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N.M. Stat. § 8-6-6 — NM Code / Chapter 8 / Article 6 / Section 8-6-6
§ 8-6-6. Malfeasance and neglect of duty by auditor or treasurer
Status: in_force

If the auditor or treasurer shall willfully neglect or refuse to perform any duty enjoined by law, or shall be guilty of any oppression or extortion in the performance of any legal duty, or shall receive any fee or reward for the performance of any legal duty not allowed by law, or by color of his office shall knowingly do any act not authorized by law, or in any other manner than is required by law, he shall, upon conviction upon indictment, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor in office and be fined any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars [($1,000)]. The state or any person injured, in the name of the state, may sue, either before or after an indictment found, upon the bonds of the auditor and treasurer, for any damages suffered by reason of any of the acts of the auditor or treasurer in this section mentioned.
N.M. Stat. § 60-3A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 3A / Section 60-3A-6
§ 60-3A-6. Authority of department of public safety
Status: in_force

The department of public safety has authority over all investigations and enforcement activities required under the Liquor Control Act except for those provisions relating to the issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of licenses, unless its assistance is requested by the director of the alcohol and gaming division of the regulation and licensing department.
N.M. Stat. § 73-17-14 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 17 / Section 73-17-14
§ 73-17-14. State lands
Status: in_force

A. Whenever there shall be included in any district public lands belonging to the state of New Mexico subject to entry or which have been entered, and for which no certificates of purchase have been issued, such lands are hereby made and declared to be subject to all of the provisions of this act to the same extent and in the same manner in which the lands of a like character held under private ownership are or may be subject.

B. All notices required to be given under this act shall, as soon as such notices are issued, be served upon the commissioner of public lands of the state of New Mexico by mailing to his office a copy thereof, enclosed in a sealed envelope, with postage prepaid.

C. On all books and records of the district, the words “state lands” shall be used in the places therein provided for the name of the owner of lands, but in all other respects the said books and records shall be kept as though the described lands were privately owned.

D. Upon the confirmation of any assessment against lands of the state, that portion of the records relating to state lands, properly signed by the president and with the seal of the district thereunto affixed and attested by the signature of the secretary, shall be delivered by the secretary to the commissioner of public lands. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of public lands to receive the same as a record of the assessment of the said district against the said lands and the said record shall be the authority of the commissioner of public lands to demand and receive the assessments due the district as found in the same.

E. The commissioner of public lands shall enter on the books of his office, against each description of such state lands, the amounts of assessments thereon, and shall certify the same to the secretary of finance and administration, who shall draw a warrant on the state treasurer therefor, to be paid out of any funds in his hands not otherwise appropriated. Such warrant shall be forwarded by the secretary of finance and administration to the treasurer, and shall by him be applied in payment of such assessments and by him be credited to the proper funds of the district. No patent shall issue for such lands until the amount of all such assessments with interest at seven percent has been paid. No public lands which were unentered at the time any assessment was levied against the same by any district shall be sold for such assessment.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7D-5 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 7D / Section 29-7D-5
§ 29-7D-5. Intervention
Status: in_force

A. A law enforcement officer present and observing another officer using physical force, including deadly physical force, that the law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe is excessive based on the totality of the circumstances shall intervene to prevent the use of excessive force, unless intervening would result in imminent harm to the officer or another identifiable individual.

B. A law enforcement officer who observes another officer using physical force, including deadly physical force, that the law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe is excessive based on the totality of the circumstances shall report the incident to the officer's direct supervisor as soon as reasonably possible but no later than the end of the officer's shift.

C. A law enforcement officer who had a duty to intervene and failed to do so shall be disciplined and, depending on the seriousness of the violation, may be suspended, decertified, decommissioned or terminated from the officer's position.
N.M. Stat. § 9-3-1 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 9-3-1
§ 9-3-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 9, Article 3 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Corrections Department Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 5-13-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 13 / Section 5-13-10
§ 5-13-10. Collection of delinquencies
Status: in_force

A. A local governmental entity shall by ordinance provide that a vendor is liable for the payment of the proceeds of convention center fees that the vendor failed to remit to the local governmental entity. Failure of the vendor to collect the fee is not cause for the local governmental entity to forgive convention center fees due and owed by the vendor. The ordinance shall provide for a civil penalty for each occurrence of failure to remit convention center fees in an amount equal to the greater of ten percent of the amount that was not duly remitted to the local governmental entity or one hundred dollars ($100).

