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N.M. Stat. § 22-29-8 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 29 / Section 22-29-8
§ 22-29-8. Receipts and disbursements; issuance of warrants, purchase orders and contracts; deposit of funds
Status: in_force

A. All premiums and other money collected by the authority shall be deposited in the fund. Except as provided in Subsection F of Section 22-2-6.6 NMSA 1978 , funds shall be disbursed directly by the authority, but receipts and disbursements are subject to audit by the state auditor. Except as provided in that subsection, the authority is not required to submit proposed vouchers, purchase orders or contracts to the department of finance and administration as otherwise provided by law. The department of finance and administration shall not require the authority to rebid or to disapprove any contractual arrangements determined by the board to be in the best interests of the authority.

B. Except as provided in Subsection F of Section 22-2-6.6 NMSA 1978 , the board shall issue warrants in the name of the authority against funds of the authority in payment of its lawful obligations, issue purchase orders and contract for goods or services in the name of the authority. The authority shall provide its own warrant, purchase order and contract forms as well as other supplies and equipment.
N.M. Stat. § 29-1-9 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 29-1-9
§ 29-1-9. Appointment of peace officers; citizenship certificate of appointment; exceptions
Status: in_force

No sheriff of a county, mayor of a city or other person authorized by law to appoint special deputy sheriffs, marshals, policemen or other peace officers in the state of New Mexico to preserve the public peace and to prevent and quell public disturbances shall appoint as such special deputy sheriff, marshal, policeman or other peace officer any person who shall not be a citizen of the United States of America. No person shall assume or exercise the functions, powers, duties and privileges incident and belonging to the office of special deputy sheriff, marshal, policeman or other peace officer without first having received an appointment in writing from a person authorized by law to appoint special deputy sheriffs, marshals, policemen or other peace officers; provided that nothing in this section shall apply to lawfully appointed United States marshals or to deputies of those marshals or to railroad peace officers appointed pursuant to Section 63-2-18 NMSA 1978 in the performance of their duties as peace officers.

This section shall not apply in times of riot or unusual disturbance and when so declared by the public proclamation of the governor of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 24-14-30 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 14 / Section 24-14-30
§ 24-14-30. Duty to furnish information
Status: in_force

A. Any person having knowledge of the facts regarding any birth, death, spontaneous fetal death or induced abortion shall furnish this information upon demand to the state registrar.

B. Not later than the tenth day of the month following the month of occurrence, each funeral service practitioner shall send to the state registrar a list showing all dead bodies embalmed or otherwise prepared for final disposition during the preceding month. Such list shall be made on forms prescribed by the state registrar.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7D-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 7D / Section 29-7D-1
§ 29-7D-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 10 through 14 of this act may be cited as the “Use of Force Procedures Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-1 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-1
§ 58-1-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 58, Articles 1, 2 through 6 and 8 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Banking Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 61-32-26 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 32 / Section 61-32-26
§ 61-32-26. Fund established
Status: in_force

A. There is created in the state treasury the “funeral services fund”.

B. All fees and costs received or collected by the board or the department pursuant to provisions of the Funeral Services Act shall be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the funeral services fund. The state treasurer shall invest the fund as other state funds are invested. All balances in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund.

C. Money in the funeral services fund is appropriated to the board and shall be used only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Funeral Services Act.
N.M. Stat. § 50-4-3 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 4 / Section 50-4-3
§ 50-4-3. Joint adventurers
Status: in_force

None of the provisions of this act shall apply to cases where an agreement is entered into between the employer and the employee at the time of hiring, providing that the employee, as part of his wages or compensation, shall have an interest in the success of the particular work or enterprise in connection with which the employee is hired. In all such cases the employer shall be subject to the provisions of this act only to the extent of that portion of the wages or compensation to be paid in cash, and as to the balance the employer and employee shall stand as joint adventurers.
N.M. Stat. § 30-37-6 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 37 / Section 30-37-6
§ 30-37-6. Offenses by minor
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any minor to falsely represent to any person mentioned in Section 2 or Section 3 of this act, or to his agent, that such minor has reached his eighteenth birthday, with the intent to procure any material set forth in Section 2 of this act, or with the intent to procure such minor's admission to any motion picture, show or other presentation, as set forth in Section 3 of this act.

B. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make a false representation to any person mentioned in Section 2 or Section 3 of this act, or to his agent, that he is the parent or guardian of any minor, or that any minor has reached his eighteenth birthday, with the intent to procure any material set forth in Section 2 of this act, or with the intent to procure such minor's admission to any motion picture, show or other presentation, as set forth in Section 3 of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 37-2-7 — NM Code / Chapter 37 / Article 2 / Section 37-2-7
§ 37-2-7. Revivor in name of representative or successor authorized
Status: in_force

When one of the parties to an action dies, or his powers as a personal representative cease before the judgment, if the right of action survive in favor of or against his representative or successor, the action may be revived and proceed in their names.
N.M. Stat. § 3-10-7 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 10 / Section 3-10-7
§ 3-10-7. Officers; removal for malfeasance in office; complaint; jurisdiction of district court; hearing; serving notice
Status: in_force

Any person elected or appointed to an elective office of a municipality may be removed for malfeasance in office by the district court upon complaint of the mayor or governing body of the municipality. Any such officer is entitled to a hearing at a time fixed by the court after not less than ten days' notice of such proceedings by service, as in the case of summons in civil actions, with a copy of the complaint filed in the proceedings.
N.M. Stat. § 31-1-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 1 / Section 31-1-8
§ 31-1-8. Identification of minor or dependent children upon arrest; required inquiry; guidelines
Status: in_force

A. A state or local law enforcement officer who arrests a person shall, at the time of the arrest, inquire whether the person is a parent or guardian of minor or dependent children who may be at risk as a result of the arrest. The officer shall make reasonable efforts to ensure the safety of minor or dependent children at risk as a result of an arrest in accordance with guidelines established by the department of public safety.

B. The department of public safety, in consultation with the children, youth and families department, shall establish guidelines and a training program for law enforcement officers for ensuring child safety upon the arrest of a parent or guardian. The guidelines and training program shall include:

(1) procedures to ensure that law enforcement officers inquire whether arrestees have minor or dependent children who may be present or at another location at the time of the arrest;

(2) procedures for the proper arrangement of temporary care for children to ensure their safety and well-being; and

(3) education on how the effects of witnessing a violent crime or other event causes emotional harm to children and how law enforcement can assist in mitigating the long-term effects of the trauma.
N.M. Stat. § 7-32-8 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 32 / Section 7-32-8
§ 7-32-8. Products on which tax has been levied; regulation by commission
Status: in_force

This tax shall not be levied more than once on the same product. Reporting of products on which this tax has been paid shall be subject to the regulation of the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 30-31A-8 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 31A / Section 30-31A-8
§ 30-31A-8. Defenses
Status: in_force

In any prosecution for unlawful delivery of an imitation controlled substance, it is no defense that the defendant believed the imitation controlled substance to be a controlled substance.
N.M. Stat. § 70-7-15 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 7 / Section 70-7-15
§ 70-7-15. Liability for expenses
Status: in_force

The obligation or liability of each working interest owner in the several separately owned tracts in the unit for the payment of unit expense at all times shall be several and not joint or collective, and a working interest owner shall not be chargeable with, obligated or liable for, directly or indirectly, more than the amount apportioned, assessed or otherwise charged to his interest in the separately owned tract pursuant to the order of unitization.
N.M. Stat. § 29-19-7 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 19 / Section 29-19-7
§ 29-19-7. Demonstration of ability and knowledge; course requirement; proprietary interest; exemptions
Status: in_force

A. The department shall prepare and publish minimum standards for approved firearms training courses that teach competency with handguns. A firearms training course shall include classroom instruction and range instruction and an actual demonstration by the applicant of his ability to safely use a handgun. An applicant shall not be licensed unless he demonstrates, at a minimum, his ability to use a handgun of .32 caliber. An approved firearms training course shall be a course that is certified or sponsored by a federal or state law enforcement agency, a college, a firearms training school or a nationally recognized organization, approved by the department, that customarily offers firearms training. The firearms training course shall be not less than fifteen hours in length and shall provide instruction regarding:

(1) knowledge of and safe handling of single- and double-action revolvers and semiautomatic handguns;

(2) safe storage of handguns and child safety;

(3) safe handgun shooting fundamentals;

(4) live shooting of a handgun on a firing range;

(5) identification of ways to develop and maintain handgun shooting skills;

(6) federal, state and local criminal and civil laws pertaining to the purchase, ownership, transportation, use and possession of handguns;

(7) techniques for avoiding a criminal attack and how to control a violent confrontation; and

(8) techniques for nonviolent dispute resolution.

