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N.M. Stat. § 13-4A-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4A / Section 13-4A-3
§ 13-4A-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Art in Public Places Act:

A. “ agency ” means all state departments and agencies, boards, councils, institutions, commissions and quasi-public corporations, including all state educational institutions enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico , and all statutorily created post-secondary educational institutions;

B. “ architect ” means the person or firm designing the project for the contracting agency to which the one percent provision pursuant to Section 13-4A-4 NMSA 1978 applies;

C. “ contracting agency ” means the agency having the control, management and power to enter into contracts for new construction or renovation of any public building;

D. “ division ” means the arts division of the cultural affairs department;

E. “ public buildings ” means those buildings under the control and management of the facilities management division of the general services department, the department of game and fish, the energy, minerals and natural resources department, the department of transportation, the state fair commission, the supreme court, the commissioner of public lands, the cultural affairs department, the governing boards of the state educational institutions and statutorily created post-secondary educational institutions, the public education department and the legislature or all buildings constructed with funds appropriated by the legislature. For the purposes of the Art in Public Places Act, “public buildings” does not include such auxiliary buildings as maintenance plants, correctional facilities, warehouses or temporary structures; and

F. “ work of art ” means any work of visual art, including but not limited to a drawing, painting, mural, fresco, sculpture, mosaic or photograph; a work of calligraphy; a work of graphic art, including an etching, lithograph, offset print, silk screen or a work of graphic art of like nature; works in clay, textile, fiber, wood, metal, plastic, glass and like materials; or mixed media, including a collage or assemblage or any combination of the foregoing art media that is chosen to be included in or immediately adjoining the public building under consideration. Under special circumstances, the term may include environmental landscaping if approved by the division.
N.M. Stat. § 9-27-5 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 27 / Section 9-27-5
§ 9-27-5. Secretary of information technology; appointment
Status: in_force

A. The chief executive and administrative officer of the department is the “secretary of information technology”. The secretary shall serve as the state's chief information officer. The secretary shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. The secretary shall hold that office at the pleasure of the governor and shall serve in the executive cabinet.

B. An appointed secretary shall serve and have all of the duties, responsibilities and authority of that office during the period of time prior to final action by the senate confirming or rejecting the secretary-designate's appointment.
N.M. Stat. § 63-9D-1 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 9D / Section 63-9D-1
§ 63-9D-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 63-9D-1 through 63-9D-11.1 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Enhanced 911 Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-135 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-135
§ 10-11-135. Funds not subject to process
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Sections 10-11-136 and 10-11-136.1 NMSA 1978 , none of the money, pensions or other benefits mentioned in the Public Employees Retirement Act shall be assignable either in law or in equity or be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment or other legal process.
N.M. Stat. § 26-2C-30 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 26 / Article 2C / Section 26-2C-30
§ 26-2C-30. Unlawful possession of cannabis; penalties
Status: in_force

Except as allowed in the Cannabis Regulation Act and the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act:

A. a person under twenty-one years of age shall not possess cannabis products. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a civil violation and shall be subject to:

(1) attendance at a four-hour evidence-based drug education and legal rights program at no cost to the person; or

(2) four hours of community service; and

B. a person twenty-one years of age or older shall not possess more than two ounces of cannabis, sixteen grams of cannabis extract and eight hundred milligrams of edible cannabis in public. A person who violates this subsection with respect to:

(1) more than two but not more than eight ounces of cannabis, more than sixteen grams of cannabis extract and more than eight hundred milligrams of edible cannabis is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978; or

(2) more than eight ounces of cannabis, sixty-four grams of cannabis extract or three thousand two hundred milligrams of edible cannabis is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 10-16D-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16D / Section 10-16D-4
§ 10-16D-4. Rules promulgation; compliance required
Status: in_force

A. Pursuant to the State Rules Act, the department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the architecture, information exchange process and maintenance of the sunshine portal pursuant to the Sunshine Portal Transparency Act.

B. Pursuant to the State Rules Act 1 , the department of finance and administration shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of the Sunshine Portal Transparency Act.