B. The local governmental entity may bring an action in the district court of the judicial district in which the local governmental entity is located for collection of amounts due, including without limitation, penalties on the amounts due on the unpaid principal at a rate not exceeding one percent per month, the costs of collection and reasonable attorney fees incurred in connection with the court action to collect the unpaid convention center fees.
N.M. Stat. § 76-12-1 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 12 / Section 76-12-1
§ 76-12-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Cooperative Marketing Association Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 29-13-2.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 13 / Section 29-13-2.1
§ 29-13-2.1. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Law Enforcement Protection Fund Act:

A. “ academy ” means the New Mexico law enforcement academy;

B. “ division ” means the local government division of the department of finance and administration;

C. “ fund ” means the law enforcement protection fund;

D. “ governmental entity ” means the academy, the department of public safety, a municipality, a county, a university, a tribe or a school district;

E. “ school district police department ” means a department of commissioned law enforcement officers who are charged with preventing, investigating and solving crimes on school district property;

F. “ tribal police department ” means the police department of a tribe that has entered into an agreement with the department of public safety pursuant to Section 29-1-11 NMSA 1978;

G. “ tribe ” means an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located wholly or partly in New Mexico; and

H. “ university ” means a four-year post-secondary educational institution listed in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico .
N.M. Stat. § 30-3-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 3 / Section 30-3-1
§ 30-3-1. Assault
Status: in_force

Assault consists of either:

A. an attempt to commit a battery upon the person of another;

B. any unlawful act, threat or menacing conduct which causes another person to reasonably believe that he is in danger of receiving an immediate battery; or

C. the use of insulting language toward another impugning his honor, delicacy or reputation.

Whoever commits assault is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 76-26-1 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 26 / Section 76-26-1
§ 76-26-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “New Mexico Agricultural Workforce Development Program Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-55-11 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 55 / Section 59A-55-11
§ 59A-55-11. Prohibited acts regarding solicitation or sale
Status: in_force

The following acts by a risk retention group are prohibited:

A. the solicitation or sale of insurance by a risk retention group to any person who is not eligible for membership in such group; and

B. the solicitation or sale of insurance by, or operation of, a risk retention group that is in hazardous financial condition or financially impaired.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-12
§ 10-11-12. Status of disability retired member upon termination of disability retirement
Status: in_force

A. The membership status of a disability retired member following termination of the disability retirement pension shall be governed by the membership provisions of the Public Employees Retirement Act. Upon reacquisition of membership, the credited service of the member at time of disability retirement shall be restored. Credited service shall not be granted for the period of disability retirement unless the retirement board has found the disability to have been the natural and proximate result of causes arising solely and exclusively out of and in the course of the disability retired member's performance of duty with an affiliated public employer. In no case shall credited service be granted for disability retirement time incurred after the date the disability retired member meets an age and service requirement for normal retirement or after the date the disability retired member attains age sixty-five years.

B. A terminated disability retired member who does not reacquire membership shall have actual credited service at time of disability retirement restored and shall become a vested former member. The former disability retired member may retire upon meeting the requirements for normal retirement specified by the applicable coverage plan, except the service requirement for normal retirement at age sixty-five years or older shall be waived.
N.M. Stat. § 30-12-12 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 12 / Section 30-12-12
§ 30-12-12. Disturbing a marked burial ground
Status: in_force

Disturbing a marked burial ground consists of knowingly and willfully disturbing or removing the remains, or any part of them, or any funerary object, material object or associated artifact of any person interred in any church, churchyard, cemetery or marked burial ground or knowingly and willfully procuring or employing any other person to disturb or remove the remains, or any part of them, or any funerary object, material object or artifact associated with any person interred in any church, churchyard, cemetery or marked burial ground, other than pursuant to an order of the district court, the provisions of Section 24-14-23 NMSA 1978 or as otherwise specifically permitted by law. As used in this section “marked burial ground” means any interment visibly marked according to traditional or customary practice.

Whoever commits disturbing a marked burial ground is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment for a definite term of eighteen months or both.
N.M. Stat. § 44-7A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 7A / Section 44-7A-2
§ 44-7A-2. Notice
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Arbitration Act, a person gives notice to another person by taking action that is reasonably necessary to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not the other person acquires knowledge of the notice.

(b) A person has notice if the person has knowledge of the notice or has received notice.