B. Every instructor of an approved firearms training course shall annually file a copy of the course description and proof of certification with the department.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-16-20.1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 16 / Section 59A-16-20.1
§ 59A-16-20.1. Homeowner's casualty insurance; premium rate and policy; protection after natural disaster
Status: in_force

A. A homeowner's casualty insurance policy shall not be canceled or denied renewal because of a homeowner's claim made as a result of damages caused by a natural disaster to the homeowner's private residence, provided that the homeowner's policy expressly provides for such coverage.

B. The provisions of this section apply to all insurance carriers authorized under the Insurance Code to transact homeowner's casualty insurance policies. For the purposes of this section, “ natural disaster ” means any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water, earthquake, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, drought, fire, explosion or other catastrophe that results in substantial damage to property, hardship, suffering or loss of life.
N.M. Stat. § 5-8-37 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 5-8-37
§ 5-8-37. Advisory committee
Status: in_force

A. On or before the date on which the order, ordinance or resolution is adopted under Section 19 of the Development Fees Act, the governing body of a municipality or county shall appoint a capital improvements advisory committee.

B. The advisory committee shall be composed of not less than five members who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the governing body. Not less than forty percent of the membership of the advisory committee must be representative of the real estate, development or building industries. No members shall be employees or officials of a municipality or county or other governmental entity.

C. The advisory committee serves in an advisory capacity and shall:

(1) advise and assist the municipality or county in adopting land use assumptions;

(2) review the capital improvements plan and file written comments;

(3) monitor and evaluate implementation of the capital improvements plan;

(4) file annual reports with respect to the progress of the capital improvements plan and report to the municipality or county any perceived inequities in implementing the plan or imposing the impact fee; and

(5) advise the municipality or county of the need to update or revise the land use assumptions, capital improvements plan and impact fee.

D. The municipality or county shall make available to the advisory committee any professional reports with respect to developing and implementing the capital improvements plan.

E. The governing body of the municipality or county shall adopt procedural rules for the advisory committee to follow in carrying out its duties.
N.M. Stat. § 14-3-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 3 / Section 14-3-7
§ 14-3-7. Inspection and survey of public records
Status: in_force

The administrator is authorized to inspect or survey the records of any agency, and to make surveys of records management and records disposal practices in the various agencies, and he shall be given the full cooperation of officials and employees of the agencies in such inspections and surveys. Records, the use of which is restricted by or pursuant to law or for reasons of security or the public interest, may be inspected or surveyed by the administrator, subject to the same restrictions imposed upon employees of the agency holding the records.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-15-7 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 15 / Section 59A-15-7
§ 59A-15-7. Service of process on unauthorized insurer
Status: in_force

A. Service of process in such action or proceeding shall be made by delivering to and leaving with the superintendent, or some person in apparent charge of his office, two (2) copies thereof and by payment to the superintendent of the fee prescribed by Section 101 (fee schedule) of the Insurance Code. Service upon the superintendent as such attorney shall be service upon the insurer.

B. The superintendent shall forthwith forward by certified mail one of the copies of such process, or such notice, order, pleading or process in proceedings before the superintendent, to the defendant in such court proceeding or to whom the notice, order, pleading or process in such administrative proceeding is addressed or directed, at its principal place of business last known to the superintendent and shall keep a record of all process so served on him which shall show the day and hour of service. Such service is sufficient if:

(1) notice of such service and a copy of the court process or the notice, order, pleading or process in such administrative proceeding are sent within ten (10) days thereafter by certified mail (with return receipt requested) by the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney in the court proceeding, or by the superintendent in the administrative proceeding, to the defendant in the court proceeding or to whom the notice, order, pleading or process in such administrative proceeding is addressed or directed, at the last-known principal place of business of the defendant in the court or administrative proceeding, and

(2) the defendant's receipt or receipts issued by the post office with which the letter is certified, showing the name of the sender of the letter and the name and address of the person or insurer to whom the letter is addressed, and an affidavit of the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney in court proceeding, or of the superintendent in administrative proceeding, showing compliance therewith are filed with the clerk of the court in which such action, suit or proceeding is pending or with the superintendent in administrative proceedings, on or before the date the defendant in the court or administrative proceedings is required to appear or respond thereto, or within such further time as the court or superintendent may allow.

