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N.M. Stat. § 7-38-20 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-20
§ 7-38-20. County assessor and department to mail notices of valuation
Status: in_force

A. By April 1 of each year, the county assessor shall mail a notice to each property owner informing the property owner of the net taxable value of the property owner's property that has been valued for property taxation purposes by the assessor and other related information as required by Subsection D of this section.

B. By May 1 of each year, the department shall mail a notice to each property owner informing the property owner of the net taxable value of the property owner's property that has been valued for property taxation purposes by the department and other related information as required by Subsection D of this section.

C. Failure to receive the notice required by this section does not invalidate the value set on the property, any property tax based on that value or any subsequent procedure or proceeding instituted for the collection of the tax.

D. The notice required by this section shall state:

(1) the property owner's name and address;

(2) the description or identification of the property valued;

(3) the classification of the property valued;

(4) the value set on the property for property taxation purposes;

(5) the tax ratio;

(6) the taxable value of the property for the previous and current tax years;

(7) the tax rate from the previous tax year;

(8) the amount of tax from the previous tax year;

(9) with respect to residential property, instructions for calculating an estimated tax for the current tax year, which shall be prominently displayed on the front of the notice, and a disclaimer for such instructions similar to the following:

“The calculation of property tax may be higher or lower than the property tax that will actually be imposed.”;

(10) the amount of any exemptions allowed and a statement of the net taxable value of the property after deducting the exemptions;

(11) the allocations of net taxable values to the governmental units;

(12) briefly, the eligibility requirements and application procedures and deadline for claiming eligibility for a limitation on increases in the valuation for property taxation purposes of a single-family dwelling owned and occupied by a person sixty-five years of age or older; and

(13) briefly, the procedures for protesting the value determined for property taxation purposes, classification, allocation of values to governmental units or denial of a claim for an exemption or for the limitation on increases in valuation for property taxation purposes.

E. The county assessor may mail the valuation notice required pursuant to Subsection A of this section to taxpayers with the preceding tax year's property tax bills if the net taxable value of the property has not changed since the preceding taxable year. In this early mailing, the county assessor shall provide clear notice to the taxpayer that the valuation notice is for the succeeding tax year and that the deadlines for protest of the value or classification of the property apply to this mailing date.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-16C-1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 16C / Section 59A-16C-1
§ 59A-16C-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 59A, Article 16C NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Insurance Fraud Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 72-12-24 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 12 / Section 72-12-24
§ 72-12-24. Supplemental well
Status: in_force

A. The owner of a water right may drill and use a supplemental well upon making application but prior to the publication and hearing set out in Section 72-12-3 NMSA 1978 , if:

(1) the supplemental well is drilled into the same and only the same underground stream, channel, artesian basin, reservoir or lake as the well being supplemented; and

(2) the supplemental well does not increase the appropriation of water to an amount above the existing water rights; and

(3) an emergency situation exists in which the delay caused by publication and hearing would result in crop loss or other serious economic loss; and

(4) the state engineer, after a preliminary investigation, finds that the supplemental well does not impair existing water rights, and grants him a permit authorizing the drilling and use of the supplemental well prior to publication and hearing.

B. If the preliminary investigation by the state engineer causes him to reasonably believe that the drilling and use of a supplemental well may impair existing rights, then no permit shall be issued until after publication and hearing.
N.M. Stat. § 61-15-1.1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 15 / Section 61-15-1.1
§ 61-15-1.1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 61, Article 15 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Architectural Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 11-20-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 20 / Section 11-20-2
§ 11-20-2. Membership
Status: in_force

A. The governor is authorized to participate in the Interstate Mining Compact as a member of the Interstate Mining Compact commission.

B. The governor may designate the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources or the director of the mining and minerals division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department as the governor's alternate to the Interstate Mining Compact commission.
N.M. Stat. § 4-42-6 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 42 / Section 4-42-6
§ 4-42-6. Licensed professional surveyor; interference with
Status: in_force

If a licensed professional surveyor appointed by the board of county commissioners shall be molested or prevented from doing or performing any of the surveyor's official duties by means of threats or improper interference of any person, the surveyor shall call on the sheriff or other peace officer of the county, who shall accompany the surveyor and afford the surveyor all necessary protection against any person thus threatening or improperly interfering with the surveyor while performing official duties. The person so offending shall, on conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction, be fined in a sum not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) and be liable for all damages caused to any person by the hindrance of the surveyor and for all the expenses that may accrue in consequence of the attendance of the sheriff or officer and the delay of the surveyor.
N.M. Stat. § 17-1-26 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 17-1-26
§ 17-1-26. Commission's power to establish rules and regulations; predatory animals; eradication
Status: in_force

