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N.M. Stat. § 24-14A-4.3 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 14A / Section 24-14A-4.3
§ 24-14A-4.3. Agency cooperation
Status: in_force

All state agencies and political subdivisions shall cooperate with and assist the department in carrying out the provisions of the Health Information System Act, including sharing information and joining in any appropriate health information system.
N.M. Stat. § 1-6-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 1-6-3
§ 1-6-3. Right to vote absentee
Status: in_force

A voter may vote absentee in all candidate contests and on all ballot questions as if the voter had appeared on the day of the election to vote in person at a polling location.
N.M. Stat. § 63-5-3 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 5 / Section 63-5-3
§ 63-5-3. Rights of new corporation
Status: in_force

Such corporation shall be vested with and be entitled to possess, exercise and enjoy any and all rights, franchises and powers which are given or may hereafter be given to any railroad company organized under the general laws of this state, and that such new corporation, when organized to purchase, acquire or take the property of any railroad company sold as aforesaid, may lease or purchase the railroad and other property and franchises of any railroad company organized under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof, and thereafter operate and maintain the same, or may lease or sell its railroad and other property to any railroad company organized under the laws of any state or territory subject to the restrictions and limitations imposed by law upon railroad corporations in this state.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-12A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 12A / Section 59A-12A-5
§ 59A-12A-5. Payment to administrator
Status: in_force

Whenever an insurer utilizes the services of an administrator under the terms of a written contract as required in Section 59A-12A-4 NMSA 1978 , the payment to the administrator of any premiums or charges for insurance by or on behalf of the insured shall be deemed to have been received by the insurer, and the payment of return premiums or claims by the insurer to the administrator shall not be deemed payment to the insured or claimant until such payments are received by the insured or claimant. Nothing in this section limits any right of the insurer against the administrator resulting from its failure to make payments to the insurer, insured or claimants.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-70 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-70
§ 7-9-70. Deduction; gross receipts tax; rental or lease of vehicles used in interstate commerce
Status: in_force

Receipts from the rental or leasing of vehicles used in the transportation of passengers or property for hire in interstate commerce under the regulations or authorization of any agency of the United States may be deducted.
N.M. Stat. § 24-15A-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 15A / Section 24-15A-4
§ 24-15A-4. State search and rescue resource officer; position created
Status: in_force

A. The position of “state search and rescue resource officer” is created within the department of public safety.

B. The state search and rescue resource officer shall be a noncommissioned employee.

C. The state search and rescue resource officer shall be the chief administrator of the state search and rescue plan.
N.M. Stat. § 3-63-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 63 / Section 3-63-2
§ 3-63-2. Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Business Improvement District Act is to:

A. promote and restore the economic vitality of areas within municipalities by allowing the establishment of business improvement districts with the powers to provide for the administration and financing of additional and extended services to businesses within business improvement districts;

B. finance local improvements within those districts; and

C. provide municipalities and entrepreneurs a more flexible and proactive vehicle to collaborate in the revitalization efforts of their downtowns, commercial districts and central business districts.
N.M. Stat. § 58-18-15 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 18 / Section 58-18-15
§ 58-18-15. State and municipalities not liable on bonds and notes
Status: in_force

The bonds, notes and other obligations of the authority shall not be a debt of the state or of any municipality, and neither the state nor any municipality shall be liable thereon.
N.M. Stat. § 3-51-18 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 51 / Section 3-51-18
§ 3-51-18. Appraisers; appointment; term of office; duties; pay; qualifications and replacement
Status: in_force

Upon completion of the plans and cost estimates for the proposed project, the governing body of the city shall appoint a board of appraisers which shall consist of three appraisers, whose terms of office shall run until the appraisals of benefits and damages are filed in the office of the clerk of the city and rendered final by failure of the property owners to protest or by approval after hearing on the protest.

The duties of the board of appraisers shall be to appraise all benefits and damages accruing to all real property within or without the tentative boundaries of the district by reason of the making of the proposed project.

