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N.M. Stat. § 59A-21-4 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 21 / Section 59A-21-4
§ 59A-21-4. Employee groups
Status: in_force

A policy of group life insurance may be issued to an employer, or to the trustees of a fund established by an employer, which employer or trustees shall be deemed the policyholder, to insure employees of the employer for the benefit of persons other than the employer, subject to the following requirements:

A. the employees eligible for insurance under the policy shall be all of the employees of the employer, or all of any class or classes thereof. The policy may provide that the term “employees” shall include the employees of one or more subsidiary corporations, and the employees, individual proprietors, and partners of one or more affiliated corporations, proprietorships or partnerships if the business of the employer and of such affiliated corporations, proprietorships or partnerships is under common control. The policy may provide that the term “employees” shall include the individual proprietor or partners if the employer is an individual proprietorship or a partnership. The policy may provide that the term “employees” shall include retired employees and directors of a corporate employer. A policy issued to insure the employees of a public body may provide that the term “employees” shall include elected or appointed officials;

B. the premium for the policy shall be paid either from the employer's funds or from funds contributed to by the insured employees, or from both. Except as provided in Subsection C, below, a policy on which no part of the premium is to be derived from funds contributed by the insured employees must insure all eligible employees, except those who reject such coverage in writing; and

C. the insurer may exclude or limit the coverage on any person as to whom evidence of individual insurability is not satisfactory to the insurer.
N.M. Stat. § 73-14-74 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 14 / Section 73-14-74
§ 73-14-74. Eligibility of district to hold election
Status: in_force

A. No election shall be held in an existing conservancy district until the main canals in that district are in such a condition that water can be delivered from them for irrigation on the lands within the district.

B. The first election in any district formed after July 1, 1961 shall be held with the first regular local election occurring after the requirements of Subsection A of this section are fulfilled.
N.M. Stat. § 7-36-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 36 / Section 7-36-16
§ 7-36-16. Responsibility of county assessors to determine and maintain current and correct values of property
Status: in_force

A. County assessors shall determine values of property for property taxation purposes in accordance with the Property Tax Code and the regulations, orders, rulings and instructions of the department. Except as limited in Section 7-36-21.2 NMSA 1978 , they shall also implement a program of updating property values so that current and correct values of property are maintained and shall have sole responsibility and authority at the county level for property valuation maintenance, subject only to the general supervisory powers of the director.

B. The director shall implement a program of regular evaluation of county assessors' valuation activities with particular emphasis on the maintenance of current and correct values.

C. Upon request of the county assessor, the director may contract with a board of county commissioners for the department to assume all or part of the responsibilities, functions and authority of a county assessor to establish or operate a property valuation maintenance program in the county. The contract shall be in writing and shall include provisions for the sharing of the program costs between the county and the department. The contract must include specific descriptions of the objectives to be reached and the tasks to be performed by the contracting parties. The initial term of any contract authorized under this subsection shall not extend beyond the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which it is executed, but contracts may be renewed for additional one-year periods for succeeding years.

D. The department of finance and administration shall not approve the operating budget of any county in which there is not an adequate allocation of funds to the county assessor for the purpose of fulfilling his responsibilities for property valuation maintenance under this section. If the department of finance and administration questions the adequacy of any allocation of funds for this purpose, it shall consult with the department, the board of county commissioners and the county assessor in making its determination of adequacy.

E. To aid the board of county commissioners in determining whether a county assessor is operating an efficient program of property valuation maintenance and in determining the amount to be allocated to him for this function, the county assessor shall present with his annual budget request a written report setting forth improvements of property added to valuation records during the year, additions of new property to valuation records during the year, increases and decreases of valuation during the year, the relationship of sales prices of property sold to values of the property for property taxation purposes and the current status of the overall property valuation maintenance program in the county. The county assessor shall send a copy of this report to the department.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-3B-6 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3B / Section 32A-3B-6
§ 32A-3B-6. Place of custody
Status: in_force

A. Unless a child from a family in need of services who has been placed in department custody is also alleged or adjudicated delinquent:

(1) the child shall not be held in a jail or other facility intended or used for the incarceration of adults charged with criminal offenses or for the detention of children alleged to be delinquent children; and

(2) there shall be a preference that the child be placed in the home of a relative of the child when a relative is available to provide foster care; provided that:

(a) placement with a relative is in the best interest of the child;

(b) the relative signs a sworn statement that the relative will not return the child to or allow unsupervised visits with the parent, guardian or custodian who is alleged to have committed the abuse or neglect until otherwise directed by the department or the court; and

(c) within three days of accepting custody of the child, the relative completes an application form for licensure to operate a foster home pursuant to the Children's Code.

