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N.M. Stat. § 16-4-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 16 / Article 4 / Section 16-4-12
§ 16-4-12. Designation of boundaries
Status: in_force

The Rio Grande valley state park shall include lands owned and controlled by the middle Rio Grande conservancy district in the floodway of the Rio Grande, adjacent levees, service roads, riverside drains and conservancy district lands contiguous to the river in Bernalillo county, with the following exceptions:

A. private land in and adjacent to the floodway of the river;

B. lands held by public agencies other than the conservancy district;

C. lands of the Sandia and Isleta Indian pueblos in Bernalillo county;

D. lands within the municipal boundaries of the village of Corrales unless the governing body of the village of Corrales subsequently requests inclusion; and

E. a two-hundred foot strip on either side of the final center line of existing and proposed bridges whose alignment has been or may be approved by the urban transportation policy planning board of the middle Rio Grande council of governments.
N.M. Stat. § 30-9-14.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 9 / Section 30-9-14.1
§ 30-9-14.1. Indecent dancing
Status: in_force

Indecent dancing consists of a person knowingly and intentionally exposing his intimate parts to public view while dancing or performing in a licensed liquor establishment. “Intimate parts” means the mons pubis, penis, testicles, mons veneris, vulva, female breast or vagina. As used in this section, “female breast” means the areola, and “exposing” does not include any act in which the intimate part is covered by any nontransparent material.

Whoever commits indecent dancing is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

A liquor licensee, his transferee or their lessee or agent who allows indecent dancing on the licensed premises is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and his license may be suspended or revoked pursuant to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 9-15E-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15E / Section 9-15E-8
§ 9-15E-8. Report to the governor and the legislature
Status: in_force

The authority shall submit a report of its activities to the governor and to the appropriate interim committees of the legislature not later than October 1 of each year.
N.M. Stat. § 21-13A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 13A / Section 21-13A-6
§ 21-13A-6. Work force skills development fund created; allocations; application review panels
Status: in_force

A. The “work force skills development fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of appropriations, income from investment of the fund, gifts, grants, donations and bequests. Money in the fund shall not revert at the end of any fiscal year. The fund shall be administered by the commission on higher education [higher education department] and money in the fund is appropriated to the commission [department] to provide matching funds to community colleges for the development, expansion and support of broad-based entry-level high-skills training programs. Money from the fund shall be expended on warrants of the secretary of finance and administration upon vouchers signed by the executive director of the commission on higher education [higher education department] or his authorized representative.

B. Individual community colleges or a consortium of community colleges may apply for matching grants from the work force skills development fund in accordance with rules promulgated by the commission on higher education [higher education department]. Allocations from the fund shall be based on a competitive process with applications reviewed by a panel of education, business and labor experts established by the commission [department]. To apply for a grant, a community college or consortium must have equal or greater matching funds for the proposal from sources other than the state.
N.M. Stat. § 31-2-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 2 / Section 31-2-6
§ 31-2-6. Certified copies of law to be distributed
Status: in_force

Upon the passage and approval by the governor of this act it shall be the duty of the secretary of state (or other officer) to certify a copy of this act to the executive department of each of the states of the United States.
N.M. Stat. § 6-22-2 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 22 / Section 6-22-2
§ 6-22-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the State Aid Intercept Act:

A. “ default ” means the actual nonpayment of principal or interest on a local revenue bond when payment is scheduled by the indenture relating the local revenue bond;

B. “ local government ” means a municipality or county;

C. “ local revenue bond ” means a bond issued after July 1, 1992 pursuant to Sections 3-33-1 through 3-33-43 NMSA 1978 or Chapter 4, Article 62 NMSA 1978;

D. “ qualified local revenue bond ” means a local revenue bond for which a state distributions intercept authorization has been granted pursuant to this section;

E. “ secretary ” means the secretary of finance and administration; and

F. “ state distributions ” means any or all of the funds distributed to local governments pursuant to Sections 7-1-6.4 and 7-1-6.9 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 13-7-44 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 13-7-44
§ 13-7-44. Dental coverage; methods of payment
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of this section, “ credit card payment ” means a type of electronic funds transfer whereby:

(1) an insurer issues a single-use series of numbers associated with the payment of services rendered by the provider and chargeable to a predetermined amount; and

(2) the provider is responsible for processing the payment by using a credit card terminal or internet portal.

B. Group coverage, including any form of self-insurance, offered, issued or renewed under the Health Care Purchasing Act that offers a dental plan shall not place restrictions on a provider regarding acceptable methods of payment, including designating credit card payments as the only acceptable form of payment.

