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N.M. Stat. § 4-38-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 38 / Section 4-38-19
§ 4-38-19. County commissioners; employing deputies and employees; employing a county manager
Status: in_force

A. A board of county commissioners may set the salaries of such employees and deputies as it feels necessary to discharge the functions of the county, except that elected county officials have the authority to hire and recommend the salaries of persons employed by them to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the offices to which they are elected.

B. A board of county commissioners may employ and set the salary of a county manager to conduct the business of the county, to serve as personnel officer, fiscal director, budget officer, property custodian and to act generally as the administrative assistant to the board, aiding and assisting it in the exercise of its duties and responsibilities.

C. All officials, officers, deputies and employees of the county or of an elected official of the county, shall receive their salaries or wages for services rendered on regular paydays, not more than sixteen days apart.
N.M. Stat. § 29-15-8 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 15 / Section 29-15-8
§ 29-15-8. Release of dental records; immunity
Status: in_force

A. At the time a missing person report is made, the law enforcement agency to which the missing person report is given shall provide a dental record release form conforming to the requirements of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 1 to the custodian or immediate family member of the missing person, provided that the custodian or immediate family member is authorized pursuant to that federal act to execute a release on behalf of the missing person. The law enforcement agency shall endorse the dental record release form with a notation that a missing person report has been made in compliance with the provisions of the Missing Persons Information and Reporting Act. When the dental record release form is properly completed by the custodian or immediate family member of the missing person and contains the endorsement, the form is sufficient to permit a dentist or physician in this state to release dental records relating to the missing person to the law enforcement agency.

B. If a release form cannot be executed, the law enforcement agency shall seek disclosure of the dental records of a missing person directly from the records custodian pursuant to the provisions of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 that allow disclosure of health information for law enforcement purposes.

C. The law enforcement agency shall send the dental records to the clearinghouse.

D. A dentist or physician who releases dental records pursuant to this section is immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for the release of the dental records.
N.M. Stat. § 49-1-3 — NM Code / Chapter 49 / Article 1 / Section 49-1-3
§ 49-1-3. Board of trustees; management of grant; powers
Status: in_force

The management and control of all land grants-mercedes and tracts of land to which Sections 49-1-1 through 49-1-18 NMSA 1978 are applicable is vested in a board of trustees, to be known as the “board of trustees of the land grant-merced del pueblo de ___” (designating the name of the town, colony, pueblo or community), and the board shall have the power to:

A. control, care for and manage the land grant-merced and real estate, prescribe the terms and conditions under which the common lands may be used and enjoyed and make all necessary and proper bylaws, rules and regulations that shall be in substantial compliance with applicable statutes for the government thereof;

B. sue and be sued under the title as set forth in this section;

C. convey, lease or mortgage the common lands of the land grant-merced in accordance with the land grant-merced bylaws;

D. determine the number of animals that may be permitted to graze upon the common lands and determine other uses of the common lands that may be authorized;

E. prescribe the price to be paid for the use of the common lands and resources of the land grant-merced and prohibit a person failing or refusing to pay that amount from using a portion of the common lands while the person continues in default in those payments; provided that the amount fixed shall be in proportion to the number and kinds of livestock pasturing upon the common lands or to other authorized use of the common lands;

F. adopt and use an official seal;

G. appoint judges and clerks and a canvassing board of election at all elections provided for in Sections 49-1-1 through 49-1-18 NMSA 1978 , subsequent to the first, and canvass the votes cast in those elections;

H. make bylaws, rules and regulations, not in conflict with the constitution and laws of the United States or the state of New Mexico, as may be necessary for the protection, improvement and management of the common lands and real estate and for the use and enjoyment of the common lands and of the common waters of the land grant-merced;

I. determine land use, local infrastructure and economic development of the common lands of the land grant-merced;

J. determine zoning of the common lands of the land grant-merced pursuant to a comprehensive plan approved by the board of trustees that considers the health, safety and general welfare of the residents and heirs of the land grant-merced; and

K. enter into memoranda of understanding, contracts and other agreements with a local, state or federal government or a government of a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, including but not limited to agreements concerning the protection and maintenance of cultural resources.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-46-50.1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 46 / Section 59A-46-50.1
§ 59A-46-50.1. Coverage for orally administered anticancer medications; limits on patient costs
Status: in_force

A. An individual or group health maintenance organization contract that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state and that provides coverage for cancer treatment shall provide coverage for a prescribed, orally administered anticancer medication that is used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells on a basis no less favorable than intravenously administered or injected cancer medications that are covered as medical benefits by the plan.