C. No plaintiff shall be entitled to a judgment or determination by default in any court or administrative proceeding in which court process or notice, order, pleading or process in proceedings before the superintendent is served under this section until the expiration of forty-five (45) days from the date of filing of the affidavit of compliance.

D. Nothing in this section limits or affects the right to serve any process, notice, order or demand upon any person or insurer in any other manner permitted by law.
N.M. Stat. § 61-14-5.1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 14 / Section 61-14-5.1
§ 61-14-5.1. Impaired veterinarian
Status: in_force

A. The board may appoint an impaired-veterinarian committee to organize and administer a program that will:

(1) serve as a diversion program to which the board may refer licensees in lieu of or in addition to other disciplinary action under terms set by the board; and

(2) be a confidential source of treatment or referral for veterinarians who, on a voluntary basis and without the knowledge of the board, desire to avail themselves of treatment for emotionally based or chemical-dependence impairments.

B. The impaired-veterinarian committee shall:

(1) provide evaluations for veterinarians who request participation in the diversion program;

(2) review and designate treatment facilities and services to which veterinarians in the diversion program may be referred;

(3) receive and review information concerning the status and progress of participants in the diversion program;

(4) publicize the diversion program in coordination with veterinary professional associations; and

(5) prepare and provide reports at least annually to the board.

C. Each veterinarian referred to the diversion program by the board shall be informed of the procedures applicable to the diversion program, of the rights and responsibilities associated with participation in the diversion program and of the possible consequences of failure to participate in the diversion program. Failure to comply with any treatment requirement of the diversion program may result in termination of diversion program participation; termination of diversion program participation shall be reported to the board by the impaired-veterinarian committee. Participation in the diversion program shall not be a defense against, but may be considered in mitigating, any disciplinary action taken by the board. The board is not precluded from commencing a disciplinary action against a veterinarian who is participating in the diversion program or has been terminated.

D. No member of the board or the impaired-veterinarian committee shall be liable for civil damages because of acts or omissions that occur in administering the provisions of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7D-5 — NM_STATUTES 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. § 69-11-1 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 11 / Section 69-11-1
§ 69-11-1. Registration of coal mines and statistics required
Status: in_force

A. Each coal mining operation in the state shall register with the mining and minerals division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department annually and upon start of operations. The registration shall include:

(1) the name of the operation;

(2) post office address;

(3) the name of the operator or person in charge; and

(4) the character of operation such as the mineral produced or sought.

B. The mining and minerals division shall provide a copy of the registration to the state mine inspector.
N.M. Stat. § 57-17-8 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 17 / Section 57-17-8
§ 57-17-8. Powers of the director; police powers; right of entry and stoppage
Status: in_force

To facilitate the performance of his duties and the enforcement of the provisions of this act and the regulations promulgated hereunder, the director, in the performance of his duties, is empowered to:

A. approve for use, and seal or mark with appropriate devices, the weights and measures he finds upon inspection and test to be correct;

B. reject and mark or tag as “recommended for repair” apparatus, weights and measures he finds upon inspection and test to be incorrect, but which in his best judgment are susceptible of satisfactory repair;

C. condemn or seize weights and measures he finds upon inspection to be incorrect, but which in his best judgment are not susceptible of satisfactory repair;

D. arrest by formal warrant a willful violator of the provisions of this act or the regulations promulgated hereunder; and to seize, without formal warrant, for use as evidence, incorrect or unsealed apparatus, weights and measures and packages or goods and commodities, found by him to be sold or offered for sale in violation of law;

E. to enter, without formal warrant, a structure or premises for the purposes of inspection during business hours;

F. conduct investigations to ensure compliance with this act; and

G. issue stop-use, hold and removal orders with respect to any weights and measures commercially used, and stop-sale, hold and removal orders with respect to any packaged commodities or bulk commodities kept, offered or exposed for sale.