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N.M. Stat. § 22-15-14 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 15 / Section 22-15-14
§ 22-15-14. Reports; budgets
Status: in_force

A. Annually, the department of education [public education department] shall submit a budget for the ensuing fiscal year to the department of finance and administration showing the expenditures for instructional material to be paid out of the instructional material fund, including reasonable transportation charges and emergency expenses.

B. Upon request, the department of education [public education department] shall make reports to the state board [department] concerning the administration and execution of the Instructional Material Law.
N.M. Stat. § 3-66-9 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 66 / Section 3-66-9
§ 3-66-9. Cumulative and complete authority
Status: in_force

The Municipal Event Center Funding Act shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for obtaining funding for a municipal event center, establishing and collecting event center revenues and the event center surcharge and completing the acts authorized pursuant to that act, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws of the state and shall constitute full authority for the exercise of powers granted pursuant to the Municipal Event Center Funding Act.
N.M. Stat. § 36-1-8.4 — NM Code / Chapter 36 / Article 1 / Section 36-1-8.4
§ 36-1-8.4. District attorneys; assistants
Status: in_force

Within legislative appropriations, the district attorney in each judicial division may appoint necessary assistant district attorneys and other personnel and assign their duties.
N.M. Stat. § 7-38-12 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-12
§ 7-38-12. Property transfers; copies of documents to be furnished to assessor; penalty for violation
Status: in_force

A. Whenever a deed or real estate contract transferring an interest in real property is received by a county clerk for recording, a copy of the deed or real estate contract shall be given to the county assessor by the clerk.

B. A county clerk who willfully fails to comply with this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor, punishable in accordance with the Criminal Code.
N.M. Stat. § 22-15F-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 15F / Section 22-15F-1
§ 22-15F-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 22, Article 15F NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “New Mexico School for the Arts Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 15-8-3 — NM Code / Chapter 15 / Article 8 / Section 15-8-3
§ 15-8-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Transportation Services Act:

A. “ director ” means the director of the division;

B. “ division ” means the transportation services division of the general services department;

C. “ protective license plate ” means a regular passenger license plate issued to a state vehicle that is in the custody of a state agency, can be traced to that state agency and is being used for sensitive activities;

D. “ secretary ” means the secretary of general services;

E. “ sensitive activity ” means an activity performed by an employee of the state that:

(1) is authorized by the state to be performed for a legitimate and appropriate purpose for the state, other than a legitimate undercover law enforcement purpose; and

(2) would place the employee at a higher risk of personal injury if knowledge of the activity were made public, as determined in writing by an appropriate supervising authority of the employee;

F. “ state agency ” means a state department, agency, board or commission but does not include the legislative and judicial branches, public schools and institutions of higher education;

G. “ state vehicle ” means an automobile, van, sport-utility truck, pickup truck or other vehicle with a declared gross vehicle weight of less than ten thousand pounds used by a state agency to transport passengers or property; and

H. “ undercover license plate ” means a regular passenger license plate issued to a state vehicle that is registered in a fictitious name and address that cannot be traced to the state agency having custody of the vehicle and that is being used for legitimate law enforcement purposes only.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-41-9 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 41 / Section 59A-41-9
§ 59A-41-9. “General assets” defined
Status: in_force

“General assets” means all property, real, personal or otherwise, not specifically mortgaged, pledged, deposited or otherwise encumbered for the security or benefit of specified persons or a limited class or classes of persons, and as to such specifically encumbered property the term includes all such property or its proceeds in excess of the amount necessary to discharge the sums secured thereby. Assets held in trust or on deposit for the security or benefit of all policyholders or all policyholders and creditors in the United States are deemed general assets.
N.M. Stat. § 28-15-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 15 / Section 28-15-1
§ 28-15-1. Reemployment of persons in armed forces
Status: in_force

Any person who, after having given advance written or verbal notice of an obligation or intention to perform service in the uniformed services to the person's employer, unless notice is precluded by military necessity or is otherwise impossible or unreasonable, since July 1, 1940, has left or leaves a position the person has held, other than a temporary position, in the employ of any employer to enter the armed forces of the United States, an organized reserve or the national guard of this state or any other state or territory of the United States and who serves on active duty and is honorably discharged or released from active duty to complete the person's remaining service in a reserve component or is entitled to a certificate of service, or who terminates service without dishonor, has not had a cumulative period of absence in excess of five years by reason of service in the uniformed services and is still qualified to perform the duties of that position and makes application for reemployment within ninety days after the person is relieved from training and service, or from hospitalization and convalescence continuing after discharge for a period of not more than two years, shall be reemployed as follows:

