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N.M. Stat. § 66-3-2.6 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-2.6
§ 66-3-2.6. Preservation of international registration plan records; audit
Status: in_force

Any owner whose application for registration under the international registration plan has been accepted shall preserve the records on which the application is based either for a period of four years following the year or period upon which the application is based or for any other period required by the state that is considered to be the base state of the vehicle under the terms of a multistate agreement on registration of vehicles to which this state is a party. Upon request of the division, the owner shall make the records available to the division at the owner's office for audit as to accuracy of computation and payments. If the owner maintains and keeps the owner's records, books or papers at any place outside of the state, the director or the director's authorized agent may examine them at the place where they are kept. The division may make arrangements with agencies of other jurisdictions administering motor vehicle laws for joint audits of any such owners.
N.M. Stat. § 13-4D-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4D / Section 13-4D-5
§ 13-4D-5. Fund created; disbursement of funds
Status: in_force

There is created the “public works apprentice and training fund” in the labor and industrial division of the labor department. Contributions into the fund shall be as provided under the provisions of Section 13-4D-4 NMSA 1978 . Funds contributed under the provisions of the Public Works Apprentice and Training Act shall be distributed in the following manner:

A. no more than fifteen percent of the funds may be used by the public works bureau of the labor and industrial division of the labor department to hire staff to administer the funds collected by the division; and

B. the remainder of the funds shall be used for approved apprentice and training programs in New Mexico. The labor and industrial division of the labor department shall develop an annual budget and, subject to appropriation by the legislature in the general appropriation act, shall disburse funds to approved apprentice and training programs in New Mexico, taking into account participant contact hours of classroom instruction and on-the-job training for the preceding year, to be not less than ninety percent of one hundred forty-four contact hours of classroom instruction per participant per school year and not less than one thousand hours of on-the-job training per twelve-month period. Notwithstanding any language in the general appropriation act that otherwise limits budget adjustments, if the fund balance available for disbursement to approved programs exceeds the amount appropriated, pursuant to Sections 6-3-23 through 6-3-25 NMSA 1978 , the labor department may request budget increases up to the excess fund balance for distribution to the programs.
N.M. Stat. § 21-29-2 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 29 / Section 21-29-2
§ 21-29-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the WICHE Loan for Service Act:

A. “ commission ” [ department ] means the commission on higher education [higher education department]; and

B. “ student ” means a New Mexico resident who is a graduate of a New Mexico high school or has resided in New Mexico for three consecutive years immediately preceding application to the program and who attends or is about to attend a graduate or professional program of education through the auspices of the Compact for Western Regional Cooperation in Higher Education.
N.M. Stat. § 62-15-14 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 15 / Section 62-15-14
§ 62-15-14. Merger
Status: in_force

Any one or more cooperatives, each of which is designated a “merging cooperative” in this section, may merge into another cooperative, designated the “surviving cooperative” in this section, by complying with the following requirements:

A. the proposition for the merger of the merging cooperatives into the surviving cooperative and proposed articles of merger to give effect to the merger shall be first approved by the board of trustees of each merging cooperative and by the board of trustees of the surviving cooperative. The proposed articles of merger shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to the Rural Electric Cooperative Act and shall state:

(1) the name of each merging cooperative, the address of its principal office and the date of the filing of its articles of incorporation in the office of the secretary of state;

(2) the name of the surviving cooperative and the address of its principal office;

(3) a statement that the merging cooperatives elect to be merged into the surviving cooperative;

(4) the terms and conditions of the merger and the mode of carrying it into effect, including the manner and basis of converting the memberships in the merging cooperatives into memberships in the surviving cooperative and the issuance of certificates of membership in respect of the converted memberships; and

(5) any provisions not inconsistent with the Rural Electric Cooperative Act deemed necessary or advisable for the conduct of the business and affairs of the surviving cooperative;

