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N.M. Stat. § 22-1-1.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 1 / Section 22-1-1.1
§ 22-1-1.1. Legislative findings and purpose
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that, although New Mexico has been in the forefront of educational reforms in many areas, additional improvements are necessary to enhance and upgrade the delivery of quality education in New Mexico.

B. The legislature further finds that enhancement of the educational system in New Mexico requires a renewed emphasis on the primary grades, recognizing especially the importance of the first grade to a child's future educational career.

C. The legislature further finds that teachers and administrators play a key role in any reform efforts and acknowledges their importance in the educational process.

D. The legislature further finds that the smorgasbord curriculum offered in many schools fails to provide students with the basic educational background necessary to provide them with indispensable life skills.

E. The legislature further finds that discipline in the schools is essential to provide an atmosphere conducive to effective learning.

F. It is the purpose of this reform legislation, among other things, to stress the importance of substantive academic subjects, provide for a greater emphasis on the primary grades, upgrade curriculum and graduation requirements, systematically evaluate instructional improvement and student progress, increase parental involvement in the public schools and recognize that teachers should be treated like other professionals.
N.M. Stat. § 76-7-19 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 7 / Section 76-7-19
§ 76-7-19. Addition or exclusion of lands of district
Status: in_force

A. Upon petition to the district governing body, by one or more landowners residing outside the district, asking for inclusion into the district of specified lands, the governing body of the district shall examine the petition, and after appropriate public hearings make a determination upon whether the petition shall be granted. The district governing body shall have the authority to declare the extension of the boundaries of the district to include the area designated in the petition or to accept any portion of the area included in the petition, for inclusion in the district. All lands added to any existing district shall at the next assessment date automatically be subject to any special levy on taxable property approved for the district for the purposes of the Noxious Weed Control Act.

B. Upon petition to the district governing body by ten or more landowners residing within the district and asking for the detaching of a specified area from inclusion in the district, the governing body of the district shall examine the petition, and after appropriate public hearing make a determination upon whether the petition shall be granted. The governing body of the district may order the lands included in the petition to be excluded from the area of the district, provided all current assessments have been paid, and the detaching of the lands will not result in the total area of the district containing less than the prescribed minimum acreage of one thousand, two hundred and eighty acres.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-33 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-33
§ 22-8-33. Distribution of certain revenue
Status: in_force

There shall be distributed to the credit of each school district in a county, according to the proportion that the forty-day average daily membership of the school district bears to the forty-day average daily membership of the entire county, all revenue received by the county for public school purposes from the forest reserve funds distributed pursuant to Section 6-11-3 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 3-33-8 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 33 / Section 3-33-8
§ 3-33-8. Improvement district; powers of a municipality outside its boundaries
Status: in_force

Every municipality shall have the power to construct improvements authorized by Chapter 3, Article 33 NMSA 1978 on any location within the boundaries of the county in which the municipality is located.
N.M. Stat. § 9-6-14 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 6 / Section 9-6-14
§ 9-6-14. Trust fund created
Status: in_force

The “Fort Stanton development fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of all gifts, donations and bequests of money to the Fort Stanton development commission as well as any appropriations made to the commission. Earnings from the investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Expenditure from the fund shall be made only for the purposes for which the commission was created pursuant to vouchers signed by the chairman of the commission on warrants issued by the secretary of finance and administration.
N.M. Stat. § 11-18-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 18 / Section 11-18-3
§ 11-18-3. Collaboration with Indian nations, tribes or pueblos
Status: in_force

A. By December 31, 2009, every state agency shall develop and implement a policy that:

(1) promotes effective communication and collaboration between the state agency and Indian nations, tribes or pueblos;

(2) promotes positive government-to-government relations between the state and Indian nations, tribes or pueblos;

(3) promotes cultural competency in providing effective services to American Indians or Alaska Natives; and

(4) establishes a method for notifying employees of the state agency of the provisions of the State-Tribal Collaboration Act and the policy that the state agency adopts pursuant to this section.

B. In the process of developing the policy set forth in Subsection A of this section, state agencies shall consult with representatives designated by the Indian nations, tribes or pueblos.

C. A state agency shall make a reasonable effort to collaborate with Indian nations, tribes or pueblos in the development and implementation of policies, agreements and programs of the state agency that directly affect American Indians or Alaska Natives.

D. The Indian affairs department shall maintain for public reference an updated list of the names and contact information for the chief executives of the Indian nations, tribes or pueblos and for the state agency tribal liaisons.