A. if the person's position was in the employ of a private employer, the employer shall restore the person to that position or to a position of like seniority, status and pay unless the employer's circumstances have so changed as to make it impossible or unreasonable to do so; or

B. if the person's position was in the employ of the state or any political subdivision thereof, the person shall be deemed to meet all the requirements of the Personnel Act 1 as well as all residency requirements or other provisions of law and shall be restored to that position or to a position of like seniority, status and pay.
N.M. Stat. § 73-11-41 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 11 / Section 73-11-41
§ 73-11-41. Failure of assessor-collector to publish delinquency list in time; later publication
Status: in_force

If by the neglect of the officer, or for any other good cause, real estate cannot be duly advertised and offered for sale within the time prescribed in this act, such advertisement may be made or had at any other time and the officer so advertising may set out in the advertisement the reasons for such delay.
N.M. Stat. § 3-28-13 — NM_STATUTES 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. § 3-59-12 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 59 / Section 3-59-12
§ 3-59-12. Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by the Pollution Control Revenue Bond Act and the income from said bonds, all mortgages or other security instrument executed as security for said bonds, all lease agreements made pursuant to the provisions hereof and revenue derived from any lease or sale by the municipality thereof shall be exempt from all taxation by New Mexico or any subdivision thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 9-8-7.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 8 / Section 9-8-7.1
§ 9-8-7.1. Behavioral health services division; powers and duties of the department
Status: in_force

Subject to appropriation, the department shall:

A. contract for behavioral health treatment and support services, including mental health, alcoholism and other substance abuse services;

B. establish standards for the delivery of behavioral health services, including quality management and improvement, performance measures, accessibility and availability of services, utilization management, credentialing and recredentialing, rights and responsibilities of providers, preventive behavioral health services, clinical treatment and evaluation and the documentation and confidentiality of client records;

C. ensure that all behavioral health services, including mental health and substance abuse services, that are provided, contracted for or approved are in compliance with the requirements of Section 9-7-6.4 NMSA 1978;

D. assume responsibility for and implement adult mental health and substance abuse services in the state in coordination with the children, youth and families department;

E. create, implement and continually evaluate the effectiveness of a framework for targeted, individualized interventions for persons who are incarcerated in a county or municipal correctional facility and adult and juvenile offenders who have behavioral health diagnoses, which framework shall address those persons' behavioral health needs while they are incarcerated and connect them to resources and services immediately upon release;

F. establish criteria for determining individual eligibility for behavioral health services; and

G. maintain a management information system in accordance with standards for reporting clinical and fiscal information.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-1-17 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 1 / Section 32A-1-17
§ 32A-1-17. Appeals
Status: in_force

A. Any party may appeal from a judgment of the court to the court of appeals in the manner provided by law. The appeal shall be heard by the court of appeals upon the files, records and transcript of the evidence of the court. Absent an order of the appellate court, files and records that are required to be kept confidential and closed to the public, pursuant to any provision of the Children's Code shall be kept confidential and closed to the public on appeal.

B. The appeal to the court of appeals does not stay the judgment appealed from, but the court of appeals may order a stay upon application and hearing consistent with the provisions of the Children's Code if suitable provision is made for the care and custody of the child. If the order appealed from grants the legal custody of the child to or withholds it from one or more of the parties to the appeal, the appeal shall be heard at the earliest practicable time.

C. If the court of appeals does not dismiss the petition and order the child released, it shall affirm the court's judgment or it shall modify the court's judgment and remand the child to the jurisdiction of the court for disposition consistent with the appellate court's decision on the appeal. Any party may appeal to the supreme court in the manner provided by law.

D. A child who has filed notice of appeal shall be furnished a transcript of the proceedings, or as much of it as is requested, without cost upon the filing of an affidavit that the child or the person who is legally responsible for the care and support of the child is financially unable to purchase the transcript.

E. Appeals from the court to the court of appeals shall proceed in accordance with time limits to be established by the supreme court.

