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N.M. Stat. § 53-19-69 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 19 / Section 53-19-69
§ 53-19-69. Certificates and certified copies to be received in evidence
Status: in_force

All certificates issued by the commission [secretary of state] in accordance with the provisions of the Limited Liability Company Act and all copies of documents filed in its office in accordance with the provisions of the Limited Liability Company Act, when certified by it, shall be taken and received in all courts, public offices and official bodies as prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated, and may be filed and recorded with the respective county clerks. A certificate by the commission [secretary of state] under its seal as to the existence or nonexistence of the facts relating to limited liability companies or foreign limited liability companies shall be taken and received in all courts, public offices and official bodies as prima facie evidence of the existence or nonexistence of the facts therein stated.
N.M. Stat. § 26-2B-10 — NM Code / Chapter 26 / Article 2B / Section 26-2B-10
§ 26-2B-10. Persons under state supervision; protections
Status: in_force

A person who is serving a period of probation or parole or who is in the custody or under the supervision of the state or a local government pending trial as part of a community supervision program shall not be penalized for conduct allowed under the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act.
N.M. Stat. § 19-12-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 12 / Section 19-12-12
§ 19-12-12. Contract for maintenance
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public lands is authorized to contract with the facilities management division of the general services department on a cost basis for the maintenance of the lands and buildings acquired under the provisions of the Land Office Building Act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-60A-15 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 60A / Section 3-60A-15
§ 3-60A-15. Exercise of powers in carrying out projects
Status: reserved

A. A local government may directly exercise its metropolitan redevelopment project powers or it may, by ordinance if it determines such action to be in the public interest, elect to delegate the exercise of such powers to the metropolitan redevelopment agency created pursuant to the Redevelopment Law. If the local government so determines, the agency shall be vested with all of the powers in the same manner as though all the powers were conferred on the agency or authority instead of the local government.

B. As used in this section, the term “ redevelopment project powers ” includes any rights, powers, functions and duties of a local government authorized by the Redevelopment Law except the following, which are reserved to the local government, the power to:

(1) declare an area to be a slum or a blighted area or combination thereof and to designate the area as appropriate for a redevelopment project;

(2) approve or amend redevelopment plans;

(3) approve a general plan for the local government as a whole;

(4) make findings of necessity prior to preparation of a metropolitan redevelopment plan as provided in the Redevelopment Law and the findings and determinations required prior to approval of a metropolitan redevelopment plan or project as provided in the Redevelopment Law;

(5) issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds as authorized by law;

(6) issue redevelopment bonds; and

(7) appropriate funds and levy taxes and assessments.
N.M. Stat. § 24-5A-9 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 5A / Section 24-5A-9
§ 24-5A-9. Applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Vaccine Purchasing Act:

A. do not apply to an entity that only issues policies, certificates or subscriber contracts within New Mexico that are limited to a specific disease; hospital confinement; indemnity; accident-only; credit; dental; vision; medicare supplement; long-term care; disability income insurance; student health benefits-only coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance; workers' compensation or similar insurance; automobile medical payment insurance; nonrenewable short-term coverage issued for a period of twelve months or less; medicaid; or any medical assistance program administered by the department or the human services department [health care authority department]; and

B. apply to policies, plans, contracts and certificates delivered or issued for delivery or renewed, extended or amended in this state on or after January 1, 2015.
N.M. Stat. § 5-5-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 5-5-4
§ 5-5-4. Jointly owned projects
Status: in_force

Any county and city shall have the power, if so authorized by a resolution adopted at any regular or special meeting by at least two-thirds of all commissioners and by an ordinance adopted at any regular or special meeting by at least three-fifths of all councilmen, to acquire a building or buildings and a site or sites therefor wholly within the county and wholly within the city.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2F-1.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2F / Section 7-2F-1.1
§ 7-2F-1.1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 7, Article 2F NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Film Production Tax Credit Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7-5.1 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 10-7-5.1
§ 10-7-5.1. Local public bodies; group health and group life insurance
Status: in_force

A. Every local public body that is an affiliated public employer under the Public Employees Retirement Act and that provides a group health insurance plan to its employees by any method shall offer such insurance to any retiree who was immediately prior to retirement an employee of that affiliated public employer, is a retired member under the Public Employees Retirement Act and upon retirement wishes to continue to be insured under that affiliated public employer's health insurance plan.