B. The department shall make reasonable efforts to locate a relative of the child to provide foster care. If a relative is not available to provide foster care, the child may be placed in:

(1) a licensed foster home or any home authorized under the law for the provision of foster care or group care or use as a protective residence;

(2) a facility operated by a licensed child welfare services agency; or

(3) a facility provided for in the Children's Shelter Care Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 14-16-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 16 / Section 14-16-7
§ 14-16-7. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts
Status: in_force

(a) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.

(b) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.

(c) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.

(d) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.
N.M. Stat. § 70-9-4 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 9 / Section 70-9-4
§ 70-9-4. Sources of income
Status: in_force

The center may receive appropriations from the state directly or through the board of regents and may receive any or other items of value from public or private sources.
N.M. Stat. § 48-2A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 2A / Section 48-2A-6
§ 48-2A-6. Notices
Status: in_force

A. Any preliminary notice given under the Stop Notice Act shall be effective notice if the preliminary notice is:

(1) hand-delivered or mailed, return receipt requested, to the construction lender, if applicable for the purposes of the Stop Notice Act, or the manager or other responsible person at the address of the construction loan's origination or, if the address of origination has changed, then to the last known address of the construction lender; and

(2) hand-delivered to the owner or mailed, return receipt requested, to the owner's last known residential or business address.

B. The stop notice shall be effective notice if the stop notice was hand-delivered by a small package express carrier addressed to the manager of the real estate lending department of the construction lender if the construction lender is a financial institution. If the construction lender is not a financial institution, the stop notice shall be delivered to the manager or other responsible person at the address where the construction loan originated.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-3B-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3B / Section 32A-3B-9
§ 32A-3B-9. Change in placement
Status: in_force

A. When a child's placement is changed, including a return to the child's home, written notice of the placement change shall be given to the parties and to the child's tribe if the child is an Indian child ten days prior to the placement change, unless an emergency situation requires moving the child prior to sending notice.

B. When a child's guardian ad litem or attorney requests a court hearing to contest the proposed placement change, the department shall not change the child's placement pending the result of the court hearing, unless an emergency requires changing the child's placement prior to the hearing.

C. When a child's placement is changed and notice pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this section is not provided, written notice shall be sent to the parties and to the child's tribe if the child is an Indian child within three days after the placement change.

D. Notice pursuant to the provisions of this section is not required for removal of the child from temporary emergency care, emergency foster care or respite care.
N.M. Stat. § 21-2A-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 2A / Section 21-2A-2
§ 21-2A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the College District Tax Act:

A. “ board ” means the governing board of the college district;

B. “ college ” means a two-year, public post-secondary educational institution organized pursuant to the provisions of the Community College Act, 1 Chapter 21, Article 14 NMSA 1978 , the Technical and Vocational Institute Act 2 or the Off-Campus Instruction Act; 3

C. “ college district ” means a district in which a college is located or is proposed to be located, the exterior boundaries of which are determined pursuant to the statutory provisions under which the college is organized;

D. “ debt ” means an obligation payable from ad valorem property tax revenues or the general fund of a college district and that may be secured by the full faith and credit of a college district and a pledge of its taxing powers;

E. “ education technology equipment ” means tools used in the educational process that constitute learning and administrative resources and may include:

(1) closed-circuit television systems; educational television and radio broadcasting; cable television, satellite, copper and fiber-optic transmission; computer, network connection devices; digital communications equipment, including voice, video and data; servers; switches; portable media such as discs and drives to contain data for electronic storage and playback; and purchase or lease of software licenses or other technologies and services, maintenance, equipment and computer infrastructure information, techniques and tools used to implement technology in colleges and related facilities;

