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N.M. Stat. § 17-2-35 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-35
§ 17-2-35. Exemption
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Hunter Training Act shall prohibit any person from carrying or shooting a firearm while participating in an organized and supervised shooting program, or while under the immediate and direct supervision of a parent, guardian or responsible adult, or while participating in a course of instruction in the safe handling of firearms offered by the department of game and fish. However, no exemption shall permit hunting without possession of a valid hunter training certificate.
N.M. Stat. § 52-5-4.1 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 5 / Section 52-5-4.1
§ 52-5-4.1. Qualifications to be a self-insurer; certification; application; fee
Status: in_force

A. The director shall adopt rules and regulations to determine the qualifications necessary to be a self-insurer. To qualify to be a self-insurer, a private employer must show to the satisfaction of the director that the employer is financially solvent and that providing workers' compensation and occupational disease disablement insurance coverage is unnecessary. The director shall consider the employer's financial ability to pay promptly workers' compensation and occupational disease disablement benefits and assessments that may be imposed under the Self-Insurers' Guarantee Fund Act.

B. The director shall certify each private employer who qualifies to be a self-insurer.

C. Each application for certification as a self-insurer shall be accompanied by payment of a fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The fee shall be set by the director as necessary to cover the administrative costs of evaluating the applicants' qualifications. The fee shall be deposited in the workers' compensation administration fund.

D. Any employer formerly certified as a self-insurer who ceases to be certified may not apply again for certification until three years after certification ceases.
N.M. Stat. § 1-14-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 14 / Section 1-14-18
§ 1-14-18. Recount; recheck; recanvass by canvassing boards
Status: in_force

A. Immediately upon receipt of the certificate of recount or recheck from all the recount precinct boards making a recount or recheck, the proper canvassing board shall meet and recanvass the returns for the office in question.

B. In making the recanvass, the proper canvassing board shall be bound by the certificates of recount or recheck from the recount precinct boards instead of the original returns from the precinct boards.

C. After the recanvass, if it appears that fraud or error has been committed sufficient to change the winner of the election, then the proper canvassing board shall revoke the certificate of nomination or election already issued to any person for that office and shall issue a certificate of nomination or election in favor of the person receiving a plurality of the votes cast at the election as shown by the recount or recheck, and such certificate shall supersede all others and entitle the holder to the same rights and privileges as if such certificate had been originally issued by the canvassing board.
N.M. Stat. § 22-13-31.2 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 13 / Section 22-13-31.2
§ 22-13-31.2. Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation for coaches
Status: in_force

A. All licensed coaches employed by school districts shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The department shall promulgate rules regarding the implementation of this section. The certification program shall include training regarding the use of automated external defibrillators.

B. As used in this section, “school districts” includes charter schools.
N.M. Stat. § 30-2-3 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 2 / Section 30-2-3
§ 30-2-3. Manslaughter
Status: in_force

Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice.

A. Voluntary manslaughter consists of manslaughter committed upon a sudden quarrel or in the heat of passion.

Whoever commits voluntary manslaughter is guilty of a third degree felony resulting in the death of a human being.

B. Involuntary manslaughter consists of manslaughter committed in the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to felony, or in the commission of a lawful act which might produce death in an unlawful manner or without due caution and circumspection.

Whoever commits involuntary manslaughter is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 28-7-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 7 / Section 28-7-1
§ 28-7-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “White Cane Law”.
N.M. Stat. § 9-27-9.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 27 / Section 9-27-9.1
§ 9-27-9.1. Termination of agency life; delayed repeal
Status: repealed

The information technology commission is terminated July 1, 2017 pursuant to the provisions of the Sunset Act. The commission shall continue to operate according to the provisions of the Department of Information Technology Act until July 1, 2018. Effective July 1, 2018, Section 9-27-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2007, Chapter 290, Section 9, as amended) is repealed.
N.M. Stat. § 3-28-13 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 28 / Section 3-28-13
§ 3-28-13. Payment of bonds
Status: in_force

