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N.M. Stat. § 60-13-47 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 13 / Section 60-13-47
§ 60-13-47. Trade bureaus; connection to installation
Status: in_force

A. Except where work is done under an annual permit, no public utility shall make a connection from a supply of water or gas to an installation for which a permit is required, or which has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected by the trade bureau having jurisdiction, without the authorization of the trade bureau having jurisdiction.

B. The public utility may make a connection from a supply of water or gas to an installation under the following circumstances:

(1) if within seven days after notification to the appropriate trade bureau of the completion of any work or installation the bureau has failed to approve or disapprove the connection; or

(2) if an installation or work is not located in any territory where there is an authorized inspector; provided, however, before any such connection is made by the public utility, the public utility must have received a written statement from the licensee declaring that the installation or work conforms with the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act and the orders, rules and regulations, codes and minimum standards made pursuant to that act. The public utility shall immediately report to the proper trade bureau the receipt and contents of the statement. If it is discovered by the trade bureau that the declaration made in the statement is false, the trade bureau shall order the licensee making the statement to rectify the defects within five days after receipt of the written notice thereof from the bureau.

C. No public or municipally owned electric utility shall make a connection from a supply of electricity for which a permit is required without the approval of the electrical bureau or its authorized representative. In the event of an emergency, the electrical contractor shall issue a prefinal permit to the serving utility authorizing the service to be reconnected. The electrical contractor shall report the emergency on the next working day to the electrical bureau or its authorized representative for inspection.
N.M. Stat. § 75-7-3 — NM Code / Chapter 75 / Article 7 / Section 75-7-3
§ 75-7-3. Natural resources trustee powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The natural resources trustee shall take all actions necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the natural resources trustee as provided in the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 1 as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 2 the federal Water Pollution Control Act 3 and any other applicable federal law, including the responsibility to:

(1) act on behalf of the public to protect New Mexico's natural resources by recovering damages for injury to, destruction of or loss of those resources;

(2) investigate injury to, destruction of or loss of natural resources;

(3) determine the amount and cause of injury to, destruction of or loss of natural resources;

(4) determine the liability of any person for injury to, destruction of or loss of natural resources;

(5) assess and collect damages for injury to, destruction of or loss of natural resources, including bringing legal actions and collecting the costs of assessing and collecting the damages; and

(6) expend money for the purposes set forth in the Natural Resources Trustee Act.

B. The natural resources trustee may:

(1) hire staff, in accordance with the Personnel Act, to carry out the provisions of the Natural Resources Trustee Act;

(2) contract with economists, consultants and other experts; and

(3) accept gifts and grants to carry out the provisions of the Natural Resources Trustee Act. Gifts and grants accepted by the natural resources trustee shall be deposited in the natural resources trustee fund.

C. The attorney general shall provide legal counsel and representation to the natural resources trustee and the office of the natural resources trustee.
N.M. Stat. § 4-48A-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48A / Section 4-48A-8
§ 4-48A-8. Board of trustees; organization; bond
Status: in_force

A. The board of trustees shall elect from its membership a chairman and secretary-treasurer.

B. Each member of the board of trustees shall receive no compensation for the performance of his duties, but shall be paid per diem and mileage for attendance at meetings of the board as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act.

C. Each member of the board of trustees shall furnish a corporate surety bond in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the faithful performance of his duties and the accounting for all funds which shall come into his possession. Such bond shall run to the benefit of the special hospital district.

D. All authorizations for the payment or expenditure of money in the possession of the special hospital district shall be signed by the chairman and the secretary-treasurer.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9C-5 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9C / Section 7-9C-5
§ 7-9C-5. Date payment due
Status: in_force

The interstate telecommunications gross receipts tax is to be paid to the department on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month following the month in which the taxable event occurs.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-23D-4 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 23D / Section 59A-23D-4
§ 59A-23D-4. Medical care savings account program
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by statute, contract or collective bargaining agreement, an employer may establish a medical care savings account program for his employees.

B. In establishing the program, the employer shall:

(1) provide a qualified higher deductible health plan for the benefit of his employees;

(2) contribute to medical care savings accounts for the employees; and

(3) appoint an account administrator to administer the savings accounts.

C. Principal contributed to and interest earned on a medical care savings account and money paid for eligible medical expenses are exempt from taxation under the Income Tax Act.

D. Before establishing a program, the employer shall notify all employees in writing of the federal tax status of the program and how federal income taxation affects New Mexico income taxes.