B. Every local public body that is an affiliated public employer under the Public Employees Retirement Act and that provides a group life insurance plan to its employees by any method may offer to any employee retiring after July 1, 1990, a life insurance plan to such retiree who was immediately prior to retirement an employee of that affiliated public employer, is a retired member under the Public Employees Retirement Act and upon retirement wishes to be insured under that affiliated public employer's life insurance plan for retirees. Premiums may be paid by deduction from the retirement warrant of the retired employee.

C. Each of those affiliated public employers shall also offer such health insurance to the survivors of individuals who immediately prior to retirement were employees of that affiliated public employer who are survivor pension beneficiaries under the Public Employees Retirement Act and who wish to continue to be insured under that affiliated public employer's health insurance plan upon the employee's death.
N.M. Stat. § 4-54-5 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 54 / Section 4-54-5
§ 4-54-5. Liberal construction
Status: in_force

The Community Service District Act shall be liberally construed to protect the interests and rights of the owners of the taxable property within the community service district.
N.M. Stat. § 74-6B-2 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 6B / Section 74-6B-2
§ 74-6B-2. Findings; purpose of act
Status: in_force

A. The legislature recognizes the threat to the public health and safety and the environment resulting from pollution of ground water resources as a result of leaking storage tanks. The legislature also recognizes that some owners and operators of facilities containing storage tanks cannot take corrective action without placing their businesses in serious financial jeopardy.

B. The legislature finds that, because New Mexico is large in area and sparsely populated in some regions, it is in the public interest to take corrective action at contaminated sites so that fuel will continue to be readily available.

C. The purpose of the Ground Water Protection Act is to provide substantive provisions and funding mechanisms to the extent that funds are available to enable the state to take corrective action at sites contaminated by leakage from storage tanks.
N.M. Stat. § 9-25-6 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 25 / Section 9-25-6
§ 9-25-6. Division directors
Status: in_force

The secretary shall appoint directors of the divisions established within the department. Division directors are exempt from the Personnel Act.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1D-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1D / Section 24-1D-5
§ 24-1D-5. Corps service; commitment stipends
Status: in_force

A. The corps may provide commitment stipends to potential health professionals who agree to serve in the corps for at least two years. Commitment stipends shall be determined by the department within available revenue.

B. Nothing in the Health Service Corps Act prohibits the corps from hiring health professionals who have not received commitment stipends.
N.M. Stat. § 70-2-26 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 2 / Section 70-2-26
§ 70-2-26. Review of oil conservation commission decision; appeals
Status: in_force

The secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources may hold a public hearing to determine whether an order or decision issued by the commission contravenes the public interest. The hearing shall be held within twenty days after the entry of the commission order or decision following a rehearing or after the order refusing a rehearing. The hearing shall be a de novo proceeding, and the secretary shall enter such order or decision as may be required under the circumstances, having due regard for the conservation of the state's oil, gas and mineral resources, and the commission shall modify its own order or decision to comply therewith. If a rehearing before the commission was granted, the record of the rehearing shall be made part of the record of the hearing before the secretary. If the application for rehearing was denied, the record of the hearing before the commission or the oil conservation division shall be made part of the record of the hearing before the secretary. Orders and decisions of the secretary may be appealed by any party to the original hearing or the rehearing before the commission or by any party to the hearing before the secretary held pursuant to this section, in accordance with the procedure of Subsections B, C and D of Section 70-2-25 NMSA 1978, except that the appeal shall not be a de novo proceeding and shall be limited to a review of the record of the hearing held pursuant to the provisions of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-35 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-35
§ 7-1-35. Stay of levy
Status: in_force

Levy shall not be made on the property or rights to property of any taxpayer who furnishes security in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-1-54 NMSA 1978 . A levy made under authority of Section 7-1-31 NMSA 1978 shall be released as otherwise provided in the Tax Administration Act upon compliance by a taxpayer with the pertinent provisions of Section 7-1-54 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 3-66-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 66 / Section 3-66-6
§ 3-66-6. Audits
Status: in_force

A municipality shall provide by ordinance a method to audit or otherwise ensure that vendors subject to the event center surcharge collect and remit to the treasurer of the municipality the full amount of the surcharge receipts due to the municipality.
N.M. Stat. § 70-5-9 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 5 / Section 70-5-9
§ 70-5-9. Annual license fees; inspection fees
Status: in_force

A. For the purpose of defraying the expenses of administering the laws relating to the use of CNG in motor vehicles or the LP gas industry, each person, firm or corporation, at the time of application for a license and annually thereafter on or before December 31 of each calendar year, shall pay to the bureau reasonable license fees as set, classified and defined by the bureau for each operating location. Provided, the total annual fees charged any one licensee for a combination of LP gas activities at one location and subject to licensure under this section shall not exceed three hundred fifty dollars ($350), and the fee charged for any single activity or operation as set, classified and defined by the bureau shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150).

