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N.M. Stat. § 66-3-10 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-10
§ 66-3-10. Department to issue certificate of title, evidence of registration, registration plate and validation sticker; release of lien; odometer statement
Status: in_force

A. The department, upon registration of a vehicle, shall issue a certificate of title and evidence of registration; an odometer statement may appear on one or both of these documents.

B. Except for certificates of title issued pursuant to Section 66-3-2 , 66-3-27 or 66-3-423 NMSA 1978 and for manufactured homes, school buses, state government vehicles, motorcycles and off-highway motor vehicles, upon issuance of a new certificate of title or upon transfer of a certificate of title, the department shall issue a registration plate and a validation sticker to the owner of the vehicle.

C. The registration evidence shall be delivered to the owner and shall contain upon its face the date issued, the name and address of the owner, the registration number assigned to the owner and such description of the vehicle registered to the owner as determined by the secretary.

D. The certificate of title shall contain the identical information required on the registration evidence and in addition a statement of the owner's title and of all liens and encumbrances upon the vehicle.

E. The certificate of title shall contain a space for the release of any lien, space for assignment of title or interest and warranty by the owner and space for notation of liens and encumbrances upon the vehicle at the time of transfer.

F. The certificate of title shall be delivered to the owner in the event no lien or encumbrances appear thereon, otherwise the certificate of title shall be delivered to the person named to receive it in the application for certificate.

G. Whenever the owner of a vehicle subject to registration transfers the person's title or interest in the vehicle to a nonresident who desires to title the vehicle in the state of the nonresident's residence, the department upon receiving application and the payment of the proper fee shall issue a certificate of title only and record on the certificate all liens and encumbrances.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-4-30 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 4 / Section 32A-4-30
§ 32A-4-30. Attorney fees
Status: in_force

The court may order the department to pay attorney fees for the child's guardian ad litem or attorney if:

A. the child is in the legal custody of the department;

B. the child's guardian ad litem or the child, through the child's attorney:

(1) requests in writing that the department move for the termination of parental rights;

(2) gives the department written notice that if the department does not move for termination of parental rights, the guardian ad litem or the child, through the child's attorney, intends to move for the termination of parental rights and seek an award of attorney fees;

(3) successfully moves for the termination of parental rights; and

(4) applies to the court for an award of attorney fees; and

C. the department refuses to litigate the motion for the termination of parental rights or fails to act in a timely manner.
N.M. Stat. § 18-16-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 16 / Section 18-16-2
§ 18-16-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Music Commission Act:

A. “ commission ” means the music commission;

B. “ department ” means the cultural affairs department; and

C. “ division ” means the arts division of the department.
N.M. Stat. § 12-12A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12A / Section 12-12A-1
§ 12-12A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1A-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1A / Section 24-1A-2
§ 24-1A-2. Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Rural Primary Health Care Act is to recruit and retain health care personnel and assist in the provision of primary health care services through eligible programs in underserved areas of the state in order to better serve the health needs of the public.
N.M. Stat. § 47-12A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 12A / Section 47-12A-3
§ 47-12A-3. Cultural properties preservation easement created; dispositions
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Cultural Properties Preservation Easement Act, a cultural properties preservation easement may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated or otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as any other easement.

B. A cultural properties preservation easement is not effective and creates no rights or obligations until it is recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county or counties in which any part of the real property subject to the cultural properties preservation easement is located.

C. No right or duty in favor of or against a holder and no right in favor of a person having a third-party enforcement right arises under a cultural properties preservation easement prior to its acceptance by that holder and recordation of that acceptance in the office of the county clerk of the county where the real property subject to a cultural properties preservation easement is located, in whole or in part.