B. A health maintenance organization shall not increase patient cost-sharing for anticancer medications in order to achieve compliance with the provisions of this section.

C. Coverage of orally administered anticancer medication shall not be subject to any prior authorization, dollar limit, copayment, deductible or coinsurance provision that does not apply to intravenously administered or injected anticancer medication used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells.

D. As used in this section, “health maintenance organization contract”:

(1) means:

(a) a health maintenance organization; or

(b) a managed care organization; and

(2) does not include individual policies intended to supplement major medical group-type coverages such as medicare supplement, long-term care, disability income, specified disease, accident-only, hospital indemnity or other limited-benefit health insurance policies.
N.M. Stat. § 6-24-27 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 24 / Section 6-24-27
§ 6-24-27. Revenue and budget reports; records; independent audits
Status: in_force

A. The board shall:

(1) submit quarterly and annual reports to the governor and the legislative finance committee disclosing the total lottery revenue, prizes, commissions, ticket costs, operating expenses and other revenue of the authority during the reporting period and, in the annual report, describe the organizational structure of the authority and summarize the functions performed by each organizational division within the authority;

(2) maintain weekly or more frequent records of lottery transactions, including the distribution of lottery tickets to retailers, revenue received, claims for prizes, prizes paid, prizes forfeited and other financial transactions of the authority; and

(3) use the state government fiscal year.

B. The board shall provide, for informational purposes, to the department of finance and administration and the legislative finance committee, by December 1 of each year, a copy of the annual proposed operating budget for the authority for the succeeding fiscal year. This budget proposal shall also be accompanied by an estimate of the revenue to be deposited in the lottery tuition fund for the current and succeeding fiscal years.

C. The board shall contract with an independent certified public accountant or firm for an annual financial audit of the authority. The certified public accountant or firm shall have no financial interest in any lottery contractor. The certified public accountant or firm shall present an audit report no later than March 1 for the prior fiscal year. The certified public accountant or firm shall evaluate the internal auditing controls in effect during the audit period. The cost of this financial audit shall be an operating expense of the authority. The legislative finance committee may, at any time, order an audit of any phase of the operations of the authority, at the expense of the authority, and shall receive a copy of the annual independent financial audit. A copy of any audit performed by the certified public accountant or ordered by the legislative finance committee shall be transmitted to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president pro tempore of the senate, the legislative finance committee and the legislative council service library.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-63 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-63
§ 1-12-63. Election judges; unused paper ballots
Status: in_force

Immediately upon the time of the closing of the polls, the election judges and presiding judge, in the presence of those lawfully permitted to be present, shall publicly destroy all unused paper ballots.
N.M. Stat. § 39-7-3 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 7 / Section 39-7-3
§ 39-7-3. Power to certify
Status: in_force

The supreme court or the court of appeals of this state, on the motion of a party to pending litigation or its own motion, may certify a question of law to the highest court of another state, a tribe, Canada, a Canadian province or territory, Mexico or a Mexican state if:

A. the pending litigation involves a question to be decided under the law of the other jurisdiction;

B. the answer to the question may be determinative of an issue in the pending litigation; and

C. the question is one for which an answer is not provided by a controlling appellate decision, constitutional provision or statute of the other jurisdiction.
N.M. Stat. § 3-24-6 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 24 / Section 3-24-6
§ 3-24-6. Electric utility; power to issue revenue bonds
Status: in_force

A. A municipality may issue electric utility revenue bonds as provided in Sections 3-31-1 through 3-31-12 NMSA 1978 . The proceeds from the sale of the electric utility revenue bonds are to be used solely for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring, constructing and making necessary improvements, extensions, repairs and betterments of the electric utility.

B. The electric utility revenue bonds are to be paid solely from the net income derived from the operation of the electric utility.
N.M. Stat. § 67-12-5 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 12 / Section 67-12-5
§ 67-12-5. Outdoor advertising; regulations; permits
Status: in_force

A. The commission may promulgate regulations concerning:

(1) the definition of unzoned industrial or commercial areas adjacent to the interstate and primary systems;

(2) the removal of outdoor advertising so required or authorized under the Highway Beautification Act;

(3) permits for the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising; and

(4) standards and specifications pertaining to outdoor advertising, including, but not limited to, construction, maintenance, spacing, lighting, size and location.

