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N.M. Stat. § 62-15-20 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 15 / Section 62-15-20
§ 62-15-20. Refunds to members
Status: in_force

Revenues of a cooperative for any fiscal year in excess of the amount thereof necessary:

A. to defray expenses of the cooperative and of the operation and maintenance of its facilities during such fiscal year;

B. to pay interest and principal obligation of the cooperative coming due in such fiscal year;

C. to finance, or to provide a reserve for the financing of, the construction or acquisition by the cooperative of additional facilities to the extent determined by the board of trustees;

D. to provide a reasonable reserve for working capital;

E. to provide a reserve for the payment of indebtedness of the cooperative maturing more than one (1) year after the date of the incurrence of such indebtedness in an amount not less than the total of the interest and principal payments in respect thereof required to be made during the next following fiscal year; and

F. to provide a fund for education in cooperation and for the dissemination of information concerning the effective use of electric energy and other services made available by the cooperative, shall, unless otherwise determined by a vote of the members, be distributed by the cooperative to its members as patronage refunds prorated in accordance with the patronage of the cooperative by the respective members paid for during such fiscal year. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the payment by a cooperative of all or any part of its indebtedness prior to the date when the same shall become due.
N.M. Stat. § 11-10-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 10 / Section 11-10-2
§ 11-10-2. Notice of approval
Status: in_force

Notice of approval of said compact shall be given by the governor of the state of New Mexico to the governors of the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, and the territories [states] of Alaska and Hawaii, and to the president of the United States.
N.M. Stat. § 47-7D-17 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 7D / Section 47-7D-17
§ 47-7D-17. Effect of violations on rights of action; attorney's fees
Status: in_force

If a declarant or any other person subject to the Condominium Act fails to comply with any provision of that act or any provision of the declaration or bylaws, any person or class of persons adversely affected by the failure to comply has a claim for appropriate relief. The court, in an appropriate case, may award reasonable attorney's fees.
N.M. Stat. § 41-5-25.1 — NM Code / Chapter 41 / Article 5 / Section 41-5-25.1
§ 41-5-25.1. Patient's compensation fund advisory board; created; membership; powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The “patient's compensation fund advisory board” is created to advise the superintendent and the third-party administrator. The office of superintendent of insurance shall provide staff services to the advisory board. The advisory board shall be established by July 2, 2021.

B. The nine-member advisory board shall consist of:

(1) two representatives from the New Mexico trial lawyers association;

(2) two representatives of a statewide association representing hospitals;

(3) two representatives of a statewide association representing physicians;

(4) two patient or patient advocate representatives; and

(5) one representative of a statewide association representing certified nurse practitioners.

C. Members of the advisory board shall be chosen annually by their organizations, as applicable, and the patient or patient advocate representatives shall be chosen by the chief justice of the supreme court from nominations made by the New Mexico trial lawyers association. Members of the advisory board are entitled to receive per diem and mileage pursuant to the Per Diem and Mileage Act, but shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.

D. The advisory board shall elect a chair and a vice chair. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. All decisions of the advisory board shall be by majority vote of the members present.

E. The advisory board shall convene at least twice a year or at the request of the superintendent to:

(1) review the process and data for the setting of the surcharges for all qualified health care providers pursuant to the Medical Malpractice Act;

(2) advise the superintendent concerning surcharge data accumulation and results;

(3) advise the superintendent on the surcharges to be set by the superintendent; and

(4) prepare an annual report to the legislature on the operations and financial condition of the fund no later than the first day of each year's legislative session.
N.M. Stat. § 29-10-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 10 / Section 29-10-3
§ 29-10-3. Definition
Status: in_force

As used in the Arrest Record Information Act, “arrest record information” means notations of the arrest or detention or indictment or filing of information or other formal criminal charge against an individual made by a law enforcement agency.
N.M. Stat. § 6-21C-4 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 21C / Section 6-21C-4
§ 6-21C-4. New Mexico finance authority shall issue building bonds; appropriation of proceeds
Status: in_force

A. The New Mexico finance authority is authorized to issue and sell revenue bonds, known as “state office building tax revenue bonds”, payable solely from the state building bonding fund, in compliance with the State Building Bonding Act for the purpose of acquiring state office buildings and related facilities and other critical state facilities within the master planning jurisdiction of the capitol buildings planning commission when the acquisition has been reviewed by the capitol buildings planning commission and has been authorized by legislative act and the director of the facilities management division of the general services department has certified the need for the issuance of the bonds; provided that the total amount of state office building tax revenue bonds outstanding at any one time shall not exceed one hundred fifteen million dollars ($115,000,000).