E. Any compensation required by the account administrator to administer the program shall be paid by the employer, and the employer shall not require the employee to contribute to such compensation while the employee participates in the program. If the employee ceases to participate in the program, he shall be responsible for costs associated with his account.

F. Nothing in the Medical Care Savings Account Act prohibits the employer from requiring the employee to contribute to the qualified higher deductible health plan or the medical care savings account.

G. Nothing in the Medical Care Savings Account Act requires an employee to participate in a program. The employer shall offer the program to all employees on a nondiscriminatory basis.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16G-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16G / Section 10-16G-11
§ 10-16G-11. Status of investigation; reports to commission
Status: in_force

A. If a hearing has not been scheduled concerning the disposition of a complaint within ninety days after the complaint is received, the director shall report to the commission on the status of the investigation. The commission may dismiss the complaint or instruct the director to continue the investigation of the complaint. Unless the commission dismisses the complaint, the director shall report to the commission every ninety days thereafter on the status of the investigation.

B. Upon dismissal of a complaint or a decision to continue an investigation of a complaint, the commission shall notify the complainant and respondent in writing of its action. If the commission has not notified a respondent pursuant to the provisions of Subsection G of Section 10 of the State Ethics Commission Act, the commission shall vote on whether to notify the respondent. A decision whether to continue to delay notifying the respondent shall be taken by a majority vote of a quorum of the commission and shall be documented in writing with reasonable specificity.
N.M. Stat. § 31-21-7 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 21 / Section 31-21-7
§ 31-21-7. Duties of director
Status: in_force

The director shall:

A. provide probation and parole services and supervise probationers and parolees;

B. assign officers to serve in each judicial district. Selection and assignment of officers to each judicial district shall be made by the director;

C. obtain office quarters for the staff in each district as necessary;

D. assign the secretarial, bookkeeping and accounting work to clerical employees;

E. direct the work of the officers and other employees;

F. formulate methods of investigation, supervision, recordkeeping and reports;

G. conduct training courses for the staff;

H. seek to cooperate with all agencies, public and private, that are concerned with the treatment or welfare of persons on probation or parole;

I. report to the parole board concerning the status of parolees under his supervision; and

J. perform such other duties as directed by the secretary of corrections.
N.M. Stat. § 47-8-50 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 8 / Section 47-8-50
§ 47-8-50. Prior transactions valid
Status: in_force

Transactions entered into before the effective date of the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act, and not extended or renewed after that date, and the rights, duties and interests flowing from them remain valid and may be terminated, completed, consummated or enforced as required or permitted prior to the effective date of the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act.
N.M. Stat. § 18-16-4 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 16 / Section 18-16-4
§ 18-16-4. Music commission; duties
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

A. advise the division, the department, other state agencies and the governor concerning the protection, promotion and preservation of music and the music industry in New Mexico;

B. advise the division on music-related policies;

C. advise and assist public agencies in elevating the role of music in New Mexico;

D. foster appreciation of the value of music;

E. make New Mexico a music destination for both visitors and music professionals;

F. encourage the educational, creative and professional musical activities of the residents of New Mexico and attract outstanding musicians to New Mexico through appropriate programs of publicity, education and coordination and through direct activities, such as sponsorship of music;

G. protect, promote and preserve the musical traditions of New Mexico; and

H. accept on behalf of the state donations of money, property and other things of value as, in the division's discretion, are suitable and will best further the aims of the Music Commission Act.
N.M. Stat. § 1-19A-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 19A / Section 1-19A-8
§ 1-19A-8. Political party expenditures; contributions to certified candidates
Status: in_force

A. A certified candidate may accept monetary or in-kind contributions from a political party; provided that the aggregate amount of such contributions from all political party committees combined does not exceed the equivalent of ten percent of the value of that candidate's aggregate public financing per election cycle.

B. All in-kind contributions from a political party distributed to certified candidates shall be used for campaign-related purposes.

C. Nothing in this section shall prevent political party funds from being used for general operating expenses of the party; conventions; nominating and endorsing candidates; identifying, researching and developing the party's position on issues; party platform activities; noncandidate-specific voter registration; noncandidate-specific get-out-the-vote drives; travel expenses for noncandidate party leaders and staff; and other noncandidate-specific party building activities.
N.M. Stat. § 73-20-23 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 20 / Section 73-20-23
§ 73-20-23. Discontinuance of districts
Status: in_force

A. At any time after five years from the organization of a watershed district, a majority of the landowners in the district may file a petition with the board of supervisors and the board of directors requesting that the existence of the district be discontinued if all obligations of the district have been met. The petition shall state the reasons for discontinuance and demonstrate that all obligations of the district have been met.

