed or not;

J. “ material violation ” means the act of failing to accomplish a requirement of a law, rule or contract or a charter school's bylaws that substantially affects the charter school's employees' or students' rights or privileges;

K. “ nondiscretionary waiver ” means a waiver of requirements or rules and the provisions of the Public School Code that the department shall grant pursuant to Section 22-8B-5 NMSA 1978 and for which a charter school shall not require separate approval by the department;

L. “ performance indicator ” means a measurement tool that enables selected issues or conditions to be monitored over time for the purposes of evaluating progress toward or away from a desired direction;

M. “ performance target ” means the specific rating to which the data from a school's performance indicators shall be compared to determine whether the school exceeds, meets, does not meet or falls far below that rating;

N. “ siblings ” means:

(1) students living in the same residence at least fifty percent of the time in a permanent or semipermanent situation, such as long-term foster care placements; or

(2) students related to each other by blood, marriage or cohabitation; and

O. “ start-up school ” means a public school developed by one or more parents, teachers or community members authorized by the chartering authority to become a charter school.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2-41 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-41
§ 17-2-41. Endangered species
Status: in_force

A. On the basis of investigations concerning wildlife, other available scientific and commercial data and after consultation with wildlife agencies in other states, appropriate federal agencies, local and tribal governments and other interested persons and organizations, the commission shall by regulation develop a list of those species of wildlife indigenous to the state that are determined to be threatened or endangered within the state, giving their common and scientific names by species and subspecies.

B. The director shall conduct a review of the state list of threatened or endangered species and shall present biennially to the commission his recommendations for appropriate action. The commission shall act on the director's biennial recommendations at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The commission shall adopt, no later than January 1, 1996, regulations providing procedures for commission actions on the director's recommendations to continue to list or to upgrade or downgrade a species.

C. Except as otherwise provided in the Wildlife Conservation Act, it is unlawful for any person to take, possess, transport, export, process, sell or offer for sale or ship any species of wildlife appearing on any of the following lists:

(1) the list of wildlife indigenous to the state determined to be endangered within the state as set forth by regulations of the commission; and

(2) the United States lists of endangered native and foreign fish and wildlife as set forth in Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 1 as endangered or threatened species, but only to the extent that those lists are adopted for this purpose by regulations of the commission; provided that any species of wildlife appearing on any of the lists set forth in this subsection, transported into the state from another state or from a point outside the territorial limits of the United States and which is destined for a point beyond the state, may be transported across the state without restriction in accordance with the terms of any federal permit or permit issued under the laws or regulations of another state or otherwise in accordance with the laws of another state.

D. The provisions of Subsection C of this section shall not apply to a taking of wildlife by a Native American for religious purposes, unless it materially and negatively affects an endangered species or threatened species.