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N.M. Stat. § 69-36-18 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 36 / Section 69-36-18
§ 69-36-18. Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

A. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates the New Mexico Mining Act, regulations adopted by the commission or a condition of a permit issued pursuant to the New Mexico Mining Act or fails or refuses to comply with a final decision or order of the commission or the director is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day of violation or imprisonment of up to one year, or both.

B. Cases seeking criminal penalties shall be brought in the district court in Santa Fe.

C. Circumstances to be considered by the district court in determining the sentence shall be the seriousness of the violation, the efforts taken to comply with the requirements of the New Mexico Mining Act and the recent history of violations of the defendant.
N.M. Stat. § 47-8-48 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 8 / Section 47-8-48
§ 47-8-48. Prevailing party rights in law suit; civil penalties
Status: in_force

A. If suit is brought by any party to the rental agreement to enforce the terms and conditions of the rental agreement or to enforce any provisions of the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs to be assessed by the court.

B. Any owner who violates a provision of Section 47-8-36 or 47-8-39 NMSA 1978 shall be subject to a civil penalty equal to two times the amount of the monthly rent.

C. Any resident who intentionally violates a provision of Subsection F of Section 47-8-22 NMSA 1978 shall be subject to a civil penalty equal to two times the amount of the monthly rent.
N.M. Stat. § 19-12-10 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 12 / Section 19-12-10
§ 19-12-10. Funds derived from sale of debentures; disposition
Status: in_force

The funds derived from the sale of debentures shall be used by the commissioner of public lands for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of the Land Office Building Act.
N.M. Stat. § 34-8A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 8A / Section 34-8A-6
§ 34-8A-6. Metropolitan court; rules; appeal
Status: in_force

A. The supreme court shall adopt separate rules of procedure for the metropolitan courts. The rules shall provide simple procedures for the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of any metropolitan court action.

B. Other than for actions brought pursuant to the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act, the metropolitan court is a court of record for civil actions. Any party aggrieved by a judgment rendered by the metropolitan court in a civil action may appeal to the court of appeals. The manner and method for the appeal shall be set forth by supreme court rule.

C. The metropolitan court is not a court of record for civil actions brought pursuant to the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act. Any party aggrieved by a judgment rendered by the metropolitan court in a civil action brought pursuant to the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act may appeal to the district court of the county in which the metropolitan court is located within fifteen days after the judgment was rendered. The appeal shall be de novo.

D. The metropolitan court is a court of record for criminal actions involving driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or involving domestic violence. A criminal action involving domestic violence means an assault or battery under any state law or municipal or county ordinance in which the alleged victim is a household member as defined in the Family Violence Protection Act. Any party aggrieved by a judgment rendered by the metropolitan court in a criminal action involving driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or involving domestic violence may appeal to the court of appeals. The manner and method of appeal shall be set forth by supreme court rule.

E. The metropolitan court is not a court of record for criminal actions other than driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or domestic violence actions. Any party aggrieved by a judgment rendered by the metropolitan court in a criminal action, other than driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or domestic violence action, may appeal to the district court of the county in which the metropolitan court is located within fifteen days after the judgment was rendered. The appeal shall be de novo.

F. All judgments rendered in civil actions in the metropolitan court shall be subject to the same provisions of law as those rendered in district court.
N.M. Stat. § 25-7A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 7A / Section 25-7A-1
§ 25-7A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 19 of this act may be cited as the “New Mexico Dairy Product Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 11-6-6.1 — NM Code / Chapter 11 / Article 6 / Section 11-6-6.1
§ 11-6-6.1. Requirements
Status: in_force

A. No project which will result in increased demand for water in the area of the project shall be recommended for approval by the council until the council is satisfied that the political subdivision either holds or can acquire water rights sufficient to meet the increase in demand. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require any political subdivision to submit information in an application under Section 11-6-6 NMSA 1978 which information would not be required under that section.

B. The council shall not approve a grant of funds for any political subdivision unless the council is satisfied that the political subdivision has taken all reasonable steps to use other sources of funding.

C. Of the grants made in any one fiscal year, at least fifteen percent of the dollar amount shall be made to counties with populations of less than fifteen thousand and other political subdivisions with populations of less than three thousand or on behalf of areas with populations of less than three thousand. For such grants, regardless of funding source, the council may, if it finds such to be in the public interest, waive any requirements to use other sources of funding.