B. After giving notice as defined in Section 73-20-8 NMSA 1978 , the board of supervisors may conduct hearings on the petition as may be necessary to assist it in making a determination.

C. Within sixty days after petition is filed, a referendum shall be held pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act 1 .

D. If a majority of the votes cast in the referendum favors the discontinuance of the district and it is found that all obligations have been met, the board of supervisors shall make a determination that the watershed district shall be discontinued. A copy of the determination shall be certified by the clerk of the county involved for recording. After recording, the certification shall be filed with the New Mexico department of agriculture.
N.M. Stat. § 39-2-2.1 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 2 / Section 39-2-2.1
§ 39-2-2.1. Collection of open accounts; attorney fees
Status: in_force

In any civil action in the district court, small claims court or magistrate court to recover on an open account, the prevailing party may be allowed a reasonable attorney fee set by the court, and taxed and collected as costs.
N.M. Stat. § 3-39-19 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 39 / Section 3-39-19
§ 3-39-19. Preparation of airport approach plans
Status: in_force

The legislative body is hereby empowered to formulate and adopt, and from time to time as may be necessary, revise an airport approach plan for any publicly owned airport within its corporate or political limits. Each such plan shall indicate the hazards, the area within which measures for the protection of the airport's aerial approaches should be taken, and what the height limits and other objectives of such measure should be. In adopting or revising any such plan, the legislative body shall consider, among other things, the character of the flying operations expected to be conducted at the airport, the nature of the terrain, the height of existing structures and trees above the level of the airport, and the possibility of lowering or removing existing obstructions, and the legislative body may obtain and consider the views of the agency of the federal government charged with the fostering of civil aeronautics as to the aerial approaches necessary to safe flying operations at the airport.
N.M. Stat. § 76-7A-8 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 7A / Section 76-7A-8
§ 76-7A-8. Harmful plants; designation
Status: in_force

A. After a hearing the board may, by regulation, designate a plant to be a harmful plant when it finds that the plant is not known to occur in or is new to or not widely distributed in the state and may:

(1) directly or indirectly injure crops or other useful plants;

(2) be poisonous or detrimental to domestic or wild animals, birds or fish;

(3) cause adverse effects to other interests of agriculture, such as irrigation; or

(4) cause adverse effects to streams, ponds, lakes or aquatic fauna.

B. Notice of the hearing shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the state and shall be given to interested parties. The notice shall state the plants alleged to be harmful which will be considered at the hearing. At the hearing, all interested parties may appear and be heard.

C. The department may designate a plant to be a harmful plant if it finds that the plant is not known to occur in, is new to or not widely distributed in the state, without a public hearing, for a period not to exceed ninety days, if it appears that such emergency action is necessary to prevent or control the introduction, spread or dissemination of the harmful plant. Within that ninety-day period the board shall hold a public hearing, after reasonable notice, to determine whether the designated plant is a harmful plant as provided in the Harmful Plant Act.
N.M. Stat. § 50-4-1 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 4 / Section 50-4-1
§ 50-4-1. Definitions
Status: in_force

Whenever used in Sections 50-4-1 through 50-4-12 NMSA 1978:

A. “ employer ” includes every person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, receiver or other officer of the court of this state and any agent or officer of any of the above-mentioned classes employing any person in this state, except employers of livestock and agricultural labor; and

B. “ wages ” means all amounts at which the labor or service rendered is recompensed, whether the amount is fixed or ascertained on a time, task, piece or commission basis or other method of calculating such amount.
N.M. Stat. § 4-44-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 44 / Section 4-44-16
§ 4-44-16. Powers and duties of officers of H class counties
Status: in_force

All officers elected or appointed under the provisions of this act shall have the same duties, rights, authority and obligations now or hereafter provided by the laws of New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 4-48A-23 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48A / Section 4-48A-23
§ 4-48A-23. Resolution authorizing revenue bonds
Status: in_force

At a regular or special meeting called for the purpose of issuing revenue bonds as authorized pursuant to the Special Hospital District Act, the board of trustees may adopt a resolution that:

A. declares the necessity for issuing revenue bonds;

B. authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds by an affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the board of trustees of the special hospital district; or

C. designates the source of the pledged revenues.
N.M. Stat. § 61-9A-25 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 9A / Section 61-9A-25
§ 61-9A-25. Fund created
Status: in_force

A. There is created in the state treasury the “counseling and therapy practice board fund”.

B. All money received by the board under the Counseling and Therapy Practice Act shall be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the counseling and therapy practice board fund. The state treasurer shall invest the fund as all other state funds are invested and income from investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Balances in the fund remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.