(c) A person receives notice when it comes to the person's attention or the notice is delivered at the person's place of residence or place of business, or at another location held out by the person as a place of delivery of such communications.
N.M. Stat. § 7-20E-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 20E / Section 7-20E-1
§ 7-20E-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 7, Article 20E NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “County Local Option Gross Receipts and Compensating Taxes Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 26-2C-23 — NM Code / Chapter 26 / Article 2C / Section 26-2C-23
§ 26-2C-23. Medical cannabis provisions unaffected
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Cannabis Regulation Act shall be construed to limit a privilege or right of a qualified patient, a primary caregiver or a reciprocal participant participating in the medical cannabis program or the use, dispensing, possession, prescribing, storage or transport of a prescription drug containing cannabis that is approved pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
N.M. Stat. § 13-7-35 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 13-7-35
§ 13-7-35. Prohibited exclusions of coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services
Status: in_force

An insurer shall not exclude provider prescribed coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services otherwise included in its coverage when:

A. it is available pursuant to federal or state law for individuals with disabilities;

B. it is otherwise ordered by a court or administrative agency;

C. it is available to an insured through a public benefit program; or

D. an insured has a concurrent diagnosis.
N.M. Stat. § 30-7-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 7 / Section 30-7-1
§ 30-7-1. “Carrying a deadly weapon”
Status: in_force

“Carrying a deadly weapon” means being armed with a deadly weapon by having it on the person, or in close proximity thereto, so that the weapon is readily accessible for use.
N.M. Stat. § 58-17-17 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 17 / Section 58-17-17
§ 58-17-17. Exemption
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Endowed Care Cemetery Act do not apply to municipal cemeteries, fraternal cemeteries, religious cemeteries or family burial grounds that provide burial only for members.
N.M. Stat. § 16-5-7 — NM Code / Chapter 16 / Article 5 / Section 16-5-7
§ 16-5-7. Commission powers
Status: in_force

The Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad commission shall have all powers necessary to effectuate the provisions of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Compact.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-50 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-50
§ 7-1-50. Legal effect of deed to real property
Status: in_force

In the case of the sale of real property:

A. the deed of sale given pursuant to Section 7-1-48 NMSA 1978 shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated;

B. if the proceedings have been substantially in accordance with the provisions of law, the deed shall be considered and operate as a conveyance of all the right, title and interest of the delinquent taxpayer in and to the real property thus sold at the time the notice of lien was filed as provided in Section 7-1-38 NMSA 1978 or immediately before the sale, whichever is earlier; and

C. neither the taxpayer nor anyone claiming through or under him shall bring an action after one year from the date of sale to challenge the conveyance.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-38-13 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 38 / Section 59A-38-13
§ 59A-38-13. Illegal transactions; penalty
Status: in_force

Any attorney-in-fact of Lloyds Plan underwriters or representative of such attorney-in-fact who exchanges or solicits or negotiates the exchange of any automobile insurance contract without compliance by the attorney-in-fact with the provisions of this article, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
N.M. Stat. § 7-15A-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 15A / Section 7-15A-6
§ 7-15A-6. Tax rate for motor vehicles other than buses; reduction of rate for one-way hauls
Status: in_force

A. For on-highway operations of motor vehicles other than buses, the weight distance tax shall be computed in accordance with the following schedule:

Declared Gross Weight

Tax Rate

(Gross Vehicle Weight)

(Mills per Mile)

26,001 to 28,000

11.01

28,001 to 30,000

11.88

30,001 to 32,000

12.77

32,001 to 34,000

13.64

34,001 to 36,000

14.52

36,001 to 38,000

15.39

38,001 to 40,000

16.73

40,001 to 42,000

18.05

42,001 to 44,000

19.36

44,001 to 46,000

20.69

46,001 to 48,000

22.01

48,001 to 50,000

23.33

50,001 to 52,000

24.65

52,001 to 54,000

25.96

54,001 to 56,000

27.29

56,001 to 58,000

28.62

58,001 to 60,000

29.93

60,001 to 62,000

31.24

62,001 to 64,000

32.58

64,001 to 66,000

33.90

66,001 to 68,000

35.21

68,001 to 70,000

36.52

70,001 to 72,000

37.86

72,001 to 74,000

39.26

74,001 to 76,000

40.71

76,001 to 78,000

42.21

78,001 and over

43.78.

B. All motor vehicles for which the tax is computed under Subsection A of this section shall pay a tax that is two-thirds of the tax computed under Subsection A of this section if:

(1) the motor vehicle is customarily used for one-way haul;

(2) forty-five percent or more of the mileage traveled by the motor vehicle for a registration year is mileage that is traveled empty of all load; and

(3) the registrant, owner or operator of the vehicle attempting to qualify under this subsection has made a sworn application to the department to be classified under this subsection for a registration year and has given whatever information is required by the department to determine the eligibility of the vehicle to be classified under this subsection and the vehicle has been so classified.
N.M. Stat. § 47-16-18 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 16 / Section 47-16-18
§ 47-16-18. Enforcement of covenants; dispute resolution
Status: in_force

A. Each association and each lot owner and the owner's tenants, guests and invitees shall comply with the Homeowners Association Act and the association's community documents.

