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N.M. Stat. § 47-4-4 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 4 / Section 47-4-4
§ 47-4-4. Requirement of abstract plant
Status: in_force

No person shall conduct an abstracter's business unless the person owns, operates or controls an abstract plant consisting of tract indexes and other records, showing in brief comprehensive form, or full copy, all instruments of record or on file, affecting real estate in the county where he is bonded to transact business. The plant shall include an index, by name, covering district court and probate court records, transcripts of judgments, federal and state tax liens and other required information for the proper preparation of an abstract. The abstract plant may be maintained in bound books, looseleaf books, jackets, folders, on card files or film, or any other form or system, whether manual, mechanical, electronic or otherwise, or in any combination of such forms or systems. The abstract plant shall cover the period from twenty years prior to July 1, 1963, or twenty years prior to the date the abstracter commences business, whichever is later, up to date. The plant must also be currently maintained to include all daily filings in the county affecting real property.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21C-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21C / Section 21-21C-8
§ 21-21C-8. Promulgation and distribution of regulations
Status: in_force

The commission may make reasonable regulations, consistent with the purposes and policies of the Student Choice Act, to carry out the purposes of and to efficiently administer the Student Choice Act. Those rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the State Rules Act. 1 A financial aid officer may exercise professional judgment when special circumstances exist to adjust cost of attendance or expected family contribution or to modify other factors that make the program responsive to a student's special financial circumstances and for which documentation exists in the student's file within the parameters authorized for this program.
N.M. Stat. § 18-2-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 2 / Section 18-2-18
§ 18-2-18. List of certificated librarians
Status: in_force

The library division of the office of cultural affairs shall issue annually a list of all persons holding librarians' certificates.
N.M. Stat. § 21-11-23 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 11 / Section 21-11-23
§ 21-11-23. Use of funds restricted to designated purposes
Status: in_force

None of the funds derived from the sale of said bonds, except so much thereof as shall be necessary to defray the cost of the issuance thereof, shall ever be used or expended by said board for any purposes other than those for which authority is herein given.
N.M. Stat. § 19-4-30 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-30
§ 19-4-30. Conveyance by probate judge; land for town benefit
Status: in_force

When the land is entered by the probate judge of the county, deeds shall be signed by such judge or his successor in office, under his private seal or scroll. Such judge shall make such conveyance by deed to such town, at private sale, upon the payment by said town of the cost of the proceedings and sale to such land as is used for the benefit of such town only.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-51-4 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 51 / Section 59A-51-4
§ 59A-51-4. Qualifications for license
Status: in_force

Applicants for license as bail bondsman or solicitor pursuant to the provisions of the Bail Bondsmen Licensing Law shall:

A. be an individual not less than eighteen years of age;

B. be a high school graduate or have passed a high school equivalency examination;

C. not be a law enforcement, adjudication, jail, court or prosecution official or an employee thereof or an attorney, official authorized to admit to bail or state or county officer;

D. if for license as bondsman, pass a written examination testing the applicant's knowledge and competence to engage in the bail bondsman business;

E. be of good personal and business reputation;

F. if to act as a property bondsman, be financially responsible and provide the surety bond or deposit in lieu thereof as required in accordance with Section 59A-51-8 NMSA 1978;

G. if to act as a limited surety agent, be appointed by an authorized surety insurer; and

H. if for license as a solicitor, have been so appointed by a licensed bail bondsman subject to issuance of the solicitor license.
N.M. Stat. § 12-12B-4 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12B / Section 12-12B-4
§ 12-12B-4. Declaration of emergency or disaster; employment of gas pilot relighting technicians; reimbursement
Status: in_force

A. Upon a declaration by the governor of an emergency or disaster, a person certified as a journeyman plumber or journeyman gas fitter pursuant to the Construction Industries Licensing Act may employ no more than five gas pilot relighting technicians during the period of the declared emergency or disaster.

B. A gas pilot relighting technician employed by a journeyman plumber or journeyman gas fitter pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be an employee of the journeyman plumber or journeyman gas fitter and shall be covered by liability insurance provided by the journeyman plumber or journeyman gas fitter.

C. The duties of a gas pilot relighting technician employed by a journeyman plumber or journeyman gas fitter pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be limited to work directly related to the relighting of pilot lights for residential equipment and appliances serving residences with not more than four dwelling units.