Revenue bonds issued under Chapter 3, Article 28 NMSA 1978 shall not be considered or held to be general obligations of the intercommunity water or natural gas supply association issuing them and shall be collectible only out of the net revenues derived from the operation of the water or natural gas system whose income is so pledged. Each of the bonds of any issue of revenue bonds so issued shall recite on its face that it is payable and collectible solely from the revenues derived from the operations of the water or natural gas system, the income of which is so pledged, and that the holders of the bonds may not look to any general or other fund for the payment of principal or interest of such obligations; provided, further, that such revenue bonds may additionally be secured by a mortgage on the properties of the association and that the properties may be conveyed to a trustee for the benefit and security of the holders of the bonds. To the extent provided in the bond resolution or the trust indenture securing such bonds, additional bonds may be issued on a parity basis with bonds issued previously, and bonds constituting a junior lien on the net revenues or properties may be issued unless prohibited by any such bond resolution or trust indenture.
N.M. Stat. § 4-38-41 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 38 / Section 4-38-41
§ 4-38-41. Terms of members
Status: in_force

Terms of members of the county advisory boards in fourth and fifth class counties begin June 15, 1959, and expire with each member's term of elective county office. Terms of successors shall begin and expire with each member's term of elective county office.
N.M. Stat. § 7-27-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 27 / Section 7-27-18
§ 7-27-18. Procedure for sale of bonds
Status: in_force

A. Severance tax bonds and supplemental severance tax bonds shall be sold by the state board of finance at such times and in such manner as the board may elect, consistent with the need of the board, commission or agency that is the recipient of the bond money, to the highest bidder for cash at not less than par and accrued interest.

B. The state board of finance shall publish a notice of the time and place of sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the state, and also in a recognized financial journal outside the state. Such publication shall be made once at least five business days prior to the date fixed for such sale. Such notice shall specify the amount, denomination, maturity and description of the bonds to be offered for sale and the place, day and hour at which bids therefor shall be received and publicly examined. All bids shall be sealed or sent by facsimile or other electronic transmission to the state board of finance as set forth in the notice. All bids, except that of the state, shall be accompanied by a deposit of two percent of the bid price, either in the form of a financial surety bond or in cash or by cashier's check or treasurer's check of, or by certified check drawn on, a solvent commercial bank or trust company in the United States. The financial surety bond or the long-term debt obligations of the issuer or person guarantying the obligations of the issuer of the financial surety bond shall be rated in one of the top two rating categories of a nationally recognized rating agency, without regard to any modification of the rating, and the financial surety bond shall be issued by an insurance company licensed to issue such a bond in New Mexico. Deposits of unsuccessful bidders shall be returned upon rejection of the bid.

C. At the time and place specified in such notice, bids shall be publicly examined and the bonds, or any part thereof, shall be awarded to the bidder or bidders offering the best price therefor. Before delivering any bonds sold, the state treasurer shall detach therefrom and cancel all interest coupons that may have matured prior to the date of delivery. The state board of finance may reject any or all bids and readvertise. The state board of finance may sell a severance tax bond or supplemental severance tax bond issue, or any part thereof, to the state at private sale.
N.M. Stat. § 21-5-22 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 5 / Section 21-5-22
§ 21-5-22. Authority to designate bonds in series; bonds not to exceed income for preceding fiscal year
Status: in_force

In the event the board of regents aforesaid should find it advisable to issue bonds under this act in more than one series, or at different times, for any of the purposes aforesaid, then each series of said bonds shall be designated by the letter “A” or “B” or in some other proper designation to the end that each series shall be kept separate, and all of the requirements of this act shall apply to and be faithfully followed, done and carried out as to each of said series; provided, however, that said board of regents shall not have power to issue bonds hereunder, the aggregate interest and principal requirements for which, for any year, together with the aggregate interest and principal requirements for all outstanding bonds of such board of such institution for such year, shall exceed the amount of the income from the permanent funds and from the aforesaid income and current fund of such institution received by the state treasurer for the fiscal year next preceding the fiscal year in which any bonds of such board of such institution are authorized to be issued by resolution of the board adopted pursuant to this act.
N.M. Stat. § 30-37-3.1 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 37 / Section 30-37-3.1
§ 30-37-3.1. Outdoor theaters; offenses
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for the owner or operator of an outdoor motion picture theater to show or exhibit any motion picture which in whole or in part depicts unclothed sexual conduct in an outdoor theater unless the exhibitor can prove that the outdoor screen on which the picture is to be shown cannot be seen by any minor who has not taken extraordinary measures to view the screen or who is not within the area provided for those persons who have been admitted by a ticket or pass.

B. As used in this section, “unclothed sexual conduct” means an act of masturbation, homosexuality, sodomy, sexual intercourse or physical contact with a person's unclothed genitals, pubic area or buttocks.