D. No grant in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for any one project shall be made to a political subdivision in any one fiscal year, provided that this maximum does not apply to state funds for matching federal wastewater treatment facility construction grants.

E. In making grants from state funds that are not limited to a particular type of project, the council shall give priority to the needs of political subdivisions impacted either by rapid growth or loss of tax base.
N.M. Stat. § 61-31-21 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 31 / Section 61-31-21
§ 61-31-21. Criminal offender's character evaluation
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act shall govern any consideration of criminal records required or permitted by the Social Work Practice Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-16B-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 16B / Section 7-16B-6
§ 7-16B-6. Tax returns; payment of tax; alternative fuel distributors
Status: in_force

A. Alternative fuel distributors shall file alternative fuel excise tax returns in form and content as prescribed by the secretary on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month following the month in which alternative fuel is distributed in New Mexico. Payment of the alternative fuel excise tax shall be made with or prior to filing of the return.

B. In computing the alternative fuel excise tax due, amounts of alternative fuel distributed to an alternative fuel user may be deducted from the total amount of alternative fuel distributed in New Mexico during the tax period provided the alternative fuel user can establish proof of compliance with the provisions of Section 7 of the Alternative Fuel Tax Act.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-143 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-143
§ 10-11-143. Contribution rate reductions; coverage plan funded ratio
Status: in_force

A. Prior to May 1 of each year, the retirement board shall certify to the association the coverage plan funded ratio for each coverage plan as of June 30 of the preceding calendar year.

B. If a certified coverage plan funded ratio is greater than or equal to eighty percent pursuant to Subsection A of this section, the retirement board shall certify to the association the projected funded ratio of the coverage plan, including any potential contribution rate reductions, for July 1 of the next succeeding fiscal year.

C. If the projected coverage plan funded ratio, calculated pursuant to Subsection B of this section, is equal to or greater than:

(1) eighty percent and less than ninety percent, the employer and employee contribution rates for the coverage plan shall each be reduced by five-tenths percent in the next fiscal year;

(2) ninety percent and less than one hundred percent, the employer and employee contribution rates for the coverage plan shall each be reduced by one percent in the next fiscal year; or

(3) one hundred percent, the employer and employee contribution rates for the coverage plan shall each be reduced by two percent in the next fiscal year.

D. The percentage of the employer and employee contribution shall not be reduced to less than the employer and employee contribution rates in effect on June 30, 2020.
N.M. Stat. § 73-14-38 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 14 / Section 73-14-38
§ 73-14-38. Access to land
Status: in_force

The board, its employees and the appraisers hereinafter provided for and their assistants, may enter upon lands within or without the district in order to make surveys and examinations to accomplish the necessary preliminary purposes of the district, or to have access to the work; being liable, however, for actual damage done; but no unnecessary damage shall be done. Any person or corporation preventing such entry shall be guilty of misdemeanor, punishable by fine not exceeding fifty ($50.00) dollars.
N.M. Stat. § 31-18B-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 18B / Section 31-18B-2
§ 31-18B-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Hate Crimes Act:

A. “ age ” means sixty years of age or older;

B. “ gender identity ” means a person's self-perception, or perception of that person by another, of the person's identity as a male or female based upon the person's appearance, behavior or physical characteristics that are in accord or opposed to the person's physical anatomy, chromosomal sex or sex at birth;

C. “ disability ” means that the person has a physical or mental disability that substantially limits one or more of that person's functions, such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working;

D. “ motivated by hate ” means the commission of a crime with the intent to commit the crime because of the actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, handicapped status, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity of the victim, whether or not the offender's belief or perception was correct; and

E. “ sexual orientation ” means heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality, whether actual or perceived.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-6.36 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-6.36
§ 7-1-6.36. Distribution; interstate telecommunications gross receipts tax
Status: in_force

A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to each municipality in an amount, subject to any increase or decrease made pursuant to Section 7-1-6.15 NMSA 1978 , equal to the product of the quotient of one and thirty-five hundredths percent divided by the tax rate imposed by the Interstate Telecommunications Gross Receipts Tax Act 1 times the net receipts for the month attributable to the interstate telecommunications gross receipts tax from business locations:

A. within that municipality;

B. on land owned by the state, commonly known as the “state fairgrounds”, within the exterior boundaries of that municipality;

C. outside the boundaries of any municipality on land owned by that municipality; and

D. on an Indian reservation or pueblo grant in an area that is contiguous to that municipality and in which the municipality performs services pursuant to a contract between the municipality and the Indian tribe or Indian pueblo if:

(1) the contract describes an area in which the municipality is required to perform services and requires the municipality to perform services that are substantially the same as the services the municipality performs for itself; and

(2) the governing body of the municipality has submitted a copy of the contract to the secretary.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-53-17 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 53 / Section 59A-53-17
§ 59A-53-17. Mutual assistance
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 59A-53-5 and 59A-53-12 NMSA 1978, or any other provision of law to the contrary, fire districts may render assistance to other fire districts, and equipment of fire districts may be used outside the district, if the use is authorized by the county fire marshal, and the county fire marshal before he authorizes the use, provides for standby equipment or move-up equipment, so that the assisting district which goes to the aid of another district has equipment available from an adjacent district for use in the assisting district in the event of a fire in the assisting district.
N.M. Stat. § 16-6-30 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 16 / Article 6 / Section 16-6-30
§ 16-6-30. Tax levy; redemption fund; procedure for redeeming bonds
Status: in_force

Upon the issuance of bi-state fair association bonds the board of county commissioners shall forthwith levy a tax sufficient to pay the interest and to discharge said bonds, as and when same are due and payable.

It shall be the duty of the county treasurer to keep said interest and redemption fund separate and distinct, and when there are sufficient monies in his hands to the credit of said fund to pay in full the principal and interest of any bonds issued under this act, to immediately call in and pay as many of such bonds, with accrued interest thereon, as such funds in his hands will liquidate. Such bonds shall be paid in order of their number, and when it is desired to redeem any of such bonds the county treasurer shall cause to be published in two weekly issues of some daily or weekly newspaper published in the county a notice stating that certain bi-state fair association bonds of Curry county by numbers and amounts will be paid on presentation, and that at the expiration of fifteen (15) days after the last publication of notice herein provided such bonds shall cease to bear interest, and when any bonds or coupons issued under this act are redeemed, it shall be the duty of the county treasurer to certify his action to the board of county commissioners, who shall cancel the bonds by punching holes through all the signatures of the bonds and coupons, so that they can be plainly identified.
N.M. Stat. § 30-52-1 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 52 / Section 30-52-1
§ 30-52-1. Human trafficking
Status: in_force

A. Human trafficking consists of a person knowingly:

(1) recruiting, soliciting, enticing, transporting or obtaining by any means another person with the intent or knowledge that force, fraud or coercion will be used to subject the person to labor, services or commercial sexual activity;

(2) recruiting, soliciting, enticing, transporting or obtaining by any means a person under the age of eighteen years with the intent or knowledge that the person will be caused to engage in commercial sexual activity; or

(3) benefiting, financially or by receiving anything of value, from the labor, services or commercial sexual activity of another person with the knowledge that force, fraud or coercion was used to obtain the labor, services or commercial sexual activity.

B. The attorney general and the district attorney in the county of jurisdiction have concurrent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this section.

C. Whoever commits human trafficking is guilty of a third degree felony; except if the victim is under the age of:

(1) sixteen, the person is guilty of a second degree felony; or

(2) thirteen, the person is guilty of a first degree felony.

D. Prosecution pursuant to this section shall not prevent prosecution pursuant to any other provision of the law when the conduct also constitutes a violation of that other provision.

E. In a prosecution pursuant to this section, a human trafficking victim shall not be charged with accessory to the crime of human trafficking.

F. A person convicted of human trafficking shall, in addition to any other punishment, be ordered to make restitution to the victim for the gross income or value of the victim's labor or services and any other actual damages in accordance with Section 31-17-1 NMSA 1978 .