D. If authorized in the declaration of emergency or disaster issued by the governor and subject to funds being made available pursuant to such a declaration, the secretary of homeland security and emergency management may adopt rules permitting state funds to be used to pay the cost of journeyman plumbers, journeyman gas fitters or gas pilot relighting technicians for services rendered during the declared period of the emergency or disaster to restore natural gas service to residences within the area covered by the declaration of emergency or disaster.
N.M. Stat. § 20-1-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 1 / Section 20-1-9
§ 20-1-9. Onate training center complex; morale, welfare and recreation facility; establishment; powers and duties; proceeds; audits
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section:

(1) “ department ” means the department of military affairs; and

(2) “ facilities ” means a post exchange, canteen, barber shop, fitness center, snack bar, transient housing, billeting operation, laundry or similar facility, the purpose of which is to enhance the morale and welfare of military personnel.

B. The department may establish “morale, welfare and recreation facilities” at the Onate training center complex in Santa Fe for use by:

(1) active and reserve component members of the armed forces of the United States;

(2) persons retired from the armed forces of the United States; and

(3) state and federal civilian employees assigned to the department.

C. The facilities shall be established in accordance with rules of the federal departments of the army and air force and the national guard governing nonappropriated fund morale, welfare and recreation activities. The department of military affairs shall adopt and promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this section.

D. The facilities shall be:

(1) separate and apart from the state; and

(2) self-sufficient and shall not receive any appropriations from the legislature.

E. The department shall establish a system of bookkeeping and accounting for the proper handling of money derived from the operation of the facilities. The department shall establish bank accounts as necessary for the deposit of revenue from operation of the facilities. Money derived from operation of the facilities is not state money and shall not be commingled with money received by the department from state sources.

F. The department may contract for the operation of the facilities. Employees of the facilities are not state employees for any purpose.

G. No obligations or contracts of the facilities shall be considered to be obligations or contracts of the state.

H. The department shall require an annual independent audit each year of the facilities' operations and may require other audits as necessary. Audits shall be submitted to the state auditor and the legislative finance committee within ten days of receipt by the department.

I. Money derived from the operation of the facilities is appropriated to the department for the continued operation of the facilities and for the general welfare of members of the New Mexico national guard.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-12B-7 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 12B / Section 59A-12B-7
§ 59A-12B-7. Penalties and liabilities
Status: in_force

A. If the superintendent determines that the managing general agent or any other person has not materially complied with the provisions of Chapter 59A, Article 12B NMSA 1978, or any rule or order promulgated thereunder, after notice and opportunity to be heard, the superintendent may order:

(1) for each separate violation, a penalty in an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000);

(2) revocation or suspension of the managing general agent's license; and

(3) if it was found that because of such material noncompliance that the insurer has suffered any loss or damage, the superintendent may maintain a civil action brought by or on behalf of the insurer and its policyholders and creditors for recovery of compensatory damages for the benefit of the insurer and its policyholders and creditors or seek other appropriate relief.

B. If an order of rehabilitation or liquidation of the insurer has been entered pursuant to Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978 , and the receiver appointed under that order determines that the managing general agent or any other person has not materially complied with the provisions of Chapter 59A, Article 12B NMSA 1978, or any regulation or order promulgated thereunder, and the insurer suffered any loss or damage, the receiver may maintain a civil action for recovery of damages or other appropriate sanctions for the benefit of the insurer.

C. Nothing contained in this section shall affect the right of the superintendent to impose any other penalties provided for in the Insurance Code.

D. Nothing contained in the Managing General Agents Law is intended to or shall in any manner limit or restrict the rights of policyholders, claimants or creditors.
N.M. Stat. § 3-60B-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 60B / Section 3-60B-2
§ 3-60B-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Main Street Act is to provide for the revitalization of central business districts in New Mexico communities based on the preservation and rehabilitation of existing structures of unique historical and architectural character and the development of progressive marketing and management techniques as an economic development strategy for local governments.
N.M. Stat. § 19-8-22 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 19-8-22
§ 19-8-22. Royalty
Status: in_force