B. Regulations promulgated by the commission under this section shall be consistent with the public policy of this state as declared in the Highway Beautification Act and national standards promulgated pursuant to Title 23, United States Code.

C. The commission shall establish and collect uniform fees for the issuance of permits for outdoor advertising. The fees shall not be more than the actual cost to the commission of enforcement and administration of this act, or five dollars ($5.00) per year, whichever is greater, for each sign, display and device. All fees so collected shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit to the state road fund.

D. Any permit fee payable for the years 1966 through 1971 inclusive shall be deemed timely paid if, but only if, the fee is received by the commission prior to July 1, 1971. For the year 1972 and every year thereafter, the permit fee shall be deemed timely paid if, said fee is received by the commission on or before the first day of the year for which said fee is being paid. Failure of timely payment of the permit fee for any outdoor advertising except those included in Subsections A (1), A (2) and A (3) of Section 67-12-4 NMSA 1978 shall render the outdoor advertising subject to removal by the commission without any compensation whatsoever and at the expense of the owner of the outdoor advertising.
N.M. Stat. § 3-60A-20 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 60A / Section 3-60A-20
§ 3-60A-20. Alternative funding method
Status: in_force

A local government may elect by resolution to use the procedures set forth in the Tax Increment Law for funding metropolitan redevelopment projects. Such procedures may be used in addition to or in conjunction with other methods provided by law for funding such projects.
N.M. Stat. § 30-6A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 6A / Section 30-6A-1
§ 30-6A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 30, Article 6A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Sexual Exploitation of Children Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 29-2-13 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 2 / Section 29-2-13
§ 29-2-13. Uniforms and badges; uniform allowance to be set by secretary
Status: in_force

A suitable and distinctive uniform shall be prescribed by the secretary. The secretary shall provide and issue to each commissioned officer a uniform and an appropriate badge which shall contain in plain legible letters the words “New Mexico state police”. The prescribed uniform and badge shall be worn at all times when on duty, except when by direction of the chief or the governor, any member of the New Mexico state police is assigned to special duties. Uniform allowance and subsistence pay shall be established by the secretary and allowed in addition to a commissioned officer's salary and paid on a monthly basis to each commissioned officer of the division. The uniform allowance and subsistence pay shall be expended only for the purposes allowed and any portion of the uniform allowance or subsistence pay not so spent in each fiscal year shall revert to the general fund.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-20-27 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 20 / Section 59A-20-27
§ 59A-20-27. Provisions required by other jurisdictions
Status: in_force

A. The policies of a foreign life insurer may contain any provision which the law of the insurer's state or country of domicile prescribes shall be in such policies when issued in this state; and the policies of a domestic life insurer when issued or delivered in any other state or country may contain any provisions required by the law of such other state or country, anything in this article notwithstanding.

B. If any policy or contract subject to this article is issued by a domestic insurer for delivery to a person residing in another state, and if the administrator of the insurance laws of the other state informs the superintendent that such policy or contract is not subject to approval by him, the superintendent may by ruling require that such policy or contract contain the applicable standard provisions set forth in this article.
N.M. Stat. § 63-9-4 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 9 / Section 63-9-4
§ 63-9-4. Certificate for operations
Status: in_force

A telephone company furnishing public telephone or telegraph service, including any telephone cooperative operating in the state, shall file with the commission an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity. The commission shall grant a certificate only to the extent of territory served and shall define such area on a map. Operations for which no application has been made are unlawful.
N.M. Stat. § 12-10-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10 / Section 12-10-14
§ 12-10-14. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Emergency Management Assistance Compact”.
N.M. Stat. § 5-10-7 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 10 / Section 5-10-7
§ 5-10-7. Regional plans; joint powers agreement; regional government
Status: in_force

A. Two or more municipalities, two or more counties or one or more municipalities and counties may enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreements Act to develop a regional economic development plan, which may consist of existing local plans. The parties to the agreement shall be deemed a regional government for the purposes of the Local Economic Development Act.

