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N.M. Stat. § 70-2-22 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 2 / Section 70-2-22
§ 70-2-22. Rules and regulations to effectuate prohibitions against purchase or handling of excess oil or natural gas; penalties
Status: in_force

A. The division is specifically authorized and directed to make such rules, regulations and orders, and may provide for such certificates of clearance or tenders, as may be necessary to make effective the prohibitions contained in Section 70-2-21 NMSA 1978 .

B. Unless and until the division provides for certificates of clearance or tenders, or some other method, so that any person may have an opportunity to determine whether any contemplated transaction of sale or purchase or acquisition, or of transportation, refining, processing or handling in any other way, involves illegal oil or illegal oil product, or illegal gas or illegal gas product, no penalty shall be imposed for the sale or purchase or acquisition, or the transportation, refining, processing or handling in any other way, of illegal oil or illegal oil product, or illegal gas or illegal gas product, except under circumstances stated in the succeeding provisions of this paragraph. Penalties shall be imposed for the commission of each transaction prohibited in Section 70-2-21 NMSA 1978 when the person committing the same knows that illegal oil or illegal oil product, or illegal gas or illegal gas product, is involved in such transaction, or when such person could have known or determined such fact by the exercise of reasonable diligence or from facts within his knowledge. However, regardless of lack of actual notice or knowledge, penalties as provided in this act shall apply to any sale or purchase or acquisition, and to the transportation, refining, processing or handling in any other way, of illegal oil or illegal oil product, or illegal gas or illegal gas product where administrative provision is made for identifying the character of the commodity as to its legality. It shall likewise be a violation for which penalties shall be imposed for any person to sell or purchase or acquire, or to transport, refine, process or handle in any way any crude petroleum oil or natural gas or any product thereof without complying with the rule, regulation or order of the commission or division relating thereto.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2-6 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-6
§ 17-2-6. Game and fish management areas; closed lakes or streams; notice
Status: in_force

All game and fish management areas, rest grounds and closed lakes or streams or closed portions of lakes or streams shall be conspicuously posted with posters setting forth their purpose and the penalties for violating the rules and regulations applicable to them. This posting is legal notice against the violation of applicable laws, rules or regulations.
N.M. Stat. § 73-6-40 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 6 / Section 73-6-40
§ 73-6-40. Commissioners report; trial; findings; confirmation
Status: in_force

But if the preliminary report be that the benefits of said proposed work (or work by the commissioners proposed) will exceed the damages and the cost of construction and that the agricultural interests will be promoted thereby, and no remonstrance thereto is filed, or if on the trial of the issues made on said report the court finds that the benefits will exceed the damages and cost of construction, and that the agricultural interests will be promoted by said proposed work, the court shall make and file such findings in writing and make an order confirming said report or directing amendment of the report to conform to the findings of said court. And when so amended the court shall by order confirm the same and direct said commissioners to proceed with said work with all convenient speed.
N.M. Stat. § 2-1-10 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 2-1-10
§ 2-1-10. Legislative subpoenas; form; issuance; penalty
Status: in_force

A. During any regular or special session of the legislature upon request of a standing committee of either house of the legislature and approval by a majority vote of the elected members of the house of which such committee is a part, the presiding officer of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives shall issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of any witnesses or command the person to whom directed to produce any books, papers, documents or tangible items designated therein, at any investigation or hearing before the body issuing the subpoena.

B. Every subpoena shall be issued by the duly authorized legislative officer, under the name of the house or senate, and shall command each person to whom it is directed to attend and give testimony, or to produce documents or other designated articles at a time and place therein specified. Service of process may be made by any person designated by the officer issuing the subpoena.

C. Witnesses who may be subpoenaed to appear before any body of the legislature, or to produce any designated books, papers, documents or tangible items shall receive as compensation the sum of five dollars ($5.00) a day for each day they are in actual attendance in obedience to the subpoena, and eight cents ($.08) for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in coming to or going from the place of examination, but nothing shall be paid for traveling expenses when the witnesses have been subpoenaed at the place of examination.

