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N.M. Stat. § 73-8-22 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 8 / Section 73-8-22
§ 73-8-22. Powers of board; judicial notice of district organization
Status: in_force

Said board shall be authorized to make conveyances or assurances for all property acquired by it under the provisions of this act in the name of the district to and for the purposes herein expressed, to institute and maintain all actions and proceedings or suits at law or in equity necessary or proper for fully carrying out the provisions of this act or to enforce, maintain, protect or preserve any or all rights, privileges and immunities created by this act or acquired in pursuance hereof. In all courts, actions, suits or proceedings, the board may sue, appear or defend in person or by attorneys and in the name of the district. Judicial notice shall be taken in all actions, suits and judicial proceedings in any court of this state of the organization and existence of any drainage district of this state organized hereunder, from and after the filing in the office of the county clerk of a copy of the order by the board of county commissioners as hereinbefore provided for; and a certified copy of such order shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity and legal sufficiency of all acts, matters and proceedings therein recited and set forth; and any such drainage district the legality or regularity of the formation or organization whereof shall not be questioned by proceedings in quo warranto within one year from the date of the filing of such copy of such order, shall be conclusively deemed to be a legally and regularly organized and established and existing drainage district within the meaning of this act and its due and lawful formation and organization shall not thereafter be questioned in any action, suit or proceeding, whether brought under the provisions of this act or otherwise.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2-42 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2 / Section 27-2-42
§ 27-2-42. Legislative findings; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that twenty-five percent of New Mexicans have no health insurance. When such individuals suffer a catastrophic illness, the large hospital bills that are incurred can often result in indigency for that sick person and his family.

B. The purpose of the Indigent Catastrophic Illness Hospital Funding Act is to reduce the impact of medical indigency on the cost of health care in New Mexico by providing for payment of some portion of large hospital bills incurred by medically indigent patients.
N.M. Stat. § 14-9A-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 9A / Section 14-9A-7
§ 14-9A-7. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
Status: in_force

The Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act modifies, limits and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act 1 but does not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(c) 2 of that act or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) 3 of that act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-63-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 63 / Section 3-63-1
§ 3-63-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Business Improvement District Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 61-31-22 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 31 / Section 61-31-22
§ 61-31-22. Penalties
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of the Social Work Practice Act is guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-66.1 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-66.1
§ 7-9-66.1. Deduction; gross receipts tax; certain real estate transactions
Status: in_force

A. Receipts from real estate commissions on that portion of the transaction subject to gross receipts tax pursuant to Subsection A of Section 7-9-53 NMSA 1978 may be deducted from gross receipts if the person claiming the deduction submits to the department evidence that the secretary finds substantiates the deduction.

B. For the purposes of this section, “commissions on that portion of the transaction subject to gross receipts tax” means that portion of the commission that bears the same relationship to the total commission as the amount of the transaction subject to gross receipts tax does to the total purchase price.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1B-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1B / Section 7-1B-5
§ 7-1B-5. Chief hearing officer; powers and duties; employees of the office
Status: in_force

A. The chief hearing officer may:

(1) adopt and promulgate rules pertaining to administrative hearings; and

(2) subject to appropriations, hire and contract for such professional, technical and support staff as needed to carry out the functions of the administrative hearings office; provided that such hiring and contracting be without regard to party affiliation and solely on the grounds of competence and fitness to perform the duties of the position. Employees of the administrative hearings office, except the chief hearing officer, are subject to the provisions of the Personnel Act. 1

B. The chief hearing officer shall:

(1) oversee the administrative hearings office; and

(2) considering the knowledge and experience of particular hearing officers, efficiency in the hearing process and potential conflicts of interest, assign and distribute the work of the office.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-43-10 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 43 / Section 59A-43-10
§ 59A-43-10. Effect of paid claims
Status: in_force

A. Any person recovering under Chapter 59A, Article 43 NMSA 1978 shall be deemed to have assigned his rights under the policy to the association to the extent of his recovery from the association. Every insured or claimant seeking the protection of that article shall cooperate with the association to the same extent as he would have been required to cooperate with the insolvent insurer. The association shall have no cause of action against the insured of the insolvent insurer for any sums it has paid out except such causes of action as the insolvent insurer would have had if such sums had been paid by the insolvent insurer. In the case of an insolvent insurer operating on a plan with assessment liability, payments of claims of the association do not operate to reduce the liability of the insured to the receiver, liquidator or statutory successor for unpaid assessments.

