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N.M. Stat. § 1-15-4 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 15 / Section 1-15-4
§ 1-15-4. Presidential electors; election
Status: in_force

A. The names of the presidential elector nominees shall not be placed upon the general election ballot; instead, the secretary of state shall certify to the county clerks the names of persons nominated by each qualified political party for the offices of president and vice president of the United States.

B. The names of the nominees for president and vice president for each qualified political party shall be printed together in pairs upon the general election ballot. A vote for any pair of nominees shall be a vote for the presidential electors of the political party by which the nominees were named.

C. Except as provided in Subsection D of this section, presidential elector nominees of the party whose nominees for president and vice president receive the highest number of votes at the general election shall be the elected presidential electors for this state, and each shall be granted a certificate of election by the state canvassing board.

D. If the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote is in effect in accordance with Article III, Subsection I of that compact, the state canvassing board shall grant a certificate of election to the presidential elector nominees of the party whose nominees for president and vice president receive the largest national popular vote total in the general election.
N.M. Stat. § 20-11-1 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 11 / Section 20-11-1
§ 20-11-1. Failure to appear; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Any person in the unorganized militia ordered by the governor into active service in the national guard or state defense force pursuant to the powers enumerated in Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 and notified of the order to service who fails to appear without justification within the time prescribed in the notice to the place which ordered, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

B. Any person failing to appear as stated in Subsection A of this section and whose failure to appear is willful and with the intent to avoid or evade military service shall be guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 38-5-17 — NM Code / Chapter 38 / Article 5 / Section 38-5-17
§ 38-5-17. Verdict by ten or more jurors; polling jury
Status: in_force

In civil causes when the jury, or as many as ten of them, have agreed upon a verdict, they must be conducted into court, their names called by the clerk, and the verdict rendered by their foreman; the verdict must be in writing, signed by the foreman, and must be read by the clerk to the jury, and the inquiry made whether it is their verdict. Either party may require the jury to be polled, which is done by the court or clerk asking each juror if it is his verdict; if upon such inquiry or polling, more than two of the jurors disagree thereto, the jury must be sent out again, but if no such disagreement be expressed, the verdict is complete and the jury discharged from the case.
N.M. Stat. § 34-6-27 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 34 / Article 6 / Section 34-6-27
§ 34-6-27. Operation; process
Status: in_force

A. Process of the district courts in each judicial district shall be under witness of the district judge. Unless otherwise provided by rule of the district court in judicial districts having more than one district judge, process shall be under witness of the presiding judge.

B. The district court may grant free process to any party in any civil or criminal action or special statutory proceeding upon a proper showing of indigency.
N.M. Stat. § 40-13-1.1 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 13 / Section 40-13-1.1
§ 40-13-1.1. Legislative findings; state policy; dual arrests
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that domestic abuse incidents are complex and require special training on the part of law enforcement officers to respond appropriately to domestic abuse incidents. The state of New Mexico discourages dual arrests of persons involved in incidents of domestic abuse. A law enforcement officer, in making arrests for domestic abuse, shall seek to identify and shall consider whether one of the parties acted in self defense.
N.M. Stat. § 24-6B-5 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 6B / Section 24-6B-5
§ 24-6B-5. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death
Status: in_force

A. A donor may make an anatomical gift:

(1) by authorizing a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift to be imprinted on the donor's driver's license or identification card;

(2) in a will;

(3) during a terminal illness or injury of the donor, by any form of communication addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness; or

(4) as provided in Subsection B of this section.

B. A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift pursuant to Section 4 of the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act may make a gift by a donor card or other record signed by the donor or other person making the gift or by authorizing that a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift be included on a donor registry. If the donor or other person is physically unable to sign a record, the record may be signed by another individual at the direction of the donor or other person and shall:

(1) be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and

(2) state that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in Paragraph (1) of this subsection.

C. Revocation, suspension, expiration or cancellation of a driver's license or identification card upon which an anatomical gift is indicated does not invalidate the gift.

D. An anatomical gift made by will takes effect upon the donor's death whether or not the will is probated. Invalidation of the will after the donor's death does not invalidate the anatomical gift.
N.M. Stat. § 4-4-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 4-4-2
§ 4-4-2. Southern boundary
Status: in_force

That the boundary line between Mora and Colfax counties be and is hereby established, to wit: starting at a point on the eastern boundary of New Mexico and about fifty-three miles south of the northeast corner of New Mexico, and running west through the center of township twenty-three north from the base line as established by government survey to the western boundary of the counties of Mora and Colfax.
N.M. Stat. § 46-4-4 — NM Code / Chapter 46 / Article 4 / Section 46-4-4
§ 46-4-4. Trustees; appointment, succession, powers, duties, term and compensation; status of trustees; liability for acts
Status: in_force

The instrument or will creating such trusts may provide for the appointment, succession, powers, duties, term and compensation of the trustee or trustees; and in all such respects the terms of said instrument or will shall be controlling. If the said instrument or will makes no provision in regard to any of the foregoing, then the general laws of the state shall control as to such omission or omissions.

The trustee, or trustees, under such an instrument or will shall be an agency of the state and the regularly constituted authority of the beneficiary for the performance of the functions for which the trust shall have been created. No trustee or beneficiary shall be charged personally with any liability whatsoever by reason of any act or omission committed or suffered in the performance of such trust or in the operation of the trust property; but any act, liability for any omission or obligation of a trustee or trustees, in the execution of such trust, or in the operation of the trust property, shall extend to the whole of the trust estate, or so much thereof as may be necessary to discharge such liability or obligation, and not otherwise.
N.M. Stat. § 19-13-28 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 13 / Section 19-13-28
§ 19-13-28. Collateral assignment of leases
Status: in_force

Any lease for geothermal resources in good standing, together with improvements placed on the land thereunder, may be assigned as collateral security under the same procedures and in the same manner as provided by law for filing, recording, approval, release and foreclosure of state land purchase contracts issued by the commissioner. When any assignment pursuant to this section has been approved by the commissioner, it shall constitute constructive notice thereof to the world from the date of approval.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-47-17 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 47 / Section 59A-47-17
§ 59A-47-17. Examination
Status: in_force

A health care plan, or organization proposing or purporting to be a health care plan, shall be subject to investigation and examination by the superintendent upon the same bases, in the same manner and subject to the same provisions as to conduct of the examination, payment of expense or costs of the examination, making, approval and filing of examination report, and all related provisions, as apply as to investigation or examination of insurers under Article 4 (examinations, hearings and appeals) of the Insurance Code.
N.M. Stat. § 57-23-6 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 23 / Section 57-23-6
§ 57-23-6. Late payment
Status: in_force

If a supplier does not make the payment required by the Franchise Termination Act before the sixty-first day after the day that the supplier received the final shipment of the inventory from the dealer, the supplier shall be liable to the dealer for:

A. the greater of the dealer cost or current price of the inventory;

B. the expenses incurred by the dealer in returning the inventory to the supplier;

C. interest on the greater of the dealer cost or current price of the inventory, at the rate applicable to a judgment of a court of this state, for the period beginning on the sixty-first day after the day the supplier received the inventory;

D. reasonable attorney's fees; and

E. costs.
N.M. Stat. § 56-2-1 — NM Code / Chapter 56 / Article 2 / Section 56-2-1
§ 56-2-1. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act:

A. “person” means an individual, partnership, corporation and association;

B. “debt adjuster” means a person who acts or offers to act for a consideration as an intermediary between a debtor and his creditors for the purpose of settling, compounding or in anywise altering the terms of payment of any debts of the debtor; and, to that end, receives money or other property from the debtor, or on behalf of the debtor, for payment to, or distribution among the creditors of the debtor;

C. “debtor” means an individual, and includes two (2) or more individuals who are jointly and severally, or jointly or severally indebted.
N.M. Stat. § 65-7-15 — NM Code / Chapter 65 / Article 7 / Section 65-7-15
§ 65-7-15. No cash trips
Status: in_force

A transportation network company shall adopt and enforce a policy prohibiting solicitation or acceptance of cash payments from riders. Any payment for prearranged rides shall be made only electronically by a digital network.
N.M. Stat. § 30-31-39 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 31 / Section 30-31-39
§ 30-31-39. Education
Status: in_force

The board shall provide for educational programs designed to prevent and deter misuse and abuse of controlled substances. In connection with these programs it may:

A. promote better recognition of the problems of misuse and abuse of controlled substances within the regulated industry;

B. assist the regulated industry in contributing to the reduction of misuse and abuse of controlled substances; and

C. assist in the education and training of state and local law enforcement officials in their efforts to control misuse and abuse of controlled substances.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-39 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-39
§ 19-7-39. Form of assignment; contents; acknowledgment; constructive notice; recording waived
Status: in_force

Such assignments shall be executed on forms to be prescribed by the commissioner of public lands, which forms shall specify the number of the lease or purchase contract assigned, the description of the land embraced in such lease or purchase contract, the date of the expiration of the lease assigned, the name of the assignee and the amount of the indebtedness which the assignment is given to secure, and may provide for further advances by the assignee up to a specific amount. Such assignments shall be acknowledged by the assignor in the manner provided by law for the acknowledgment of conveyances affecting real estate, and, when filed in the office of the commissioner of public lands and approved by him, shall be constructive notice to all persons of the contents of such assignments from the date of such approval, and it shall not be necessary to record such instruments in the county where the lands affected thereby are located. Provided, that when more than one lease or purchase contract is assigned to secure the same indebtedness, any and all such leases or purchase contracts shall be assigned by separate instrument.
N.M. Stat. § 29-1-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 29-1-5
§ 29-1-5. Penalty for violation by sheriff, constable or deputy; surety's liability
Status: in_force

If any sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable, or any deputy shall be found guilty of delay, negligence or neglect in compliance with the provisions of the preceding section, on complaint being made before any justice of the peace [magistrate] in the county, he shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars [($50.00)], nor more than one hundred dollars [($100)], which shall be collected of them or their securities.
N.M. Stat. § 6-29-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 29 / Section 6-29-9
§ 6-29-9. Tribal capital outlay reversions
Status: in_force

A. The unexpended balances of a capital outlay appropriation made after January 1, 2007 from the general fund to the department or to the aging and long-term services department for projects located on lands of an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo shall revert to the project fund.

B. For the purpose of this section, “ unexpended balance ” means the remainder of an appropriation after reserving for unpaid costs and expenses covered by binding written obligations to third parties.
N.M. Stat. § 7-36-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 36 / Section 7-36-1
§ 7-36-1. Provisions for valuation of property; applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article apply to and govern the determination of value of all property subject to valuation for property taxation purposes under the Property Tax Code.
N.M. Stat. § 28-16A-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 16A / Section 28-16A-10
§ 28-16A-10. Developmental disabilities council; staff
Status: in_force

The council shall employ an executive director, who is the administrative officer of the council. The executive director shall employ other necessary employees pursuant to the provisions of the Personnel Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 9-22-14 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 22 / Section 9-22-14
§ 9-22-14. State benefits division
Status: in_force

The state benefits division shall:

A. provide oversight of veterans' service organizations;

B. develop or coordinate veterans' programs and outreach, including economic development; and

C. determine eligibility for, conduct or oversee state-funded veterans' services and benefits, including determining eligibility for veteran property tax exemptions, hunting and fishing licensing and motor vehicle license plate programs; managing the Vietnam and children of deceased veterans scholarship programs; and overseeing the military honors burial program and state veterans' cemeteries, monuments and museums.
N.M. Stat. § 72-5-8 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 5 / Section 72-5-8
§ 72-5-8. Construction of works; additional time
Status: in_force

Construction of works shall be diligently prosecuted in order that the project may be completed within the time limit set by the state engineer in the permit, provided that the state engineer may upon the request of the applicant allow additional time for the completion of works equal to the time during which work was prevented by acts of God, operation of law or other causes beyond the control of the applicant.
N.M. Stat. § 28-2-2 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 2 / Section 28-2-2
§ 28-2-2. Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that the public is best protected when criminal offenders or ex-convicts are given the opportunity to secure employment or to engage in a lawful trade, occupation or profession and that barriers to such employment should be removed to make rehabilitation feasible.
N.M. Stat. § 7-24-15 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 24 / Section 7-24-15
§ 7-24-15. Administrative charge
Status: in_force

The department may deduct an amount not to exceed five percent of the proceeds of a local liquor excise tax as a charge for the administrative costs of collection, which amount shall be retained by the department for use in administration of the Local Liquor Excise Tax Act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-63-13 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 63 / Section 3-63-13
§ 3-63-13. Annual assessment; special account
Status: in_force

A. The council, upon recommendation of the management committee, may annually assess a business improvement benefit fee as defined by the ordinance upon all real property owners and business owners, exclusive of:

(1) governmentally owned real property;

(2) residential real property that is not multifamily residential rental property with at least four units or homeowners associations of multifamily ownership properties;

(3) real property owned by a nonprofit corporation; or

(4) residential real property, located within an existing district, that became eligible for a business improvement benefit fee assessment after the district was created, unless the ordinance that created the district is amended to include the new business or property after notice is provided and a hearing is held in accordance with Section 3-63-10 NMSA 1978 .

B. The council may make reasonable classifications regarding real property owners located within the district. The annual assessment may be based on the amount of space used for business purposes, street front footage, building or land square footage or such other factors or combination of factors as shall be deemed reasonable. The annual assessment shall be in addition to any other incorporated municipal-imposed license fees or other taxes, fees or other charges assessed or levied for the general benefit and use of the incorporated municipality.

C. All money received by the municipality from the district assessment shall be held in a special account for the benefit of the district.

D. In the case of a district that was created by a majority of real property owners, the amount owed by a commercial tenant shall be proportional to the square footage of space that the tenant rents but shall not be more than seventy-five percent of the total business improvement benefit fee assessed on the property. The property owner shall pay at least twenty-five percent of the business improvement benefit fee.

E. In the case of a district that was created by a majority of businesses, the business improvement benefit fee shall be collected at the same time that the real property owner's property taxes are collected. Businesses shall be assessed for one hundred percent of the business fee assessed to the property.
N.M. Stat. § 25-5-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 25 / Article 5 / Section 25-5-8
§ 25-5-8. Inspection by director
Status: in_force

For the purpose of the Flour and Bread Act, the director is authorized to take samples for analysis and to conduct examination and investigations and to enter, at reasonable times, any factory, mill, bakery, warehouse, shop or establishment where flour, white bread or rolls are manufactured, processed, packed, sold or held or any vehicle being used for the transportation thereof and to inspect any such place or vehicle and any flour, white bread or rolls therein and all pertinent equipment, materials, containers and labeling.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7F-1 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7F / Section 10-7F-1
§ 10-7F-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 10, Article 7F NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Hazardous Duty Officers' Employer-Employee Relations Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 14-3A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 3A / Section 14-3A-1
§ 14-3A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 and 2 of this act may be cited as the “Confidential Materials Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 18-12-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 12 / Section 18-12-1
§ 18-12-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 18, Article 12 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “National Hispanic Cultural Center Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 4-62-5 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 62 / Section 4-62-5
§ 4-62-5. Revenue bonds not general county obligations; authentication
Status: in_force

A. Revenue bonds or refunding revenue bonds issued as authorized in Chapter 4, Article 62 NMSA 1978 are:

(1) not general obligations of the county; and

(2) collectible only from the proper pledged revenues, and each bond shall state that it is payable solely from the proper pledged revenues and that the bondholders may not look to any other county fund for the payment of the interest and principal of the bonds.

B. The bonds shall be executed by the chairman of the governing body and treasurer or the clerk and may be authenticated by any public or private transfer agent or registrar, or its successor, named or otherwise designated by the governing body. The bonds may be executed as provided under the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act, and the coupons, if any, shall bear the facsimile signature of the treasurer of the county.
N.M. Stat. § 42A-1-8 — NM Code / Chapter 42A / Article 1 / Section 42A-1-8
§ 42A-1-8. Entry for suitability studies
Status: in_force

A condemnor and its agents and employees may enter upon real property and make surveys, examinations, photographs, tests, soundings, borings and samplings, or engage in other activities for the purpose of appraising the property or determining whether it is suitable and within the power of the condemnor to take for public use, if the condemnor secures:

A. the written consent of the owner and, if applicable, any other person known to be in actual physical occupancy of the property to enter upon the property and undertake such activities; or

B. an order for entry from the court.
N.M. Stat. § 67-3-43 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 67-3-43
§ 67-3-43. Road work; bid advertising; restrictions; rejection; bond
Status: in_force

The state highway department may construct, reconstruct and maintain all state highways by work done with its own forces or let the work on contract after advertising for bids subject to the approval of the state highway commission. Such advertisement for bids shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted therefor by the commission, and bids shall be received at such places and shall be made on such forms and in such manner and accompanied by such guarantee as may be prescribed by the commission. The chief highway administrator may reject any or all bids if they are unbalanced or for any other good reason, but otherwise he shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder allowing for such preference as may be provided by law. The successful bidder is required to furnish satisfactory bond in such amount as may be determined by the commission. The commission may adopt rules and regulations providing for the exclusion of contractors from bidding and for the determination of a responsible bidder pursuant to the provisions of the Public Purchases Act.
N.M. Stat. § 34-6-5 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 6 / Section 34-6-5
§ 34-6-5. Judges; second judicial district
Status: in_force

There shall be thirty district judges in the second judicial district.