C. The notice provisions of Section 30-37-4 NMSA 1978 shall not apply to this section.
N.M. Stat. § 31-6-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 6 / Section 31-6-11
§ 31-6-11. Evidence before grand jury
Status: in_force

A. Evidence before the grand jury upon which it may find an indictment is that which is lawful, competent and relevant, including the oral testimony of witnesses under oath and any documentary or other physical evidence exhibited to the jurors. The Rules of Evidence shall not apply to a grand jury proceeding. The sufficiency of the evidence upon which an indictment is returned shall not be subject to review absent a showing of bad faith on the part of the prosecuting attorney assisting the grand jury.

B. It is the duty of the grand jury to weigh all the evidence submitted to it, and when it has reason to believe that other lawful, competent and relevant evidence is available that would disprove or reduce a charge or accusation or that would make an indictment unjustified, then it shall order the evidence produced. At least twenty-four hours before grand jury proceedings begin, the target or his counsel may alert the grand jury to the existence of evidence that would disprove or reduce an accusation or that would make an indictment unjustified, by notifying the prosecuting attorney who is assisting the grand jury in writing regarding the existence of that evidence.

C. A district attorney shall use reasonable diligence to notify a person in writing that the person is the target of a grand jury investigation. Unless the district judge presiding over the grand jury determines by clear and convincing evidence that providing notification may result in flight by the target, result in obstruction of justice or pose a danger to another person, the target of a grand jury investigation shall be notified in writing of the following information:

(1) that he is the target of an investigation;

(2) the nature of the alleged crime being investigated and the date of the alleged crime and any applicable statutory citations;

(3) the target's right to testify no earlier than four days after receiving the target notice if he is in custody, unless for good cause the presiding judge orders a different time period or the target agrees to testify sooner;

(4) the target's right to testify no earlier than ten days after receiving the target notice if he is not in custody, unless for good cause the presiding judge orders a different time period or the target agrees to testify sooner;

(5) the target's right to choose to remain silent; and

(6) the target's right to assistance of counsel during the grand jury investigation.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-33-9 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 33 / Section 59A-33-9
§ 59A-33-9. Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The pool shall adopt regulations to assure the fair, reasonable, equitable and nondiscriminatory assignment of workers' compensation insurance risks, the applicable rates and rate modifications and other matters necessary or advisable to carry into effect the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Pool Law. Regulations shall have the prior approval of the superintendent before they become effective. If the pool for any reason has failed to adopt regulations as provided in this section, the superintendent may adopt and issue reasonable regulations assuring the fair, reasonable, equitable and nondiscriminatory assignment of workers' compensation insurance risks, the applicable rates and rate modifications and other matters necessary or advisable to carry into effect the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Pool Law. Regulations adopted and issued by the superintendent shall continue in force until modified by the superintendent or superseded by regulations adopted by the pool and approved by the superintendent.
N.M. Stat. § 3-20-4 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 20 / Section 3-20-4
§ 3-20-4. Streets and alleys
Status: in_force

Streets and alleys in any subdivision adjoining a municipality shall be continuous with and correspond in direction and width to the streets and alleys of the municipality.
N.M. Stat. § 22-11-53 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-53
§ 22-11-53. Correction of errors and omissions; estoppel
Status: in_force

A. If an error or omission in an application for retirement or its supporting documents results in an overpayment to a member or the beneficiary of a member, the board shall correct the error or omission and adjust all future payments accordingly. The board shall recover all overpayments that are made.

B. A member or the beneficiary of a member who is paid more than the amount owed because that member or beneficiary provided fraudulent information on the application for retirement shall be liable for the repayment of that amount to the fund, interest on that amount at the rate set by the board and costs of collection, including attorney fees. Recovery of overpayments shall extend back to the date of the first payment that was made based on fraudulent information.

C. The board shall not be estopped from acting in accordance with applicable statutes because of statements of fact or law made by the board or its employees.
N.M. Stat. § 30-9A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 9A / Section 30-9A-2
§ 30-9A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Animal Sexual Abuse Act:

A. “ animal ” means any wild or domestic fauna, including livestock, alive or dead, in any setting, that is not a human being;

B. “ coerce ” means the use of threat, physical force or violence against another person to commit an act of bestiality;

C. “ manipulate ” means the use of persuasion, extortion, retaliation, deceit or other acts not involving force or coercion to cause another person to commit an act of bestiality;

D. “ orifice ” means the mouth, vulva or anus;

E. “ sexual contact with an animal ” means:

(1) the intentional insertion of the genitals or mouth of an animal into an orifice of a human's body;

(2) the intentional insertion of the genitals or mouth of a human into an orifice of an animal's body;

(3) the intentional insertion of an object into the genitals or anus of an animal; and

(4) contact, handling or stimulation of the genitals or anus of an animal by a human.