B. The receiver, liquidator or statutory successor of an insolvent insurer is bound by settlements of covered claims by the association or a similar organization in another state. The association may make application to the court for reimbursement of such claims and expenses and upon proper application the court shall order appropriate disbursements to be made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978 in effect at the time the application is acted upon by the court.

C. The association shall, within the time set by the receivership court, file with the receiver or liquidator of the insolvent insurer, statements of the covered claims paid by the association and estimates of anticipated claims on the association.
N.M. Stat. § 72-5-38 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 5 / Section 72-5-38
§ 72-5-38. State water rights for highway purposes and airports; nonforfeiture for failure to use
Status: in_force

Neither the state nor any agency, department, bureau or commission thereof holding any water rights to be used for the construction, reconstruction, maintenance or repair of public roads, streets, highways and airports, whether surface, subsurface, artesian or underground and whatever the manner of acquisition, shall lose or forfeit such water right for failure to beneficially use all or any part of such water right.
N.M. Stat. § 21-4-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 4 / Section 21-4-1
§ 21-4-1. Management and control of northern New Mexico college
Status: in_force

The management and control of the northern New Mexico state school at El Rito, also known as northern New Mexico college, and the appointment, qualification, powers and duties of its board of regents shall be the same as provided in Article 12, Section 13 of the constitution of New Mexico for the other state educational institutions mentioned in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico .
N.M. Stat. § 24-30-1 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 30 / Section 24-30-1
§ 24-30-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Community Health Workers Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 58-21B-17 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 21B / Section 58-21B-17
§ 58-21B-17. Surety bond required
Status: in_force

A. Each mortgage loan originator shall be covered by a surety bond in accordance with this section. In the event the mortgage loan originator is an employee or exclusive agent of a mortgage loan company subject to the Mortgage Loan Company Act, the surety bond of the mortgage loan company subject to that act may be used in lieu of the mortgage loan originator's surety bond requirement.

B. The surety bond shall provide coverage for each mortgage loan originator in an amount as prescribed in Subsection E of this section.

C. The surety bond shall be in a form as prescribed by the director.

D. The director may promulgate rules with respect to the requirements for such surety bonds as are necessary to accomplish the purposes of the New Mexico Mortgage Loan Originator Licensing Act.

E. The penal sum of the surety bond shall be in an initial amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Upon renewal of the license, the penal sum of the surety bond shall be in an amount that reflects the total dollar amount of mortgage loans originated annually in New Mexico by the licensed mortgage loan originator, as follows:

(1) zero dollars ($0.00) to three million dollars ($3,000,000), a surety bond of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000);

(2) more than three million dollars ($3,000,000) and less than ten million dollars ($10,000,000), a surety bond of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); and

(3) ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or more, a surety bond of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).

F. Every bond shall provide for suit thereon by any person who has a cause of action pursuant to the New Mexico Mortgage Loan Originator Licensing Act.

G. When an action is commenced on a licensed mortgage loan originator's bond, the director may require the filing of a new bond.

H. Immediately upon recovery on any action on a bond, the licensed mortgage loan originator shall file a new bond.
N.M. Stat. § 6-6A-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 6A / Section 6-6A-4
§ 6-6A-4. Leasehold communities; duties
Status: in_force

Every leasehold community shall:

A. keep all the books, records and accounts in their respective offices in the form prescribed by the local government division;

B. submit to an audit of its books upon request of the local government division;

C. make all reports as may be required by the local government division; and

D. conform to the rules and regulations adopted by the local government division.
N.M. Stat. § 48-1A-8 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 1A / Section 48-1A-8
§ 48-1A-8. Action to void lien; order to show cause; service of process
Status: in_force

A. A person whose real or personal property is subject to a recorded claim of a nonconsensual common law lien and who believes the claim of lien is invalid may petition the district court of the county in which the claim of lien has been recorded for an order, which may be granted ex parte, directing the lien claimant to appear before the district court, at a time no earlier than six days nor later than twenty-one days following the date of service of the petition and order on the lien claimant, and show cause, if any, why the claim of lien should not be stricken and other relief provided for by Section 9 of the Lien Protection Efficiency Act should not be granted. The petition shall state the grounds upon which relief is requested and shall be supported by the affidavit of the petitioner or petitioner's attorney setting forth a concise statement of the facts upon which the claim for relief is based.

