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N.M. Stat. § 31-7-1 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 7 / Section 31-7-1
§ 31-7-1. Description of bovine animals; proof of brand; prima facie evidence of ownership
Status: in_force

In the prosecution of any offense arising under the laws of this state in regard to the unlawful taking, handling, killing, driving or other unlawful disposition of animals of the bovine kind, the description “neat cattle” in any indictment shall be deemed sufficient, and the proof of the brand by a certified copy of the registration thereof in the brand book, under the seal of the cattle sanitary board [livestock board], certified to by the secretary of said board, shall be sufficient to identify all horses, mules, asses or neat cattle, and shall be prima facie proof that the person owning the recorded brand is the owner of the animal branded with such brand.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-845 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-845
§ 66-3-845. Mirrors
Status: in_force

Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of such vehicle.
N.M. Stat. § 9-27A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 27A / Section 9-27A-4
§ 9-27A-4. State chief information security officer; qualifications
Status: in_force

The position of “state chief information security officer” is created. The security officer shall be a classified position in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to the Personnel Act.
N.M. Stat. § 52-3-11 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 3 / Section 52-3-11
§ 52-3-11. Last employer liable; exception
Status: in_force

Where compensation is payable for an occupational disease the only employer liable shall be the employer in whose employment the employee was last injuriously exposed to the hazards of employment resulting in such disease, provided that in the case of silicosis or asbestosis the only employer liable shall be the employer in whose employment the employee was last exposed to harmful quantities of silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) dust or asbestos dust during a period of sixty days or more.
N.M. Stat. § 3-28-14.1 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 28 / Section 3-28-14.1
§ 3-28-14.1. Publication of notice after adoption of resolutions; limitation of action
Status: in_force

The association, after its board of directors has adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, shall publish notice of the adoption of such resolution once in a newspaper of general circulation within the area served by the association. After the passage of thirty days from such publication, any action attacking the validity of the bonds, the resolution, indenture or other instrument or any proceedings had or taken by the board of directors or association preliminary to and in the authorization and issuance of the bonds described in the notice, including but not necessarily limited to any attack on the power to issue such bonds, is perpetually barred.
N.M. Stat. § 50-10-5 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 10 / Section 50-10-5
§ 50-10-5. Definitions 1]
Status: in_force

The term “sewer” as used herein shall mean any underground conduit composed of metal, concrete, clay, vitreous or other materials designed for the flowage of water or any waste product or products (including, without being limited to, storm sewers and sanitary sewers), and shall include any and all junction boxes, manholes and gutters and other appurtenances constituting any part of the sewer or of a sewer system.

The term “apparatus to detect the presence of any flammable gas or vapor”, as used herein, shall mean any of the standard devices commercially available designed to detect, by the principle of the wheatstone bridge or other recognized technique, the presence in the atmosphere of flammable gas or vapor.
N.M. Stat. § 57-16-10 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 16 / Section 57-16-10
§ 57-16-10. Refunds; discounts
Status: in_force

In connection with a sale of a motor vehicle or vehicles to the state or to any political subdivision thereof, no manufacturer, distributor or representative shall offer any discounts, refunds or any other similar type of inducement to any dealer without making the same offer or offers to all other of its dealers within the relevant market area, and if such inducements are made, the manufacturer, distributor or representative shall give simultaneous notice thereof to all of its dealers within the relevant market area who have requested such notice.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-23F-6 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 23F / Section 59A-23F-6
§ 59A-23F-6. Board duties; reporting
Status: in_force

The board shall:

A. between July 1, 2013 and January 1, 2015, provide quarterly reports to the legislature, the governor and the superintendent on the implementation of the exchange and report annually and upon request thereafter;

B. keep an accurate accounting of all of the activities, receipts and expenditures of the exchange and submit this information annually to the superintendent and as required by federal law to the federal secretary of health and human services;

C. beginning with the first year of operation in which access to health insurance coverage is provided, obtain an annual audit of the exchange's operations from an independent certified public accountant;

D. publish the administrative costs of the exchange as required by state or federal law; and

E. discharge those duties required to implement and operate the exchange in accordance with the provisions of the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange Act consistent with state and federal law.
N.M. Stat. § 58-18-8.3 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 18 / Section 58-18-8.3
§ 58-18-8.3. Rules and regulations of the authority; home improvement loan program
Status: in_force