E. Every state agency shall designate a tribal liaison, who reports directly to the office of the head of the state agency, to:

(1) assist the head of the state agency with developing and ensuring the implementation of the policy as set forth in Subsection A of this section;

(2) serve as a contact person who shall maintain ongoing communication between the state agency and affected Indian nations, tribes or pueblos; and

(3) ensure that training is provided to the staff of the state agency as set forth in Subsection B of Section 4 of the State-Tribal Collaboration Act. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude tribal liaisons from providing or facilitating additional training.
N.M. Stat. § 18-3A-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 3A / Section 18-3A-3
§ 18-3A-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Natural History and Science Museum Act:

A. “ board ” means the board of trustees of the New Mexico museum of natural history and science;

B. “ director ” means the director of the division;

C. “ division ” means the natural history and science museum division of the cultural affairs department;

D. “ museum ” means the New Mexico museum of natural history and science;

E. “ natural history ” means that which pertains to the earth and its life, including but not limited to the fields of biology, geology and related life sciences; and

F. “ physical science ” means that which pertains to mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy and related sciences and technologies.
N.M. Stat. § 14-4-5.8 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 4 / Section 14-4-5.8
§ 14-4-5.8. Procedural rules
Status: in_force

No later than January 1, 2018, the attorney general shall adopt default procedural rules for public rule hearings for use by agencies that have not adopted their own procedural rules consistent with the State Rules Act. Each agency may adopt its own procedural rules, or continue in effect existing rules, which shall provide at least as much opportunity for participation by parties and members of the public as is provided in the procedural rules adopted by the attorney general. An agency that adopts its own procedural rules shall send a copy of those procedural rules to the attorney general and shall maintain those procedural rules on the agency's website.
N.M. Stat. § 19-8-13 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 19-8-13
§ 19-8-13. Mineral lands; development
Status: in_force

All lands under lease for extraction of coal or other deposits, shall be developed and operated in a workmanlike manner and with a view to development of the whole area tributary to the shafts, drifts, tunnels or other openings made, and failure of the lessee or his assigns to observe this provision shall be cause for cancellation and forfeiture of the lease thereon in the manner hereinbefore provided in this chapter.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7-6.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 7 / Section 29-7-6.1
§ 29-7-6.1. County sheriffs; training requirement
Status: in_force

A. Sheriffs are eligible to attend the academy and are eligible to receive certification as provided in the Law Enforcement Training Act.

B. Every county sheriff, except sheriffs who have previously been awarded a certificate attesting to completion of a basic law enforcement training program, shall participate in and complete an administrative law enforcement training program no later than twelve months after the date the sheriff assumes office as a county sheriff.

C. The director shall establish the administrative law enforcement training program for county sheriffs, subject to review and approval by the executive committee of the sheriff's affiliate of the New Mexico association of counties.

D. A county sheriff's per diem, mileage and tuition expenses attributed to attendance at the administrative law enforcement training shall be paid for by the governing body of the county served by that sheriff.
N.M. Stat. § 73-18-1 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 18 / Section 73-18-1
§ 73-18-1. Definition of terms
Status: in_force

Except when otherwise specified, as used in this act:

A. the term “Conservancy Act” means the Conservancy Act of New Mexico, Chapter 45, Session Laws of 1927 (being Chapter 30, New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1929 Compilation), as amended by Chapter 50, Session Laws of 1931, Chapter 80, Session Laws of 1933 and Chapter 37 and Chapter 150, Session Laws of 1935 (being Chapter 30, New Mexico Supplement, 1938), and any subsequent amendment thereof;

B. the term “reclamation law” means the act of congress approved June 17, 1902, 32 Statutes at Large 388, and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto;

C. the term “district” means a conservancy district heretofore organized or existing under the provisions of the Conservancy Act;

D. the term “United States” means the United States of America;

E. the term “reclamation contract” means any contract between a district and the United States under the provisions of the reclamation law for any of the purposes set forth in Section 2 hereof;

F. the term “contracting district” means any district which heretofore or hereafter shall have entered into a reclamation contract;

G. the terms “contract indebtedness” and “contract obligation” mean respectively any indebtedness or obligation undertaken by a district in a reclamation contract;