B. An order rendered pursuant to the petition and directing the lien claimant to appear shall clearly state that if the lien claimant fails to appear at the time and place noted, the claim of the lien shall be declared void ab initio and released and that the lien claimant shall be ordered to pay the costs incurred by the petitioner or any other party to the proceeding, including reasonable attorney fees, and damages as set forth in Section 9 of the Lien Protection Efficiency Act.

C. The petition and order shall be served upon the lien claimant by personal service, or, when the district court determines that service by mail is likely to give actual notice, the district court may order that service be made by a person over eighteen years of age who is competent to be a witness, other than a party, by mailing copies of the petition and order to the lien claimant's last known address or any other address determined by the district court to be appropriate. Two copies shall be mailed, postage prepaid, one by ordinary first-class mail and the other by a form of mail requiring a signed receipt showing when and to whom it was delivered. The envelopes shall bear the return address of the sender.
N.M. Stat. § 3-24-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 24 / Section 3-24-7
§ 3-24-7. Limitations on electric utility of municipality
Status: repealed

A. No municipality in the operation of its electric utility may exercise dominion over territory outside its boundary in which rights have been granted to an electric cooperative under the provisions of Section 62-15-3 NMSA 1978 .

B. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with Sections 3-24-1 through 3-24-10 NMSA 1978 , are repealed, except that these sections shall not be construed as amending or repealing Section 62-9-1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 53-4-4 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 4 / Section 53-4-4
§ 53-4-4. Powers
Status: in_force

An association shall have the capacity to act possessed by natural persons and the authority to do anything required or permitted herein and also:

A. to continue as a corporation for the time specified in its articles;

B. to have a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure;

C. to sue and be sued in its corporate name;

D. to make bylaws for the government and regulation of its affairs;

E. to acquire, own, hold, sell, lease, pledge or mortgage any property incident to its purposes;

F. to own and hold membership in and share capital of other associations and corporations, and any types of bonds or other obligations; and while the owner thereof to exercise all the rights of ownership;

G. to borrow money, contract debts and make contracts, including agreements of mutual aid or federation with other associations and other groups organized on a cooperative basis;

H. to conduct its affairs without as well as within this state;

I. to exercise in addition any power granted to ordinary business corporations, save those powers inconsistent herewith;

J. to exercise all powers not inconsistent herewith which may be necessary, convenient, or expedient for the accomplishment of its purposes, and, to that end, the foregoing enumeration of powers shall not be deemed exclusive.
N.M. Stat. § 9-9-1 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 9 / Section 9-9-1
§ 9-9-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Military Affairs Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 1-13-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 13 / Section 1-13-18
§ 1-13-18. Post-election duties; state canvass; corrections
Status: in_force

The state canvassing board shall carefully examine all election returns and certificates issued by the county canvassing boards. If any discrepancy, omission or error appears on their face, the state canvassing board shall immediately forward such returns or certificate to the district court in which the precinct or county canvassing board is situated. The district judge upon receipt of such returns or certificate shall issue a summons to the responsible precinct board or county canvassing board, directing them to appear forthwith before him to complete or correct such returns or certificate.
N.M. Stat. § 24-15-14 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 15 / Section 24-15-14
§ 24-15-14. Limitation of actions; notice of claim
Status: in_force

A. Unless a ski area operator is in violation of the Ski Safety Act, with respect to the skiing area and ski lifts, and the violation is a proximate cause of the injury complained of, no action shall lie against such ski area operator by any skier or passenger or any representative of a skier or passenger. This prohibition shall not prevent the bringing of an action against a ski area operator for damages arising from injuries caused by negligent operation, maintenance or repair of the ski lift.

B. No suit or action shall be maintained against any ski area operator for injuries incurred as a result of the use of a ski lift or ski area unless the same is commenced within three years of the time of the occurrence of the injuries complained of.
N.M. Stat. § 3-66-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 66 / Section 3-66-7
§ 3-66-7. Enforcement; penalties
Status: in_force

A. An action to enforce the imposition and collection of an event center surcharge by a vendor may be brought by a municipality.

