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N.M. Stat. § 75-6-1 — NM Code / Chapter 75 / Article 6 / Section 75-6-1
§ 75-6-1. Endangered plant species; definition; conservation; penalty protection; permits
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section, “endangered plant species” means any plant species whose prospects of survival within the state are in jeopardy or are likely, within the foreseeable future, to become jeopardized. Regulations passed by the natural resources department establishing a list of endangered plant species shall include those species listed in the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 1 or as that act may be amended.

B. The natural resources department shall conduct investigations of all species of plants in the state in order to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors and other biological and ecological data, and to determine conservation measures and requirements necessary for their survival. On the basis of these investigations, the department shall establish a list of endangered plant species.

C. The department shall establish a program necessary for the conservation of listed endangered plant species. That program shall include research, census, law enforcement, habitat maintenance, propagation and transplantation. As used in this section, law enforcement shall be defined to be law enforcement for purposes of enforcement of the prohibition against taking, possession, transportation, exportation from this state, processing, sale or offer for sale or shipment within this state of listed plants or plant materials.

D. The department shall have authority to protect species of plants determined to be endangered by prohibiting the taking, possession, transportation, exportation from this state, processing, sale or offer for sale or shipment within this state of such species. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection or any regulations issued pursuant to this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than three hundred dollars ($300) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned for a term of not more than one hundred twenty days or both. As used in this section, “possession” shall be defined to be possession of listed plants or plant materials for purposes of taking, transportation, exportation from this state, processing, sale or offer for sale or shipment within this state.

E. The department may by permit allow collection otherwise prohibited by this section for scientific purposes or to enhance the propagation or survival of the affected species by transplanting or other means, but such permit shall not authorize any action that would violate federal laws or regulations.

F. The department may enter into agreements with federal agencies, other states, agencies or political subdivisions of the state, or with individuals for administration and management of any program established under this section.
N.M. Stat. § 12-12-24 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12 / Section 12-12-24
§ 12-12-24. Training officers
Status: in_force

Each responsible state agency shall designate one person who is knowledgeable in the area of hazardous materials accident response, as it applies to the functions of that agency, to be its training officer. It is the duty of the training officer to teach the appropriate personnel within the agency the proper methods of discharging the agency's responsibilities in responding to hazardous materials accidents. The training officer is also responsible for providing cross-training to personnel of other responsible state agencies and other persons as may be required by the hazardous materials safety board.
N.M. Stat. § 7-15A-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 15A / Section 7-15A-14
§ 7-15A-14. Weight distance tax identification permit fund
Status: in_force

The “weight distance tax identification permit fund” is created in the state treasury. The purpose of the fund is to provide an account from which the department and the department of transportation may pay the costs of issuing and administering weight distance tax identification permits and of enforcing weight distance tax compliance. The fund shall consist of administrative fees collected pursuant to the Weight Distance Tax Act. Money in the fund shall be appropriated to the department and the department of transportation to pay for the cost of issuance and administration of weight distance tax identification permits and of enforcement by the department and the department of transportation of weight distance tax compliance for motor carriers with the provisions of the Weight Distance Tax Act. Disbursements from the fund shall be by warrant of the secretary of finance and administration upon vouchers signed by the secretary or the secretary's authorized representative. Money in the fund shall not revert to the general fund at the end of a fiscal year.
N.M. Stat. § 12-12-19 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12 / Section 12-12-19
§ 12-12-19. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Act:

A. “ accident ” means an event involving hazardous materials that may cause injury to persons or damage to property or release hazardous materials to the environment;

B. “ administrator ” means the hazardous materials emergency response administrator;

C. “ board ” means the hazardous materials safety board;

D. “ chief ” means the chief of the New Mexico state police;

E. “ commission ” means the state emergency response commission;

F. “ department ” means the homeland security and emergency management department;

G. “ emergency management ” means the ability to prepare for, respond to, mitigate, recover and restore the scene of an institutional, industrial, transportation or other accident;

H. “ first responder ” means the first law enforcement officer or other public service provider with a radio-equipped vehicle to arrive at the scene of an accident;

I. “ hazardous materials ” means hazardous substances, radioactive materials or a combination of hazardous substances and radioactive materials;

J. “ hazardous substances ” means flammable solids, semisolids, liquids or gases; poisons; corrosives; explosives; compressed gases; reactive or toxic chemicals; irritants; or biological agents, but does not include radioactive materials;