B. The net proceeds from the building bonds are appropriated to the facilities management division of the general services department for the purpose of acquiring state office buildings and related facilities and other critical state facilities within the master planning jurisdiction of the capitol buildings planning commission, the acquisition of which shall be consistent with the State Building Bonding Act and the authorizing legislation.
N.M. Stat. § 31-21-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 21 / Section 31-21-1
§ 31-21-1. Construction of statutory provisions prescribing term of imprisonment; maximum or minimum
Status: in_force

In all penal statutes of the state where by the terms of such statutes a definite punishment of imprisonment in the penitentiary is prescribed the time of such imprisonment in such statute shall be construed to be the maximum of imprisonment, unless such statutes expressly provide that such time is the minimum.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-412 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-412
§ 66-3-412. Special registration plates; fifty percent or more disabled veterans; submission of proof; penalty
Status: in_force

A. The department shall issue distinctive disabled veteran registration plates for up to two vehicles, including motorcycles, to a person who is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States and was fifty percent or more disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States, upon the submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the department that the person was fifty percent or more disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States. No fee, including the regular registration fee applicable to the passenger motor vehicle or regular motorcycle registration fees, if any, shall be collected for issuance of up to two special registration plates pursuant to this section. A person eligible for a special registration plate pursuant to this section and also eligible for one or more special registration plates pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Code shall be issued up to two special registration plates for which the person is eligible, in any combination of the person's choice free of charge, notwithstanding any fee that would otherwise be charged for a special registration plate.

B. The department shall issue additional disabled veteran special registration plates in excess of the two plates issued without a fee pursuant to Subsection A of this section to a person who is qualified to receive disabled veteran special registration plates; provided that the person shall pay the standard plate and registration fees for the additional registration plates.

C. No person shall falsely make any representation as having been fifty percent or more disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States so as to be eligible to be issued special registration plates pursuant to this section when the person in fact was not fifty percent or more disabled while serving in the armed forces of the United States.

D. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

E. As used in this section, “ veteran ” means an individual who was regularly enlisted, drafted, inducted or commissioned, who was accepted for and assigned to active duty in the armed forces of the United States and who was not separated from such service under circumstances amounting to dishonorable discharge.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9F-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9F / Section 7-9F-5
§ 7-9F-5. Basic credit; additional credit; amounts; claimant
Status: in_force

A. The basic credit provided for in the Technology Jobs and Research and Development Tax Credit Act is an amount equal to five percent of the amount of qualified expenditures made by a taxpayer conducting qualified research at a qualified facility.

B. The additional credit provided for in the Technology Jobs and Research and Development Tax Credit Act is an amount equal to five percent of the amount of qualified expenditures made by a taxpayer conducting qualified research at a qualified facility.
N.M. Stat. § 22-13-16 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 13 / Section 22-13-16
§ 22-13-16. Private school programs; solicitations; permit; penalty
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any private school, or its agent, to canvass a prospective student in New Mexico for the purpose of selling to the student a scholarship or collecting tuition from the student in advance of the date for registration for the school without first obtaining a permit from the state board [department]. This shall not be construed to prevent canvassing by schools for prospective students where no scholarship is sold or where no fee for tuition is collected in advance of registration. This shall also not be construed to prevent a school from advertising.

B. To obtain a permit as required by this section, an application shall be filed with the state board [department], signed by an authorized representative of the school, accompanied by any reasonable fee required by the state board and containing the following:

(1) the name and location of the school seeking the permit;

(2) the number of instructors employed by the school;

(3) the courses of instruction offered by the school; and

(4) any additional information required by the state board [department].