C. When transmitting a payment to a provider using an electronic funds transfer, other than one made through the automated clearinghouse network, an insurer:

(1) shall not charge a fee to the provider solely to transmit a payment without the provider's consent;

(2) shall notify the provider of any other fees associated with transmitting a payment; and

(3) shall provide a provider with a fee-free method of transmitting a payment and provide instructions for utilizing the method.
N.M. Stat. § 76-6B-9 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 6B / Section 76-6B-9
§ 76-6B-9. Organic cotton regulations
Status: in_force

A. Each organic cotton producer within an established pink bollworm control district shall notify the pink bollworm control committee in writing at least thirty days prior to planting of the number of acres on which organic cotton will be planted.

B. Organic cotton producers shall pay the assessment established for the pink bollworm control district in the same manner as producers of conventionally grown cotton in the district.

C. After crop planting, the pink bollworm control committee shall notify an organic cotton producer of the status of pink bollworm on his acreage and the status of pink bollworm on surrounding acres, as documented by the committee's normal pink bollworm trapping program.

D. The pink bollworm control committee shall confer with an organic cotton producer to determine measures that might be taken to attempt to keep all or a portion of the organic cotton producer's cotton acreage below trigger levels for required treatment. If the organic cotton producer chooses to use a nonconventional method, the committee shall pay the costs of the nonconventional method used by the organic cotton producer, provided the costs do not exceed the equivalent costs of conventional control methods. If pink bollworm trigger levels are reached on the organic cotton producer's acres and pink bollworm migration from outside these acres has been eliminated as a cause of these levels, the organic cotton producer shall be allowed to harvest these acres but shall not be allowed to grow cotton on the acreage for one year.
N.M. Stat. § 3-21A-8 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 21A / Section 3-21A-8
§ 3-21A-8. Municipal inspection program; manufactured housing
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law for inspection of manufactured housing, a municipality over 100,000 in population located in a class “A” county may establish a manufactured housing inspection program to inspect foundations, tie-downs and utility service hookups and lines including but not limited to sewer, water, electrical and gas service. The municipality may establish and collect a reasonable inspection fee. The inspections may be made in addition to any other inspections authorized by law.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-57-9 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 57 / Section 59A-57-9
§ 59A-57-9. Private remedies to enforce patient and provider insurance rights; enrollee as third-party beneficiary to enforce rights
Status: in_force

A. A person who suffers a loss as a result of a violation of a right protected pursuant to the provisions of the Patient Protection Act, its regulations or a managed health care plan may bring an action to recover actual damages or the sum of one hundred dollars ($100), whichever is greater.

B. A person likely to be damaged by a denial of a right protected pursuant to the provisions of the Patient Protection Act or its regulations may be granted an injunction under the principles of equity and on terms that the court considers reasonable. Proof of monetary damage or intent to violate a right is not required.

C. To protect and enforce an enrollee's rights in a managed health care plan, an individual enrollee participating in or eligible to participate in a managed health care plan shall be treated as a third-party beneficiary of the managed health care plan contract between the plan and the party with which the plan directly contracts. An individual enrollee may sue to enforce the rights provided in the contract that governs the managed health care plan; provided, however, that the plan and the party to the contract may amend the terms of, or terminate the provisions of, the contract without the enrollee's consent.

D. The relief provided pursuant to this section is in addition to other remedies available against the same conduct under the common law or other statutes of this state.

E. In any class action filed pursuant to this section, the court may award damages to the named plaintiffs as provided in this section and may award members of the class the actual damages suffered by each member of the class as a result of the unlawful practice.

F. Nothing in the Patient Protection Act is intended to make a plan vicariously liable for the actions of independent contractor health care providers.
N.M. Stat. § 36-2-12 — NM Code / Chapter 36 / Article 2 / Section 36-2-12
§ 36-2-12. Proof of authority; stay of proceedings
Status: in_force

The court may, on motion of either party and on showing of reasonable grounds thereof, require the attorney for the adverse party or for any one of the several adverse parties to produce or prove by his oath or otherwise the authority under which he appears and until he does so, may stay all proceedings by him on behalf of the parties for whom he assumes to appear.
N.M. Stat. § 21-10-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 10 / Section 21-10-3
§ 21-10-3. Contracts with other institutions
Status: in_force

New Mexico state university shall contract with other institutions of higher education, located within this state, as needed for required services pursuant to the provisions and purposes of this act. Qualified Indian students who are residents of New Mexico and who are majoring in agricultural, engineering and associated management sciences at any institution of higher education located within this state shall be eligible for the services provided by the funds appropriated for such development program in this act.
N.M. Stat. § 5-3-1 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 5-3-1
§ 5-3-1. Definitions
Status: in_force

The following terms wherever used or referred to in this act shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context.