B. the proposition for the merger of the merging cooperatives into the surviving cooperative and the proposed articles of merger approved by the board of trustees of the respective cooperatives, parties to the proposed merger, shall then be submitted to a vote of the members of each such cooperative at any annual or special meeting, the notice of which shall set forth full particulars concerning the proposed merger. The proposed merger and the proposed articles of merger shall be deemed to be approved upon the affirmative vote of a simple majority of those members of each cooperative voting thereon at that meeting; and

C. upon approval by the members of the respective cooperatives, parties to the proposed merger, articles of merger in the form approved shall be executed and acknowledged on behalf of each such cooperative by its president or vice president, and its seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by its secretary. The president or vice president of each cooperative executing the articles of merger shall make and annex to the articles of merger an affidavit stating that the provisions of this section were duly complied with by such cooperative. The articles of merger and affidavits shall be submitted to the secretary of state for filing as provided in Section 62-15-19 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 19-14-2 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 14 / Section 19-14-2
§ 19-14-2. Waiver of requirements for reservation of rights in leases or conveyance for specific minerals; procedures for waiver
Status: in_force

A. The commissioner of public lands may waive by written order the reservation of rights required under Section 1 of this act in respect to any specific mineral, other than fossil fuels, for which there is no significant consumptive use within the state, but such order may be made only:

(1) after written notice is mailed by certified mail at least twenty days before the hearing required by Paragraph (3) of this subsection to the governor;

(2) after notice of the hearing required by Paragraph (3) of this subsection is posted in the same manner as notice of public sale of mineral leases is required to be posted under Section 19-8-33 NMSA 1978;

(3) after a public hearing on the issue of waiver under this subsection has been held by the commissioner of public lands or his designated representative in accordance with procedures adopted by the commissioner of public lands; and

(4) if the commissioner of public lands finds after considering the evidence produced at the hearing that a waiver of the provision would be in the best interests of the trust beneficiaries considering long-range and short-range benefits.

B. A waiver granted under Subsection A of this section shall be limited to a definite period of time not to exceed five years. Waivers may be renewed by the commissioner but only after following the procedure required under Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 12-10-20 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10 / Section 12-10-20
§ 12-10-20. Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who, during a state of emergency, fails to comply with restrictions imposed by proclamation of the governor under the Riot Control Act is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense under this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 29-2-29 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 2 / Section 29-2-29
§ 29-2-29. State police; group life insurance
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10-7-4 NMSA 1978 and in addition to all other benefits provided commissioned officers, the department shall provide life insurance coverage in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each state police officer to be paid to his designated beneficiary. The coverage shall include double indemnity provisions for death incurred in line of duty. The coverage shall be provided by a group term insurance policy, the premium for which shall be paid out of state funds appropriated to the department of public safety.
N.M. Stat. § 19-2-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 2 / Section 19-2-1
§ 19-2-1. Lands erroneously set apart to state; quitclaim to United States; selection of lands in lieu thereof
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public lands is authorized to quitclaim to the United States the title to any lands set apart to the state, under grants from the United States through error of the department of the interior or local land office, and which have been patented to other persons or corporations or on which, because of erroneous descriptions, filings have been made, and to select other lands of the United States in lieu thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-103 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-103
§ 7-9-103. Deduction; gross receipts; services provided for certain electric transmission and storage facilities
Status: in_force

Receipts from providing services to the New Mexico renewable energy transmission authority or an agent or lessee of the authority for the planning, installation, repair, maintenance or operation of an electric transmission facility or an interconnected storage facility acquired by the authority pursuant to the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority Act may be deducted from gross receipts.
N.M. Stat. § 22-11-3 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-3
§ 22-11-3. Educational retirement board; members; terms; vacancies
Status: in_force

A. The “educational retirement board” is created.

B. The board shall be composed of nine members, consisting of the following:

(1) the secretary of public education, or a designee of the secretary who:

(a) is a resident of New Mexico;

(b) is a current employee of the public education department; and

(c) possesses experience relevant to the financial or fiduciary aspects of pension or investment fund management;

(2) the state treasurer, or a designee of the treasurer who:

(a) is a resident of New Mexico;

(b) is a current employee of the state treasurer's office; and

(c) possesses experience relevant to the financial or fiduciary aspects of pension or investment fund management;