C. All state agencies shall comply with the provisions of the Sunshine Portal Transparency Act and rules promulgated by the department and the department of finance and administration pursuant to that act.
N.M. Stat. § 6-25A-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 25A / Section 6-25A-12
§ 6-25A-12. Remedies of bondholders
Status: in_force

A holder of bonds issued by the authority or a trustee under a trust indenture entered into pursuant to the New Mexico Exposition Center Authority Act, except to the extent that its rights are restricted by a bond resolution or trust indenture authorized pursuant to the bond resolution, may protect and enforce, by a suitable form of legal proceedings, rights under the laws of this state or granted by the bond resolution or trust indenture authorized pursuant to the bond resolution. These rights include the right to compel the performance of the duties of the authority required by the New Mexico Exposition Center Authority Act or the bond resolution and to enjoin unlawful activities.
N.M. Stat. § 58-21-23.2 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 21 / Section 58-21-23.2
§ 58-21-23.2. Funding of real estate transactions; enforcement
Status: in_force

A. Unless the net loan funds necessary to complete a purchase of real property have been previously delivered to the seller or to the closing agent, a lender shall deliver the required net loan funds within two business days of the time that the lender deems the closing agent has fulfilled the requirements of the closing agent's duties, except for the recordation of documents, and shall:

(1) authorize the closing agent to record with the county clerk all documents necessary to complete the real estate transaction and release the proceeds of the real estate transaction in accordance with agreed upon escrow instructions;

(2) advise the closing agent of any funding conditions, as set forth in the lender's escrow instructions, that have not been satisfied and instruct the closing agent in writing what is to be done with any of the lender's funds held in escrow; or

(3) advise the closing agent that the documentation for the real estate transaction does not satisfy the lender's escrow instructions, specify the manner in which that documentation does not satisfy those instructions and instruct the closing agent in writing what is to be done with any of the lender's funds held in escrow.

B. In the event a lender does not comply with the requirements of Subsection A of this section, unreasonably refuses to approve the documentation necessary to complete a real estate action or unreasonably delays authorization of the recordation of closing documents and release of proceeds of a real estate transaction, the director of the division may, upon receipt of a complaint and in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Mortgage Loan Company Act, suspend or revoke any state registration or license issued to the lender for a period not to exceed one year.
N.M. Stat. § 34-1-1 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 1 / Section 34-1-1
§ 34-1-1. Court sessions to be public
Status: in_force

Except as provided in the Children's Code and in other laws making specific provisions for exclusion of the public, all courts of this state shall be held openly and publicly, and all persons whatsoever shall be freely admitted to the courts and permitted to remain so long as they shall observe good order and decorum.
N.M. Stat. § 73-21-6 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 21 / Section 73-21-6
§ 73-21-6. Petition
Status: in_force

A. The organization of a district shall be initiated by a petition filed in the office of the clerk of the court vested with jurisdiction in a county in which all or part of the real property in the proposed district is situated. The petition shall be signed by not less than twenty-five percent of the qualified electors of the district, none of whom shall be an officer, director or shareholder of any business entity with an economic interest in the subdivision and sale of land within the district; provided that at the option of a county and, after adoption of a resolution by the county authorizing the filing of a petition, that county may file a petition that shall be signed by the chair of the board of county commissioners. The petition and all other instruments relating to the formation of such districts shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county or counties in which the proposed district is located.

B. The petition shall set forth:

(1) the name of the proposed district consisting of a chosen name preceding the words “water and sanitation district”;

(2) a general description of the improvements to be constructed or installed within and for the district;

(3) the estimated overall cost of the proposed improvements to be constructed or installed within and for the district;

(4) an estimated time table for the completion of all intended improvements;

(5) the need for the creation of the district and the construction or installation of improvements, stating the nature and extent of the anticipated use of the improvements by persons presently residing on land within the district and the nature and extent of the anticipated use of the improvements due to future development;

(6) a general description of the boundaries of the district or the territory to be included in it, with such certainty as to enable a property owner to determine whether or not the owner's property is within the district;

(7) the salary, if any, that the members of the board shall receive for their services; and

(8) a request for the organization of the district.