B. Unless otherwise provided for in the community documents, the association may, after providing written notice and an opportunity to dispute an alleged violation other than failure to pay assessments:

(1) levy reasonable fines for violations of or failure to comply with any provision of the community documents; and

(2) suspend, for a reasonable period of time, the right of a lot owner or the lot owner's tenant, guest or invitee to use common areas and facilities of the association.

C. Prior to imposition of a fine or suspension, the board shall provide an opportunity to submit a written statement or for a hearing before the board or a committee appointed by the board by providing written notice to the person sought to be fined or suspended fourteen days prior to the hearing. Following the hearing or review of the written statement, if the board or committee, by a majority vote, does not approve a proposed fine or suspension, neither the fine nor the suspension may be imposed. Notice and a hearing are not required for violations that pose an imminent threat to public health or safety.

D. If a person against whom a violation has been alleged fails to request a hearing or submit a written statement as provided for in Subsection C of this section, the fine or suspension may be imposed, calculated from the date of violation.

E. A lot owner or the association may use a process other than litigation used to prevent or resolve disputes, including mediation, facilitation, regulatory negotiation, settlement conferences, binding and nonbinding arbitration, fact-finding, conciliation, early neutral evaluation and policy dialogues, for complaints between the lot owner and the association or if such services are required by the community documents.
N.M. Stat. § 16-5-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 16 / Article 5 / Section 16-5-12
§ 16-5-12. Tax exemption of interest charged on loan
Status: in_force

Any interest charged and collected by a financial institution for extending a loan to the commission is exempt from all taxes imposed by the state and its political subdivisions.
N.M. Stat. § 33-13-6 — NM Code / Chapter 33 / Article 13 / Section 33-13-6
§ 33-13-6. Inmates not employees
Status: in_force

An inmate participating in the program shall not be considered an employee of the state or of any other person deriving benefits from inmate services pursuant to the program. An inmate participating in the program shall not be covered by the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act or be entitled to benefits pursuant to that act, whether on behalf of himself or another person. Inmates participating in the program may be compensated as provided in Section 33-2-26 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 18-3A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 3A / Section 18-3A-7
§ 18-3A-7. Board; powers and duties
Status: in_force

The board shall:

A. exercise trusteeship over the collections of the museum;

B. accept and hold title to all property for museum use;

C. acquire objects of natural history and science of interest to the public and real property for museum use or benefit by purchase, donation or bequest;

D. review annually the performance of the director and report its findings to the secretary of cultural affairs;

E. adopt rules as appropriate governing:

(1) the loan of objects and exhibits to qualified institutions and agencies for the purpose of exhibition;

(2) gifts, donations or loans of exhibit or collection materials for museum use;

(3) the licensure of the museum's intellectual property; and

(4) other matters necessary to carry out the provisions of this section;

F. enter into leases with public or private organizations or agencies for the use of museum premises or facilities for periods of time that exceed forty-five days;

G. solicit funds or property of any nature for the development, restoration or equipping of the museum, its collections, exhibits and programs;

H. cooperate with other agencies and political subdivisions of state, tribal and federal governments and private organizations and individuals to the extent necessary to establish and maintain the museum and its programs;

I. subject to other provisions of law and excepting temporary statewide initiatives of the secretary of cultural affairs, impose admission fees to the museum facilities and programs; and

J. establish museum policy and determine the mission and direct the development of the institution subject to the approval of the secretary of cultural affairs.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-411 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-411
§ 66-3-411. Special registration plates; prisoners of war and surviving spouses; submission of proof; penalty
Status: in_force

A. The division shall issue distinctive registration plates to any person, or to the surviving spouse of any deceased person, who was held as a prisoner of war by an enemy of the United States during any armed conflict, upon the submission by the person or surviving spouse of proof satisfactory to the division that he was held as a prisoner of war by an enemy of the United States during a period of armed conflict or that he is the surviving spouse of such a person. No fee, including the regular registration fee applicable to the passenger motor vehicle, if any, shall be collected for issuance of a special registration plate pursuant to this section.

B. No person shall falsely represent himself to have been held as a prisoner of war or to be the surviving spouse of a prisoner of war so as to be eligible to be issued special registration plates pursuant to this section when he in fact was not held as a prisoner of war or when he in fact is not the surviving spouse of a prisoner of war.

C. Any person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.