D. Any person who shall refuse or neglect to comply with a subpoena, duly issued by the proper officer of the legislature, shall upon conviction be guilty of contempt of the legislature, and punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the judge.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-407.1 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-407.1
§ 66-3-407.1. Special registration plates
Status: in_force

Any person who is entitled to a special registration plate, as provided for in Sections 66-3-405 through 66-3-407 NMSA 1978 , and subsequently fails to qualify for such a special registration plate shall remove the special registration plate no later than January 1 of the year following the year in which the person failed to qualify for the special registration plate.
N.M. Stat. § 49-6-6 — NM Code / Chapter 49 / Article 6 / Section 49-6-6
§ 49-6-6. Bonds of trustees
Status: in_force

That any and all persons appointed by said court as trustees under the provisions of this article, shall give bond to the state of New Mexico conditioned as receiver's bonds are.
N.M. Stat. § 3-39-23 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 39 / Section 3-39-23
§ 3-39-23. Judicial review
Status: in_force

A. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the board of appeals, any taxpayer or any officer, department, board or bureau of the political subdivision may file an appeal pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 .

B. Costs shall not be allowed against the board of appeals unless it appears to the court that it acted with gross negligence, in bad faith or with malice in making the decision appealed from.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2-19 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-19
§ 17-2-19. Enforcement of game laws; powers of conservation officers
Status: in_force

A. The director of the department of game and fish, each conservation officer, each sheriff in his respective county and each member of the New Mexico state police shall enforce Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and shall:

(1) seize any game or fish held in violation of that chapter;

(2) with or without warrant, arrest any person whom he knows to be guilty of a violation of that chapter; and

(3) open, enter and examine all camps, wagons, cars, tents, packs, boxes, barrels and packages where he has reason to believe any game or fish taken or held in violation of that chapter is to be found, and seize it.

B. Any warrant for the arrest of a person shall be issued upon sworn complaint, the same as in other criminal cases, and any search warrant shall issue upon a written showing of probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, describing the places to be searched or the persons or things to be seized.

C. Conservation officers may, under the direction of the state game commission and the director of the department of game and fish:

(1) establish from time to time, as needed for the proper functioning of the game and fish research and management division, checking stations at points along established roads, or roadblocks, for the purpose of detecting and apprehending persons violating the game and fish laws and the regulations referred to in Section 17-2-10 NMSA 1978;

(2) under emergency circumstances and while on official duty only enforce the provisions of the Criminal Code and the Motor Vehicle Code; and

(3) while on official duty only, enforce the provisions of:

(a) Sections 30-14-1 and 30-14-1.1 NMSA 1978 pertaining to criminal trespass;

(b) Section 30-7-4 NMSA 1978 pertaining to negligent use of a deadly weapon;

(c) Section 30-15-1 NMSA 1978 pertaining to criminal damage to property;

(d) Section 30-22-1 NMSA 1978 pertaining to resisting, evading or obstructing an officer; and

(e) Section 72-1-8 NMSA 1978 pertaining to camping next to a manmade water hole.
N.M. Stat. § 21-7-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 7 / Section 21-7-9
§ 21-7-9. Departmental faculties; course of instruction; books, degrees and diplomas; removal of officers
Status: in_force

The immediate government of the several departments shall be entrusted to their respective faculties, but the regents shall have the power to regulate the course of instruction, and prescribe the books and authorities to be used in the several departments, and also confer such degrees and grant such diplomas as are usually conferred and granted by other universities. The regents shall have power to remove any officer connected with the university when in their judgment the interests require it.
N.M. Stat. § 57-18-9 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 18 / Section 57-18-9
§ 57-18-9. Licenses; period; renewal
Status: in_force

Each weighmaster license shall be issued for a period of one year. Effective date of license shall be determined by the director. The license holder shall file a renewal application with the director prior to the expiration date. Renewal applications shall be in the form prescribed by the director.
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-9 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-9
§ 72-17-9. Appointment of first board
Status: in_force

When this act goes into effect, the governor shall forthwith appoint five qualified electors of the authority as the directors comprising the first board. They shall serve until their successors have been elected and qualified. Immediately upon their appointment the five directors shall meet, qualify and choose officers, as provided for organizational meetings thereafter in Section 13 hereof.
N.M. Stat. § 13-1B-6 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 1B / Section 13-1B-6
§ 13-1B-6. Loan program; duties of the department
Status: in_force

A. The department shall:

(1) administer the provisions of the Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act, except that the provisions of Section 13-1B-3 NMSA 1978 shall be administered by the commission on higher education and the state department of public education for their respective programs;

(2) establish a program to make loans to the agencies and departments of state government, political subdivisions and educational institutions, individually or jointly, to facilitate the acquisition of vehicles of the agencies and departments of state government, political subdivisions and educational institutions in accordance with the Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act;

(3) review, evaluate and approve or reject all loan applications submitted to obtain loans from the fund;

(4) submit an annual report to the governor and the legislature evaluating the status and the effectiveness of the Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act; and

(5) have an annual audit performed on the administration of the fund.

B. The department shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of the Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act, including rules and regulations governing:

(1) the procedures and format for submitting loan applications to the department to obtain a loan from the fund;

(2) the criteria to review, evaluate and approve loan applications;

(3) the procedure to determine the distribution of money in the fund; and

(4) the procedure to determine and notify an applicant of the progress on a loan application.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7A / Section 10-7A-1
§ 10-7A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 10 of this act may be cited as the “Deferred Compensation Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-18
§ 21-8-18. Sale of building and improvement bonds; notice, publication and contents; bids; purchase by state treasurer; acceptance by public officials
Status: in_force

The board shall offer said bonds for sale, after publication of notice of the time and place of sale, in some newspaper of general circulation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date fixed for said sale. Such notice shall specify the amount, denomination, maturity dates and the description of the bonds to be offered for sale, and the place, day and hour at which sealed bids therefor will be received and opened, and that only unconditional bids will be considered, and that each bid must be accompanied by a certified check drawn on a solvent bank or trust company, payable to the order of the secretary and treasurer of said board, for not less than five per centum of the par value of the bonds offered for sale, as a guaranty that the bonds will be taken by the bidder if his bid is accepted and the bidder does not take and pay for the bonds in accordance therewith. At the place and time specified in such notice, the board or the executive committee thereof shall publicly open the bids and award the bonds to the responsible bidder or bidders offering the highest price therefor, but no bid shall be accepted for less than the par value of said bonds, plus the accrued interest from the last preceding interest date to the date of delivery of said bonds. Before delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, the secretary and treasurer of the board shall detach and cancel all matured interest coupons. Said board or the executive committee thereof, shall have and reserve the right to reject any and all bids at such sale, and readvertise the same. The state treasurer may, with the approval of the state board of finance and the other officials whose approval may be required by law for the investment of public funds, purchase such bonds at par and accrued interest to date of delivery for such investment, without the necessity of them being advertised or publicly offered for sale by the board, or after rejection of bids for all or any part of any issue. Such bonds shall be accepted at their par value by all public officials in this state as security for the repayment of all deposits of public moneys of this state, or of any county, municipality or public institution thereof, and as security for the faithful performance of any obligation or duty to guarantee the performance of which such officials are now authorized by law to accept a deposit of the bonds of this state or of the United States of America.
N.M. Stat. § 68-2-3 — NM Code / Chapter 68 / Article 2 / Section 68-2-3
§ 68-2-3. State forester; compensation; qualifications
Status: in_force

A. The director of the forestry division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department is the “state forester” and shall be paid a salary, set by the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources.

B. No individual may be appointed as the state forester unless the individual is, by reason of scientific education and experience, knowledgeable in the principles of forest management.
N.M. Stat. § 70-5-18 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 5 / Section 70-5-18
§ 70-5-18. Civil penalty for failure to comply with act or any order, rule or regulation
Status: in_force

The failure of any person, firm or corporation or any association engaged in any LP gas or CNG activity or operation requiring a license by the bureau to comply, within forty-eight hours after the receipt of any certified order of the bureau or commission requiring compliance, with the laws relating to LP gases or CNG or any order, rule or regulation of the bureau or commission shall subject the person or the officers of the corporation to a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day the violation continues, and the attorney general may institute civil actions in the district court of the county in which the violation occurs to recover penalties in the name and on behalf of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 1-20-21 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 20 / Section 1-20-21
§ 1-20-21. Unlawful possession of alcoholic liquors
Status: in_force

Unlawful possession of alcoholic liquors consists of the use or possession of any alcoholic liquor by any member of the election board while performing official duties on election day.

Whoever commits unlawful possession of alcoholic liquors is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 17-3-13.4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 17-3-13.4
§ 17-3-13.4. Big game depredation damage fund; creation; expenditure
Status: in_force

A. The “big game depredation damage fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations made to the fund, revenues received by the department of game and fish from the sale of big game depredation damage stamps and earnings from the investment of the fund. The fund shall be administered by the department and money in the fund is appropriated to the department to carry out the provisions of Subsection B of this section. Payments from the fund shall be by warrant of the secretary of finance and administration upon vouchers signed by the director of the department or his authorized representative. Balances in the fund shall not revert to any other fund.

B. The department of game and fish shall, by rule, establish a program to correct damage to federal, state or private land caused by big game and to prevent such damage in the future. Pursuant to rules adopted by the department, expenditures from the big game depredation damage fund shall be made by the department to carry out the established program; provided that money in the fund shall not be expended for any administrative costs.
N.M. Stat. § 74-12-8 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 12 / Section 74-12-8
§ 74-12-8. Construction industries division; duties
Status: in_force

The construction industries division of the regulation and licensing department shall review the outdoor lighting provisions in the uniform building codes used in New Mexico and make recommendations for appropriate changes to comply with the provisions of the Night Sky Protection Act and shall permit and inspect, to the standards set forth in the Night Sky Protection Act, all construction of and on state-owned buildings that is subject to permit and inspection under the Construction Industries Licensing Act.
N.M. Stat. § 6-28-4 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 28 / Section 6-28-4
§ 6-28-4. Direct payments
Status: in_force

A. In the case of capital outlay projects located within Indian country and authorized to the Indian affairs department or other state agencies, the state may make payments directly to third-party contractors for services rendered or goods supplied regarding such projects. Upon approval by the Indian affairs department or other state agency of a billing statement submitted on behalf of a vendor by a tribal government or a local tribal entity, the department may arrange for payment of that statement directly to the vendor. Capital outlay projects may be invoiced and paid in phases.

B. The department of finance and administration is authorized to make payments directly to third-party contractors for services rendered or goods supplied regarding capital outlay projects located within Indian country and authorized to the Indian affairs department or other state agency.
N.M. Stat. § 4-33-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 33 / Section 4-33-11
§ 4-33-11. Retention of court jurisdiction on creation or change of county
Status: in_force

The jurisdiction of the courts of this state to proceed to final determination or settlement of all civil and criminal actions and probate proceedings pending therein shall in no wise be affected by the creation of a new county or by any other change of the boundary lines of any county, and the court in which such action or proceeding is then pending shall retain full jurisdiction of such action or proceeding to final judgment or decree, subject only to change of venue or appeals, as provided by law.
N.M. Stat. § 68-4-6 — NM Code / Chapter 68 / Article 4 / Section 68-4-6
§ 68-4-6. Report by division
Status: in_force

At least forty-five days prior to each legislative session, the division shall submit a report concerning its activities, the projects implemented and any recommended legislation to the governor and the legislature.
N.M. Stat. § 50-10-1 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 10 / Section 50-10-1
§ 50-10-1. Permitting entry into sewer line without testing atmosphere unlawful; detection of flammable gas or vapor; entry without adequate ventilation unlawful
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to require, authorize or knowingly permit any person in the employ or subject to the control of such person, firm or corporation, to enter through a manhole or otherwise into any sewer in this state, whether the same is in service or under construction, without first testing the atmosphere in said sewer at the place or places of entry by use of apparatus to detect the presence of any flammable gas or vapor; and in the event the presence of any flammable gas or vapor is so detected, it shall be unlawful for any such person, firm or corporation to require, authorize or knowingly permit any such employee or controlled person to enter into said sewer unless and until the same has been, at the intended place or places of entry, adequately ventilated and made safe from the hazards of fire and explosion.
N.M. Stat. § 24-7C-6 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 7C / Section 24-7C-6
§ 24-7C-6. Medical aid in dying; right to know
Status: in_force

A health care provider shall inform a terminally ill patient of all reasonable options related to the patient's care that are legally available to terminally ill patients that meet the medical standards of care for end-of-life care.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16G-11 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16G / Section 10-16G-11
§ 10-16G-11. Status of investigation; reports to commission
Status: in_force

A. If a hearing has not been scheduled concerning the disposition of a complaint within ninety days after the complaint is received, the director shall report to the commission on the status of the investigation. The commission may dismiss the complaint or instruct the director to continue the investigation of the complaint. Unless the commission dismisses the complaint, the director shall report to the commission every ninety days thereafter on the status of the investigation.

B. Upon dismissal of a complaint or a decision to continue an investigation of a complaint, the commission shall notify the complainant and respondent in writing of its action. If the commission has not notified a respondent pursuant to the provisions of Subsection G of Section 10 of the State Ethics Commission Act, the commission shall vote on whether to notify the respondent. A decision whether to continue to delay notifying the respondent shall be taken by a majority vote of a quorum of the commission and shall be documented in writing with reasonable specificity.