(2) improvements, alterations and modifications to, or expansions of, existing buildings or personal property necessary or advisable to house or otherwise accommodate any of the tools listed in Paragraph (1) of this subsection; and

(3) expenditures for technical support and training expenses of college district employees who administer education technology projects funded by a lease-purchase arrangement and may include training by contractors; and

F. “ lease-purchase arrangement ” means a financing arrangement constituting debt of a college district pursuant to which periodic lease payments composed of principal and interest components are to be paid to the holder of the lease-purchase arrangement and pursuant to which the owner of the education technology equipment may retain title to or a security interest in the equipment and may agree to release the security interest or transfer title to the equipment to the college district for nominal consideration after payment of the final periodic lease payment. “ Lease-purchase arrangement ” also means any debt of the college district incurred for the purpose of acquiring educational technology equipment whether designated as a general obligation lease, note or other instrument evidencing a debt of the college district.
N.M. Stat. § 29-3A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 3A / Section 29-3A-1
§ 29-3A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 29, Article 3A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Criminal Record Expungement Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 74-8-1 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 8 / Section 74-8-1
§ 74-8-1. Solid waste incineration prohibited
Status: in_force

No solid waste shall be disposed of by incineration in New Mexico until the environmental improvement board adopts regulations under the provisions of Section 74-2-5.2 NMSA 1978 . As used in this section:

A. “solid waste” means solid waste as defined in the Solid Waste Act; and

B. “incineration” means the process of reducing combustible solid waste designed to achieve complete combustion by means of a device or chamber.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12C-7 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12C / Section 61-12C-7
§ 61-12C-7. Board created; membership
Status: in_force

A. The “massage therapy board” is created. The board is administratively attached to the department.

B. The board consists of five members who are New Mexico residents. Members of the board shall be appointed by the governor to terms of four years. The terms shall be staggered, and the governor shall make appointments of two two-year terms, two three-year terms and one four-year term, if necessary to produce staggered terms. Three members of the board shall be massage therapists, each with at least five years of massage therapy practice and who are actively engaged in the practice of massage therapy during their tenure as members. Two members of the board shall be public members who have not been licensed and have no financial interest, direct or indirect, in the profession of massage therapy.

C. Each member of the board shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and qualified.

D. No board member shall serve more than two full consecutive terms.

E. The board shall elect annually a chair and other officers as it deems necessary. The board shall meet as often as necessary for the conduct of business, but no less than twice a year. Meetings shall be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. Three members, at least one of whom must be a public member, shall constitute a quorum.

F. A board member may be recommended for removal as a member of the board for failing to attend, after proper notice, three consecutive board meetings.

G. Members of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for nonsalaried public officers in the Per Diem and Mileage Act and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.
N.M. Stat. § 6-31-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 31 / Section 6-31-6
§ 6-31-6. Economic development grant fund created
Status: in_force

The “economic development grant fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants and donations to the fund and income from investment of the fund. Money in the fund shall not revert to any other fund at the end of a fiscal year. The department shall administer the fund, and money in the fund is appropriated to the department to provide matching funds to local and regional development agencies as approved by the commission. Money in the fund shall be disbursed on warrants signed by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of economic development or the secretary's authorized representative.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-26-11 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 26 / Section 32A-26-11
§ 32A-26-11. Administrative appeals
Status: in_force

A young adult may appeal an adverse eligibility determination in accordance with rules promulgated by the department. The department shall provide the young adult, in the young adult's primary language, with clear and developmentally appropriate verbal and written information concerning the administrative appeal process.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-55.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-55.1
§ 10-11-55.1. Municipal general member coverage plan 3; applicability
Status: in_force

Municipal general member coverage plan 3 is applicable to a designated group of municipal general members the first day of the calendar month following an affirmative vote by the majority of the municipal general members in a designated group. A designated group may be all members employed by the affiliated public employer, an organizational group whose compensation is established by negotiated contract or all members employed by the affiliated public employer, whose compensation is not established by negotiated contract. The election shall be conducted by the retirement board in accordance with procedures adopted by the retirement board. The procedures shall afford all municipal general members who are part of the designated group an opportunity to vote. A new election for coverage by municipal general member coverage plan 3 shall not be held prior to the expiration of six months following the date of an election which failed to adopt municipal general member coverage plan 3. An election adopting municipal general member coverage plan 3 is irrevocable for the purpose of subsequently adopting a coverage plan that would decrease employer or employee contributions with respect to all current and future municipal general employees of the affiliated public employer who are part of the designated group. All elections for the purpose of adopting municipal general member coverage plan 3 shall take place prior to July 1, 1995. Any election occurring after June 30, 1995 shall be null, void and of no effect.
N.M. Stat. § 20-10-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 10 / Section 20-10-16
§ 20-10-16. Devices
Status: in_force