(3) one member to be elected for a term of four years by members of the New Mexico association of educational retirees;

(4) one member to be elected for a term of four years by the members of the national education association of New Mexico;

(5) one member to be elected for a term of four years by the New Mexico members of the American association of university professors;

(6) two members to be appointed by the governor for terms of four years each. Each member appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall have a background in investments, finance or pension fund administration;

(7) one member to be elected for a term of four years by the members of the American federation of teachers New Mexico; and

(8) the secretary of higher education, or a designee of the secretary who:

(a) is a resident of New Mexico;

(b) is a current employee of the higher education department; and

(c) possesses experience relevant to the financial or fiduciary aspects of pension or investment fund management.

C. A designee of a board member shall have the same responsibilities, duties, liabilities and immunities as the board member, including the indemnification provided by Subsection H of Section 22-11-13 NMSA 1978 . The appointment of a designee does not relieve the board member of the member's responsibilities, duties, liabilities and immunities as a board member, and the board member shall be fully responsible and liable for the actions of the designee while serving on the board.

D. In the initial composition of the board, the member elected by the members of the American association of university professors shall serve for a term of three years; one member appointed by the governor shall serve for a term of two years; and the other member appointed by the governor shall serve for a term of one year. In electing or appointing new members after the enactment of this 2021 act, the member elected by the American federation of teachers New Mexico shall serve an initial term of three years; thereafter, the members shall serve a term of four years.

E. Vacancies occurring in the terms of office of those members appointed by the governor or elected by an association shall be filled either by the governor appointing or the association electing a new member to fill the unexpired term.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1D-6 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1D / Section 24-1D-6
§ 24-1D-6. Evaluations prior to corps service; stipend payback
Status: in_force

A. All corps health professionals shall be licensed or certified to practice in New Mexico. If the corps determines that a person does not meet the corps' standards for service, that person shall not serve as a corps health professional.

B. Prior to service, the corps shall evaluate every student and resident to whom commitment stipends have been paid. Evaluations shall continue during service. Evaluations shall include grades; licensing test scores; recommendations of professors, professional mentors and co-workers; and other factors the corps determines by regulation to be pertinent to ensuring the provision of quality health care through the corps.

C. If a person to whom a commitment stipend has been paid does not qualify for service, he shall pay back the total stipend on terms and conditions set forth in the contract with the corps. If a person to whom a commitment stipend has been paid is serving in the corps and he is deemed unsatisfactory, he shall pay back the amount of stipend determined by formula to be owed pursuant to terms and conditions set forth in the contract with the corps.

D. If a person to whom a commitment stipend has been paid qualifies for service, he may pay back the stipend through service in a community specified by the department under conditions approved by the department even if he is not an employee or contractor of the corps.
N.M. Stat. § 69-25B-8 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 25B / Section 69-25B-8
§ 69-25B-8. Liens
Status: in_force

A. Within six months after the completion of projects to restore, reclaim, abate, control or prevent adverse effects of past mining practices on privately owned land, the director shall itemize the money so expended and may file a statement thereof in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the land lies, together with a notarized appraisal by an independent appraiser of the value of the land before the restoration, reclamation, abatement, control or prevention of adverse effects of past mining practices if the money so expended results in a significant increase in property value. The statement shall constitute a lien upon the land. The lien shall not exceed the amount determined by the appraisal to be the increase in the market value of the land as a result of the restoration, reclamation, abatement, control or prevention of the adverse effects of past mining practices. No lien shall be filed against the property of any person in accordance with this subsection who neither consented to nor participated in nor exercised control over the mining operation that necessitated the reclamation performed pursuant to the provisions of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act.

B. The landowner may proceed to petition the district court for the county in which the land lies within sixty days of the filing of the lien to determine the increase in the market value of the land as a result of the restoration, reclamation, abatement, control or prevention of the adverse effects of past mining practices. The amount found by the court to be the increase in value of the premises shall constitute the amount of the lien and be recorded with the statement provided for in this section. Any party aggrieved by the decision of the district court may appeal to the supreme court.