The state game commission is hereby authorized and directed to make such rules and regulations and establish such service as it may deem necessary to carry out all the provisions and purposes of this act, and all other acts relating to game and fish, and in making such rules and regulations and in providing when, to what extent, if at all, and by what means game animals, birds and fish may be hunted, taken, captured, killed, possessed, sold, purchased and shipped, the state game and fish commission [state game commission] shall give due regard to the zones of temperatures, and to the distribution, abundance, economic value and breeding habits of such game animals, birds and fish.

The state game commission is hereby authorized to spend such reasonable amounts as in its judgment is desirable and necessary annually from their funds not otherwise needed for the eradication of predatory animals.
N.M. Stat. § 7-16A-20.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 16A / Section 7-16A-20.1
§ 7-16A-20.1. Special fuels; authority of secretary to terminate interstate agreements
Status: in_force

The secretary may terminate:

A. a cooperative agreement involving the taxation of special fuels into which the secretary enters with another state, the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any territory or possession of the United States; or

B. a multistate agreement involving the taxation of special fuels into which the secretary enters.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16G-12 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16G / Section 10-16G-12
§ 10-16G-12. Investigation report; commission hearings; decisions and reasons given; disclosure of an ethics violation
Status: in_force

A. Upon receipt of the general counsel's recommendation, the commission or hearing officer shall:

(1) dismiss a complaint and notify the complainant and the respondent of the dismissal; or

(2) set a public hearing, as soon as practicable.

B. At any time before or during a hearing provided for in Subsection A of this section, the hearing officer may, at a public meeting, approve a disposition of a complaint agreed to by the general counsel and the respondent, as approved by the commission.

C. The hearing provided for in Subsection A of this section shall be pursuant to the rules of evidence that govern proceedings in the state's courts and procedures established by the commission. An audio recording shall be made of the hearing. The respondent may be represented by counsel. The parties may present evidence and testimony, request the director to compel the presence of witnesses and examine and cross-examine witnesses.

D. The hearing officer shall issue a written decision that shall include the reasons for the decision. If the hearing officer finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent's conduct constituted a violation, the decision may include recommendations for disciplinary action against the respondent, and the hearing officer may impose any fines provided for by law. A finding of fraudulent or willful misconduct shall require clear and convincing evidence.

E. The complainant or respondent may appeal a decision of the hearing officer within thirty days of the decision to the full commission, which shall hear the matter within sixty days of notice of the appeal and issue its decision within 180 days.

F. The commission shall publicly disclose a decision, including a dismissal following a finding of probable cause or the terms of a settlement, issued pursuant to this section. The commission shall provide the decision to the complainant, the respondent and the:

(1) house of representatives if the respondent is a public official who is subject to impeachment;

(2) appropriate legislative body if the respondent is a member of the legislature;

(3) respondent's appointing authority if the respondent is an appointed public official;

(4) appropriate public agency if the respondent is a public employee;

(5) public agency with which the respondent has a government contract if the respondent is a government contractor; and

(6) secretary of state and the respondent's employer, if any, if the respondent is a lobbyist.

G. The commission shall produce a quarterly report subject to public inspection containing the following information:

(1) the number of complaints filed with and referred to the commission;

(2) the disposition of the complaints; and

(3) the type of violation alleged in the complaints.
N.M. Stat. § 21-23B-6 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 23B / Section 21-23B-6
§ 21-23B-6. Rules; reporting
Status: in_force

A. The department shall publish rules for conducting the interstate distance education program.

B. By July 31, 2016 and each subsequent year, the department shall report to the legislative finance committee and the legislative education study committee on the interstate distance education program.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-48 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-48
§ 19-7-48. Existing collateral assignments ratified; application of act thereto
Status: in_force

All existing collateral assignments heretofore filed and approved by the commissioner of public lands covering either state leases or state land purchase contracts are hereby ratified and the provisions of this act are hereby made applicable thereto.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-13.5 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-13.5
§ 7-9-13.5. Exemption; gross receipts tax and governmental gross receipts tax; event center surcharge
Status: in_force