C. Money in the counseling and therapy practice board fund is appropriated to the board and shall be used for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Counseling and Therapy Practice Act.
N.M. Stat. § 21-14A-5.2 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 14A / Section 21-14A-5.2
§ 21-14A-5.2. Property ownership prohibited
Status: in_force

An off-campus board may not own, accept as a gift or purchase land, buildings or other form of real property.
N.M. Stat. § 4-38-13.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 38 / Section 4-38-13.1
§ 4-38-13.1. County equipment and property; permitted uses
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of county commissioners of any county except a class A county may contract for the use of county equipment or property for the benefit of community ditch associations, mutual domestic water associations or other public entities providing services to significant groups of county residents, which services could legally be provided by a governmental entity. In granting this permission, the board shall specifically describe the equipment or property to be used and the entity on whose behalf it will be used.

B. A board of county commissioners may contract for the use of county buildings for the benefit of nonprofit organizations demonstrating a consistent history of service to sick and indigent persons in the county, which service could legally be expected to be provided by a governmental entity, at rates these organizations can be reasonably expected to pay while maintaining their full service commitment to their respective constituencies. These contracts shall set forth the respective value of services being provided to county residents and the relative value of the use of property provided by the county. A contract entered into pursuant to this subsection is exempt from the Procurement Code pursuant to Section 13-1-98.2 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 3-24-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 24 / Section 3-24-16
§ 3-24-16. Municipal liability
Status: in_force

In carrying out the powers granted by the Municipal Electric Generation Act, a municipality shall be liable only for its own acts with regard to the acquisition, operation, maintenance or management of a jointly owned generating facility in which it has any interest and shall not be liable for the acts, omissions or obligations of any other joint participant. The term “joint participant” as used in this section does not include an agent designated pursuant to Section 3-24-15 NMSA 1978 acting in its capacity as such. The provisions of this section shall not affect the liabilities, immunities, duties, limitations or other provisions affecting a municipality or public employee granted, permitted, required or provided for in the Tort Claims Act, as amended from time to time, nor the liabilities and duties assumed by the municipality under a contract pursuant to Section 3-24-15 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 61-15-5 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 15 / Section 61-15-5
§ 61-15-5. Additional duties of the board
Status: in_force

A. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings. The records of the board shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the board set forth in the record and a transcript of the record, duly certified by the board under seal, shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as if the original were produced.

B. The board shall keep a register of all applications for registration, which shall show the name, age and residence of each applicant, the date of application, the applicant's place of business, the applicant's educational and other qualifications, whether an examination was required, whether the applicant was rejected, whether a certificate of registration was granted, the date of the action of the board and any other information deemed necessary by the board.

C. Annually, the board shall submit to the governor a report of its transactions of the preceding year accompanied by a complete statement of the receipts and expenditures of the board. The report shall be available to the public.

D. Board records and papers that are of a confidential nature and are not public records include examination material for examinations not yet given, file records of examination problem solutions, letters of inquiry and references concerning applicants, board inquiry forms concerning applicants and investigation files. All data, communications and information acquired by the board relating to actual or potential disciplinary action is confidential and shall not be disclosed except to the extent necessary to fulfill the duties of the board.

E. A roster showing the names and addresses of all registered architects shall be prepared annually by the board and shall be made available to each registered architect and placed on file with the secretary of state. Copies of the roster may be distributed or sold to the public.

F. The board shall, by rule, set application, registration, renewal, examination and other fees.

G. The board may, by rule, set criteria for the training of intern architects.
N.M. Stat. § 74-10-45 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 10 / Section 74-10-45
§ 74-10-45. Additionally secured securities
Status: in_force

The board, in connection with such additionally secured securities, in the resolution authorizing their issuance or other instrument appertaining thereto, may pledge all or a portion of such revenues, subject to any prior pledges, as additional security for such payment of such securities, and at its option may deposit such revenues in a fund created to pay the securities or created to secure additionally their payment.