H. the terms “district lands” or “district real property” mean any real property within the boundaries of a district;

I. the term “board” means the board of directors of a district.
N.M. Stat. § 19-10-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 10 / Section 19-10-14
§ 19-10-14. Application for lease; form; deposit; appraisement
Status: in_force

Applications for the issuance of any lease authorized by this act shall be executed under oath by the applicant or by his agent or attorney duly authorized in writing, or by any officer or attorney in fact of the corporation if the application be made by a corporation. The application shall be accompanied by the amount offered by the applicant as the bonus, if any, and rental for the first year. The form of the application shall be prescribed by the commissioner and all applications shall contain a description of the lands by legal subdivisions upon which the lease is desired, together with such data and information concerning development on and in the vicinity of the lands as may reasonably be required by the commissioner. The commissioner may also require any applicant for a lease to file in the office of the commissioner an appraisement in such form as the commissioner may require, showing the value of the lands for oil and gas purposes, such appraisement to be made under oath by one or more disinterested persons having personal knowledge of the facts set forth in the appraisement. The commissioner shall not be bound by the statements contained in any such application or appraisement. No lease shall be issued without the filing of an application therefor as prescribed herein, and no lease shall be issued for less than the amount offered by the applicant as a bonus, if any, and rental for the first year, and if an appraisement of the land for oil and gas purposes be required as provided herein, then no lease shall issue for less than the value of same as shown by such appraisement.
N.M. Stat. § 22-15A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 15A / Section 22-15A-4
§ 22-15A-4. Department duties
Status: in_force

The department shall:

A. administer the provisions of the Digital Equity in Education Act;

B. require school districts and charter schools to develop, implement and submit to the department educational technology plans for utilizing educational technology in the school system, which shall include descriptions of:

(1) how digital equity is being addressed for students;

(2) the replacement and repair process for devices issued to students, teachers and families;

(3) internet service connectivity support, including access to internet services for at-risk students;

(4) information technology support available to students, teachers and parents;

(5) professional development provided to teachers regarding digital citizenship;

(6) cybersecurity protection provided for the devices and applications issued to teachers and students; and

(7) identity protection provided to teachers and students; and

C. promulgate rules to establish parameters and procedures for distributions from the educational technology fund.
N.M. Stat. § 62-1-3 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 1 / Section 62-1-3
§ 62-1-3. Use of highways and streets; power of county commissioners
Status: in_force

The boards of county commissioners of the several counties are authorized to permit corporations organized pursuant to Section 62-1-1 NMSA 1978 , public utilities under the Public Utility Act and companies that provide public telecommunications service pursuant to the New Mexico Telecommunications Act to use the public highways and the streets and alleys of unincorporated towns for their pipes, poles, wires, cables, conduits, towers, transformer stations and other fixtures, appliances and structures; provided that such use shall not unnecessarily obstruct public travel and provided further that the boards of county commissioners and municipal authorities of incorporated cities and towns are authorized to grant franchises not exceeding twenty-five years' duration to corporations for such purposes within their respective jurisdictions. A board of commissioners is authorized to impose charges for reasonable actual expenses incurred in the granting of any franchise pursuant to this section.
N.M. Stat. § 61-28B-25 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 28B / Section 61-28B-25
§ 61-28B-25. Working papers; client records
Status: in_force

A. A statement, record, schedule, working paper or memorandum made by a certificate or permit holder incident to rendering a service to a client shall be the property of the certificate or permit holder in the absence of an express agreement between him and the client to the contrary, except the report submitted by him to the client and except for a record that is part of the client's records. No such item shall be sold, transferred or bequeathed without the consent of the client or the client's personal representative, except to a partner, stockholder or member of the firm or any combined or merged firm or successor in interest to the certificate or permit holder. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any temporary transfer of a work paper or other material necessary in the course of carrying out a peer review or as otherwise interfering with the disclosure of information pursuant to the 1999 Public Accountancy Act.

B. A certificate or permit holder shall furnish to a client or former client, upon request and reasonable notice:

(1) a copy of his working paper, to the extent that such working paper includes a record that would ordinarily constitute part of the client's record and is not otherwise available to the client; and

(2) an accounting or other record belonging to, or obtained from or on behalf of, the client that he removed from the client's premises or received for the client's account; he may make and retain a copy of a document of the client when they form the basis for work done by him.
N.M. Stat. § 11-14-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 14 / Section 11-14-1
§ 11-14-1. Enactment and joinder with other jurisdictions
Status: in_force

The Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement is adopted and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially set forth in Section 2.
N.M. Stat. § 30-7-7.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 7 / Section 30-7-7.2
§ 30-7-7.2. Unlawful purchase or transfer of a firearm for another
Status: in_force

A. Unlawful purchase or transfer of a firearm for another consists of a person who knowingly purchases, transfers or conspires to purchase or transfer any firearm for, on behalf of or at the request or demand of another person, knowing that the other person:

(1) is a felon; or

(2) intends to use, carry, possess, sell or otherwise transfer possession of the firearm in furtherance of any felony or misdemeanor involving a firearm.