Prior to implementing the home improvement loan program referred to in Subsection B of Section 58-18-7.3 NMSA 1978 , the authority shall adopt, subject to prior approval by the Mortgage Finance Authority Act oversight committee, rules and regulations governing the purchase of home improvement loans or loans to mortgage lenders to fund home improvement loans under the program, which shall provide at least for the following:

A. procedures for submission by mortgage lenders to the authority of offers to sell home improvement loans;

B. standards for approving qualifications of mortgage lenders;

C. standards for allocating bond proceeds or other authority funds among mortgage lenders offering to sell home improvement loans to the authority and among mortgage lenders receiving loans from the authority to fund home improvement loans;

D. qualifications or characteristics of:

(1) residential housing upon which a home improvement loan may be made;

(2) the types of home improvements that may be made with the proceeds of home improvement loans, except that the authority shall not permit the proceeds to be used for landscaping, lawn sprinkling systems, swimming pools, tennis courts, saunas or other recreational facilities; and

(3) the persons of low or moderate income who may apply for home improvement loans;

E. restrictions as to the interest rates to be allowed on home improvement loans and the fees and other profit to be realized by mortgage lenders; and

F. procedures for determining eligibility for any subsidies to be provided to persons of low or moderate income.
N.M. Stat. § 22-10A-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 10A / Section 22-10A-6
§ 22-10A-6. Educational requirements for licensure
Status: in_force

A. The department shall require a person seeking licensure or reciprocity in elementary, special, early childhood or secondary education to have completed the following minimum requirements in the college of arts and sciences:

(1) nine semester hours in communication;

(2) six semester hours in mathematics;

(3) eight semester hours in laboratory science;

(4) nine semester hours in social and behavioral science; and

(5) nine semester hours in humanities and fine arts.

B. In addition to the requirements specified in Subsections A and C of this section, the department shall require that a person seeking standard or alternative elementary licensure shall have completed six hours of reading courses, and a person seeking standard or alternative secondary licensure shall have completed three hours of reading courses in subject matter content. The department shall establish requirements that provide a reasonable period of time to comply with the provisions of this subsection.

C. Except for licensure by reciprocity, the department shall require, prior to initial licensure, no less than sixteen weeks of student teaching, a portion of which shall occur in the first thirty credit hours taken in the college of education and shall be under the direct supervision of a teacher and a portion of which shall occur in the student's senior year with the student teacher being directly responsible for the classroom.

D. Nothing in this section shall preclude the department from establishing or accepting equivalent requirements for purposes of reciprocal licensure or minimum requirements for alternative licensure.

E. Vocational teacher preparatory programs may be exempt from Subsections A through C of this section upon a determination by the department that other licensure requirements are more appropriate for vocational teacher preparatory programs.

F. Before December 31, 2021, the department shall create a license endorsement in secondary computer science available to all teachers who hold a valid license and demonstrate sufficient content knowledge in computer science as determined by the department. The department shall consult with computer science education experts with experience in creating or supporting computer science endorsement pathways when developing computer science endorsement requirements.
N.M. Stat. § 4-38-2 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 38 / Section 4-38-2
§ 4-38-2. Members; quorum
Status: in_force

A. The board of county commissioners shall consist of either three or five qualified electors who shall be elected according to law. For a three-member board, two members constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business. For a five-member board, three members constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business.

B. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than one hundred thousand, as shown by the most recent federal decennial census, and having a final, full assessed valuation in excess of seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall consist of five qualified electors who shall be elected according to law.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-27-3 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 27 / Section 32A-27-3
§ 32A-27-3. Office created; duties
Status: in_force

A. The “office of family representation and advocacy” is created as an adjunct agency pursuant to Section 9-1-6 NMSA 1978 and shall be overseen by the commission.