B. A district court may issue an appropriate judgment, order or remedy to enforce the provisions of a vendor contract.

C. A judgment issued by a district court requiring event center surcharge receipts to be paid to a municipal treasurer by a vendor shall also award interest at an annual rate of twelve percent on past due amounts, attorney fees and costs to a municipality.
N.M. Stat. § 7-13A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 13A / Section 7-13A-6
§ 7-13A-6. Fee returns; payment of fee
Status: in_force

Any person who either loads gasoline or special fuel in New Mexico and any person who imports gasoline or special fuel into New Mexico for resale or consumption in New Mexico shall file petroleum products loading fee returns in form and content as prescribed by the secretary on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month following the month in which petroleum products are either loaded in New Mexico or imported into New Mexico. Such returns shall be accompanied by payment of the amount of the petroleum products loading fee due.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1D-5 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1D / Section 24-1D-5
§ 24-1D-5. Corps service; commitment stipends
Status: in_force

A. The corps may provide commitment stipends to potential health professionals who agree to serve in the corps for at least two years. Commitment stipends shall be determined by the department within available revenue.

B. Nothing in the Health Service Corps Act prohibits the corps from hiring health professionals who have not received commitment stipends.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9E-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9E / Section 7-9E-5
§ 7-9E-5. Eligibility requirements
Status: in_force

A national laboratory is eligible for a tax credit in an amount equal to qualified expenditures if:

A. the small business assistance is rendered to a small business located in New Mexico;

B. the small business assistance is completed;

C. the small business certifies to the national laboratory that the small business assistance provided is not otherwise available to the small business at a reasonable cost through private industry;

D. the national laboratory provides written notice to each small business to which the laboratory or a contractor of the laboratory is providing small business assistance that the small business is entitled to license intangible property developed from the small business assistance or can obtain ownership of tangible or intangible property developed from the small business assistance;

E. the national laboratory requires small businesses to which it is providing small business assistance to acknowledge only after the small business assistance is completed that the small business assistance has been rendered; and

F. the national laboratory provides forms for small business requests and for completion of small business assistance that are in accordance with the Laboratory Partnership with Small Business Tax Credit Act and other applicable state and federal laws.
N.M. Stat. § 17-1-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 17-1-17
§ 17-1-17. Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Game and Fish Bond Act is to provide for use of revenues derived from fees for hunting and fishing licenses to issue bonds to provide for fish hatcheries and rearing facilities, game and fish habitat acquisition, development and improvement projects and other similar capital outlay projects.
N.M. Stat. § 30-7-2 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 7 / Section 30-7-2
§ 30-7-2. Unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon
Status: in_force

A. Unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon consists of carrying a concealed loaded firearm or any other type of deadly weapon anywhere, except in the following cases:

(1) in the person's residence or on real property belonging to him as owner, lessee, tenant or licensee;

(2) in a private automobile or other private means of conveyance, for lawful protection of the person's or another's person or property;

(3) by a peace officer in accordance with the policies of his law enforcement agency who is certified pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act;

(4) by a peace officer in accordance with the policies of his law enforcement agency who is employed on a temporary basis by that agency and who has successfully completed a course of firearms instruction prescribed by the New Mexico law enforcement academy or provided by a certified firearms instructor who is employed on a permanent basis by a law enforcement agency; or

(5) by a person in possession of a valid concealed handgun license issued to him by the department of public safety pursuant to the provisions of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act.

B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the carrying of any unloaded firearm.

C. Whoever commits unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 5-14-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 14 / Section 5-14-11
§ 5-14-11. Lien for convention center fee; payment; certificate of lien
Status: in_force

A. The convention center fee assessed by a local governmental entity constitutes a lien in favor of that local governmental entity upon the personal and real property of the vendor providing lodging facilities in that local governmental entity. The lien may be enforced as provided in Sections 3-36-1 through 3-36-7 NMSA 1978 . Priority of the lien shall be determined from the date of filing.

B. Under process or order of court, a person shall not sell the property of a vendor without first ascertaining from the clerk or treasurer of the local governmental entity in which the vendor is located the amount of any convention center fees due. Convention center fees due the local governmental entity shall be paid from the proceeds of the sale before payment is made to the judgment creditor or any other person with a claim on the sale proceeds.

C. The clerk or treasurer of the local governmental entity shall furnish a certificate of lien to a person applying for a certificate showing the amount of all liens in the records of the local governmental entity against any vendor pursuant to the Civic and Convention Center Funding Act.