B. The joint powers agreement shall require that the governing body of each local government approve public support for each economic development project. The agreement may also provide for appointment of a project manager who shall be responsible for the management of projects and project funds. The agreement may provide for a regional body consisting of representatives from the governing bodies of each local government that is a party to the agreement and may determine the powers and duties of that body in implementing the regional government's plan and providing public support for projects.
N.M. Stat. § 7-36-18 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 36 / Section 7-36-18
§ 7-36-18. Collection and publication of property valuation data
Status: in_force

To promote uniformity and measure overall compliance by each county with the Property Tax Code and department valuation regulations, orders, rulings, instructions, schedules and other directives, the department shall prepare and publish annually comprehensive sales-ratio studies comparing the values of property determined for property taxation purposes by each county assessor with the values of the same property as established by sales prices.
N.M. Stat. § 7-38-34 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-34
§ 7-38-34. Board of county commissioners to order imposition of the tax
Status: in_force

Within five days of receipt of the property tax rate-setting order from the department of finance and administration, each board of county commissioners shall issue its written order imposing the tax at the rates set on the net taxable value of property allocated to the appropriate governmental units. A copy of this order shall be delivered immediately to the county assessor.
N.M. Stat. § 74-4E-8 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 4E / Section 74-4E-8
§ 74-4E-8. Hazardous chemicals reporting fees; schedule; distribution
Status: in_force

A. Any facility owner or operator required to file an inventory form covering a hazardous material as required in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of Section 5 of the Hazardous Chemicals Information Act shall pay at the time of filing a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per inventory form. In no case shall a facility owner or operator pay more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in any calendar year for all forms, notices and reports required by that section.

B. Federal governmental agencies, the state and its political subdivisions and other public institutions shall be exempt from the payment of any fee imposed in this section.

C. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the hazardous chemicals information management fund and distributed to the department at the end of each month.

D. The provisions of this section shall be administered pursuant to the provisions of the Tax Administration Act.
N.M. Stat. § 6-25A-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 25A / Section 6-25A-16
§ 6-25A-16. Money of the authority; expenses; audit; annual report
Status: in_force

A. Money of the authority, except as otherwise authorized or provided in the New Mexico Exposition Center Authority Act or in a bond resolution, trust indenture or other instrument under which bonds are issued, shall be deposited as soon as practicable in a separate account or accounts in banks or trust companies organized under the laws of this state. Deposits of money shall be secured, if required by the authority, in such a manner as the authority determines to be prudent. Banks or trust companies may give security for deposits of the authority.

B. Subject to the provisions of any contract with bondholders, the authority shall prescribe a system of accounts.

C. Money held by the authority that is not needed for immediate disbursement, including funds held in reserve, may be deposited with the state treasurer for short-term investment pursuant to Section 6-10-10.1 NMSA 1978 or may be invested in direct and general obligations of or obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the United States, obligations issued by agencies of the United States, obligations of this state or any political subdivision of the state, interest-bearing time deposits, commercial paper issued by corporations organized and operating within the United States and rated “prime” quality by a national rating service, other investments permitted by Section 6-10-10 NMSA 1978 or as otherwise provided by the trust indenture or bond resolution, if the funds are pledged for or secure payment of bonds issued by the authority.

D. The authority shall have an audit of its books and accounts made at least once each year by the state auditor or by a certified public accounting firm whose proposal has been reviewed and approved by the state auditor. The cost of the audit shall be an expense of the authority. Copies of the audit shall be submitted to the governor and the New Mexico exposition center authority oversight committee and made available to the public.

E. The authority shall submit a report of its activities to the governor and to the legislature not later than December 1 of each year. Each report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering its operations for that year.
N.M. Stat. § 60-2F-9 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2F / Section 60-2F-9
§ 60-2F-9. Disclosure of background information
Status: in_force

A. The board may require an applicant for a license or permit to be issued pursuant to the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act to disclose information sufficient for the board to make a determination as to the applicant's suitability. The board may adopt rules to coordinate the manner in which the information is produced.

B. An applicant shall provide all of the information required by the board.

C. The cost of a background investigation, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100), shall be paid by the applicant.
N.M. Stat. § 21-11-17 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 11 / Section 21-11-17
§ 21-11-17. Form and conditions of bonds
Status: in_force

Bonds of the New Mexico institute of mining and technology issued pursuant to Chapter 21, Article 11 NMSA 1978 shall be in such form and denominations as the board of regents of the institute shall determine, due and payable not later than twenty-five years from date of issue. The bonds shall be payable in consecutive order commencing not later than two years from date of issue.