D. Except as provided in Subsection B of Section 4 of the Cultural Properties Preservation Easement Act, the term of a cultural properties preservation easement shall be the term stated in the easement.
N.M. Stat. § 62-2-8 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 2 / Section 62-2-8
§ 62-2-8. Meetings of directors
Status: in_force

The first meeting of the board of directors shall be held at such time and place as may be agreed upon by a majority of the persons named as such in the articles of incorporation, and all subsequent meetings shall be at such times and places as the bylaws may designate.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-28 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-28
§ 58-1-28. Borrowing
Status: in_force

A state bank may borrow money and issue evidence of indebtedness for a loan for temporary purposes in an amount not exceeding its capital and surplus or in such larger amount or for such other purposes as the commissioner [director of the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department] approves.
N.M. Stat. § 12-10-2 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10 / Section 12-10-2
§ 12-10-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the All Hazard Emergency Management Act is to:

A. authorize the creation of local offices of emergency management in the political subdivisions of the state;

B. confer upon the governor and upon the governing bodies of the state all hazard emergency management powers;

C. provide an emergency operations plan for the protection of life and property adequate to cope with disasters resulting from acts of war or sabotage or from natural or man-made causes other than acts of war;

D. provide for coordination of all hazard emergency management functions of this state with the comparable functions of the federal government and other states and localities and of private agencies;

E. initiate programs to render aid in the emergency restoration of facilities, utilities and other installations essential to the safety and general welfare of the public; and

F. provide for assistance and care for persons displaced, left homeless or otherwise victims of disaster or war conditions.
N.M. Stat. § 39-4D-9 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 4D / Section 39-4D-9
§ 39-4D-9. Statute of limitations
Status: in_force

An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment shall be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or fifteen years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.
N.M. Stat. § 28-7-21 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 7 / Section 28-7-21
§ 28-7-21. Reports
Status: in_force

Whenever a licensed ophthalmologist finds a person he has examined to be blind, he shall report this fact, along with details of the examination, to the commission within thirty days of the examination date.
N.M. Stat. § 52-1-66 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 1 / Section 52-1-66
§ 52-1-66. Nonresident employers employing workers in state; requirement for insurance; enforcement
Status: in_force

A. Every employer not domiciled in the state who employs workers engaged in activities required to be licensed under the Construction Industries Licensing Act and every other employer not domiciled in the state who employs three or more workers within the state, whether that employment is permanent, temporary or transitory and whether the workers are residents or nonresidents of the state, shall comply with the provisions of Section 52-1-4 NMSA 1978 and, unless self-insured, shall obtain a workers' compensation insurance policy, or an endorsement to an existing policy, issued in accordance with the provisions of Section 59A-17-10.1 NMSA 1978 . An employer who does not comply with the foregoing requirement shall be enjoined from doing business in the state pursuant to Section 52-1-62 NMSA 1978 and shall be barred from recovery by legal action for labor or materials furnished during any period of time in which he was not in compliance with the requirements of this section, and, if the noncomplying employment is in an activity for which the employer is licensed under the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act, the employer's license is subject to revocation or suspension for the violation.

B. The construction industries division of the regulation and licensing department shall promulgate rules and regulations to insure compliance with Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 17-3-16.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 17-3-16.2
§ 17-3-16.2. Elk enhancement permit; issuance; use
Status: in_force

A. The state game commission shall direct the department of game and fish to authorize two elk enhancement permits each license year for the taking of two elk bulls to raise funds for programs and projects to better manage elk.

B. The state game commission shall prescribe by rule the form, design and manner of issuance of the two elk enhancement permits. The issuance of one permit shall be subject to auction by the department or by an incorporated nonprofit organization dedicated to conservation of wildlife, as determined by the commission, and shall be sold to the highest bidder. The issuance of the other permit shall be subject to a lottery by the department or by an incorporated nonprofit organization dedicated to conservation of wildlife, as determined by the commission.

C. All money collected from the issuance and sale of the elk enhancement permits shall be credited to the game protection fund to be used exclusively for elk restoration and management.
N.M. Stat. § 47-15-7 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 15 / Section 47-15-7
§ 47-15-7. Remedies
Status: in_force

A. A violation of the Mortgage Foreclosure Consultant Fraud Prevention Act constitutes an unfair trade practice pursuant to the Unfair Practices Act 1 .

B. A prevailing plaintiff in a suit for violation of the Mortgage Foreclosure Consultant Fraud Prevention Act may recover actual damages, reasonable attorney fees and costs and appropriate equitable relief.

C. The rights and remedies provided in Subsection A of this section are cumulative to, and not a limitation of, any other rights and remedies provided by law. Any action brought pursuant to this section must be commenced within four years from the date of the alleged violation.

D. In addition to any other damages, a court may award exemplary damages up to three times the compensation charged by the foreclosure consultant if the court finds that the foreclosure consultant violated a provision of Section 5 of the Mortgage Foreclosure Consultant Fraud Prevention Act and that the foreclosure consultant's conduct was willful or in bad faith.

E. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no action may be brought on the basis of a violation of the Mortgage Foreclosure Consultant Fraud Prevention Act, except by an owner against whom the violation was committed or by the attorney general.
N.M. Stat. § 24-3B-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 3B / Section 24-3B-3
§ 24-3B-3. Education of school age residents
Status: in_force

A. All school age residents shall be evaluated by the department for purposes of educational placement according to the special education regulations of the state public education department.

B. Any evaluated school age resident not recommended for placement in a public school by the department or as a result of the appeal process shall be provided an educational program by the institution in which he is a school age resident. All such educational programs shall be in accordance with the special education regulations of the state public education department.

C. The department shall refer any evaluated school age resident who has been recommended for placement in a public school to a school district for enrollment.

D. The educational appraisal and review committee of a school district shall evaluate and recommend placement of all referred school age residents according to the placement process as provided in the special education regulations of the state public education department. A school district shall enroll all referred school age residents who have been recommended for placement in a public school by the educational appraisal and review committee of the school district.

E. The department may appeal any recommendation to not place a referred school age resident in a public school only if such recommendation is made by the educational appraisal and review committee of the school district where the institution, in which the referred school age resident is a client, is located. The appeal process shall be as provided in the special education regulations of the state public education department. Any referred school age resident who has been recommended for placement in a public school as a result of the appeal process shall be enrolled in the school district where the institution, in which the referred school age resident is a client, is located, as provided in Paragraph (2), Subsection C of Section 22-12-4 NMSA 1978.

F. All school age residents who are enrolled in a public school shall be counted in the special education membership of the school district.

G. Transportation for all school age residents enrolled in a public school shall be provided to and from the institution in which they are clients and the public school in which they are enrolled. Such transportation shall be provided in accordance with Section 22-8-2 and Sections 22-16-1 through 22-16-10 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 22-11-21.2 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-21.2
§ 22-11-21.2. Salary calculation; limitations
Status: in_force

In establishing a member's average annual salary for determination of retirement benefits, salary in excess of limitations set forth in Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended, shall be disregarded. The limitation on compensation for eligible employees shall not be less than the amount allowed pursuant to the Educational Retirement Act in effect on July 1, 1993. For purposes of this section, “ eligible employee ” means an individual who was a member or participant of the educational retirement plan or alternative retirement plan prior to the first plan year beginning after December 31, 1995. For a member who first becomes a clinical faculty member of the university of New Mexico health sciences center on or after July 1, 1999, the limitation on compensation shall not be in excess of the member's base salary as specified in the member's annual faculty contract or the limitations set forth in Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended, whichever is less.
N.M. Stat. § 30-23-1 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 23 / Section 30-23-1
§ 30-23-1. Demanding illegal fees
Status: in_force

Demanding illegal fees consists of any public officer or public employee knowingly asking or accepting anything of value greater than that fixed or allowed by law for the execution or performance of any service or duty.

Whoever commits demanding illegal fees is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 73-2-65 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 2 / Section 73-2-65
§ 73-2-65. Acequia commission; created; membership; terms
Status: in_force

A. There is created the “acequia commission”, which is administratively attached to the local government division of the department of finance and administration.

B. The acequia commission shall be appointed by the governor and shall consist of eleven members who reside in the irrigated areas of the state containing acequias. Members shall own land irrigated from an acequia or community ditch organized pursuant to a ditch or acequia statute. Each member appointed by the governor shall serve a term of four years.

C. The initial appointments to the acequia commission shall include the ten persons serving as members of the governor's acequia commission, organized pursuant to executive order 88-06, and one member of the public who has a background in business. Of the initial appointees, four members shall be appointed by lot for two-year terms, four members shall be appointed by lot for three-year terms and three members shall be appointed by lot for four-year terms.