The governing body of the city by ordinance shall prescribe the qualifications and the compensation of the appraisers, the government of the board and methods for filling vacancies on the board or for the replacement of members of the board.
N.M. Stat. § 5-4-2 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 5-4-2
§ 5-4-2. Dedication of lands and buildings as playgrounds and recreation centers
Status: in_force

The governing body of such municipality or county may dedicate and set apart for use as playgrounds, recreation centers, zoos and other recreation purposes, any lands or buildings, or both, owned or leased by such municipality or county, and not dedicated or devoted to another or inconsistent public use; and authorized or provided by law for the acquisition of lands or buildings for public purposes by such municipality or county, acquire or lease lands or buildings, or both, within or beyond the constituted limits of such municipality or county, for playgrounds, recreation centers, zoos and other public recreational purposes, and when the governing body of the city, town or county, so dedicates, sets apart, acquires or leases lands or buildings for such purposes, it may provide for their conduct, equipment and maintenance according to the provisions of this act, by making an appropriation from the general municipality or county funds.
N.M. Stat. § 33-1-10 — NM Code / Chapter 33 / Article 1 / Section 33-1-10
§ 33-1-10. Correctional officers; employees; acting as peace officers
Status: in_force

A. Correctional officers of the corrections department, or any employee of the corrections department who has at the particular time the principal duty to hold in custody or supervise any person accused or convicted of a criminal offense or placed in the legal custody or supervision of the corrections department, shall have the power of a peace officer with respect to arrests and enforcement of laws when on the premises of a New Mexico correctional facility or while transporting a person committed to or under the supervision of the corrections department; when supervising any person committed to or under the supervision of the corrections department anywhere within the state; or when engaged in any effort to pursue or apprehend any such person. No correctional officer or other employee of the corrections department shall be convicted or held liable for any act performed pursuant to this section if a peace officer could lawfully have performed the same act in the same circumstances.

B. Crimes against a correctional officer or an employee of the corrections department while in the lawful discharge of duties which confer peace officer status pursuant to this section shall be deemed the same crimes and shall bear the same penalties as crimes against a peace officer.

C. As used in this section, “supervising” includes the performance of the following official duties by probation and parole officers of the corrections department:

(1) field investigations;

(2) surveillance;

(3) searches and seizures conducted alone or in cooperation with a state or local law enforcement agency; and

(4) security during the course of a probation or parole revocation hearing or proceeding or any other hearing or appearance required by law.

D. The provisions of Section 31-1-10 NMSA 1978 shall apply to all pending applications and pending cases.
N.M. Stat. § 7-24A-12 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 24A / Section 7-24A-12
§ 7-24A-12. Collection of municipal gasoline tax
Status: in_force

The municipality shall collect the municipal gasoline tax imposed by the County and Municipal Gasoline Tax Act. Every person subject to the imposition of the municipal gasoline tax shall file a return on forms provided by and with the information required by the municipality and shall pay the tax due on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month following the month in which the gasoline is sold at retail within the boundaries of the municipality.
N.M. Stat. § 22-10A-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 10A / Section 22-10A-11
§ 22-10A-11. Level three licensure; tracks for teachers
Status: in_force

A. A level three-A license is a nine-year license granted to a teacher who meets the qualifications for that level and who annually demonstrates instructional leader competencies. If a level three-A teacher does not demonstrate essential competency in a given school year, the school district shall provide the teacher with additional professional development and peer intervention during the following school year. If by the end of that school year the teacher fails to demonstrate essential competency, a school district may choose not to contract with the teacher to teach in the classroom.

B. The department shall grant a level three-A license to an applicant who has been a level two teacher for at least three years and holds a post-baccalaureate degree or national board for professional teaching standards certification; demonstrates instructional leader competence as required by the department and verified by the local superintendent through the highly objective uniform statewide standard of evaluation; and meets other qualifications for the license.

C. The department shall grant a level three-A license to an applicant seeking a level three-A vocational education license who does not meet the requirements of Subsection B of this section, but who otherwise is eligible for a level three-A license, provided that the applicant:

(1) has been a level two teacher for at least three years;

(2) provides documentation from an accredited higher education institution of the applicant's eligibility to teach dual-credit courses at the post-secondary level in the field in which the applicant is teaching; or

(3) completes a department-approved career-technical education training certificate course of study that is a minimum of sixteen hours at an accredited higher education institution.