C. The state board may revoke, at any time, any permit issued by it for satisfactory cause.

D. Any person violating any provisions of this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 29-4A-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 4A / Section 29-4A-3
§ 29-4A-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Peace Officers', New Mexico Mounted Patrol Members' and Reserve Police Officers' Survivors Supplemental Benefits Act:

A. “ fund ” means the peace officers', New Mexico mounted patrol members' and reserve police officers' survivors fund;

B. “ New Mexico mounted patrol ” means units or troops officered and manned to assist with law enforcement pursuant to the provisions of Sections 29-6-1 and 29-6-4 NMSA 1978, Subsection A of Section 29-6-5 NMSA 1978 and Section 29-6-6 NMSA 1978;

C. “ peace officer ” means any full-time salaried and commissioned or certified law enforcement officer of a police or sheriff's department or a conservation officer of the department of game and fish as used in Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 that is part of or administered by the state or any political subdivision of the state;

D. “ reserve police officer ” means a volunteer or a temporary or part-time employee of a state or local law enforcement agency who is accepted by that agency as a reserve law enforcement officer after receiving a background check and training as needed by that agency and who is not a member of the New Mexico mounted patrol; and

E. “ secretary ” means the secretary of public safety.
N.M. Stat. § 52-1-55 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 1 / Section 52-1-55
§ 52-1-55. Physical examinations; statements regarding dependents; pre-employment physical condition statements
Status: in_force

A. It is the duty of the worker at the time of the worker's employment or thereafter at the request of the employer to submit to examination by a physician or surgeon duly authorized to practice medicine in the state, or by a physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or certified nurse-midwife working within that person's scope of practice, who shall be paid by the employer, for the purpose of determining the worker's physical condition.

B. It is also the duty of the worker, if required, to give the names, addresses, relationship and degree of dependency of the worker's dependents, if any, or any subsequent change thereof to the employer, and when the employer or the employer's insurance carrier requires, the worker shall make a detailed verified statement relating to such dependents, matters of employment and other information incident thereto.

C. It is also the duty of the worker, if requested by the employer or the employer's insurance carrier, to make a detailed verified statement as part of an application for employment disclosing specifically any preexisting permanent physical impairment.
N.M. Stat. § 5-11-3 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 11 / Section 5-11-3
§ 5-11-3. Resolution declaring intention to form district
Status: in_force

A. If the public convenience and necessity require, and on presentation of an application required by Section 10 of this 2013 act that is supported by a petition signed by the owners of at least twenty-five percent of the real property by assessed valuation proposed to be included in the district, the governing body may adopt a resolution declaring its intention to form a public improvement district to include contiguous or noncontiguous property, which shall be wholly within the corporate boundaries of the municipality or county. If the governing body fails to act within ninety days following presentation of a petition to create a public improvement district, the petition shall be deemed to have been accepted by the governing body, which shall adopt a resolution and hold a public hearing pursuant to this section. The resolution shall state the following:

(1) the area or areas to be included in the district;

(2) the purposes for which the district is to be formed;

(3) that a general plan for the district is on file with the clerk that includes a map depicting the boundaries of the district and the real property proposed to be included in the district, a general description of anticipated improvements and their locations, general cost estimates, proposed financing methods and anticipated tax levies, special levies or charges, and that may include possible alternatives, modifications or substitutions concerning locations, improvements, financing methods and other information provided in the general plan;

(4) the rate, method of apportionment and manner of collection of a special levy, if one is proposed, in sufficient detail to enable each owner or resident within the district to estimate the maximum amount of the proposed levy;

(5) a notice of public hearing in conformity with the requirements of Section 5-11-4 NMSA 1978;

(6) the place where written objections to the formation of the district may be filed by an owner;

(7) that formation of the district may result in the levy of property taxes or the imposition of special levies to pay the costs of public infrastructure constructed by the district and for their operation and maintenance and may result in the assessment of fees or charges to pay the cost of providing enhanced services;

(8) a reference to the Public Improvement District Act; and

(9) whether the district will be governed by a district board comprised of the members of the governing body, ex officio, or comprised of five directors initially appointed by the governing body.

B. The resolution shall direct that a hearing on formation of the district be scheduled and that notice be mailed and published as provided in Section 5-11-4 NMSA 1978 .

C. Before adopting a resolution pursuant to this section, a general plan for the district shall be filed with the clerk.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-28-2 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 28 / Section 32A-28-2
§ 32A-28-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Indian Family Protection Act:

A. “ active efforts ” means efforts that are affirmative, active, thorough and timely and that represent a higher standard of conduct than reasonable efforts;

B. “ adoptive placement ” means a permanent placement of an Indian child for adoption, including an action resulting in a final decree of adoption;

C. “ child custody proceeding ” means an action for foster care placement, termination of parental rights, permanent guardianship or adoptive placement or an action pursuant to Section 32A-3A-8 NMSA 1978 or the Family in Need of Court-Ordered Services Act and includes investigations and other preliminary activities preceding the formal initiation of an action, but does not include:

(1) delinquency proceedings; and

(2) custodial proceedings or kinship guardianships pursuant to Chapter 40 NMSA 1978;

D. “ cultural compact ” means an agreement that documents how an Indian child placed in an adoptive or guardianship home will continue to actively participate in the child's cultural learning and activities and that is entered into among:

(1) the adoptive parents or guardians of the Indian child, which parents or guardians are not members of the Indian child's tribe; and

(2) the Indian child's tribe;

E. “ discussion with an Indian tribe ” means documented good faith efforts to actively communicate and work with an Indian tribe;

F. “ extended family member ” means a person who is defined to be an extended family member by law or custom of an Indian child's tribe or, in the absence of such law or custom, means a person who is eighteen years of age or older and who is an Indian child's grandparent, aunt or uncle, brother or sister, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, niece or nephew, first or second cousin, stepparent or godparent;

G. “ fictive kin ” means a person:

(1) who is not a relative or an extended family member of an Indian child and who has a significant, family-like relationship with the child or the child's family, which relationship existed prior to the child's entry into foster care;

(2) who meets the definition of “fictive kin” as established by an Indian child's tribe's law, custom or tradition; or

(3) chosen by an Indian child who is fourteen years of age or older, regardless of when the relationship between the person and the Indian child was established, when it is in the best interest of the child to identify that person as fictive kin; and

H. “ foster care placement ” means:

(1) an action pursuant to the Abuse and Neglect Act removing an Indian child from the child's parent, guardian or Indian custodian for temporary placement in a foster home or institution or the home of a guardian where the parent or Indian custodian cannot have the child returned upon demand, but in which parental rights have not been terminated; or

(2) the temporary placement of an Indian child in foster care pursuant to a voluntary agreement entered into between a parent, guardian or Indian custodian and the department pursuant to the Voluntary Placement and Family Services Act.
N.M. Stat. § 4-48B-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48B / Section 4-48B-19
§ 4-48B-19. Use of proceeds of bond issue
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to divert, use or expend any money received from the issuance of bonds for any purpose other than the purpose for which the bonds were issued.
N.M. Stat. § 21-12-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 12 / Section 21-12-3
§ 21-12-3. Board of regents; duty; educational standard
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the board of regents to maintain and control, at Roswell, a military institute for the education and training of the youth of this country, of as high a standard as like institutions in other states and territories.
N.M. Stat. § 10-9-21 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 9 / Section 10-9-21
§ 10-9-21. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

A. No employer shall dismiss an employee for failure or refusal to pay or promise to pay any assessment, subscription or contribution to any political organization or candidate; however, nothing contained in this section shall prevent voluntary contributions to political organizations.

B. No person in the personnel office or employee in the service shall hold political office except for a non-partisan county or municipal office or be an officer of a political organization during his employment. For the purposes of the Personnel Act, being a local school board member or an elected board member of any post-secondary educational institution shall not be construed to be holding political office, and being an election official shall not be construed to be either holding political office or being an officer of a political organization. Nothing in the Personnel Act shall deny employees the right to vote as they choose or to express their opinions on political subjects and candidates.

C. Any employee who becomes a candidate for public office shall, upon filing or accepting the nomination and during the campaign, take a leave of absence. This subsection does not apply to those employees of a grant-in-aid agency whose political activities are governed by federal statute.

D. The director shall investigate any written charge by any person that this section has been violated and take whatever steps deemed necessary.

E. No person shall be refused the right of taking an examination, from appointment to a position, from promotion or from holding a position because of political or religious opinions or affiliation or because of race or color.

F. No employee or probationer shall engage in partisan political activity while on duty.

G. With respect to employees of federal grant-in-aid agencies, the applicable personnel standards, regulations and federal laws limiting activities shall apply and shall be set forth in rules promulgated by the board.
N.M. Stat. § 69-25B-3 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 25B / Section 69-25B-3
§ 69-25B-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act:

A. “ director ” means the director of the mining and minerals division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department;

B. “ eligible lands and water ” means all lands and water eligible for expenditures pursuant to the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 1 as amended;

C. “ emergency ” means a sudden danger or impairment that presents a high probability of substantial physical harm to health, safety or general welfare of people before the danger can be abated under normal program procedures; and

D. “ fund ” means the abandoned mine reclamation fund.