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N.M. Stat. § 22-21-2 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 21 / Section 22-21-2
§ 22-21-2. Prohibition on the sale or use of student, faculty and staff lists in direct marketing; remedies
Status: in_force

A. No person shall sell or use student, faculty or staff lists with personal identifying information obtained from a public school or a local school district for the purpose of marketing goods or services directly to students, faculty or staff or their families by means of telephone or mail. The provisions of this section shall not apply:

(1) to legitimate educational purposes, which shall be determined by rules and regulations developed by the department of education [public education department]; or

(2) when a parent of a student authorizes the release of the student's personal identifying information in writing to the public school or local school district. For the purposes of this subsection, “personal identifying information” means the names, addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers and other similar identifying information about students maintained by a public school or local school district.

B. Any person receiving a solicitation may bring an action against any person who violates Subsection A of this section.

C. If a person is found to have violated Subsection A of this section in an action brought under Subsection B of this section, then the person shall be required to pay actual damages or the sum of five hundred dollars ($500), whichever is greater, and reasonable attorneys' fees to the person receiving the solicitation.
N.M. Stat. § 57-2A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 2A / Section 57-2A-5
§ 57-2A-5. Violation of act constitutes an unfair trade practice
Status: in_force

A violation of Section 3 or 4 of the Cigarette Enforcement Act constitutes an unfair trade practice pursuant to the Unfair Practices Act.
N.M. Stat. § 31-4-9 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 4 / Section 31-4-9
§ 31-4-9. Authority of arresting officer
Status: in_force

Every such peace officer or other person empowered to make the arrest shall have the same authority, in arresting the accused, to command assistance therein, as peace officers have by law in the execution of any criminal process directed to them, with like penalties against those who refuse their assistance.
N.M. Stat. § 21-28-4 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 28 / Section 21-28-4
§ 21-28-4. Research park corporations; authorization; members; terms; meetings; bylaws
Status: in_force

A. Any university may form, pursuant to the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Act 1 or the Business Corporation Act, 2 one or more research park corporations, separate and apart from the state and the university, to promote, develop and administer research parks or technological innovations for scientific, educational and economic development opportunities in accordance with bylaws adopted by the research park corporation or economic development initiatives that support the teaching, research or service mission of the university.

B. Each research park corporation shall be governed by, and all of its functions, powers and duties shall be exercised by, a board of directors appointed by the regents. Members of the board of directors may include the president of the university, the regents, officers and employees of the university and other persons selected by the regents.

C. The board of directors shall elect a chair and other officers as the board of directors deems necessary.

D. The board of directors shall adopt bylaws, in accordance with the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Act or the Business Corporation Act, as appropriate, governing the conduct of the research park corporation in the performance of its duties under the University Research Park and Economic Development Act.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21R-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21R / Section 21-21R-1
§ 21-21R-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Opportunity Scholarship Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 23-1-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-7
§ 23-1-7. Penalty for exceeding appropriations
Status: in_force

Any person violating any of the provisions of the two preceding sections shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 nor less than $100, or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than six months nor more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court trying such cause.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-68 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-68
§ 7-9-68. Deduction; gross receipts tax; warranty obligations
Status: in_force

Receipts of a dealer from furnishing goods or services to the purchaser of tangible personal property to fulfill a warranty obligation of the manufacturer of the property may be deducted from gross receipts.
N.M. Stat. § 60-2E-59 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2E / Section 60-2E-59
§ 60-2E-59. Administrative appeal of board action
Status: in_force

A. Any person aggrieved by an action taken by the board or one of its agents may request and receive a hearing for the purpose of reviewing the action. To obtain a hearing, the aggrieved person shall file a request for hearing with the board within thirty days after the date the action is taken. Failure to file the request within the specified time is an irrevocable waiver of the right to a hearing, and the action complained of shall be final with no further right to review, either administratively or by a court.

B. The board shall adopt procedural regulations to govern the procedures to be followed in administrative hearings pursuant to the provisions of this section. At a minimum, the regulations shall provide:

(1) for the hearings to be public;

(2) for the appointment of a hearing officer to conduct the hearing and make his recommendation to the board not more than thirty days after the completion of the hearing;

(3) procedures for discovery;

(4) assurance that procedural due process requirements are satisfied;

(5) for the maintenance of a record of the hearing proceedings and assessment of costs of any transcription of testimony that is required for judicial review purposes; and

(6) for the hearing to be held in Albuquerque or, upon written request by an aggrieved person, in the place or area affected.