B. The office shall:

(1) work closely with the children, youth and families department to leverage federal funding pursuant to Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act; and

(2) appoint, compensate, evaluate and retain attorneys and other staff to provide legal representation for eligible adults under the Fostering Connections Act and for children and parents, custodians or guardians whose children are, or are at risk of being placed, in the legal custody of the children, youth and families department.
N.M. Stat. § 77-12-12 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 12 / Section 77-12-12
§ 77-12-12. Application of act
Status: in_force

This act 1 shall not apply to territory within an incorporated city, town or village, nor shall it be construed to repeal, amend or in anywise affect the provisions of Chapter 88 of the Session Laws of 1919, as amended by Chapter 70 of the Session Laws of 1921, but such owners, lessees and contract purchase holders within any organized irrigation district may take advantage of the provisions of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-11-3 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 11 / Section 59A-11-3
§ 59A-11-3. Application by firm or corporation
Status: in_force

A. Where licensing of a firm (partnership) or corporation is otherwise provided for as to any category of licensees referred to in Section 180 of this article, application therefor shall be filed with the superintendent by the firm or corporation on form prescribed and furnished by the superintendent. The application shall be signed on behalf of the applicant by a partner or corporate officer thereunto duly authorized, and under oath if so required by the superintendent.

B. The application form may require information about applicant as follows:

(1) if a firm, the name, residence, proof of identity, business record and reputation, business experience of each partner and so much additional information concerning such individuals as required of applicants for license as individuals as the superintendent deems advisable;

(2) if a corporation, the name, residence, proof of identity, business record and reputation, business experience of each officer, member of the board of directors, controlling stockholder, and such additional information concerning such individuals as required of applicants for license as individuals as the superintendent deems advisable;

(3) evidence satisfactory to the superintendent that transaction of business proposed to be transacted under the license applied for is within the partnership agreement, if a firm, or within the corporate powers, if a corporation; and

(4) such further information concerning applicant, appointment of applicant, partners, corporate officers, directors, and stockholders, as the superintendent deems advisable.

C. If a firm, each individual who is not a bona fide general partner and who is to exercise license powers, and if a corporation, each individual, whether or not an officer, director, stockholder or in other relationship to the corporation, who is to exercise the license powers, shall file application as though for an individual license for the same kind of business as that applied for by the firm or corporation.

D. The application shall be accompanied by payment of the fee for filing application, fee for any examination required under the Insurance Code to be taken and passed prior to licensing, as such fees are prescribed in Section 101 (fee schedule) of the Insurance Code, and by any bond otherwise required as to the license applied for. An additional license application filing fee is required as to each individual in excess of one who is to exercise the license powers of a corporation, or license powers of a firm if not a general partner therein.
N.M. Stat. § 6-12A-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 12A / Section 6-12A-6
§ 6-12A-6. Source of repayment
Status: in_force

Principal of and interest on anticipation notes shall be payable solely from that portion of anticipated revenue pledged for that purpose and collected by the state for credit to the general fund in the fiscal year in which the anticipation notes are issued.
N.M. Stat. § 31-3-11 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 3 / Section 31-3-11
§ 31-3-11. Release of individuals who are pregnant or lactating
Status: in_force

A. The court shall consider an individual's pregnancy or lactation status when determining whether the individual is eligible for release or bond and in the computation of good time credit. A presumption shall be made in favor of release for an individual who is pregnant or lactating. An individual released pursuant to this section shall be placed on the least restrictive conditions of release necessary to ensure return to custody.

B. As used in this section, “ release ” means:

(1) custodial release, which is release under such court-imposed restrictions as to satisfy the court that the person remains in custody while released; and

(2) noncustodial release, which is release under such conditions that are not considered custodial.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21M-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21M / Section 21-21M-1
§ 21-21M-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Students with Disabilities Scholarship Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 21-16A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 16A / Section 21-16A-5
§ 21-16A-5. Learning center board; powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. To carry out the provisions of the Learning Center Act, the board shall:

(1) manage the operation of one or more learning centers in the district and the contracts with the institutions providing educational programs and services at the learning centers;

(2) select and contract with one or more institutions to:

(a) offer accredited educational programs and services at the learning center that meet local needs or provide degrees and certificates for students completing program requirements at an institution without the requirement that students relocate or commute to existing campuses of the institution;

(b) provide for transfer of credits for course work obtained by students from institutions other than the institution contracting to provide an educational program at the learning center; and

(c) set tuition and fees for educational programs and services provided by the institution at the learning center;

(3) monitor and evaluate how well the educational and training needs of the local communities are being served by the learning center and the participating institutions; and

(4) assess in an ongoing way the educational and training needs of the region to assure delivery and coordination of educational programs and services to the communities located within the district.