K. “ orphan hazardous materials ” means hazardous substances, radioactive materials, a combination of hazardous substances and radioactive materials or substances used in the manufacture of controlled substances in violation of the Controlled Substances Act where an owner of the substances or materials cannot be identified;

L. “ plan ” means the statewide hazardous materials emergency response plan;

M. “ radioactive materials ” means any material or combination of materials that spontaneously emits ionizing radiation. Materials in which the estimated specific activity is not greater than 0.002 microcuries per gram of material are not considered to be radioactive materials unless determined to be so by the hazardous and radioactive materials bureau of the water and waste management division of the department of environment for purposes of emergency response pursuant to the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Act;

N. “ responsible state agency ” means an agency designated in Subsection D of Section 12-12-21 NMSA 1978 with responsibility for managing a certain type of accident or performing certain functions at the scene of such accident; and

O. “ secretary ” or “ state director ” means the state director of homeland security and emergency management.
N.M. Stat. § 4-48A-3.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48A / Section 4-48A-3.2
§ 4-48A-3.2. Nor-Lea special hospital district
Status: in_force

The Nor-Lea special hospital district is hereby created by act of the legislature. The district shall consist of all land lying within the Lovington and Tatum school districts lying within Lea county. All previous acts and proceedings of the Nor-Lea special hospital district created pursuant to Sections 4-48A-4 and 4-48A-5 NMSA 1978 heretofore had or taken, or purportedly had or taken, are hereby validated, ratified, approved and confirmed.
N.M. Stat. § 39-3-25 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 3 / Section 39-3-25
§ 39-3-25. District court clerk; fees for record
Status: in_force

The clerk of the district court shall collect the following fees from the party suing out a writ of error or taking an appeal:

for making out and certifying the original copy of the record on appeal or writ of error, per typewritten folio

$ .10

for each additional copy, per typewritten folio․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

.05

for certifying a bill of exceptions furnished by the official court reporter․․․․․․․․

2.00

for copies of any records reproduced by photographic process, per page․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

.10
N.M. Stat. § 33-1-11 — NM Code / Chapter 33 / Article 1 / Section 33-1-11
§ 33-1-11. Correctional officer qualifications
Status: in_force

Members of the corrections department correctional officer force, excluding correctional specialists, shall:

A. at the time of their appointment, be citizens of the United States;

B. at the time of their appointment, have reached age of majority;

C. have at least a high school education or its equivalent;

D. be of good moral character and not have been convicted of a felony or any infamous crime in the courts of this or any other state or in the federal courts; and

E. successfully pass any physical and aptitude examination the department may require.
N.M. Stat. § 61-24B-13 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 24B / Section 61-24B-13
§ 61-24B-13. Criminal offender's character evaluation
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act shall govern any consideration of criminal records required or permitted by the Landscape Architects Act.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-12
§ 19-7-12. Outstanding contracts may be canceled and new contracts granted; conditions
Status: in_force

That contracts for the purchase of state lands now outstanding shall, upon application of the holders thereof and payment of a fee of four dollars [($4.00)] for each contract of one section or less, and ten cents [($.10)] for each additional section or fraction thereof, be canceled, and new contracts issued under the provisions of this act, in lieu of such outstanding contracts. Provided, that the provisions of this act shall not be applicable to lands selected for the benefit of the Santa Fe and Grant county railroad bond fund, but such lands shall be sold as provided by Section 19-7-13 NMSA 1978 , and outstanding contracts for such lands shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 28-14-1 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 14 / Section 28-14-1
§ 28-14-1. Use of funds for children of deceased New Mexico military personnel and state policemen
Status: in_force

A. The funds set aside under the provisions of Sections 28-14-1 through 28-14-4 NMSA 1978 shall be used for the sole purposes of providing for matricular fees, board and room rent and books and supplies for the use and benefit of the children, not under sixteen and not over twenty-six years of age, of:

(1) those persons who were residents of New Mexico at the time of entry into military service and who entered the military service of the United States during World War I or II, or during any action in which the military forces of the United States are engaged in armed conflict, and who were killed in action or died of other cause during the conflict or as a result of such military service;

(2) deceased members of the New Mexico national guard who were killed while on active duty in the service of the state after having been called to active duty by the governor; and

(3) deceased members of the New Mexico state police who were killed while on active duty in the service of the state.

