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N.M. Stat. § 71-10-5 — NM Code / Chapter 71 / Article 10 / Section 71-10-5
§ 71-10-5. Authority; powers; duties
Status: in_force

A. An authority is a political subdivision of the state that may, in accordance with law and to effectuate the purposes of the district it governs:

(1) have perpetual existence;

(2) sue and be sued;

(3) adopt bylaws, policies and procedures;

(4) employ a director, who may employ staff as necessary to administer the authority;

(5) fix the time and place of meetings and the method of providing notice of the meetings;

(6) make and pass orders and resolutions necessary for governing and managing the authority and executing the powers of the authority;

(7) adopt and use a seal;

(8) create and define the duties of advisory committees;

(9) enter into contracts and agreements;

(10) borrow money and issue bonds;

(11) pledge all or a portion of its revenue to the payment of its bonds;

(12) issue refunding revenue bonds to refinance, pay or discharge all or part of its outstanding revenue bonds;

(13) impose liens;

(14) acquire, dispose of or encumber real or personal property or interests in real or personal property, including leases and easements;

(15) manage the land and property constituting and associated with the authority within the district, including by imposing rental charges and fees for the use of that land and property;

(16) sell, transfer or convey real or personal property or interests in real or personal property acquired by the authority;

(17) alter the boundaries of the district with the approval of the counties that are part of the district;

(18) establish standards and long-term development plans;

(19) apply to a public or private source for a loan, grant, guarantee or other type of financial assistance; and

(20) exercise the rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied by the specific powers granted by this section.

B. An authority shall:

(1) govern the district;

(2) adopt rules to govern its conduct, including standards and procedures for calling emergency meetings and a conflicts-of-interest policy;

(3) use district property to create jobs and foster economic development in all areas it deems appropriate and in the public welfare; and

(4) comply with all applicable state and federal laws, ordinances or rules enacted by the county having jurisdiction over the district's land or real property.
N.M. Stat. § 22-15-28 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 15 / Section 22-15-28
§ 22-15-28. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Braille Access Act:

A. “ alternate accessible format ” means one of several alternatives to traditional print, including braille, large print and computer text files;

B. “ braille ” means the tactile system of reading and writing used by persons who are blind and visually impaired, as defined by the braille authority of North America;

C. “ department ” means the state department of public education;

D. “ educational institution ” means a public school or public post-secondary educational institution;

E. “ instructional materials ” means textbooks, workbooks, teacher manuals or editions, blackline masters, transparencies, test packets, software, CD-ROMs, videotapes and cassette tapes;

F. “ structural integrity ” means all of the printed instructional materials, including the text of the material, sidebars, table of contents, chapter headings and subheadings, footnotes, indexes, glossaries and bibliographies. “Structural integrity” need not include nontextual elements such as pictures, illustrations, graphs or charts, though the publisher should include a brief textual description of any such nontextual element when it is practical to do so and mention of the nontextual element when a description is not practical;

G. “ student ” means a blind or visually handicapped person accepted, enrolled or attending an educational institution; and

H. “ textbook ” means a book, a system of instructional materials or a combination of a book and supplementary instructional material that conveys information to the student or otherwise contributes to the learning process, including electronic textbooks.
N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-39 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-39
§ 4-55A-39. Improvement district; construction of sections
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in Sections 4-55A-35 through 4-55A-38 NMSA 1978 shall be construed as:

A. increasing the burden or liability of any tract or parcel of land or the owner of any tract or parcel of land; or

B. except for issuance of the refunding bonds, creating any additional liability of the county.
N.M. Stat. § 9-21-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 21 / Section 9-21-4
§ 9-21-4. Department created
Status: in_force

The “Indian affairs department” is created in the executive branch. The department is a cabinet department and includes the following divisions:

A. the administrative services division; and

B. the program services division.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-27-8 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 27 / Section 32A-27-8
§ 32A-27-8. Family representation and advocacy commission; organization; meetings
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall hold its first meeting no later than thirty days after it has completed the appointment process and shall elect a chair at that meeting. Thereafter, the commission shall meet at least four times a year, as determined by a majority of commission members. Meetings shall be held at the call of the chair or director or at the request of four commission members.

B. The commission shall appoint a director no later than December 31, 2022.

C. A majority of commission members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and an action by the commission shall not be valid unless seven or more members concur.