G. As used in this section:

(1) “ coercion ” means:

(a) causing or threatening to cause harm to any person;

(b) using or threatening to use physical force against any person;

(c) abusing or threatening to abuse the law or legal process;

(d) threatening to report the immigration status of any person to governmental authorities; or

(e) knowingly destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating or retaining any actual or purported government document of any person; and

(2) “ commercial sexual activity ” means any sexual act or sexually explicit exhibition for which anything of value is given, promised to or received by any person.
N.M. Stat. § 3-51-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 51 / Section 3-51-8
§ 3-51-8. Lease of parking facilities
Status: in_force

If a city desires to lease any project acquired by it under the provisions of the Greater Municipality Parking Law it may do so under such procedures as it shall prescribe. The city may accept such lease proposal as it deems to be in the public interest and in furtherance of the purposes of the Greater Municipality Parking Law.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-847 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-847
§ 66-3-847. Restrictions as to tire equipment
Status: in_force

A. When use is permitted, every solid rubber tire on a vehicle shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one-inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery.

B. A person shall not operate or move on a highway a motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer having any tire surface in contact with the roadway that is wholly or partly of metal or other hard nonresilient material, except a snow tire with metal studs designed to increase traction on ice or snow.

C. No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery a block, flange, cleat or spike or any other protuberance of any material other than rubber that projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire. However, it shall be permissible to use farm machinery with tires having protuberances that will not injure the highway and tire chains of reasonable proportions or snow tires with metal studs designed to increase traction on ice or snow upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid.

D. The state transportation commission and local authorities, in their respective jurisdictions, may, in their discretion, issue special permits authorizing the operation upon a highway of traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with transverse corrugations upon the periphery of the movable tracks or farm tractors or other farm machinery that would otherwise be prohibited under the Motor Vehicle Code.

E. A vehicle equipped with solid rubber or cushion tires shall not be permitted upon any highway of this state without special permission from the state transportation commission or the local authority having jurisdiction over the highway affected, and in no event may any such vehicle be operated at a speed in excess of that specified by law.
N.M. Stat. § 3-23-5.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 23 / Section 3-23-5.1
§ 3-23-5.1. Municipal utility permanent fund
Status: in_force

A. The governing body of a municipality may by ordinance establish a municipal utility permanent fund for each utility owned and operated by the municipality.

B. The municipal utility permanent fund shall be a fund in the municipal treasury into which may be deposited money from the sale of municipal utility assets or any portion of the unappropriated utility fund cash surplus that is in excess of fifty percent of the prior fiscal year's municipal utility budget. Money in the fund may be invested by the municipal board of finance as provided in Sections 6-10-10 , 6-10-36 and 6-10-44 NMSA 1978 .

C. Earnings from investment of a municipal utility permanent fund may be budgeted and appropriated by the governing body of the municipality for expenditure for any purpose related to the operation, maintenance and improvement of the municipal utility or deposited in the municipal utility permanent fund.

D. Money in the municipal utility permanent fund may be appropriated or expended only pursuant to approval of the voters of the municipality. The municipality may adopt a resolution calling for an election on the question of the expenditure of a specified amount of the municipal utility permanent fund for a specified purpose. The election shall be held within sixty days after the adoption of the resolution by the governing body. The election shall be called, conducted, counted and canvassed pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act. If a majority of the voters of the municipality voting on the question votes to approve the expenditure, that amount of money shall be available for appropriation from the municipal utility permanent fund for expenditure by the municipality for the specified purpose. If a majority of the voters of the municipality voting on the question votes against the expenditure, no money in the municipal utility permanent fund may be appropriated or expended for that purpose. Following an election at which the question was not approved, that question shall not again be submitted to the voters of the municipality for at least one year from the date of that election.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-29 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-29
§ 1-12-29. Conduct of election; counting and tallying; who may be present
Status: in_force

Only the members of the precinct board, candidates or their representatives, representatives of the news media and lawfully appointed challengers and watchers may be present while the votes are being counted and tallied. Only members of the precinct board shall handle ballots, signature rosters or tally sheets or take part in the counting and tallying.
N.M. Stat. § 56-5-1 — NM Code / Chapter 56 / Article 5 / Section 56-5-1
§ 56-5-1. Assignability; rights of assignee
Status: in_force

Except as provided in the Uniform Commercial Code, notes, bonds, due bills and all instruments in writing, by which the maker promises to pay to another, or order or bearer, a sum of money, or by which the maker promises to pay in property or labor, or to pay or deliver any property or labor, or acknowledges any money or labor or property to be due, are assignable by indorsement or by other writing, and the assignee has a right of action in his own name, subject to any defense or setoff, legal or equitable, which the maker or debtor had against any assignor before notice of his assignment.