B. The benefits enumerated in Subsection A of this section shall further be restricted to children who are attending or who may attend a state educational or training institution of a secondary or college grade. Children shall be selected under the provisions of Section 28-14-3 NMSA 1978 and shall be admitted to state institutions of secondary or college grade free of tuition.
N.M. Stat. § 18-6-14 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 6 / Section 18-6-14
§ 18-6-14. State historian
Status: in_force

The state historian at the state records center is designated as “state historian” for purposes of the Cultural Properties Act.
N.M. Stat. § 12-2A-17 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 2A / Section 12-2A-17
§ 12-2A-17. Citation forms
Status: in_force

Citations in the following forms are adequate for all purposes:

A. session laws: “Laws 1995, Chapter 1, Section 1” or “ L. 1995, Ch. 1, § 1 ”; and

B. annotated statutes: “§ 1-1-1 NMSA 1978” or “ Section 1-1-1 NMSA 1978”.
N.M. Stat. § 24-6B-16 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 6B / Section 24-6B-16
§ 24-6B-16. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, a person who for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual's death commits a third degree felony and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment not exceeding six years, or both.

B. A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation or disposal of a part.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7-14 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 10-7-14
§ 10-7-14. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 6 of this act may be cited as the “Cafeteria Plan Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-60 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-60
§ 6-10-60. Issuance of duplicate; affidavit; bond to save state or political subdivision harmless
Status: in_force

A. If the original warrant, draft, check or order has not cleared the treasury of the state or the fiscal agent of any political subdivision of the state and a stop payment has been filed with the treasury or with the fiscal agent by the officer before any duplicate is issued as provided in Section 6-10-59 NMSA 1978 , the party applying for the duplicate shall file with the officer an affidavit which shall state that the original warrant, draft, check or order has been lost or destroyed or was never received.

B. If the original warrant, draft, check or order has been paid by the treasurer before any duplicate is issued as provided in Section 6-10-59 NMSA 1978 , the party applying for the duplicate shall file with the officer a bond payable to the state or political subdivision, as the case may be in a penalty in the amount of the original warrant, draft, check or order conditioned to save harmless the state or political subdivision from all loss in consequence of the loss of the original warrant, draft, check or order, and the issuing of the duplicate, if the loss to the state or political subdivision is a result of the fraud or negligence of the original payee or a holder in due course. If the bond is a personal surety bond, it shall be sufficient if:

(1) there is one surety for each bond for one hundred dollars ($100) and under, and there are two sureties for each bond over one hundred dollars ($100); no surety for any of these bonds may be proprietor as surety for his proprietorship or partner as surety for his partnership as principal; and

(2) each surety swears in writing that he owns real property in New Mexico having a net value equal to the amount of the bond, and that this net value is not exempt from execution and forced sale over and above all his just debts and liabilities.
N.M. Stat. § 28-16B-1.1 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 16B / Section 28-16B-1.1
§ 28-16B-1.1. Professional guardian and conservator licensing.
Status: in_force

As used in the Office of Guardianship Act:

A. “ professional guardian ” means an individual or entity appointed by a court that serves as a guardian for more than two individuals who are not related to the guardian by marriage, adoption or third degree of blood or affinity; and

B. “ protected person ” means a person eighteen years of age or older for whom a guardian or conservator has been appointed or other protective order has been made.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-31 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-31
§ 22-8-31. State; support reserve fund
Status: in_force

A. The “state-support reserve fund” is created.

B. The state-support reserve fund shall be used only to augment the appropriations for the state equalization guarantee distribution in order to ensure, to the extent of the amount undistributed in the fund, that the maximum figures for such distribution established by law shall not be reduced.

C. The undistributed money in the state-support reserve fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in interest-bearing securities of the United States government or in certificates of deposit in qualified banks and in savings and loan 1 associations whose deposits are insured with an agency of the United States. The state treasurer may deposit money from the state-support reserve fund or any other fund in one or more accounts with any such bank or federally insured savings and loan association, but the state treasurer, in any official capacity, shall not deposit money from that fund or any other fund in any one federally insured savings and loan association the aggregate of which would exceed the amount of federal savings and loan insurance corporation insurance for a single public account. Income from these investments shall be periodically credited to the general fund.