D. The commission may adopt rules and shall keep a record of its proceedings.

E. A commission member may select a designee to serve in the member's place no more than once per year.
N.M. Stat. § 72-18-57 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 18 / Section 72-18-57
§ 72-18-57. Execution of securities and interest coupons
Status: in_force

Except for securities issued in book entry or similar form without the delivery of physical securities, securities shall be executed and signed by the chairman, with the seal of the district affixed thereto and attested by the secretary. Except for any bonds which are registrable for payment of interest, interest coupons payable to bearer and appertaining to the bonds shall be issued and shall bear the original or facsimile signature of the chairman.
N.M. Stat. § 22-11-1 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-1
§ 22-11-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 22, Article 11 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Educational Retirement Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 24-10A-8 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 10A / Section 24-10A-8
§ 24-10A-8. Funding program; control of expenditures
Status: in_force

Money distributed from the fund shall be expended only for the purposes stated in the application to the bureau and shall be expended on the authorization of the chief executive of the municipality or county upon vouchers issued by its treasurer.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16 / Section 10-16-6
§ 10-16-6. Confidential information
Status: in_force

No legislator or public officer or employee shall use or disclose confidential information acquired by virtue of the legislator's or public officer's or employee's position with a state agency or local government agency for the legislator's, public officer's or employee's or another's private gain.
N.M. Stat. § 30-1-16 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 1 / Section 30-1-16
§ 30-1-16. Defense based on victim's gender, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation prohibited
Status: in_force

A. It shall not be a defense, justification or excuse in a criminal proceeding that the defendant's conduct was a reaction to the discovery of, knowledge about or potential disclosure of a victim's or witness's actual or perceived:

(1) gender;

(2) gender expression;

(3) gender identity; or

(4) sexual orientation.

B. It shall not be a defense, justification or excuse in a criminal proceeding that the defendant was romantically propositioned in a nonviolent or non-threatening manner by a person of the same gender or a person who is transgender.

C. Nothing in this section shall prevent a defendant from raising other recognized affirmative defense.

D. As used in this section:

(1) “ gender expression ” means the external appearance of a person's gender identity, often expressed through the person's behavior, physical appearance or voice, which expression may or may not conform to socially defined behaviors and characteristics typically associated with masculinity or femininity;

(2) “ gender identity ” means a person's self-perception, or perception of that person by another, of the person's identity as a male or female based upon the person's appearance, behavior or physical characteristics that are in accord with or opposed to the person's physical anatomy, chromosomal sex or sex at birth; and

(3) “ sexual orientation ” means heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality, whether actual or perceived.
N.M. Stat. § 9-22-3 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 22 / Section 9-22-3
§ 9-22-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Veterans' Services Department Act:

A. “ department ” means the veterans' services department;

B. “ gold star parent ” means a surviving parent of a member of the armed forces of the United States who is missing in action or whose death was related to the member's service in the armed forces of the United States;

C. “ secretary ” means the secretary of veterans' services; and

D. “ veteran ” means a New Mexico resident who:

(1) was regularly enlisted, drafted, inducted or commissioned in the:

(a) armed forces of the United States and was accepted for and assigned to active duty in the armed forces of the United States;

(b) army reserve, navy reserve, marine corps reserve, air force reserve, coast guard reserve, army national guard or air national guard and was accepted for and assigned to duty for a minimum of six continuous years; or

(c) United States public health service commissioned corps or the national oceanic and atmospheric administration commissioned officer corps and served in the capacity of a commissioned officer while on active duty in defense of the United States; and

(2) was not separated from such service under circumstances amounting to dishonorable discharge.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-20-25 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 20 / Section 59A-20-25
§ 59A-20-25. Limitation of liability
Status: in_force

A. No policy of life insurance shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state if it contains any of the following provisions:

(1) a provision for a period of not less than five years within which an action at law or in equity may be commenced after the cause of action shall accrue; or

(2) a provision which excludes or restricts liability for death caused in a certain specified manner or occurring while the insured has a specified status, except that a policy may contain provisions excluding or restricting coverage as specified therein in the event of death under any one or more of the following circumstances:

(a) death as a result, directly or indirectly, of war, declared or undeclared, or of action by military forces, or of any act or hazard of such war or action, or of service in the military, naval or air forces or in civilian forces auxiliary thereto, or from any cause while a member of such military, naval or air forces of any country engaged in such military action;

(b) death as a result of aviation or any air travel or flight;

(c) death as a result of a specified hazardous occupation or occupations;

(d) death while the insured is a resident outside the continental United States and Canada; or

(e) death within two years from the date of issue of the policy as a result of suicide, while sane or insane.