D. The acequia commission shall meet at the call of the chairman not less than quarterly and not more than once a month. The chairman shall be elected from among the members of the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 76-7B-2 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 7B / Section 76-7B-2
§ 76-7B-2. Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares that:

A. vast rangeland areas are producing less than their potential for the grazing of livestock, wildlife habitat, forage and water and soil conservation benefits; and

B. it is essential to the general welfare of this state to apply methods to enhance the multiple-use management, development and conservation of rangeland in New Mexico so as to restore rangeland capacity to carry livestock and wildlife, conserve valuable soil and water resources and restore environmental quality.
N.M. Stat. § 18-12-9 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 12 / Section 18-12-9
§ 18-12-9. Museum admission policy
Status: in_force

The board, the secretary of cultural affairs and the director shall establish and implement a policy to permit New Mexico residents age sixty years and above to enter all publicly accessible visual arts exhibit areas, except special exhibits where commission or royalties are paid by contract, free of charge every Wednesday that is not a holiday that the museum is open.
N.M. Stat. § 1-4-5.4 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1-4-5.4
§ 1-4-5.4. Registration; form
Status: in_force

A. The secretary of state shall prescribe the paper form and ensure that the certificate of registration to be used in any county is compatible with the data processing systems. The secretary of state shall also prescribe the form produced by an online or electronic voter registration transaction.

B. The certificate of registration form shall require the following elements of information concerning the applicant for registration: name, gender, residence, municipality, post office, county of former registration, date of birth, political party affiliation, zip code, telephone number at the applicant's option and statement of qualification for voting. The paper form shall contain a space for the qualified elector to provide a driver's license or state identification number issued by the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department or the last four digits of the qualified elector's social security number, while the form resulting from an online or electronic voter registration transaction shall contain the qualified elector's full social security number.

C. Provision shall be made for the usual signature or mark of the applicant, for the signature of the county clerk and for the dates of such signatures.

D. The certificate form may be multipurpose by providing for an indication of whether the certificate of registration is for a new registration, a change in the existing registration or a cancellation of an existing registration. Provision shall be made on any multipurpose form for entry of any existing registered information for which a change may be requested.

E. The certificate of registration forms shall be serially numbered and shall be furnished promptly and in adequate supply by the secretary of state upon application from the county clerk.

F. The secretary of state shall maintain on the secretary's website a Privacy Act notice in conformance with the federal Privacy Act of 1974.
N.M. Stat. § 61-1-3.4 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 1 / Section 61-1-3.4
§ 61-1-3.4. Fingerprints not required for license renewal
Status: in_force

When a professional or occupational board requires submission of fingerprints as part of the initial license application, and a licensee has provided fingerprints and the license has been issued, the board shall not require a licensee to submit fingerprints again to renew the license, but a licensee shall submit to a background investigation if required by law or rule of the board.
N.M. Stat. § 60-2C-3 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2C / Section 60-2C-3
§ 60-2C-3. License or permit required for sale of fireworks; administration; permits and licenses
Status: in_force

A. No person may sell, hold for sale, import, distribute or offer for sale, as manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler or retailer, any fireworks in this state unless such person has first obtained the appropriate license or permit.

B. The state fire marshal shall enforce the Fireworks Licensing and Safety Act. All license applications shall be submitted to the office of the state fire marshal. All retailers shall be required to purchase a retail fireworks permit for each retail location. The retail permit may be purchased from any licensed manufacturer, distributor or wholesaler or from the state fire marshal's office. Retail permits may be purchased at any time by the licensed manufacturer, distributor or wholesaler in books of twenty permits per book from the state fire marshal. Permits shall be numbered, and it shall be the responsibility of the licensed manufacturer, distributor or wholesaler to keep records of the purchases of these permits and to submit these records to the state fire marshal semi-annually on January 31 and July 31 of each year. Each semi-annual report is to cover the preceding six-month period. Retail permits that are unsold may be exchanged for new permits.

C. The state fire marshal shall appoint the deputies and employees required to carry out the provisions of the Fireworks Licensing and Safety Act. The state fire marshal may also appoint any commissioned law enforcement officer or duly appointed fire chief or his designee with approval from the local governing body required to carry out the provisions of that act.

D. The state fire board shall formulate, adopt, promulgate and amend or revise rules and regulations for the safe handling of fireworks.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2B-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2B / Section 27-2B-16
§ 27-2B-16. Immigrant eligibility
Status: in_force

An immigrant may be eligible to receive cash assistance and services if the immigrant is:

A. from one of the classes of immigrants defined in the federal act who entered the United States prior to August 22, 1996; or

B. a qualified immigrant as defined in the federal act who entered the United States after August 22, 1996.