C. No petition with the requisite signatures shall be declared void on account of alleged defects, but the court may at any time permit the petition to be amended to conform to the facts by correcting any errors in the description of the territory or in any other particular. Similar petitions or duplicate copies of the same petition for the organization of the same district may be filed and shall together be regarded as one petition.
N.M. Stat. § 7-5-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 7-5-6
§ 7-5-6. Local government advisers
Status: in_force

The governor, after consultation with representatives of local governments, shall appoint three persons who are representative of subdivisions affected or likely to be affected by the Multistate Tax Compact. The member of the commission representing New Mexico, and any alternate designated by him, shall consult regularly with these appointees, in accordance with Article VI 1(b) of the compact.
N.M. Stat. § 11-13A-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 13A / Section 11-13A-2
§ 11-13A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Compact Negotiation Act:

A. “ committee ” means the joint legislative committee on compacts;

B. “ compact ” means a tribal-state class III gaming compact entered into between a tribe and the state pursuant to the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 1 and including any separate agreement ancillary to that compact;

C. “ governor ” means the governor of New Mexico; and

D. “ tribe ” means an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located in whole or in part within the state.
N.M. Stat. § 40-4-20 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 4 / Section 40-4-20
§ 40-4-20. Failure to divide or distribute property on the entry of a decree of dissolution of marriage or separation; distribution of spousal or child support and determination of paternity when death occurs during proceedings for dissolution of marriage, separation, annulment of marriage or paternity
Status: in_force

A. The failure to divide or distribute property on the entry of a decree of dissolution of marriage or of separation shall not affect the property rights of either the husband or wife, and either may subsequently institute and prosecute a suit for division and distribution or with reference to any other matter pertaining thereto that could have been litigated in the original proceeding for dissolution of marriage or separation.

B. Upon the filing and service of a petition for dissolution of marriage, separation, annulment, division of property or debts, spousal support, child support or determination of paternity pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 40, Article 4 or 11 NMSA 1978 , if a party to the action dies during the pendency of the action, but prior to the entry of a decree granting dissolution of marriage, separation, annulment or determination of paternity, the proceedings for the determination, division and distribution of marital property rights and debts, distribution of spousal or child support or determination of paternity shall not abate. The court shall conclude the proceedings as if both parties had survived. The court may allow the spouse or any children of the marriage support as if the decedent had survived, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 40, Article 4 or 11 NMSA 1978 . In determining the support, the court shall, in addition to the factors listed in Chapter 40, Article 4 NMSA 1978 , consider the amount and nature of the property passing from the decedent to the person for whom the support would be paid, whether by will or otherwise.
N.M. Stat. § 4-48A-5.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48A / Section 4-48A-5.1
§ 4-48A-5.1. Voting in certain special hospital districts after formation
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of a special hospital district included wholly within a county may determine, from time to time, whether trustees shall be elected at large or from single-member districts and, if the latter, shall determine, based upon the 1990 or a subsequent federal decennial census, the boundaries of such single-member districts, which shall be contiguous, compact, as equal in population as is practicable and otherwise in compliance with applicable law. The board shall redetermine the boundaries once following every federal decennial census, beginning with the 1990 census, in accordance with the same criteria. The board may change from at large elections to single-member districts or from single-member districts to at large elections and shall determine the procedure for transition from at large to single-member districts or vice versa.
N.M. Stat. § 3-60A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 60A / Section 3-60A-6
§ 3-60A-6. Use of private enterprise and public powers
Status: in_force

A local government, to the greatest feasible extent, shall afford maximum opportunity for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the metropolitan redevelopment areas by private enterprise. A local government shall give consideration to this objective in exercising its powers provided by the Redevelopment Law, including the approval of metropolitan redevelopment plans consistent with the general plan for the local government; the exercise of its zoning powers; the enforcement of other laws, codes and regulations relating to the use of land and the use and occupancy of buildings and improvements; the disposition of any property acquired; and the provision of necessary public improvements.
N.M. Stat. § 66-13-6 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 13 / Section 66-13-6
§ 66-13-6. Blood-alcohol tests; persons qualified to perform tests; relief from civil and criminal liability
Status: in_force

Only a physician, licensed professional or practical nurse or laboratory technician or technologist employed by a hospital or physician shall withdraw blood from a person in the performance of a blood-alcohol or drug test. A physician, nurse, technician or technologist who withdraws blood from a person in the performance of a blood-alcohol or drug test that has been directed by a law enforcement officer, or by a judicial or probation officer, shall not be held liable in a civil or criminal action for assault, battery, false imprisonment or any conduct of a law enforcement officer, except for negligence, nor shall a person assisting in the performance of the test, or a hospital wherein blood is withdrawn in the performance of the test, be subject to civil or criminal liability for assault, battery, false imprisonment or any conduct of a law enforcement officer, except for negligence.
N.M. Stat. § 30-42-5 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 42 / Section 30-42-5
§ 30-42-5. Enforcement authority
Status: in_force