C. The lien provided in this section shall be entered in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the land lies. The statement shall constitute a lien upon the land as of the date of the expenditure of the money and have priority as a lien second only to the lien of ad valorem taxes imposed upon the land.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16G-15 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16G / Section 10-16G-15
§ 10-16G-15. Time limitations on jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall not accept or consider a complaint unless the complaint is filed with the commission within the later of two years from the date:

(1) on which the alleged conduct occurred; or

(2) the alleged conduct could reasonably have been discovered.

B. The commission shall not adjudicate a complaint filed against a candidate, except pursuant to the Campaign Reporting Act or Voter Action Act, less than sixty days before a primary or general election. During that time period, the commission may dismiss complaints that are frivolous or unsubstantiated or refer complaints that are outside the jurisdiction of the commission.

C. A complainant shall be notified in writing of the provisions of this section and shall also be notified in writing that the complainant may refer allegations of criminal conduct to the attorney general or the appropriate district attorney.

D. When commission action on a complaint is suspended pursuant to the provisions of this section, the respondent shall promptly be notified that a complaint has been filed and of the specific allegations in the complaint and the specific violations charged in the complaint.
N.M. Stat. § 4-53-4 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 53 / Section 4-53-4
§ 4-53-4. Powers and duties of commission
Status: in_force

The commission may:

A. review and approve, or disapprove with or without amendment, wholly, partially or conditionally, proposals to create special districts within the county;

B. review and approve, or disapprove petitions for the dissolution, consolidation or merger of special districts within the county; and

C. adopt standards and procedures consistent with the provisions of the Special District Procedures Act for the evaluation of proposals for the creation, dissolution, consolidation and merger of special districts.
N.M. Stat. § 73-9-11 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 9 / Section 73-9-11
§ 73-9-11. Election board; chairman's powers; opening and closing polls; return
Status: in_force

One of the judges shall be chairman of the election board and may: first-administer all oaths required in the progress of any election; second-appoint judges and clerks, if during the progress of the election any judge or clerk ceases to act. Any member of the board of election, or any clerk thereof, may administer and certify the oaths required to be administered during the progress of an election. Before opening the polls, each member of the board must take and subscribe an oath to faithfully perform the duties imposed upon him by law. An elector of the precinct may administer and certify such oath. The polls must be opened at eight o'clock in the morning of election and be kept open until six o'clock p.m. of the same day. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the board of election to forthwith deliver the return duly certified to the board of directors of the district.
N.M. Stat. § 74-12-1 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 12 / Section 74-12-1
§ 74-12-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Night Sky Protection Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 52-6-20 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 6 / Section 52-6-20
§ 52-6-20. Deficits and insolvencies
Status: in_force

A. If the assets of a group are at any time insufficient to enable the group to discharge its legal liabilities and other obligations and to maintain the reserves required of it under the Group Self-Insurance Act, it shall forthwith make up the deficiency or levy an assessment upon its members for the amount needed to make up the deficiency.

B. In the event of a deficiency in any fund year, such deficiency shall be made up immediately, either from:

(1) surplus from a fund year other than the current fund year;

(2) administrative funds;

(3) assessment of the membership, if ordered by the group; or

(4) such alternate method as the director may approve or direct.

The director shall be notified prior to any transfer of surplus funds from one fund year to another.

C. If the group fails to assess its members or to otherwise make up such deficit within thirty days, the director shall order it to do so.

D. If the group fails to make the required assessment of its members within thirty days after the director orders it to do so, or if the deficiency is not fully made up within sixty days after the date on which such assessment is made, or within such longer period of time as may be specified by the director, the group shall be deemed to be insolvent.

E. The director shall proceed against an insolvent group in the same manner as the superintendent would proceed against an insolvent domestic insurer in this state as prescribed by the Insurance Code. The director shall have the same powers and limitations in such proceedings as are provided to the superintendent under that code, except as otherwise provided in the Group Self-Insurance Act.

F. In the event of the liquidation of a group, the director shall levy an assessment upon its members for such an amount as the director determines to be necessary to discharge all liabilities of the group, including the reasonable cost of liquidation.