F. Appeals from a tribal court order shall proceed pursuant to tribal law to an appropriate tribal court.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-822 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-822
§ 66-3-822. Requirements for clearance, side-marker and other lamps
Status: in_force

A. Except for temporary side-marker and clearance lamps on motor vehicles, as enumerated in Section 66-3-808 NMSA 1978 , being transported in driveaway-towaway operations, temporary electric lamps on projecting loads, and temporary marker lamps on pole trailers, all lamps shall be permanently and securely mounted in workmanlike manner on a permanent part of the motor vehicle. All clearance lamps and side-marker lamps must be firmly attached.

B. Clearance, side-marker, tail and projecting load-marker lamps shall be so mounted as to be capable of being seen from a distance of at least five hundred feet under clear atmospheric conditions during the time lamps are required to be lighted. The light from front clearance lamps shall be visible to the front and that from side-marker lamps to the side, that from rear clearance and tail lamps to the rear. This section shall not be construed to apply to lamps which are obscured by another unit of a combination of vehicles.

C. Clearance, side-marker, tail and projecting-load marker lamps shall be constructed and installed so as to provide an adequate and reliable warning signal.
N.M. Stat. § 19-3-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 3 / Section 19-3-9
§ 19-3-9. Proceedings before magistrate
Status: in_force

The justice of the peace [magistrate] before whom complaint shall have been made for a violation of the two foregoing sections, shall immediately enter upon the due investigation of the same, as by law required in the case of other offenses, and shall transmit his proceedings to the proper court.
N.M. Stat. § 28-3-11 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 3 / Section 28-3-11
§ 28-3-11. Report and recommendations
Status: in_force

The director of the commission on the status of women, in conjunction with the office for displaced homemakers, shall submit to the legislature an annual report on the number of displaced homemakers served by existing public and private agencies and shall make recommendations for displaced homemaker programs which may include:

A. a plan for the establishment, funding and implementation of regional displaced homemaker service centers in New Mexico; and

B. recommendations for legislative action.
N.M. Stat. § 61-29-5 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 29 / Section 61-29-5
§ 61-29-5. Organization of commission
Status: in_force

The commission shall organize by electing a president, vice president and secretary from its members. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum and may exercise all powers and duties devolving upon it and do all things necessary to carry into effect the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 29 NMSA 1978 . The secretary of the commission shall keep a record of its proceedings; a register of persons licensed as associate brokers and qualifying brokers, showing the name and place of business of each and the date and number of each person's license; and a record of all licenses issued, denied, suspended or revoked. This record shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-8
§ 21-8-8. Agricultural and horticultural laws; administration and enforcement vested in board of regents; inspectors and agents
Status: in_force

That the board of regents of the college of agriculture and mechanic arts [New Mexico state university] is hereby given supervision of the administration and enforcement of all laws of this state, relating to agriculture, agricultural projects, horticulture, feeds and feed stuffs, insect pests, plant diseases and such subjects pertaining to agriculture and horticulture as the legislature shall hereafter provide, and shall have power to delegate inspectors and agents to assist in the enforcement of such laws.
N.M. Stat. § 21-1-24 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 21-1-24
§ 21-1-24. Graduate programs
Status: in_force

None of the funds appropriated in the general appropriations act to the state educational institutions confirmed by Article 12, Section 11 of the state constitution may be used for the support of any program or programs of graduate study beyond the level of the bachelor's degree other than programs that were maintained by each institution previous to September 1, 1954, except by explicit approval of each program by the board of educational finance and the state board of finance prior to such use of the funds.
N.M. Stat. § 30-47-9 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 47 / Section 30-47-9
§ 30-47-9. Reporting requirements; failure to report; crime created; criminal penalty; discrimination or retaliation for filing a report prohibited
Status: in_force

A. Any person paid in whole or part for providing to a resident any treatment, care, good, service or medication who has reasonable cause to believe that the resident has been abused, neglected or exploited shall report the abuse, neglect or exploitation in accordance with the provisions of Section 27-7-30 NMSA 1978 .

B. Any person required to make a report pursuant to Subsection A of this section who fails to do so is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 .

C. In addition to those persons required to report pursuant to Subsection A of this section, any other person shall make a report if the person has reasonable cause to believe that a patient or resident of a facility has been abused, neglected or exploited.