B. Nothing in the LPG and CNG Act [this article] is intended to alter the jurisdiction of the state corporation commission [public regulation commission], pipeline safety department.

C. In addition, there shall be paid a reasonable fee for the safety inspection, made by a representative of the bureau, of each LP gas bulk storage plant, LP gas liquid transfer facility and of the LP gas equipment on each vehicular unit used for transportation of LP gas in bulk quantities. The fee shall be set by the bureau and shall not be assessed more frequently than once in each twelve months. The bureau may also charge a reasonable fee for late payment of any fees.

D. No annual license fee fixed by the bureau as provided in this section shall become effective until after notice to each licensee has been made and hearing held on the proposed annual license fees in the manner provided by Section 70-5-14 NMSA 1978 . At the conclusion of any hearing, the bureau shall enter its findings and decision in writing as a regulation, and the regulation shall be filed as provided by the State Rules Act.
N.M. Stat. § 1-15A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 15A / Section 1-15A-5
§ 1-15A-5. Nomination by committee
Status: in_force

There shall be convened in Santa Fe a committee consisting of the chief justice of the supreme court, as chairman, the speaker of the house of representatives and the minority floor leader of the house of representatives, the president pro tempore of the senate, the minority floor leader of the senate and the state chairmen of those major political parties participating in the presidential primary. The committee shall nominate as presidential primary candidates, and certify to the secretary of state, not later than February 15 before the presidential primary election, the names of all those generally advocated and nationally recognized or supported by any major political party in the state as candidates of the major political parties participating in the presidential primary for the office of president of the United States.
N.M. Stat. § 19-4-23 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-23
§ 19-4-23. Notice to file suit; service; publication; relinquishment on failure to obey
Status: in_force

In case suits shall not be brought for the purpose of settling or determining any controversy to any such lands by either of the adverse claimants, within sixty days after the expiration of the time for filing the statement, as provided in Section 19-4-10 NMSA 1978 , it shall be the duty of the probate judge or corporate authorities to give notice to the adverse claimant filing his claim, or, if there be more than one adverse claim filed, then to the last adverse claimant, directing him to commence his action against the other claimants, as defendants, to determine their respective rights to said lands, within twenty days from service of notice on him, and in case such adverse claimant neglect or refuse to commence the action within the time specified, he shall be deemed to have relinquished all right, title, interest and estate in the lands so in controversy, and be forever barred from asserting or claiming any right, title, interest or estate, therein. Such notice shall be served by the proper officer of said courts, in the same manner as now provided for service of summons in any county in this state. If the officer return such notice, not found, notice shall be made by publication for three weeks in some newspaper published in the county where the lands are situated, and if no paper be published in said county, then by posting such notice in three public places in the town where such lands are situated. And in addition thereto a copy of said notice shall be mailed to such adverse claimant at his residence or usual place of abode. And in case there be more than one adverse claimant, and the last neglect or refuse to commence his action after service of notice, as aforesaid, said probate judge or corporate authorities shall serve like notice on the next last adverse claimants, until all have been notified, as aforesaid.
N.M. Stat. § 72-1-2 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 1 / Section 72-1-2
§ 72-1-2. Water rights; appurtenant to land; priorities
Status: in_force

Beneficial use shall be the basis, the measure and the limit of the right to the use of water, and all waters appropriated for irrigation purposes, except as otherwise provided by written contract between the owner of the land and the owner of any ditch, reservoir or other works for the storage or conveyance of water, shall be appurtenant to specified lands owned by the person, firm or corporation having the right to use the water, so long as the water can be beneficially used thereon, or until the severance of such right from the land in the manner hereinafter provided in this article. Priority in time shall give the better right. In all cases of claims to the use of water initiated prior to March 19, 1907, the right shall relate back to the initiation of the claim, upon the diligent prosecution to completion of the necessary surveys and construction for the application of the water to a beneficial use. All claims to the use of water initiated thereafter shall relate back to the date of the receipt of an application therefor in the office of the territorial or state engineer, subject to compliance with the provisions of this article, and the rules and regulations established thereunder.
N.M. Stat. § 1-4-47.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1-4-47.1
§ 1-4-47.1. State agency; Indian nation, tribe or pueblo; automatic voter registration requirements
Status: in_force