The attorney general and the district attorneys of New Mexico shall each have authority to enforce the criminal provisions of the Racketeering Act by initiating investigations, assisting grand juries, obtaining indictments, filing informations and complaints and prosecuting criminal cases.
N.M. Stat. § 12-13A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 13A / Section 12-13A-2
§ 12-13A-2. Purposes
Status: in_force

The purposes of the New Mexico-Chihuahua Commission Act are to establish a framework in which New Mexico and the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, can work to develop mutually beneficial programs to resolve challenges along the international border common to both states, to maximize the possibilities for economic development and to open and institutionalize lines of communication between the public and private sector leaders of the states.
N.M. Stat. § 4-48B-13 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48B / Section 4-48B-13
§ 4-48B-13. County hospital; power to lease; expenditure of proceeds from tax levy
Status: in_force

Any county hospital operated and maintained pursuant to a lease as authorized by the Hospital Funding Act which has mill levies levied and collected for its maintenance and operation pursuant to that act may expend those funds for the operation and maintenance of the hospital and the use of the funds is declared to be an incidental benefit to the lessee which is far outweighed by the greater benefits to the public as a whole. The operation and maintenance of a county hospital under lease to the extent of and the use of the funds levied pursuant to that act is deemed to be funding to the hospital as a public institution, and the hospital facility and lessee thereof are subject to the laws of this state regarding the expenditures of public money and the auditing requirements of same and to the provisions of any rules or regulations as are required.
N.M. Stat. § 6-8-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 6-8-3
§ 6-8-3. Council terms and qualifications
Status: in_force

A. Members of the council appointed pursuant to Paragraphs (6) and (7) of Subsection A of Section 6-8-2 NMSA 1978 , with the advice and consent of the senate, shall serve for staggered terms of five years. Members of the council shall serve until their successors are appointed and have qualified.

B. The members of the council appointed pursuant to Paragraphs (6) and (7) of Subsection A of Section 6-8-2 NMSA 1978 shall be qualified by competence and no less than ten years' experience in the field of investment management, investment risk management, corporate governance, investment accounting or finance. A member of the council shall not have had any contracts to do business with the council, the investment office, the office of the state treasurer, the educational retirement board, the public employees retirement association, the New Mexico finance authority or the state board of finance for a period of two calendar years prior to the person's appointment to the council and shall not enter into any contracts to do business with any of the named state agencies or instrumentalities for a period of two calendar years after the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Members of the council and officers and employees of the council shall be governed by the provisions of the Governmental Conduct Act. Nothing in this section or in the Governmental Conduct Act shall be construed as prohibiting an officer of a financial institution from participating as a member of the council in setting general policies of the council, nor shall any provision of the Governmental Conduct Act prohibit the council or the state treasurer from depositing funds under the jurisdiction of the council in any financial institution. A council member shall not hold an office or employment in a political party.

C. The member appointed pursuant to Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of Section 6-8-2 NMSA 1978 shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. A member of the council appointed pursuant to Paragraphs (6) and (7) of Subsection A of Section 6-8-2 NMSA 1978 may be removed from the council by the appointing person or entity, for failure to attend three consecutive meetings or other cause, in the manner provided for removal of members of boards of regents under Article 12, Section 13 of the constitution of New Mexico . A vacancy in the membership of the council occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but for the unexpired term only.
N.M. Stat. § 31-19-1 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 19 / Section 31-19-1
§ 31-19-1. Sentencing authority; misdemeanors; imprisonment and fines; probation
Status: in_force

A. Where the defendant has been convicted of a crime constituting a misdemeanor, the judge shall sentence the person to be imprisoned in the county jail for a definite term less than one year or to the payment of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or to both such imprisonment and fine in the discretion of the judge.

B. Where the defendant has been convicted of a crime constituting a petty misdemeanor, the judge shall sentence the person to be imprisoned in the county jail for a definite term not to exceed six months or to the payment of a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or to both such imprisonment and fine in the discretion of the judge.

C. When the court has deferred or suspended sentence, it shall order the defendant placed on supervised or unsupervised probation for all or some portion of the period of deferment or suspension.