B. Prosecution pursuant to this section shall not prevent prosecution pursuant to any other section of the Criminal Code.

C. Whoever commits unlawful purchase or transfer of a firearm for another is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Sentencing Act.

D. As used in this section, “ felon ” means a person convicted of a felony offense by a court of the United States or any state or political subdivision, and:

(1) less than ten years have passed since the person completed serving a sentence or period of probation for the felony conviction, whichever is later;

(2) the person has not been pardoned for the felony conviction by the proper authority; and

(3) the person has not received a deferred sentence.
N.M. Stat. § 24-5-8 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 5 / Section 24-5-8
§ 24-5-8. Reporting
Status: in_force

Physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health care providers shall report on immunization to the immunization registry unless the patient, or the patient's guardian if the patient is a minor, refuses to allow reporting of this information.
N.M. Stat. § 9-4A-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 4A / Section 9-4A-8
§ 9-4A-8. Division directors
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, the secretary shall appoint, with the approval of the governor, “directors” of divisions established within the department. The directors so appointed are exempt from the Personnel Act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-38A-9 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 38A / Section 3-38A-9
§ 3-38A-9. Enforcement
Status: in_force

A. An action to enforce the Hospitality Fee Act may be brought by:

(1) the attorney general or the district attorney in the county of jurisdiction; or

(2) a proprietor of a tourist accommodation who is collecting the proceeds of a hospitality fee in the county of jurisdiction.

B. A district court may issue a writ of mandamus or order an injunction or other appropriate remedy to enforce the provisions of the Hospitality Fee Act.

C. The court shall award costs and reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in a court action to enforce the provisions of the Hospitality Fee Act.
N.M. Stat. § 60-2E-41 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2E / Section 60-2E-41
§ 60-2E-41. Communication or document of applicant or licensee absolutely confidential; confidentiality not waived; disclosure of confidential information prohibited
Status: in_force

A. Any communication or document of an applicant or licensee is confidential and does not impose liability for defamation or constitute a ground for recovery in any civil action if it is required by:

(1) law or the regulations of the board; or

(2) a subpoena issued by the board to be made or transmitted to the board.

B. The confidentiality created pursuant to Subsection A of this section is not waived or lost because the document or communication is disclosed to the board.

C. Notwithstanding the powers granted to the board by the Gaming Control Act, the board:

(1) may release or disclose any confidential information, documents or communications provided by an applicant or licensee only with the prior written consent of the applicant or licensee or pursuant to a lawful court order after timely notice of the proceedings has been given to the applicant or licensee;

(2) shall maintain all confidential information, documents and communications in a secure place accessible only to members of the board; and

(3) shall adopt procedures and regulations to protect the confidentiality of information, documents and communications provided by an applicant or licensee.
N.M. Stat. § 30-15-2 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 15 / Section 30-15-2
§ 30-15-2. Rocks, protected plants or trees within four hundred yards of highway
Status: in_force

It is a petty misdemeanor to deface, without the written consent of the landowner, any rock, any plant defined in Section 76-8-1 NMSA 1978, or any dead or living tree within four hundred yards of any public highway.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-49-5 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 49 / Section 59A-49-5
§ 59A-49-5. Restrictions on persons, places for sale of funeral plans
Status: in_force

A. No person who works in, or owns any interest in, any business which sells or furnishes any of the property, facilities or services customarily furnished in connection with funerals, burials or other services attending the disposition of human bodies after death may be licensed or otherwise authorized to sell prearranged funeral plans, but may be licensed or otherwise authorized to sell life insurance specifically designed to fund funeral plans.

B. No person licensed or otherwise authorized to sell funeral plans may pay any retainer, salary, commission or premium to any person who sells or furnishes any personal property, facilities or services customarily furnished in connection with funerals or other services attending the disposition of human bodies after death for soliciting or otherwise promoting the sale of funeral plans.