A. Except as specifically stated above, the second and subsequent award of any medal shall be noted by written citation and by presentation and wearing of a bronze oak leaf cluster in lieu of a second or subsequent medal. A silver oak leaf cluster shall substitute for five bronze oak leaf clusters.

B. All medals awarded may be worn on military ceremonial or mess uniforms in miniature format, which shall be procured by the awards fund and shall be available for purchase by recipients.
N.M. Stat. § 58-9-9 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 9 / Section 58-9-9
§ 58-9-9. Powers of director
Status: in_force

In addition to other powers conferred by the Trust Company Act, the director may:

A. examine the business and affairs of each trust company at least once each year and at such other times and to such extent as the director deems necessary or advisable. The expense of every examination shall be paid by the corporation examined, in such amount as the director certifies to be just and reasonable;

B. regulate the procedure and practice at hearings;

C. implement by order and rule the Trust Company Act; in making orders and rules to implement the Trust Company Act, the director shall act in the interest of promoting and maintaining a sound trust company system, the security of assets and trust accounts and the protection of persons utilizing trust services;

D. obtain restraining orders and injunctions to prevent violation of and enforce compliance with the Trust Company Act, and orders and rules promulgated pursuant to the Trust Company Act, the Uniform Probate Code, the Uniform Prudent Investor Act and the Uniform Trust Code;

E. order any person or trust company to cease violating the Trust Company Act, orders and rules promulgated pursuant to the Trust Company Act, the Uniform Probate Code, the Uniform Prudent Investor Act or the Uniform Trust Code, or to cease engaging in breaches of trust. A copy of such orders shall be mailed to each director of the trust company involved;

F. suspend, after notice and hearing, any officer or director, or any employee of a nonprofit corporation, for fraud, embezzlement or failure to comply with the Trust Company Act or orders or rules promulgated pursuant to the Trust Company Act, the Uniform Probate Code, the Uniform Prudent Investor Act or the Uniform Trust Code; and

G. subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, require the production of evidence, administer an oath and examine any person under oath in connection with any subject relating to a duty imposed upon or a power vested in the director.
N.M. Stat. § 61-3B-5 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 3B / Section 61-3B-5
§ 61-3B-5. License fees; term; renewal
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978 , the board shall require each applicant for initial licensure or renewal of a license to pay a nonrefundable licensure fee that shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

B. A license shall expire biennially from the date of initial licensure.

C. The board shall renew licenses only upon receipt of renewal of licensure fees and evidence of compliance with continuing education requirements.
N.M. Stat. § 22-1-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 1 / Section 22-1-13
§ 22-1-13. Career technical education fund created
Status: in_force

The “career technical education fund” is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury until the end of the pilot project. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants and donations. The department shall administer the fund, and money in the fund is appropriated to the department to carry out the career technical education pilot project. The fund shall be administered by the department, and money in the fund is appropriated to the department to provide grants to school districts, charter schools and secondary schools funded by the federal bureau of Indian education participating in the pilot project. Expenditures from the fund shall be on warrants of the secretary of finance and administration on vouchers signed by the secretary of public education or the secretary's designated representative.
N.M. Stat. § 40-9-1.1 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 9 / Section 40-9-1.1
§ 40-9-1.1. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Grandparent's Visitation Privileges Act, “grandparent” means:

A. the biological grandparent or great-grandparent of a minor child; or

B. a person who becomes a grandparent or great-grandparent due to the adoption of a minor child by a member of that person's family.
N.M. Stat. § 19-1-25 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 1 / Section 19-1-25
§ 19-1-25. Renewable energy office established
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall establish and maintain a renewable energy office to advance the production and development of renewable energy.