In addition to the annual rental, lessee shall be required to pay to the commissioner a royalty of not less than two percent (2%) of the gross returns from the smelter, mill, reduction process or other sale, less reasonable transportation and smelting or reduction charges, if any, of all ores or materials mined and extracted from the land. In addition, lessee shall pay to the commissioner as royalty not less than two percent (2%) of any and all premiums and bonuses received in connection with the discovery, production or marketing. Provided that on deposits of rare earths, precious stones or semi-precious stones, and on uranium, thorium, plutonium or any other materials which have been or may hereafter be determined by the atomic energy commission to be peculiarly essential to the production of fissionable materials, lessee shall pay a royalty to be agreed upon by the lessee and the commissioner, but not less than five percent (5%) of the gross returns from the smelter, mill, reduction process or other sale, less reasonable transportation and smelting or reduction charges, if any, of all ores or materials mined and extracted from the land. In addition, lessee shall pay to the commissioner as royalty not less than five percent (5%) of any and all premiums and bonuses received in connection with the discovery, production or marketing of such ores or materials.

Accounting for all royalties shall be made on the twentieth (20th) day of the month following the month of sale or receipt of premium or bonus.
N.M. Stat. § 53-4-38 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 4 / Section 53-4-38
§ 53-4-38. Promotion expenses; limitations; penalty
Status: in_force

An association shall not, directly or indirectly, use any of its funds, nor issue shares nor incur any indebtedness, for the payment of any promotion expenses or compensation for the organization of the association in excess of 5% of the amount paid in for the shares or membership certificates involved in the promotion transaction. Any association giving, or any person, firm, corporation or association receiving, such promotion commission [secretary of state] in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
N.M. Stat. § 12-10-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10 / Section 12-10-10
§ 12-10-10. Enforcement of executive orders and rules
Status: in_force

A. It is the duty of all political subdivisions of the state and their coordinators of the all hazard emergency management programs appointed pursuant to the provisions of the All Hazard Emergency Management Act to comply with and enforce all executive orders and rules made by the governor or under the governor's authority pursuant to law.

B. Political subdivisions shall meet all state and federal requirements before becoming eligible to participate in state and federal all hazard emergency management assistance programs. They must comply with all state and federal rules and procedures and shall be removed from participation in the assistance programs by the state director of homeland security and emergency management for failure to comply with the rules and procedures or to maintain their eligibility in accordance with prescribed requirements.
N.M. Stat. § 22-20-4 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 20 / Section 22-20-4
§ 22-20-4. Applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter 22, Article 20 NMSA 1978 do not apply to public school capital outlay projects subject to the oversight of the public school capital outlay council pursuant to the Public School Capital Outlay Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 9-29-10 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 29 / Section 9-29-10
§ 9-29-10. Family, infant, toddler program
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section:

(1) “ early intervention programs ” means programs, including physical development, communications development, adaptive development, social and emotional development and sensory development programs, designed to meet the developmental needs of eligible children;

(2) “ eligible child ” means a child from birth to age thirty-six months with developmental delay or who, according to department of health-established criteria, is at risk of developmental delay; and

(3) “ program ” means the family, infant, toddler program.

B. The department is the lead state agency for the program. Through the program, the department shall develop and administer a statewide system of comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary and interagency early intervention programs to eligible children.

C. The parent of an eligible child may choose whether to enroll the child in the program.

D. The children, youth and families department, the department of health, the human services department [health care authority department], the public education department and other publicly funded providers of services to eligible children shall collaborate with the department to provide program services and shall establish the division of responsibilities for providing those services in interagency agreements.

E. The secretary shall comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, contingent on participation by the state, including by:

(1) establishing related policies and promulgating program rules;

(2) implementing procedures to ensure that program services are timely delivered;

(3) administering and overseeing the program;

(4) resolving complaints related to the program;

(5) maintaining and expanding interagency and state and local coordination in implementing the program;

(6) identifying and coordinating resources for delivering early intervention programs through the program; and

(7) establishing minimum requirements to qualify personnel to deliver services through the program.