D. Any person making a report pursuant to Subsection C of this section shall not be liable in any civil or criminal action based on the report if it was made in good faith.

E. No facility shall, without just cause, discharge or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against any person who in good faith makes a report required or permitted by the Resident Abuse and Neglect Act, or testifies, or is about to testify, in any proceeding about the abuse, neglect or exploitation of a resident in that facility. For the purposes of this section, “retaliate” includes transferring to another facility, without just cause, over the objection of the resident or the resident's guardian, any resident who has reported an incident pursuant to this section.
N.M. Stat. § 5-13A-14 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 13A / Section 5-13A-14
§ 5-13A-14. Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

A. A qualified municipality having issued revenue bonds may issue refunding bonds payable from pledged revenues authorized for the payment of the revenue bonds at the time of the refunding or at the time of the issuance of the bonds being refunded, as the local governing body may determine, regardless of whether the revenue sources or the pledge of the revenues or both are modified at the time of the refunding.

B. Refunding bonds may be issued for the purpose of refinancing, paying and discharging all or a part of outstanding bonds of one or more outstanding bond issues:

(1) for the acceleration, deceleration or other modification of the payment of the obligations, including capitalization of interest that is in arrears or about to become due for any period not exceeding one year from the date of the refunding bonds;

(2) for the purpose of reducing interest costs or effecting other economies;

(3) for the purpose of modifying or eliminating restrictive contractual limitations pertaining to the issuance of additional bonds or otherwise concerning the outstanding bonds; or

(4) for any combination of the purposes set forth in this subsection.

C. The interest on a bond refunded shall not be increased to a rate in excess of the rate authorized in the Public Securities Act and shall be paid as authorized in that act.

D. Refunding bonds for any other purpose permitted by the Sports and Recreation Facility Financing Act may be issued separately or issued in combination in one series or more.

E. Except as otherwise provided in the Sports and Recreation Facility Financing Act, refunding bonds authorized in that act shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Sections 3-31-10 and 3-31-11 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 3-23-9 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 23 / Section 3-23-9
§ 3-23-9. Municipal utility; levy and collection of taxes not terminated by receivership
Status: in_force

The appointment of a receiver as authorized in Section 3-23-7 NMSA 1978 , does not release the municipality from its obligation to levy and collect the taxes provided by the terms of bonds or the law governing their issue.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-30A-15 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 30A / Section 59A-30A-15
§ 59A-30A-15. Recognition of assessment in rates
Status: in_force

The title insurance rates and premiums promulgated by the superintendent shall include amounts sufficient to recoup within three years after assessment a sum equal to the amounts paid to the association by the member insurers, less amounts returned to the member insurers by the association. Rates shall not be deemed excessive because they contain an amount reasonably calculated to recoup assessments paid by the member insurers. The entire amount of any such recoupment shall be passed through to insurers.
N.M. Stat. § 22-5A-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 5A / Section 22-5A-2
§ 22-5A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the School Alcohol-Free Zone Act:

A. “ alcoholic beverage ” means a beverage with no less than one-half percent alcohol and includes wine, beer, fermented, distilled, rectified and fortified beverages; and

B. “ school grounds ” means public elementary and secondary schools, including charter schools and facilities owned or leased by the school district in or on which public school-related and sanctioned activities are performed, but does not include other commercial properties owned by a school district but not related to the functions of a public school. “ School grounds ” includes the buildings, playing fields, parking lots and other facilities located on a school's premises.
N.M. Stat. § 19-8-10 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 19-8-10
§ 19-8-10. Saline leases; royalties; record of sales; conditions
Status: in_force

The commissioner may execute leases for the extraction of salt from the saline lands and lakes belonging to the state. Such leases shall provide for a royalty on all salt extracted therefrom of not less than ten percent of the actual sale price at the place of extraction. Said royalties shall be paid quarterly and accurate record shall be kept of all sales made. All leases made hereunder shall contain such conditions and shall provide for the cancellation of the lease by the commissioners for the breach thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 9-1-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 9-1-12
§ 9-1-12. Preservation of powers of policy-making boards
Status: in_force

All policy-making boards and commissions within the two departments shall retain at least the amount of autonomy and control they possess under present law.