B. A policy which contains any exclusion or restriction pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall also provide that in the event of death under the circumstances to which any such exclusion or restriction is applicable, the insurer will pay an amount not less than a reserve determined according to the national association of insurance commissioners reserve valuation method upon the basis of the mortality table and interest rate specified in the policy for the calculation of nonforfeiture benefits (or if the policy provides for no such benefits, computed according to a mortality table and interest rate determined by the insurer and either specified in the policy or filed with the superintendent) with adjustment for indebtedness or dividend credit.

C. This section shall not apply to group life insurance, health insurance, reinsurance or annuities, or to any provision in a life insurance policy or contract supplemental thereto relating to disability benefits or to additional benefits in the event of death by accident or accidental means.

D. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit any provision which in the opinion of the superintendent is more favorable to the policyholder than a provision permitted by this section.
N.M. Stat. § 60-7B-11 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 7B / Section 60-7B-11
§ 60-7B-11. Employment of minors
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Subsection B or C of this section, it is a violation of the Liquor Control Act for any person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act or for any employee, agent or lessee of that person knowingly to employ or use the service of any minor in the sale and service of alcoholic beverages.

B. A person holding a dispenser's, restaurant or club license may employ persons eighteen years of age or older to sell or serve alcoholic beverages in an establishment that is held out to the public as a place where meals are prepared and served and the primary source of revenue is food, and where the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages is not the primary activity, except that a person under twenty-one years of age shall not be employed as a bartender or deliverer.

C. A person holding a wholesaler's license may employ persons eighteen years of age or older who are licensed pursuant to the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act to engage in activities customary to warehouse operations and to handle and deliver alcoholic beverages to licensees holding a dispenser's, retailer's, restaurant, club, small brewer, winegrower, craft distiller, manufacturer's, rectifier or any other license that allows for the purchase and delivery of alcoholic beverages by a licensed wholesaler, as long as the minor delivers sealed, unbroken packages, including containers such as bottles, cans and kegs. A person under the age of twenty-one shall not be allowed to sample alcoholic beverages to accounts.
N.M. Stat. § 60-3A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 3A / Section 60-3A-1
§ 60-3A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 60, Articles 3A, 5A, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6E, 7A, 7B and 8A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Liquor Control Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 37-1-27 — NM Code / Chapter 37 / Article 1 / Section 37-1-27
§ 37-1-27. Construction projects; limitation on actions for defective or unsafe conditions
Status: in_force

No action to recover damages for any injury to property, real or personal, or for injury to the person, or for bodily injury or wrongful death, arising out of the defective or unsafe condition of a physical improvement to real property, nor any action for contribution or indemnity for damages so sustained, against any person performing or furnishing the construction or the design, planning, supervision, inspection or administration of construction of such improvement to real property, and on account of such activity, shall be brought after ten years from the date of substantial completion of such improvement; provided this limitation shall not apply to any action based on a contract, warranty or guarantee which contains express terms inconsistent herewith. The date of substantial completion shall mean the date when construction is sufficiently completed so that the owner can occupy or use the improvement for the purpose for which it was intended, or the date on which the owner does so occupy or use the improvement, or the date established by the contractor as the date of substantial completion, whichever date occurs last.
N.M. Stat. § 76-3-10 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 3 / Section 76-3-10
§ 76-3-10. Removal of inspectors; members of board; monthly reports
Status: in_force