D. At least forty-five days before the money is needed, the chief shall notify the state treasurer in writing of the amount that will be needed for distribution.

E. It is the intent of the legislature that the state-support reserve fund be reimbursed in the amount of the yearly distribution by appropriation in the year following the distribution so that the fund at the beginning of each fiscal year shall have a credit balance of at least ten million dollars ($10,000,000).

F. Distribution from the state-support reserve fund shall be made in the same manner and on the same basis as the state equalization guarantee distribution.
N.M. Stat. § 3-19-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 19 / Section 3-19-3
§ 3-19-3. Chairman; regular meetings; records
Status: in_force

A planning commission shall:

A. elect one of its members chairman for a one-year term;

B. create and fill other offices;

C. hold at least one regular meeting each month;

D. adopt rules for the transaction of business; and

E. keep a public record of its transactions, findings, resolutions and determinations.
N.M. Stat. § 29-16-10 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 16 / Section 29-16-10
§ 29-16-10. Expungement of samples and DNA records from the DNA identification system and CODIS
Status: in_force

A. A person may request expungement of the person's sample and DNA records from the DNA identification system on the following grounds:

(1) the conviction that led to the inclusion of the sample has been reversed; or

(2) the arrest that led to the inclusion of the sample has:

(a) resulted in a felony charge that has been resolved by a dismissal, nolle prosequi, successful completion of a pre-prosecution diversion program or a conditional discharge, misdemeanor conviction or acquittal; or

(b) not resulted in a felony charge within one year of arrest.

B. The administrative center shall expunge a person's sample and DNA records from the DNA identification system when the person provides the administrative center with the following materials:

(1) a written request for expungement of the sample and DNA records; and

(2) a certified copy of a court order that reverses the conviction that led to the inclusion of the sample; or

(3) for samples included pursuant to arrest:

(a) a certified copy of the dismissal, nolle prosequi, successful completion of a pre-prosecution diversion program or a conditional discharge, misdemeanor conviction or acquittal; or

(b) a sworn affidavit that no felony charges arising out of the arrest have been filed within one year.

C. When a person's sample and DNA records are expunged from the DNA identification system, the head of the administrative center shall ensure that the person's sample and DNA records are expunged from CODIS.

D. The administrative center shall not expunge a person's sample and DNA records from the DNA identification system if the person has a prior felony conviction or a pending felony charge for which collection of a sample is authorized pursuant to the provisions of the DNA Identification Act.
N.M. Stat. § 76-20-2 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 20 / Section 76-20-2
§ 76-20-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Agricultural Market Development Act of 1979:

A. “board” means the board of regents of New Mexico state university;

B. “department” means the department of agriculture;

C. “farm products” means all agricultural, floricultural, vegetable and fruit products of the soil, livestock and meats, poultry, eggs, dairy products and any and all products which have their situs of production on the farm; and

D. “food products” means any and all products either in a natural or processed state used by man or animal as food.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-27.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-27.2
§ 10-11-27.2. Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

A. it is appropriate to recognize the professionalism and dedication of state police officers, who provide an essential service to the citizens of New Mexico;

B. it is appropriate to recognize the hazardous nature of the work performed by state police officers;

C. the spirit of what it takes to be a state police officer is personified by Sergeant Brent H. Bateman, who served with honor as a state police officer for twenty-two years. Sergeant Bateman became ill days after his retirement and passed away a short six months following retirement; and

D. the twenty percent credit toward actual service, as provided in Subsection B of Section 10-11-27 NMSA 1978 under state police member coverage plan 1, is dedicated to Sergeant Brent H. Bateman and all other officers who have served, and who do serve, as New Mexico state police officers.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-77 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-77
§ 7-1-77. Timeliness when last day for performance falls on Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday
Status: in_force

When by any provision of the Tax Administration Act the last day for performing any act falls on Saturday, Sunday or a legal state or national holiday, the performance of the act shall be considered timely if it is performed on the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or a legal state or national holiday.
N.M. Stat. § 22-10B-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 10B / Section 22-10B-8
§ 22-10B-8. Teacher residency fund; created; purpose
Status: in_force

The “teacher residency fund” is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants and donations to the fund. Money in the fund is subject to appropriation by the legislature to implement the provisions of the Teacher Residency Act. Disbursements from the fund shall be made by warrants of the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of public education or the secretary's authorized representative.