F. The department is the custodian of money received by the state from the federal government for the purpose of implementing the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C.
N.M. Stat. § 26-1-24 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 26 / Article 1 / Section 26-1-24
§ 26-1-24. Cosmetics; misbranding
Status: in_force

A cosmetic shall be deemed to be misbranded:

A. if its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;

B. if in package form unless it bears a label containing:

(1) the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer or distributor; and

(2) an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure or numerical count; provided, that reasonable variations shall be permitted, and exemptions made for information pertaining to weight, measure or numerical count as to small packages, shall be established by regulations prescribed by the board;

C. if any word, statement or other information required by or under the authority of the New Mexico Drug and Cosmetic Act [New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act] to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, designs or devices, in the labeling, and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of the purchase and use;

D. if its container is so made, formed or filled as to be misleading; or

E. if it is a color additive, unless its packaging and labeling are in conformity with such packaging and labeling requirements applicable to such color additive prescribed under the provisions of the federal act. This section shall not apply to packages of color additives which, with respect to their use for cosmetics, are marketed and intended for use only in or on hair dyes bearing required label.
N.M. Stat. § 21-7-19 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 7 / Section 21-7-19
§ 21-7-19. Income pledged for redemption of building and improvement bonds
Status: in_force

For the faithful and prompt payment of all interest and principal of said bonds as and when the same shall mature according to the tenor thereof, the issue thereof shall constitute an irrevocable pledge by said board of so much of each year's income from the permanent fund of the university of New Mexico in the hands of the treasurer of this state, as shall be necessary to provide the “interest and retirement fund” herein mentioned, for the ensuing year, and to at all times fully and faithfully keep the same in not less than the amount necessary to pay the interest and principal maturing as aforesaid; and in addition thereto the issue of said bonds shall constitute an irrevocable pledge by said board of so much of each year's income from the income and current fund derived from the lease of such of its lands as remain unsold, as may be necessary to fully protect the “interest and retirement fund” for the ensuing year, and keep the same at all times in proper amount as herein provided.
N.M. Stat. § 3-44-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 44 / Section 3-44-1
§ 3-44-1. Hospitals; authority
Status: in_force

A municipality may:

A. control and regulate hospitals;

B. construct hospitals and medical dispensaries;

C. contribute to the support of any county hospital located within the municipality;

D. own, maintain and operate hospitals;

E. charge for hospital services rendered;

F. lease the hospital, sanitarium or other institution upon such terms and conditions as the governing body may determine to any person, corporation or association for the operation and maintenance of the hospital; provided that the lease may be terminated by the governing body of the municipality without cause upon one hundred eighty days' notice after the first three years of the lease; and further provided that a person, association or corporation demonstrating a consistent history of service to sick and indigent persons may include the value of in-kind services provided to the municipality as a portion of consideration due on any lease for the use of hospital facilities owned by the municipality. The lease agreement must set forth the respective value of services being provided to residents and the relative value of the use of property provided by the municipality;

G. contract with the human services department [health care authority department] or the board of county commissioners for the care of sick or indigent persons;

H. accept grants for constructing, equipping and maintaining the hospital; and

I. perform any act or adopt any regulation necessary or expedient to carry out the provisions of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 58-17-16 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 17 / Section 58-17-16
§ 58-17-16. Violations; punishment
Status: in_force

Whoever violates any provision of the Endowed Care Cemetery Act, fails to establish an irrevocable trust fund, encroaches upon the principal of an irrevocable trust, refuses to cooperate in an examination or investigation or violates the provisions of a trust instrument by willfully failing to deposit to a cemetery's trust fund the amounts provided within the time provided by Section 58-17-6 NMSA 1978, or any greater amounts if the trust instrument provides for greater amounts to be deposited, is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-18 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 20-12-18
§ 20-12-18. Fraudulent enlistment, appointment or separation
Status: in_force

Any person who procures his own enlistment or appointment in the armed forces by knowingly false representation or deliberate concealment as to his qualifications for the enlistment or appointment and receives pay or allowances thereunder or procures his own separation from the armed forces by knowingly false representation or deliberate concealment as to his eligibility for that separation shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
N.M. Stat. § 76-4-19 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 4 / Section 76-4-19
§ 76-4-19. Application of act to governmental entities; public applicator's license required
Status: in_force

A. A public applicator shall be subject to the provisions of the Pesticide Control Act and rules adopted pursuant to that act.

B. Public applicators shall be subject to examinations or other licensing provisions as provided in the Pesticide Control Act or by rule promulgated by the board. The department shall issue a limited license without fee to the public applicator who has qualified for the license. The public applicator license shall be valid only when the applicator is acting as an applicator applying pesticides used by federal, state, county or municipal agencies or municipal corporations. Government research personnel shall be exempt from this licensing requirement only when applying general use pesticides to experimental plots.