A. The term “municipality” shall mean any incorporated county, city, town or village in the state of New Mexico, having a population of at least five thousand.

B. The term “auditorium” shall mean a public auditorium or building of a similar nature used for general civic purposes.

C. The term “bonds” shall mean bonds, notes, temporary bonds, interim certificates, negotiable instruments or any other evidences of indebtedness of any nature whatsoever.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-5-19 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 5 / Section 32A-5-19
§ 32A-5-19. Persons whose consents or relinquishments are not required
Status: in_force

The consent to adoption or relinquishment of parental rights required pursuant to the provisions of the Adoption Act shall not be required from:

A. a parent whose rights with reference to the adoptee have been terminated pursuant to law;

B. a parent who has relinquished the child to an agency for an adoption;

C. a biological father of an adoptee conceived as a result of rape or incest;

D. a person who has failed to respond when given notice pursuant to the provisions of Section 32A-5-27 NMSA 1978; or

E. an alleged father who has failed to register with the putative father registry within ten days of the child's birth and is not otherwise the acknowledged father.
N.M. Stat. § 4-44-4.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 44 / Section 4-44-4.1
§ 4-44-4.1. Class B counties; high valuation; salaries
Status: in_force

The annual salaries of elected officers of a class B county with an assessed valuation of over three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) shall not exceed, for:

A. county commissioners, thirty thousand one hundred ninety-six dollars ($30,196) each;

B. treasurer, seventy-five thousand seven hundred thirty-three dollars ($75,733);

C. assessor, seventy-five thousand seven hundred thirty-three dollars ($75,733);

D. sheriff, seventy-eight thousand nine hundred fifty-two dollars ($78,952);

E. county clerk, seventy-five thousand seven hundred thirty-three dollars ($75,733); and

F. probate judge, twenty-six thousand four hundred eighty-two dollars ($26,482).
N.M. Stat. § 21-1-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 21-1-10
§ 21-1-10. Delegation of authority
Status: in_force

The boards of regents of state educational institutions may delegate authority or functions to officers or subordinate bodies within the state educational institutions as the boards deem proper for the efficient functioning of their respective educational institutions.
N.M. Stat. § 22-17-3 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 17 / Section 22-17-3
§ 22-17-3. State transportation director; approval
Status: in_force

A. Upon the receipt of approval of the permit application from the department of transportation, the state transportation director may grant a permit to operate school buses for general public transportation to a school district that operates its own school buses or to the independent school bus operator who operates school buses under contract with a school district if the director determines that:

(1) school bus service to students will not be adversely affected by issuance of the permit;

(2) the operation of school buses for general public transportation service by the school district or the independent operator will not provide unnecessary duplication of a general public transportation service by school buses of another school district or independent school bus operator contracting with another school district; and

(3) there has been compliance with the rules and regulations of the state transportation director issued pursuant to the Emergency Transportation Act.

B. The state transportation director subject to the approval of the secretary shall by regulation provide for application fees, forms and permit procedures pursuant to the Emergency Transportation Act.

C. A permit issued under this section shall be valid for one year and shall be annually renewed upon payment of a reasonable application fee to the state transportation division and certification by the department of transportation of the permittee's compliance with all applicable laws. Notice of renewal of the permit shall be delivered by the state transportation division to the department of transportation and the local school board concerned.
N.M. Stat. § 52-1-28.2 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 1 / Section 52-1-28.2
§ 52-1-28.2. Retaliation against employee seeking benefits; civil penalty
Status: in_force

A. An employer shall not discharge, threaten to discharge or otherwise retaliate in the terms or conditions of employment against a worker who seeks workers' compensation benefits for the sole reason that that employee seeks workers' compensation benefits.

B. Any person who discharges a worker in violation of Subsection A of this section shall rehire that worker pursuant to the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act and the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law, provided the worker agrees to be rehired.

C. The director or a workers' compensation judge shall impose a civil penalty of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation of the provisions of Subsection A or B of this section.

D. The civil penalty shall be deposited in the workers' compensation administration fund.
N.M. Stat. § 19-10-70 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 10 / Section 19-10-70
§ 19-10-70. Advertising for bids; priority of bidders; award of oil
Status: in_force

A. Where the commissioner of public lands elects to offer royalty oil for sale, the royalty oil will be advertised for sale in designated newspapers or periodicals of general circulation in the state in accordance with regulations to be promulgated by the commissioner. The notice will set the day and hour on which sealed bids will be received in the office of the commissioner of public lands, and will contain the terms and conditions of sale. The notice will be published at the expense of the state.

B. Bids may be submitted regardless of whether or not a preference is asserted pursuant to the preceding section of this act. Where such preference is asserted, bids must be accompanied by the showing required in the application under this act. Bidders asserting a preference and found properly entitled thereto will receive priority over bidders who have no preference where the bids are made for the same royalty oil.

C. The commissioner of public lands shall consider all bids submitted and shall award the oil as follows:

(1) where none of the bidders for the same royalty oil is properly entitled to a preference, the royalty oil will be awarded to the qualified bidder offering the highest price therefor in accordance with the specifications governing the sale;

(2) where two or more bidders for the same royalty oil are properly entitled to a preference, the oil will be awarded to the preferred bidder offering the highest price therefor in accordance with the specifications governing the sale; and

(3) where two or more identical bids are received for the same royalty oil from bidders properly entitled to a preference, the commissioner reserves the right to prorate the royalty oil among the bidders in such amounts as he may deem equitable, or if it is not practicable to prorate the royalty oil, to award it to one of such bidders by public drawing after notice to the bidders who submitted the identical bids.

D. In connection with the sale of royalty oil under this act, the commissioner of public lands reserves the right to reject all bids and sell the oil or any portion thereof at private sale to any petroleum refinery entitled to a preference at not less than the market price whenever in his judgment the spirit and intent of this act will be subserved thereby.
N.M. Stat. § 21-1-27.11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 21-1-27.11
§ 21-1-27.11. Centers of excellence
Status: in_force

A. A “center of excellence” is established at the following higher education institutions:

(1) the New Mexico institute of mining and technology to work toward developing and promoting innovation in and expanding cybersecurity industries;

(2) New Mexico state university to work toward developing and promoting innovation in and expanding sustainable agricultural industries;

(3) San Juan college to work toward developing and promoting innovation in and expanding sustainable and renewable energy industries; and

(4) the university of New Mexico health sciences center-affiliated entity, the New Mexico bioscience authority, to continue its work toward developing, promoting innovation in and expanding the bioscience industry in New Mexico.

B. Each center of excellence provided for in Subsection A of this section shall foster excellence in the noted field through:

(1) collaboration among leaders of the state's agencies, higher education institutions, business sector, national laboratories and community organizations;

(2) the development by those leaders of strategies to accomplish that aim; and

(3) the execution of those strategies.

C. Each center of excellence provided for in Subsection A of this section shall:

(1) actively seek, and may accept, public and private funding for its work;

(2) establish short- and long-term goals for job creation, business creation and private equity investment outcomes of its work; and

(3) beginning in 2020, report annually to the higher education department and the legislative finance committee on its goals and achievements.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12G-7 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12G / Section 61-12G-7
§ 61-12G-7. Referral requirement
Status: in_force

A licensee shall refer to a physician authorized to practice in the state under the Medical Practice Act any patient whose medical condition should, at the time of evaluation or treatment, be determined to be beyond the scope of practice of the licensee.
N.M. Stat. § 61-9A-14.1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 9A / Section 61-9A-14.1
§ 61-9A-14.1. Substance abuse associate; requirements for licensure
Status: in_force

A. Effective July 1, 2005, the board shall license as a substance abuse associate any person who files a completed application accompanied by the required fees and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant as defined by rule:

(1) observes the code of ethics;

(2) has reached the age of twenty-one;

(3) holds an associate degree in a counseling, counseling-related field or substance abuse-related field from an accredited institution and has a total of ninety clock hours of education and training in the fields of alcohol and drug abuse counseling; and

(4) has arranged for an appropriate supervision plan, as defined by rule, to meet the requirements for licensure as a substance abuse associate.

B. The applicant shall also provide two letters of recommendation.
N.M. Stat. § 42-9-6 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 9 / Section 42-9-6
§ 42-9-6. Form of affidavit
Status: in_force

The form of the affidavit of attachment shall be as follows, to wit:

State of New Mexico,

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County of ․․․․․․․․․․

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This day personally appeared before me, the undersigned clerk of the district court, A. B. (or C. D., agent for A. B., as the case may be), and being duly sworn, says that E. F. is justly indebted to the said A. B. in the sum of ․․․․․․․․․․ dollars, after allowing all just offsets, and that the said E. F. is (setting forth one of the causes of attachment).

A. B. or

C. D., Agent for A. B.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this ․․․․․․․․․․ day of ․․․․․․․․․․., A. D. ․․․․․․․․․․

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County Clerk.