D. The minimum salary for a level three-A teacher, except teachers licensed pursuant to Subsection C of this section, is seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for a standard nine and one-half month contract; provided that teachers in an extended learning time program or K-5 plus program shall receive additional salary at the same rate as their base salary for that teaching time.

E. The minimum salary for a counselor who holds a level three or three-A license as provided in the School Personnel Act and rules promulgated by the department shall be the same as provided for level three-A teachers pursuant to Subsection D of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 11-6-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 6 / Section 11-6-7
§ 11-6-7. Ownership
Status: in_force

Upon completion of the project, ownership of the project will reside with the political subdivision which constructed the project.
N.M. Stat. § 24-2D-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 2D / Section 24-2D-7
§ 24-2D-7. Requirements for health care providers who prescribe, distribute or dispense opioid analgesics
Status: in_force

A. A health care provider who prescribes, distributes or dispenses an opioid analgesic for the first time to a patient shall advise the patient on the risks of overdose and inform the patient of the availability of an opioid antagonist. With respect to a patient to whom an opioid analgesic has previously been prescribed, distributed or dispensed by the health care provider, the health care provider shall advise the patient on the risks of overdose and inform the patient of the availability of an opioid antagonist on the first occasion that the health care provider prescribes, distributes or dispenses an opioid analgesic each calendar year.

B. A health care provider who prescribes an opioid analgesic for a patient shall co-prescribe an opioid antagonist if the amount of opioid analgesic being prescribed is at least a five-day supply. The prescription for the opioid antagonist shall be accompanied by written information regarding the temporary effects of the opioid antagonist and techniques for administering the opioid antagonist. That written information shall contain a warning that a person administering the opioid antagonist should call 911 immediately after administering the opioid antagonist, unless that person is a health care provider as provided in the Pain Relief Act.
N.M. Stat. § 24-16-13 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 16 / Section 24-16-13
§ 24-16-13. Prohibition of smoking near entrances, windows and ventilation systems
Status: in_force

Smoking is prohibited near entrances, windows and ventilation systems of all workplaces and public places where smoking is prohibited by the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act. An individual who owns, manages, operates or otherwise controls the use of a premises subject to the provisions of the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act shall establish a smokefree area that extends a reasonable distance from any entrances, windows and ventilation systems to any enclosed areas where smoking is prohibited. The reasonable distance shall be a distance sufficient to ensure that persons entering or leaving the building or facility shall not be subjected to breathing secondhand smoke and to ensure that secondhand smoke does not enter the building or facility through entrances, windows, ventilation systems or any other means.
N.M. Stat. § 22-13-29 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 13 / Section 22-13-29
§ 22-13-29. Middle and high school literacy initiative
Status: in_force

A. School districts and charter schools may create comprehensive, coordinated middle and high school literacy initiatives to provide scientifically based literacy programs to improve the reading and writing proficiency of students in grades six through twelve.

B. The design of a middle and high school literacy initiative shall be based upon scientific research that shows that using the methods and materials proposed is effective in improving reading proficiency beyond the primary grades and shall include, at a minimum:

(1) instruction in nonfiction writing;

(2) ongoing teacher and school administrator professional development equal to that which was validated in the supporting research;

(3) use of student assessment data to guide and individualize instruction; and

(4) a rigorous and thorough evaluation component.

C. A middle and high school literacy initiative shall also incorporate some or all of the following elements:

(1) direct, explicit comprehension instruction;

(2) teacher teams, including language arts and content area instructors who implement mutually reinforcing practices;

(3) strategies to encourage motivation and self-directed learning;

(4) text-based collaborative learning by groups of students;

(5) strategic tutoring;

(6) diverse texts;

(7) a technology component; and

(8) extended time for literacy.