Exempted from the gross receipts tax and from the governmental gross receipts tax are the receipts from selling tickets, parking, souvenirs, concessions, programs, advertising, merchandise, corporate suites or boxes, broadcast revenues and all other products or services sold at or related to a municipal event center or related to activities occurring at the event center on which an event center surcharge is imposed pursuant to the Municipal Event Center Funding Act.
N.M. Stat. § 22-11-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-17
§ 22-11-17. Provisional membership
Status: in_force

A provisional member is a person who is employed by the board, the department, the New Mexico school for the deaf, the northern New Mexico state school, the New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired, the girls' welfare home, the New Mexico boys' school or the Los Lunas medical center and who has the option of qualifying for coverage under either the Educational Retirement Act or the public employees retirement association. This option shall be exercised by filing a written election with both the director and the executive secretary of the public employees retirement association. This election shall be made within six months after employment and shall be irrevocable regardless of subsequent employment or reemployment in any administrative unit enumerated in this section. Until this election is made, the provisional member shall be covered and shall be required to make contributions under the Educational Retirement Act.
N.M. Stat. § 22-12A-11 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 12A / Section 22-12A-11
§ 22-12A-11. Progressive interventions for absent, chronically absent and excessively absent students
Status: in_force

A. A public school shall provide interventions for students who are missing school, depending on the number of absences. The process for notification and interventions is:

(1) for a student who has been identified as in need of individualized prevention, the attendance team shall:

(a) for an elementary student, talk to the parent and inform the parent of the student's attendance history, the impact of student absences on student academic outcomes, the interventions or services available to the student or family and the consequences of further absences, which may include referral to the children, youth and families department for excessive absenteeism; and

(b) for a middle or high school student, talk to the parent and the student about the student's attendance history and the impact of student absences on student academic outcomes, interventions or services available to the student or family and the consequences of further absences, which may include referral to the children, youth and families department for excessive absenteeism;

(2) for a student who has been identified as in need of early intervention, the attendance team shall notify the parent in writing by mail or personal service on the parent of the student's absenteeism. The notice shall include a date, time and place for the parent to meet with the public school to develop intervention strategies that focus on keeping the student in an educational setting. The attendance team shall be convened to establish a specific intervention plan for the student that includes establishing weekly progress monitoring and a contract for attendance; and

(3) for a student who has been identified as in need of intensive support, the attendance team shall:

(a) give written notice to the parent, including a date, time and place for the parent to meet with the school principal and the attendance team;

(b) establish nonpunitive consequences at the school level;

(c) identify appropriate specialized supports that may be needed to help the student address the underlying causes of excessive absenteeism; and

(d) apprise the student and the parent of the consequences of further absences.

B. The school principal shall consult with a student's teacher and initiate meetings with the teacher, the student and the parent if the alleged cause of absence from class is teacher-student incompatibility.
N.M. Stat. § 6-25A-16 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 25A / Section 6-25A-16
§ 6-25A-16. Money of the authority; expenses; audit; annual report
Status: in_force

A. Money of the authority, except as otherwise authorized or provided in the New Mexico Exposition Center Authority Act or in a bond resolution, trust indenture or other instrument under which bonds are issued, shall be deposited as soon as practicable in a separate account or accounts in banks or trust companies organized under the laws of this state. Deposits of money shall be secured, if required by the authority, in such a manner as the authority determines to be prudent. Banks or trust companies may give security for deposits of the authority.

B. Subject to the provisions of any contract with bondholders, the authority shall prescribe a system of accounts.

C. Money held by the authority that is not needed for immediate disbursement, including funds held in reserve, may be deposited with the state treasurer for short-term investment pursuant to Section 6-10-10.1 NMSA 1978 or may be invested in direct and general obligations of or obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the United States, obligations issued by agencies of the United States, obligations of this state or any political subdivision of the state, interest-bearing time deposits, commercial paper issued by corporations organized and operating within the United States and rated “prime” quality by a national rating service, other investments permitted by Section 6-10-10 NMSA 1978 or as otherwise provided by the trust indenture or bond resolution, if the funds are pledged for or secure payment of bonds issued by the authority.