“Sexual contact with an animal” does not include accepted veterinary medical practices; accepted animal husbandry, care and grooming practices in the caretaking of animals; accepted practices related to the insemination of animals for the purpose of procreation; or accepted practices related to conformation judging; and

F. “ solicit ” means to entice, induce, encourage or attempt to persuade another person to commit an act of bestiality.
N.M. Stat. § 21-5-20 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 5 / Section 21-5-20
§ 21-5-20. Funds restricted to designated purposes
Status: in_force

None of the funds derived from the sale of said bonds, except so much thereof as shall be necessary to defray the cost of the issuance thereof and the accrued interest from the date thereof to the time of delivery, shall ever be used or expended by said board for any other purposes than those for which authority is herein given to issue the same, as set forth in Section 1 hereof.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-12A-11 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 12A / Section 59A-12A-11
§ 59A-12A-11. Claim adjustment or settlement
Status: in_force

With respect to any policies where an administrator adjusts or settles claims, the compensation to the administrator with regard to such policies shall in no way be contingent on claim experience. No provision of Chapter 59A, Article 12A NMSA 1978 prevents the compensation of an administrator from being based on premiums or charges collected or number of claims paid or processed.
N.M. Stat. § 72-4-16 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 4 / Section 72-4-16
§ 72-4-16. Reports of hydrographic surveys; filing with state engineer; copies as evidence
Status: in_force

All reports of hydrographic surveys of the waters of any stream system, or parts thereof, and other surveys heretofore or hereafter made by the state engineer, or under his authority, or by any engineer of the United States, or any other engineer, in the opinion of the state engineer qualified to make the same, may, when made in writing and signed by the party making the same, be filed in the office of such state engineer, and the originals or certified copies thereof, made by such state engineer, shall be received and considered in evidence in the trial of all causes involving the data shown in such survey, the same as though testified to by the person making the same, subject to rebuttal, the same as in ordinary cases.
N.M. Stat. § 24-14-29 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 14 / Section 24-14-29
§ 24-14-29. Fees for copies and searches
Status: in_force

A. The fee for each search of a vital record to produce a certified copy of a birth certificate shall be ten dollars ($10.00) and shall include one certified copy of the record, if available. A fee shall not be charged for a certified copy of a birth certificate of a homeless individual.

B. The fee for the establishment of a delayed record or for the revision or amendment of a vital record, as a result of an adoption, a legitimation, a correction or other court-ordered change to a vital record, shall be ten dollars ($10.00). The fee shall include one certified copy of the delayed record.

C. The fee for each search of a vital record to produce a copy of a report of spontaneous fetal death or a certificate of still birth shall be five dollars ($5.00) and shall include one certified copy of the record of fetal death, if available.

D. The fee for each search of a vital record to produce a certified copy of a death certificate shall be five dollars ($5.00) and shall include one certified copy of the record, if available.

E. Revenue from the fees imposed in this section shall be distributed as follows:

(1) an amount equal to three-fifths of the revenue from the fee imposed by Subsection A of this section, an amount equal to one-half of the revenue from the fee imposed by Subsection B of this section and an amount equal to one-fifth of the revenue from the fee imposed by Subsection D of this section shall be distributed to the day-care fund; and

(2) the remainder of the revenue from the fees imposed by Subsections A, B, C and D of this section shall be deposited in the state general fund.

F. For the purposes of this section, “ homeless individual ” means an individual:

(1) who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence, including an individual who:

(a) lives in the housing of another person due to that individual's loss of housing, economic hardship or other reason related to that individual's lack of a fixed residence;

(b) lives in a motel, hotel, trailer park or camping ground due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations;

(c) lives in an emergency or transitional shelter;

(d) sleeps in a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; or

(e) lives in an automobile, a park, a public space, an abandoned building, substandard housing, a bus station, a train station or a similar setting; and

(2) whose homelessness can be verified through an attestation, which shall not be required to be notarized, by one of the following:

(a) a public or private governmental or nonprofit agency that provides services to homeless individuals;

(b) a local education agency homeless liaison, school counselor or school nurse;

(c) a social worker licensed in this state; or

(d) the homeless individual.