D. School districts and charter schools that meet department eligibility requirements may apply to the department for awards from the public school reading proficiency fund for support for their middle and high school literacy initiatives. Applications shall be in a form prescribed by the department.
N.M. Stat. § 6-15-1 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 15 / Section 6-15-1
§ 6-15-1. Bonds payable from ad valorem taxes; notice of proposed issuance
Status: in_force

When any county, city, town, village or school district of the state shall have in contemplation the issuance of any bonds payable in whole or in part from ad valorem taxes, the governing authority thereof shall, before initiating any proceedings for such issue, forward to the local government division, or public school finance division, of the department of finance and administration [office of education of the department of finance and administration], a notice of such proposal in writing.
N.M. Stat. § 15-7-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 15 / Article 7 / Section 15-7-1
§ 15-7-1. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in Chapter 15, Article 7 NMSA 1978:

A. “board” means the risk management advisory board;

B. “director” means the director of the risk management division of the general services department;

C. “local public body” means all political subdivisions of the state and their agencies, instrumentalities and institutions;

D. “public employee” means any officer, employee or servant of a governmental entity, including elected or appointed officials, law enforcement officers and persons acting on behalf or in service of a governmental entity in any official capacity, whether with or without compensation, but the term does not include an independent contractor; and

E. “state” or “state agency” means the state of New Mexico or any of its branches, agencies, departments, boards, instrumentalities or institutions, including regional housing authorities.
N.M. Stat. § 74-9-38 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 9 / Section 74-9-38
§ 74-9-38. Penalty; civil
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of Section 31 of the Solid Waste Act or any regulation adopted pursuant to that act may be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day during any portion of which a violation occurs. All civil penalties assessed and collected shall be deposited in the solid waste facility grant fund.
N.M. Stat. § 18-18-1 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 18 / Section 18-18-1
§ 18-18-1. Rural libraries endowment fund; distributions
Status: in_force

A. The “rural libraries endowment fund” is created in the state treasury to support the preservation, development and establishment of rural libraries throughout the state by providing funding for rural libraries' operational and capital needs and funding for the delivery of specialized services to rural libraries.

B. The rural libraries endowment fund consists of appropriations and donations to the fund and all income from investment of the fund. The state investment officer shall invest money in the fund as money in the fund described in Article 12, Section 7 of the constitution of New Mexico is invested.

C. Distributions of money from the rural libraries endowment fund shall be:

(1) in the following gross amounts:

(a) for fiscal year 2022 and each of the following five fiscal years, the difference, if positive, between all fund investment income yielded through the immediately preceding calendar year and all fund distributions, up to five percent of the year-end market value of the fund for the immediately preceding calendar year; and

(b) for fiscal year 2028 and each subsequent fiscal year, the average of fund investment income yielded in the immediately preceding five calendar years, up to five percent of the year-end market value of the fund for the immediately preceding calendar year; and

(2) in the following proportions:

(a) ninety-five percent of the gross distribution to the rural libraries program fund for grants through the rural libraries grant program; and

(b) five percent of the gross distribution to the cultural affairs department for the state's delivery of specialized services to rural libraries.
N.M. Stat. § 67-5-13 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 5 / Section 67-5-13
§ 67-5-13. Replacing road viewers
Status: in_force

If any viewer duly appointed and served with warrant refuses to act or is disqualified or does not appear, the other two viewers may fill such vacancy, or if but one of the viewers appears who is qualified and consents to act, he shall appoint two others who shall be freeholders to assist him and they shall proceed to view such road.
N.M. Stat. § 42-7-2 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 7 / Section 42-7-2
§ 42-7-2. Service by publication
Status: in_force

Service by publication may be had in all actions brought under Section 1 of this act when it is made to appear by affidavit that any defendant is a nonresident of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 22-10A-35 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 10A / Section 22-10A-35
§ 22-10A-35. Local sabbatical leave program authorized
Status: in_force

A local school board may provide as part of its compensation plan a program of sabbatical leave for its certified employees. The governing authority of a state agency may provide a program of sabbatical leave for its certified school instructors.
N.M. Stat. § 27-13-2 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 13 / Section 27-13-2
§ 27-13-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Consumer Direction Act is to ensure a consumer the right to direct his personal assistance services if he so chooses by selecting an attendant appropriate to his needs and to maximize personal assistance service availability and satisfaction.