D. The authority shall have an audit of its books and accounts made at least once each year by the state auditor or by a certified public accounting firm whose proposal has been reviewed and approved by the state auditor. The cost of the audit shall be an expense of the authority. Copies of the audit shall be submitted to the governor and the New Mexico exposition center authority oversight committee and made available to the public.

E. The authority shall submit a report of its activities to the governor and to the legislature not later than December 1 of each year. Each report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering its operations for that year.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-39 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-39
§ 21-8-39. Waste management education and research consortium created; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The “waste management education and research consortium” is created and shall be a division of New Mexico state university.

B. Participating institutions in the consortium shall be New Mexico state university, the university of New Mexico, New Mexico institute of mining and technology, Dine college, Sandia national laboratories and Los Alamos national laboratory. The purposes of the consortium are to:

(1) engage in theoretical and practical education of and research on environmental and natural resource issues;

(2) disseminate knowledge acquired through educational programs;

(3) provide assistance in efforts to address environmental and natural resource problems; and

(4) cooperate with state and federal agencies.

C. The board of regents of New Mexico state university shall prepare reports showing the progress and condition of the consortium as the board deems necessary. The reports of the consortium may be printed and distributed by the board as appropriate, and revenue from the sale of the reports shall be paid into the account of New Mexico state university.

D. The consortium may receive appropriations from the legislature through the board and may receive any or other items of value from public or private sources.
N.M. Stat. § 61-1-5 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 1 / Section 61-1-5
§ 61-1-5. Method of service
Status: in_force

Any notice required to be served by Section 61-1-4 or 61-1-21 NMSA 1978 and any decision required to be served by Section 61-1-14 or 61-1-21 NMSA 1978 may be served either personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, directed to the licensee, applicant or unlicensed person at the last known address as shown by the records of the board. Unlicensed persons with no address on record with the board shall receive notice by personal service. If the notice or decision is served personally, service shall be made in the same manner as is provided for service by the Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts. Where the notice or decision is served by certified mail, it shall be deemed to have been served on the date borne by the return receipt showing delivery or the last attempted delivery of the notice or decision to the addressee or refusal of the addressee to accept delivery of the notice or decision. Service of correspondence sent by a licensee, applicant or unlicensed person through other methods, including electronic mail or physical mail, should be reasonably accepted and processed by the board.
N.M. Stat. § 50-2-3 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 2 / Section 50-2-3
§ 50-2-3. Gift to representative of labor organization to influence action; solicitation; acceptance; penalty
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful:

(1) for any person to give or offer to give any money, property or other thing of value to any representative of a labor organization, with the intent to influence him with respect to any of his acts, decisions or other duties as such representative, or to induce him to prevent or cause a strike by the employees of any person; or

(2) for any representative of a labor organization to solicit or accept or agree to accept from any person any money, property or other thing of value upon any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that he shall be influenced with respect to any of his acts, or decisions or other duties as such representative, or upon any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that he shall refrain from causing or shall prevent a strike or work stoppage or picket line or any form of injury to any business.

B. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject to a fine of not more than $500.00 or to imprisonment of not more than 30 days, or both.
N.M. Stat. § 72-4A-9.1 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 4A / Section 72-4A-9.1
§ 72-4A-9.1. Acequia project fund
Status: in_force

The “acequia project fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money appropriated, donated or otherwise accrued to the fund. The fund shall be administered by the authority. Income from investment of money in the acequia project fund shall be credited to the fund. Balances in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund. The acequia project fund may consist of such subaccounts as the authority deems necessary to carry out the purposes of the fund. The authority may establish procedures and adopt rules as required to administer the fund and to recover from the fund costs of administering the fund. Money in the acequia project fund may be used to make grants to acequias for any project approved by the legislature.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-17.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-17.1
§ 6-10-17.1. Noncompliance with collateral requirements; withdrawal of public funds
Status: in_force

When a treasurer, board of finance or board of control finds that a bank or savings and loan association that has been designated as a depository of public money has not maintained qualifying securities as collateral for deposits of public money under the control of that treasurer or board as required by law, the treasurer or board shall request the depository to substitute or provide additional qualifying securities to meet those requirements within ten calendar days. If the bank or savings and loan association does not comply with the request within ten calendar days, the treasurer or board shall withdraw from that depository within the next ten calendar days all deposits of public money under the treasurer's or board's control without penalty to the public depositor, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary.