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N.M. Stat. § 9-11-1 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 11 / Section 9-11-1
§ 9-11-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 9, Article 11 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Taxation and Revenue Department Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 19-1-20 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 1 / Section 19-1-20
§ 19-1-20. Transfers and distributions of funds for schools and institutions
Status: in_force

A. All income and current funds created by Section 19-1-17 NMSA 1978 for the common schools and various state institutions shall be transferred by the secretary of finance and administration, from time to time, to the credit of the schools and institutions to be used as provided by law for the support and maintenance of the schools and institutions.

B. The secretary of finance and administration shall make distributions from the land grant permanent funds enumerated in Section 19-1-17 NMSA 1978 in the amount authorized by and calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 12, Section 7 of the constitution of New Mexico .

C. One-twelfth of the total amount authorized to be distributed in a fiscal year pursuant to Article 12, Section 7 of the constitution of New Mexico shall be distributed each month to the beneficiaries enumerated in Section 19-1-17 NMSA 1978 . Each beneficiary shall receive that portion of the monthly distribution to which it is entitled pursuant to law.
N.M. Stat. § 58-19-14 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 19 / Section 58-19-14
§ 58-19-14. Validity of assignment of contracts
Status: in_force

Any sales finance company may purchase or acquire, or agree to purchase or acquire, from any seller any contract on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between them. Filing of the assignment, notice to the buyer of the assignment and any requirement that the holder maintain dominion over the payments or the motor vehicle if repossessed shall not be necessary to the validity of a written assignment of a contract as against creditors, subsequent purchasers, pledgees, mortgagees and lien claimants of the seller. Unless the buyer has notice of the assignment of his contract, payment thereunder made by the buyer to the last known holder of such contract shall be binding upon all subsequent holders.
N.M. Stat. § 24-8-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 8 / Section 24-8-6
§ 24-8-6. Health facility licensure; affirmative statement of compliance required as condition of licensure; prohibition against certain policies of health facilities, state and local governmental units
Status: in_force

A. No health facility shall include in its bylaws or other governing policy statement a statement that:

(1) interferes with the physician-patient relationship in connection with the provision of any family planning service; or

(2) establishes or authorizes any standard or requirement in violation of Section 5 of the Family Planning Act, provided that nothing in the Family Planning Act shall be construed to require any hospital or clinic that objects on moral or religious grounds to admit any person for the purpose of being sterilized.

B. Neither the state nor its local governmental units shall have any written or unwritten policy that interferes with the physician-patient relationship in connection with the provision of family planning services except for provisions required by law or regulations relating to payment from public funds to a provider of family planning services.

C. No license or a renewal of a license shall be issued by the state to a health facility if it is in violation of the provisions of Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 2-5-2 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-2
§ 2-5-2. Legislative finance committee staff
Status: in_force

The position of “director of the legislative finance committee” is created. The director shall be hired by the legislative finance committee, and shall serve at the pleasure of the legislative finance committee. The director shall be provided with the necessary office space, supplies, equipment and assistants by the legislative finance committee. His salary shall be set by the legislative finance committee.
N.M. Stat. § 70-7-13 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 7 / Section 70-7-13
§ 70-7-13. Income from unitized substances
Status: in_force

The portion of the unit production allocated to any tract, and the proceeds from the sale thereof, shall be the property and income of the several persons to whom, or to whose credit, the same are allocated or payable under the order providing for unit operations.
N.M. Stat. § 22-2B-7 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 2B / Section 22-2B-7
§ 22-2B-7. Culturally and linguistically diverse student populations; professional development for school personnel
Status: in_force

A. All cooperatives that want to provide technical assistance and professional development for teachers, educational assistants and other instructional support staff in the educational needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students shall join together and submit one application to the department for funding. The group of participating cooperatives shall assign one cooperative to provide coordination, financial accounting and disbursement of funding received from the department to all participating cooperatives.

B. With council approval, each cooperative may provide or contract for technical assistance and professional development for teachers, educational assistants and other instructional support staff that are focused on the educational needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students.

C. Technical assistance and professional development programs shall be aligned with state academic content standards, benchmarks and performance standards for bilingual multicultural education and shall meet school district and charter school educational plans related to bilingual multicultural education, Indian education and Hispanic education.

D. Professional development programs shall be centered on the following:

(1) research-based bilingual multicultural education and language revitalization programs and implications for instruction;

(2) best practices in teaching English as a second language, English language development, bilingual multicultural education and language revitalization programs;

(3) classroom assessments that support academic and language development;

(4) principles of first and second language acquisition, including language revitalization, differentiated language instruction and sheltered content instruction; and

(5) effective practices of program implementation and program evaluation.

E. With council approval, a cooperative may offer professional development to school personnel in school districts and charter schools that are not members of the cooperative and may charge a course fee, which shall not be more than the actual per-participant cost of attendance at the professional development program.

F. Each participating cooperative shall provide direct technical assistance, in addition to professional development, that results in improved culturally and linguistically responsive education in public schools. The participating cooperatives shall work closely with appropriate service providers to build and support cooperative, school district and charter school internal capacity of their staff and their members' staff to ensure long-term, local, sustained support to teachers and other school personnel who work with culturally and linguistically diverse students.
N.M. Stat. § 14-9A-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 9A / Section 14-9A-6
§ 14-9A-6. Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

In applying and construing the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-14
§ 19-7-14. Owner of improvements compensated by purchaser or by subsequent lessee
Status: in_force

Whenever any state lands are sold or leased to a person other than the holder of an existing surface lease and upon which lands there are improvements belonging to such lessee or to another person, the purchaser or subsequent lessee, as the case may be, shall pay to the commissioner of public lands for the benefit of the owner of the improvements the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made by the commissioner of public lands. In lieu of such payment, a subsequent purchaser or lessee may file with the commissioner a bill of sale or waiver of payment signed by the owner of the improvements.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-23H-6 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 23H / Section 59A-23H-6
§ 59A-23H-6. New Mexico health insurance exchange duties
Status: in_force

A. Upon receipt of a taxpayer's insurance-relevant information from the department, the exchange shall assess the taxpayer's eligibility or the eligibility of members of the taxpayer's household for qualified health plans and financial assistance. If the required insurance-relevant information is insufficient to assess the eligibility of the taxpayer or the eligibility of the members of the taxpayer's household for those health coverage programs, the exchange may request additional information from the taxpayer.

B. If the exchange assesses that a taxpayer or a member of the taxpayer's household is eligible for a qualified health plan available through the exchange pursuant to the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange Act, the exchange shall provide the taxpayer with information on:

(1) qualified health plans available to the taxpayer or members of the taxpayer's household through the exchange;

(2) specific enrollment instructions for each of those qualified health plans available to the taxpayer or members of the taxpayer's household; and

(3) the federal premium assistance credit provided pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 36B .

C. If a taxpayer informs the exchange that the taxpayer is interested in enrolling in a qualified health plan for which the taxpayer or a member of the taxpayer's household is eligible, the exchange shall provide the taxpayer with a special enrollment period pursuant to the provisions of Section 59A-23F-6.1 NMSA 1978 .

D. The exchange may enroll a taxpayer or a member of the taxpayer's household in a qualified health plan for which that person is eligible and for which that person would not be charged a premium; provided that the required consent under the required legal authority is made pursuant to Section 4 of the Easy Enrollment Act.

E. When, pursuant to this section, a taxpayer enrolls or is enrolled in a qualified health plan available through the exchange, the exchange shall:

(1) ensure that coverage begins within the time period required by law; and

(2) provide the taxpayer with at least an annual reminder of the need for the taxpayer to notify the exchange of any change in household circumstances applicable to health care coverage of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's household member.

F. If the exchange assesses that a taxpayer or a member of the taxpayer's household may be eligible for a health plan available through the New Mexico medical insurance pool pursuant to the Medical Insurance Pool Act, the exchange shall inform the taxpayer of that potential eligibility and refer the taxpayer to the New Mexico medical insurance pool for enrollment purposes.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-127 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-127
§ 66-3-127. Warning of violation; removal of vehicle
Status: in_force

A. A law enforcement officer is authorized to place a warning sticker on any motor vehicle displayed at a location in violation of Section 2 of this act and to provide for removal of the vehicle if it is at the same location twenty-four hours after the warning sticker is placed on the motor vehicle.

B. The warning sticker shall contain the following information:

(1) the date and time the warning sticker was affixed to the motor vehicle;

(2) a statement that pursuant to this violation, if the motor vehicle is not removed within twenty-four hours after the sticker is affixed, the motor vehicle shall be towed away and stored at the owner's expense and if the motor vehicle is moved to another unlawful location, it will be subject to immediate removal without warning; and

(3) the location and telephone number where additional information may be obtained.

C. If a motor vehicle on which a warning sticker has once been issued and affixed is found in another unlawful location, the law enforcement officer may immediately without warning provide that the motor vehicle be towed away and stored at the owner's expense.

D. Within forty-eight hours after a motor vehicle is towed away and stored pursuant to this section, the towing and storage facility so designated by the law enforcement agency shall give written notice by certified mail to the registered owner of the motor vehicle, if known, that the motor vehicle has been towed away and shall give the address of the storage facility where the motor vehicle is stored.
N.M. Stat. § 57-9-3.1 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 9 / Section 57-9-3.1
§ 57-9-3.1. Weighing devices
Status: in_force

All devices used to weigh precious metals by an owner of a store shall have been inspected and approved for use by a weights and measures officer of this state within a period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of the weighing.
N.M. Stat. § 6-25A-8 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 25A / Section 6-25A-8
§ 6-25A-8. Bonds; authorization for issuance; terms and conditions
Status: in_force

A. Bonds of the authority shall be authorized by resolution of the authority and may be issued in one or more series. The bonds shall bear the dates, be in the form, be issued in the denominations, have terms and maturities, bear interest at rates and be payable and evidenced in the manner and times as the resolution of the authority or the trust agreement securing the bonds provides. The bonds may be redeemed with or without premiums prior to maturity, may be ranked or assigned priority status and may contain provisions not inconsistent with this subsection.

B. Bonds issued by the authority may be sold at any time at private or public sale at the prices agreed upon by the authority.

C. Bonds of the authority may be issued pursuant to the New Mexico Exposition Center Authority Act without obtaining the consent of any agency of the state and without any other proceeding or condition other than the proceedings or conditions specified in the New Mexico Exposition Center Authority Act.

D. Bonds issued by the authority are negotiable instruments for all purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code, subject only to the provisions of the bonds for registrations.

E. A resolution for the issuance of bonds shall provide that each bond authorized shall recite that it is issued by the authority. The recital shall clearly state that the bonds are in full compliance with all the provisions of the New Mexico Exposition Center Authority Act.
N.M. Stat. § 52-3-19 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 3 / Section 52-3-19
§ 52-3-19. Notice of disablement to employer; employer to post clear notice of requirement
Status: in_force

A. Any worker claiming to be entitled to benefits under the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law from any employer shall give notice in writing to his employer of the occupational disease within fifteen days after the beginning of such disablement, unless, by reason of his disablement or some other cause beyond his control, the worker is prevented from giving notice within that time, in which case he shall give notice as soon as may reasonably be done and at all events not later than sixty days after the beginning of such disablement.

B. No written notice is required to be given where the employer or any superintendent or foreman or other agent in charge of the work in connection with which the disablement was occasioned had actual knowledge of such disablement.

C. Each employer shall post, and keep posted in conspicuous places upon his premises where notices to employees and applicants for employment are customarily posted, a notice that advises workers of the requirement specified in Subsection A of this section to give the employer notice in writing of the disablement within fifteen days of its occurrence. The notice shall be prepared or approved by the director. The failure of an employer to post the notice required in this subsection shall toll the time a worker has to give the notice in writing specified in Subsection A of this section up to but no longer than the maximum sixty-day period.

D. An employer may not use lack of notice under this section as a defense to a worker's disablement compensation claim when the employer files a report of accident under Section 52-3-51 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 62-10-12 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 10 / Section 62-10-12
§ 62-10-12. Recording orders
Status: in_force

Every order, finding, authorization or certificate issued or approved by the commission under any provisions of this act shall be in writing and entered on the records of the commission. A certificate under the seal of the commission that any such order, finding, authorization or certificate has not been stayed, suspended or revoked shall be received as evidence in any proceedings as to the facts therein stated.
N.M. Stat. § 47-14-1 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 14 / Section 47-14-1
§ 47-14-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 47, Article 14 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Appraisal Management Company Registration Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 12-10-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10 / Section 12-10-17
§ 12-10-17. Proclamation of emergency
Status: in_force

Upon request of the mayor of a municipality or the sheriff of a county or a majority of the members of the governing body of the municipality or county having jurisdiction and after finding that a public disorder, disaster or emergency which affects life or property exists in the state, the governor may proclaim a state of emergency in the area affected. The proclamation becomes effective immediately upon its signing by the governor, but the governor shall give public notice of its contents through the public press and other news media.
N.M. Stat. § 61-34-9 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 34 / Section 61-34-9
§ 61-34-9. Requirements for licensure
Status: in_force

A. The board shall issue a license as a community signed language interpreter to a person who:

(1) files a completed application that is accompanied by the required fees; and

(2) submits satisfactory evidence that the person:

(a) has reached the age of majority;

(b) is of good moral character;

(c) has completed all educational requirements established by the board; and

(d) holds certification under a nationally recognized signed language interpreters organization or by an equivalent organization as defined by rule of the board.

B. The board shall issue a license as an educational signed language interpreter to a person who:

(1) files a completed application that is accompanied by the required fees; and

(2) submits satisfactory evidence that the person:

(a) has reached the age of majority;

(b) is of good moral character;

(c) has completed all educational requirements established by the board; and

(d) provides evidence of passing a skill assessment exam as established by rule.

C. The board shall issue a one-time, five-year provisional license to a person not meeting the community signed language interpreter or educational signed language interpreter requirements for licensure as a signed language interpreter pursuant to the Signed Language Interpreting Practices Act if the person:

(1) has completed an interpreter education program or interpreter preparation program; or

(2) is employed as a community signed language interpreter or an educational signed language interpreter at the time that act becomes effective.
N.M. Stat. § 40-10B-9 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 10B / Section 40-10B-9
§ 40-10B-9. Guardian ad litem; appointment
Status: in_force

A. In a proceeding to appoint a guardian pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the child upon the motion of a party or solely in the court's discretion. The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem if a parent of the child is participating in the proceeding and objects to the appointment requested.

B. In a proceeding in which a parent of the child has petitioned for the revocation of a guardianship established pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act and the guardian objects to the revocation, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem.

C. The court may order all or some of the parties to a proceeding to pay a reasonable fee of a guardian ad litem. If all of the parties are indigent, the court may award a reasonable fee to the guardian ad litem to be paid out of funds of the court.
N.M. Stat. § 21-4-1 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 4 / Section 21-4-1
§ 21-4-1. Management and control of northern New Mexico college
Status: in_force

The management and control of the northern New Mexico state school at El Rito, also known as northern New Mexico college, and the appointment, qualification, powers and duties of its board of regents shall be the same as provided in Article 12, Section 13 of the constitution of New Mexico for the other state educational institutions mentioned in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico .
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-44 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 20-12-44
§ 20-12-44. Military property of the United States; loss, damage, destruction or wrongful disposition
Status: in_force

Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who, without proper authority:

A. sells or otherwise disposes of;

B. willfully or through neglect damages, destroys or loses; or

C. willfully or through neglect suffers to be lost, damaged, sold or wrongfully disposed of;

any military property of the United States, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
N.M. Stat. § 65-3-12 — NM Code / Chapter 65 / Article 3 / Section 65-3-12
§ 65-3-12. Repair and maintenance
Status: in_force

The director shall adopt rules and regulations concerning the systematic inspection, repair and maintenance of all commercial motor carrier vehicles. The regulations shall not be inconsistent with or more stringent than applicable federal safety standards.

A. The regulations shall provide for:

(1) proper lubrication and absence of oil and grease leaks;

(2) inspection of motor vehicles in operation by certified inspectors of the division at ports of entry, at suitable locations along the highway and at a carrier's place of business;

(3) driver's vehicle inspection reports;

(4) periodic vehicle inspection by the motor carrier, by a certified inspector of the division or by another inspector authorized by the director;

(5) inspector qualifications;

(6) minimum periodic inspection standards; and

(7) record-keeping associated with these requirements.

B. These regulations shall authorize a vehicle to be placed out-of-service because of mechanical or operational dysfunction causing a vehicle to be unsafe. The out-of-service condition shall preclude the use of the vehicle until the condition for placing the vehicle out-of-service is remedied.

C. Motor carriers shall make safety-related records available to division enforcement personnel upon request.
N.M. Stat. § 61-18A-12 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 18A / Section 61-18A-12
§ 61-18A-12. Approval of applications
Status: in_force

No application for license shall be approved by the director unless the applicant has met all requirements of the Collection Agency Regulatory Act and any rules and regulations established thereunder. When said requirements have been met, the director shall grant and issue a license in the form provided by the Collection Agency Regulatory Act.