A. Upon a determination by the secretary of state that a state agency, including an agency that participates in the state-agency-based voter registration program pursuant to Section 1-4-48 NMSA 1978 , collects sufficient information consistent with Section 1-4-47 NMSA 1978 to transmit electronic records for automatic voter registration in accordance with the provisions of that section, including verification of United States citizenship by document or database verification for any agency clients not already registered to vote, the secretary of state shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the agency requiring the agency to comply with the provisions of Section 1-4-47 NMSA 1978 . The secretary of state and county clerks shall process the electronic records according to the provisions of Section 1-4-47 NMSA 1978 , subject to any modifications necessary to comply with federal law.

B. An Indian nation, tribe or pueblo that collects sufficient information consistent with Section 1-4-47 NMSA 1978 to transmit electronic records for automatic voter registration in accordance with the provisions of that section, including verification of United States citizenship by document or database verification for any persons not already registered to vote, may in its discretion transmit the records to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo detailing compliance with the provisions of Section 1-4-47 NMSA 1978 . The secretary of state and county clerks shall process the electronic records according to the provisions of Section 1-4-47 NMSA 1978 , subject to any modifications necessary to comply with federal law.

C. If a state agency or an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo is able to transmit electronic records that are complete for automatic voter registration except for an electronic signature image, the records shall be processed as complete records for automatic voter registration. The secretary of state shall adopt rules to obtain a signature from the qualified elector or qualified resident, including through a mailing requesting a signature, uploading a signature through an electronic system, providing a signature on a mailed ballot envelope or providing a signature at an early voting location or polling place.
N.M. Stat. § 72-20-80 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 20 / Section 72-20-80
§ 72-20-80. Interest after maturity
Status: in_force

No interest shall accrue on any security in the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act authorized after it becomes due and payable; provided that funds for the payment of the principal of and the interest on the security and any prior redemption premium due are available to the paying agent for such payment without default.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-1-9 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 1 / Section 59A-1-9
§ 59A-1-9. “New Mexico”
Status: in_force

“New Mexico” means the state of New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 9-5A-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 5A / Section 9-5A-5
§ 9-5A-5. Secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources; appointment
Status: in_force

A. The administrative head of the energy, minerals and natural resources department is the “secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources”, who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and who shall serve in the executive cabinet.

B. An appointed secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources shall serve and have all of the duties, responsibilities and authority of that office during the period of time prior to final action by the senate confirming or rejecting his appointment.
N.M. Stat. § 60-3A-12 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 3A / Section 60-3A-12
§ 60-3A-12. Partially consumed bottle of wine; licensed premises
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a dispenser, canopy licensee or restaurant licensee may permit a customer of the licensee to remove from the licensed premises one opened bottle of partially consumed wine; provided that:

(1) the customer has purchased a full-course meal and a bottle of wine and consumed a portion of the bottle of wine with the meal on the licensed premises; and

(2) the dispenser, canopy licensee or restaurant licensee or an agent or employee of the dispenser, canopy licensee or restaurant licensee attaches the customer receipt issued for the bottle of wine and reseals the bottle of partially consumed wine by reinserting a cork and sealing the bottle in a tamper-proof bag.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a winery licensee may permit a customer of the licensee to remove from the licensed premises one opened bottle of partially consumed wine; provided that the winery licensee or an agent or employee of the winery licensee attaches the customer receipt issued for the bottle of wine and reseals the bottle of partially consumed wine by reinserting a cork and sealing the bottle in a tamper-proof bag.

C. When operating a motor vehicle, the customer shall possess and transport the partially consumed bottle of wine in accordance with Section 66-8-138 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 22-11-5.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-5.1
§ 22-11-5.1. Restrictions on receipt of gifts
Status: in_force

Except for gifts of food or beverage given in a place of public accommodation, consumed at the time of receipt, not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) for a single gift and the aggregate value of which gifts may not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150) in a calendar year, neither a board member nor an employee of the board shall receive or accept anything of value directly or indirectly from a person who:

A. has a current contract with the board;

B. is a potential bidder, offeror or contractor for the provision of services or personal property to the board;

C. is authorized to invest public funds pursuant to state or federal law or is an employee or agent of such a person; or

D. is an organization, association or other entity having a membership that includes persons described in Subsections A through C of this section.