C. Actions taken by the board after a hearing pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be:

(1) written and shall state the reasons for the action;

(2) made public when taken;

(3) communicated to all persons who have made a written request for notification of the action taken; and

(4) taken not more than thirty days after the submission of the hearing officer's report to the board.
N.M. Stat. § 63-1-41 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 1 / Section 63-1-41
§ 63-1-41. Annual report
Status: in_force

Every railroad corporation shall make an annual report to the department of transportation of the operations of the year ending on December 31. The president or general superintendent and the secretary and treasurer of the corporation shall verify the report. A railroad corporation shall file the report with the department of transportation on or before March 1 next ensuing and shall state:

A. the capital stock and the amount thereof actually paid in;

B. the amount paid for the purchase of lands for the construction of the road, for buildings, engines and cars, respectively;

C. the amount and nature of the indebtedness of the corporation and the amount due to it;

D. the amount received for the transportation of passengers, property, mails, express matter, respectively, and the amount received from any other sources;

E. the amount of freight transported, specifying the quantity in tons;

F. the amount paid for the repair of engines, cars, buildings and other expenses, in gross, showing the current expense of running its road;

G. the number and amount of dividends and when paid; and

H. the number of engine houses and shops, of engines and cars and their character.
N.M. Stat. § 21-14-1 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 14 / Section 21-14-1
§ 21-14-1. Branch community college educational program enrollment defined
Status: in_force

A. “ Branch community college educational program ”, for the purposes of Chapter 21, Article 14 NMSA 1978 , includes either the first two years of college education or organized vocational and technical curricula of not more than two years' duration designed to fit individuals for employment in recognized occupations, or both.

B. The calculation of full-time-equivalent student population for the purposes of Chapter 21, Article 14 NMSA 1978 shall include students enrolled in college-level courses and students enrolled in vocational and technical courses taught by a branch community college that is recognized by the instructional support and vocational education division of the public education department as an area vocational school or in courses that are approved by the secretary of public education. Students enrolled in a course the cost of which is totally reimbursed from federal, state or private sources shall not be included in the calculation of full-time-equivalent student population.
N.M. Stat. § 67-3-49 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 67-3-49
§ 67-3-49. Claims of highway contractor's creditors; state highway suspense fund
Status: in_force

Whenever, after the completion of any contract for the construction, repair or maintenance of any public highway under the supervision of the state transportation commission and the final acceptance of the work done thereunder, there now is or hereafter may be funds in a sum of less than five hundred dollars ($500) remaining in the hands of the state treasurer, properly payable under said contract, and claims of alleged creditors of such contractor have been filed with the state transportation commission against such funds, then, and at the election of the state transportation commission and upon an appropriate voucher issued by the proper officer of said commission specifying the project number of such contract and the name of such contractor and the names of all creditors who have filed such claims with said commission and the amounts of all claims so filed, the secretary of finance and administration shall issue a warrant for the transfer of the full amount of said fund to a special account to be known as the “state highway suspense fund” and shall specify upon his records the amount of money so transferred, the project number of said contract, the name of said contractor and the names and amounts of the claims of such creditors. Upon receipt of such warrant, the state treasurer shall transfer such funds to the state highway suspense fund in accordance with said warrant.
N.M. Stat. § 73-21-11 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 21 / Section 73-21-11
§ 73-21-11. Board of directors; qualification; bond
Status: in_force

Whenever a district has been declared duly organized, the members of the board shall qualify by filing with the clerk of court their oaths of office, and corporate surety bonds at the expense of the district in an amount not to exceed $1,000 each, the form thereof to be fixed and approved by the court, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties as directors.
N.M. Stat. § 44-10-1 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 10 / Section 44-10-1
§ 44-10-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 8 of this act may be cited as the “Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 57-5-12 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 5 / Section 57-5-12
§ 57-5-12. Refusing alternative selections; prima facie evidence of intent to violate act; penalty
Status: in_force