B. The board may:

(1) employ staff and enter into contracts and agreements as necessary to carry out its duties pursuant to the Learning Center Act;

(2) authorize the imposition of a property tax levy for the purpose of funding the operations of a learning center and provide for an election to submit the proposal to the voters of the district; and

(3) seek grants, gifts and other sources of funds for the operation of a learning center.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-15 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-15
§ 58-1-15. Adverse claims to contents of safe deposit box
Status: in_force

A. An adverse claim to the contents of a safe deposit box, or to property held in safekeeping, is not sufficient to require the lessor to deny access to its lessee unless:

(1) the lessor is directed to do so by a court order issued in an action in which the lessee is served with process and named as a party by a name which identifies him with the name in which the safe deposit box is leased or the property held; or

(2) the safe deposit box is leased or the property is held in the name of a lessee with the addition of words indicating that the contents or property are held in a fiduciary capacity, and the adverse claim is supported by an affidavit stating facts disclosing that it is made by or on behalf of a beneficiary and that there is a reason to believe that the fiduciary may misappropriate the trust property.

B. A claim is also adverse where one of several lessees claims, contrary to the terms of the lease, an exclusive right of access, or where one or more persons claim a right of access as agents or officers of a lessee to the exclusion of others as agents or officers, or where it is claimed that a lessee is the same person as one using another name.
N.M. Stat. § 5-8-30 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 5-8-30
§ 5-8-30. Periodic update of land use assumptions and capital improvements plan required
Status: in_force

A. A municipality or county imposing an impact fee shall update the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan at least every five years. The initial five-year period begins on the day the capital improvements plan is adopted.

B. The municipality or county shall review and evaluate its current land use assumptions and shall cause an update of the capital improvements plan to be prepared in accordance with the Development Fees Act.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-8-13 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 8 / Section 59A-8-13
§ 59A-8-13. Valuation of bonds
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the provisions of Subsections B, C and D of this section, all bonds or other evidences of debt having a fixed term and rate of interest held by an insurer may, if amply secured and not in default as to principal or interest, be valued as follows:

(1) if purchased at par, at the par value; and

(2) if purchased above or below par, on the basis of the purchase price adjusted so as to bring the value to par at maturity and so as to yield in the meantime the effective rate of interest at which the purchase was made.

B. The purchase price shall in no event be taken at a higher figure than actual market value at time of purchase, plus incidental costs of acquisition of the securities.

C. No such security shall be carried at above the call price for the entire issue during any period within which the security may be so called, and premiums paid at purchase shall be amortized by the scientific method to the first call date at which the entire issue may be redeemed.

D. Obligations subject to amortization under the published findings of the national association of insurance commissioners shall be carried at their amortized values. Obligations which do not qualify for amortization shall be reported at their market value or book value based upon an amortized computation, whichever is lower.
N.M. Stat. § 74-10-34 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 10 / Section 74-10-34
§ 74-10-34. Delinquent taxes
Status: in_force

If the general ad valorem taxes levied are not paid, then delinquent real property shall be sold at the regular tax sale for the payment of such taxes, interest and penalties, in the manner provided by the statutes of the state for selling real property for the nonpayment of general taxes. If there are no bids at the tax sale for the property so offered, the property shall be struck off to the county, and the county shall account to the authority in the same manner as provided by law for accounting for school, town and city taxes. Delinquent personal property shall be distrained and sold as provided by law.
N.M. Stat. § 21-10-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 10 / Section 21-10-5
§ 21-10-5. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Indian Resources Development Act is to create statewide Indian resources development institutes, located at New Mexico state university and the university of New Mexico, in order that the state can participate with the federal government and Indian tribes for the purpose of assisting Indian tribes in developing agricultural, mineral, energy, forestry, wildlife, recreation and business resources and associated technical and managerial resources and other areas deemed necessary to promote their economic self-sufficiency to the end that the economic growth and public welfare of New Mexico will be promoted.
N.M. Stat. § 18-6-11.1 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 6 / Section 18-6-11.1
§ 18-6-11.1. Confidentiality of site location
Status: in_force

A. Any information in the custody of a public official concerning the location of archaeological resources, the preservation of which is in the interest of the state of New Mexico, shall remain confidential unless the custodian of such information determines that the dissemination of such information will further the purposes of the Cultural Properties Act, as set forth in Section 18-6-2 NMSA 1978 and will not create a risk of loss of archaeological resources.

B. As used in Subsection A of this section, “archaeological resources” means a location where there exists material evidence of the past life and culture of human beings in this state and includes the sites of burial and habitats of human beings.