Said county board of horticultural commissioners shall have power to remove any local inspector who shall fail to perform the duties of his office. If any member of the county board of horticultural commissioners shall fail to perform the duties of his office, as required by this chapter, he may be removed from office by the board of county commissioners, and the vacancy thus formed may be filled by appointment by said board of county commissioners. In addition to the annual report required by Section 76-3-8 NMSA 1978 , the county board of horticulture [horticultural] commissioners shall make a monthly report of their doings to the board of county commissioners and the board of county commissioners may withhold warrant for their salary or compensation of said members and inspectors thereof until such time as said report is made.
N.M. Stat. § 3-32-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 32 / Section 3-32-13
§ 3-32-13. Bonds made legal investments
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 3-32-1 through 3-32-16 NMSA 1978 , shall be legal investments for savings banks and insurance companies organized under the laws of this state.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-6.36 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-6.36
§ 7-1-6.36. Distribution; interstate telecommunications gross receipts tax
Status: in_force

A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to each municipality in an amount, subject to any increase or decrease made pursuant to Section 7-1-6.15 NMSA 1978 , equal to the product of the quotient of one and thirty-five hundredths percent divided by the tax rate imposed by the Interstate Telecommunications Gross Receipts Tax Act 1 times the net receipts for the month attributable to the interstate telecommunications gross receipts tax from business locations:

A. within that municipality;

B. on land owned by the state, commonly known as the “state fairgrounds”, within the exterior boundaries of that municipality;

C. outside the boundaries of any municipality on land owned by that municipality; and

D. on an Indian reservation or pueblo grant in an area that is contiguous to that municipality and in which the municipality performs services pursuant to a contract between the municipality and the Indian tribe or Indian pueblo if:

(1) the contract describes an area in which the municipality is required to perform services and requires the municipality to perform services that are substantially the same as the services the municipality performs for itself; and

(2) the governing body of the municipality has submitted a copy of the contract to the secretary.
N.M. Stat. § 29-1-19 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 29-1-19
§ 29-1-19. Consult nontraditional communication or disability registry
Status: in_force

Prior to interacting with a driver or occupant of a motor vehicle, every peace officer shall, if practicable, consult the national crime information center system or other electronic motor vehicle record management system to determine if the motor vehicle is on the nontraditional communication or disability registry, and if the motor vehicle is on the registry, take appropriate safety precautions during the interaction. If the registry reveals that a driver or occupant of the motor vehicle has a seizure disorder that may be triggered by flashing lights, including photosensitive epilepsy, the peace officer shall minimize the use of flashing lights to the extent feasible, taking safety into consideration.
N.M. Stat. § 72-1-6 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 1 / Section 72-1-6
§ 72-1-6. Traveler's use of water
Status: in_force

All currents and sources of water, such as springs, rivers, ditches and currents of water flowing from natural sources in the state of New Mexico, shall be and they are declared free; in order that all persons traveling in this state shall have the right to take water therefrom for their own use, and that of the animals under their charge: provided, that the word traveler, shall not in any manner extend to persons who travel with a large number of animals; for in that case they shall not use the water of any spring belonging to any individual, without having first obtained the express consent of the owner. And it is further understood, that if any person in transit or traveling, at the time of using any of the water mentioned, shall cause any injury to the fields, planted lands or private property of any person, he shall pay to the party injured all damages that may have been done: provided, further, that this article shall in no manner apply to wells in this state: provided, further, that this article shall not be applicable to ponds or reservoirs of water, that persons may construct for their own proper use and benefit, and no person under pretext of title to said sources, springs, rivers or ditches, shall have the right to embarrass and hinder, or molest any transient person or traveler in or at the time of taking the water for his proper use and giving water to his animals.
N.M. Stat. § 53-10-4 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 10 / Section 53-10-4
§ 53-10-4. Rules and regulations; subjects; effect
Status: in_force

The members of any such association or club formed under this act may prescribe from time to time, rules and regulations for the government of said club or association as the majority of its members from time to time may determine, may prescribe what fees and dues shall be payable, and the time when the same shall be paid as a condition for membership, or the continuance thereof by any member, and may provide in such rules that upon default in payment of such dues, or the violation of any of its other rules or regulations, a member's membership may be determined; which rules and regulations shall be deemed a contract between the member affected thereby and the balance of the members composing such association.
N.M. Stat. § 33-2-35 — NM Code / Chapter 33 / Article 2 / Section 33-2-35
§ 33-2-35. Application of law to convicts in penitentiary; relation back; escapers and revolters excepted
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply to convicts in the penitentiary, excepting such convicts as have escaped from the penitentiary, or been concerned in any revolt whereby any convict has escaped, and shall operate back to the commencement of any such sentence of such convict.