The fact that any producer, distributor, owner or lessee of motion pictures fails, or refuses to permit exhibitors in competitive situations to make alternative selections in the presence of each other, each to either purchase or rent his proportionate share of a product, upon the same terms and conditions and as in this act provided, shall be prima facie evidence of the intent of such producer, distributor, owner or lessee to violate or defeat the purposes, intent and provisions of this act, and such producer, distributor, owner or lessee shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) and by imprisonment at hard labor of not less than nor more than twelve months.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-51 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-51
§ 19-7-51. Improvement on grazing or agricultural lease; restrictions
Status: in_force

Except by the express written consent of the commissioner, improvements upon leased state lands held under one lease shall be limited as follows: upon those leased for grazing purposes, fences only, at a cost not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) per mile, and necessary corrals, at a cost not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200); upon those leased for agricultural purposes, fences at a cost not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) per mile for exterior boundaries and seventy-five dollars ($75) per mile for inside cross-fences; barns, dwellings and all other buildings, at a total cost not exceeding six hundred dollars ($600); wells and irrigation systems at a total cost not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000); and for improvements to the land, such as orchards, plowed land, crops, etc., the amount allowed shall be only the amount added to the natural value of the land by such improvement, but in no case to exceed a total of ten dollars ($10.00) per acre for lands actually so improved. For the purposes of this chapter fences and growing crops shall be considered as movable improvements, and all other improvements as permanent improvements.
N.M. Stat. § 24-5-9 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 5 / Section 24-5-9
§ 24-5-9. Access
Status: in_force

Access to the information in the immunization registry shall be limited to primary care physicians, nurses, pharmacists, managed care organizations, school nurses and other appropriate health care providers or public health entities as determined by the secretary of health; provided that a managed care organization shall be entitled to access information only for its enrollees.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-34-12 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 34 / Section 59A-34-12
§ 59A-34-12. Assets to be kept in state; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. Every domestic insurer shall keep its assets within this state except as requisite for normal transaction of business.

B. An insurer may maintain in or in connection with its branch office located outside this state furniture, fixtures, supplies and funds normally required for operation of the branch office.

C. An insurer may maintain on deposit with or through the insurance supervisory officer of another state, province or country securities as required for authority to transact insurance therein.

D. An insurer may have on deposit temporarily with established securities brokerage firms outside this state securities as required for purchase or sale of securities on the insurer's account, and shall have in its records adequate written receipt evidencing such deposit.

E. An insurer may be owner of book-entry securities of the Federal Reserve Bank.
N.M. Stat. § 3-63-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 63 / Section 3-63-6
§ 3-63-6. Creation by petition
Status: in_force

A. Whenever ten or more business owners comprising at least fifty-one percent of the total business owners in the proposed district or whenever five or more real property owners comprising at least fifty-one percent of the total real property owners in the proposed district, exclusive of any real property owned by the United States or the state or any of its political subdivisions, petition the council in writing to create a district, the council shall refer the petition to a planning group to prepare a plan pursuant to the provisions of the Business Improvement District Act to implement the creation of the district. The plans shall:

(1) state the purpose for the creation of the district;

(2) describe in general terms the real property to be included in the district;

(3) provide an assessment plat of the area to be included in the district showing an estimate of the benefits to such real property and an amount estimated to be assessed against each parcel of real property;

(4) provide such other information as the council deems necessary for the proper evaluation of the plan;

(5) in the case of a petition brought by a majority of business owners within a proposed district, describe in general terms both the real property and the businesses included in the district; and

(6) in the case of a petition brought by a majority of business owners within a proposed district, provide a formula to be used to assess businesses in the district for the business improvement benefit fee to be collected along with the municipal property tax.

B. After the completion of the plan, the planning group shall have the municipal clerk give notice of a hearing on the proposed plan.

C. If after the hearing the planning group recommends to the council the creation of the district as proposed or amended, the council may adopt by ordinance the proposed district requested by petition and as described by the plan.
N.M. Stat. § 3-12-1 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 12 / Section 3-12-1
§ 3-12-1. Vacancy on governing body
Status: in_force

Any vacancy on the governing body of a mayor-council municipality shall be filled by appointment of a qualified elector by the mayor of the municipality, with the advice and consent of the governing body. Any qualified elector appointed to fill a vacancy on the governing body shall serve until the next regular local election, at which time a qualified elector shall be elected to fill the remaining unexpired term, if any.
N.M. Stat. § 47-14-3.1 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 14 / Section 47-14-3.1
§ 47-14-3.1. Bonding requirements
Status: in_force

A. In order to qualify for registration or renewal of registration, an appraisal management company shall maintain a bond underwritten by a corporate surety authorized to transact business in New Mexico, or other equivalent means of security. The board shall set by rule the amount and conditions of the surety bond or other equivalent means of security required by this section, provided that the amount of the bond or security required shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

B. The bond or other equivalent means of surety shall secure payment for any administrative or judicial penalties that may be imposed by the board or the state and for any penalties or costs required by a board disciplinary action, and also as indemnity for any loss sustained by any person damaged as a result of a violation by the appraisal management company, of any provision of the Appraisal Management Company Registration Act or of any rule of the board adopted pursuant to that act. Consumer claims shall be given priority in recovering from the bond or equivalent surety.

C. An appraisal management company shall notify the board in writing of any claim made on the appraisal management company's bond or equivalent surety.

D. A deposit of cash or security may be accepted in lieu of the surety bond.
N.M. Stat. § 56-9-8 — NM Code / Chapter 56 / Article 9 / Section 56-9-8
§ 56-9-8. Voluntary assignment; assignment not operative until execution of bond; action on bond
Status: in_force

In case of any voluntary assignment for the benefit of creditors, such assignment shall not become operative and the assignee shall not enter into the possession of the property assigned until he shall have executed a good and sufficient bond to the state of New Mexico in a sum to be fixed by the judge of the district court of the county of the assignor's residence, which sum shall not be less than double the value of the property assigned; which value shall be ascertained by proof satisfactory to such district judge before the approval of the bond, conditioned for the faithful performance of all his duties as such assignee, and for the payment to the parties entitled thereto, promptly and without delay, of all sums of money which may come into his hands as such assignee. And any person aggrieved may maintain an action upon the said bond in his own name, or in the name of the state, on his relation, in any district court of this state having jurisdiction.
N.M. Stat. § 61-9A-9 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 9A / Section 61-9A-9
§ 61-9A-9. Board; powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The board may:

(1) adopt and file in accordance with the State Rules Act rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the Counseling and Therapy Practice Act;

(2) select and provide for the administration of, at least, semiannual examinations for licensure;

(3) establish the passing scores for examinations;

(4) take any disciplinary action allowed by and in accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act and necessary to carry out the provisions of the Counseling and Therapy Practice Act;

(5) censure, reprimand or place a licensee or registrant on probation;

(6) require and establish criteria for continuing education;

(7) establish by rule procedures for receiving, investigating and resolving complaints;

(8) approve appropriate supervision, and postgraduate experience for persons seeking licensure or registration;

(9) provide for the issuance of licenses;

(10) determine eligibility of individuals for licensure or registration;

(11) set fees for administrative services and registration, as authorized by the Counseling and Therapy Practice Act, and authorize all disbursements necessary to carry out the provisions of that act;

(12) except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978 , set fees for licenses, as authorized by the Counseling and Therapy Practice Act, and authorize all disbursements necessary to carry out the provisions of that act;

(13) establish criteria for supervision and supervisory requirements, including the appropriate application of technology;

(14) establish a code of ethics; and

(15) establish committees.

B. The board may establish a standards committee for each licensed profession. The members of each standards committee shall be appointed by the board with the consent of the department and shall include at least one board member from the licensed profession and at least one public board member. The board member representing each respective profession shall chair its standards committee and the committee shall:

(1) recommend and periodically review a code of ethics;

(2) review license applications and recommend approval or disapproval;

(3) develop criteria for supervision, including the appropriate application of technology; and

(4) recommend rules.

C. Members of the standards committees or other committees may be reimbursed as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act, but shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1A / Section 58-1A-5
§ 58-1A-5. Credit card account; terms and conditions
Status: in_force

A credit card account between a domestic bank or consumer credit bank and a borrower, wherever the borrower's place of residence, shall be governed solely by the laws of New Mexico and federal law, where applicable. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing by the parties, a credit card account between a consumer credit bank and a borrower shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 56-8-1 through 56-8-30 NMSA 1978 . A domestic bank or consumer credit bank may, as provided in the written agreement governing the credit card account, modify the terms or conditions of the credit card account upon prior written notice of the modification as specified by credit card account agreement or by the federal Truth in Lending Act. 1