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N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-13
§ 4-55A-13. Improvement district; levy and collection of assessments prior to commencing improvement; special fund; misuse; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the board:

(1) elects to order the construction of a street or road as authorized in the County Improvement District Act;

(2) uses county owned or leased equipment to construct the street or road; and

(3) determines what portion of the estimated cost of the construction shall be paid by tract or parcel of land benefited or to be benefited by the construction, the assessment may be levied and the installments collected prior to the commencement of work and as work progresses according to the terms of payment fixed by the board.

B. The construction shall commence within sixty days after the payment of the first installment of the assessment and be diligently prosecuted so that the construction is completed within one year from the date of commencement. At the end of the one-year period, any tract or parcel of land that has not received the benefits provided by this section shall be released of any lien assessed against the tract or parcel of land by reason of this section and all assessment money collected from each owner of a tract or parcel of land so assessed and not benefited shall be returned.

C. All assessment money collected under this section shall be held by the county treasurer in a special account as a separate fund and used only for constructing the improvement, including the purchasing or leasing of necessary equipment. The use of the special fund for any purpose other than that required under this section by any public official, treasurer or member of the board is prohibited and is a felony punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than two years or by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
N.M. Stat. § 34-6-45 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 6 / Section 34-6-45
§ 34-6-45. District courts; alternative dispute resolution; fee
Status: in_force

A. In addition to fees collected pursuant to, and subject to exceptions set forth in, Section 34-6-40 NMSA 1978 for docketing of civil cases in any judicial district that has established an alternative dispute resolution program, the district court clerk shall collect a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) on all new and reopened civil cases except domestic relations cases. The fee shall be deposited for credit to the district court alternative dispute resolution fund pursuant to the provisions of Section 34-6-44 NMSA 1978 .

B. A judicial district may establish an alternative dispute resolution program by court rule approved by the supreme court. Parties shall pay the cost of the alternative dispute resolution program pursuant to a sliding fee scale approved by the supreme court. The sliding fee scale shall be based on ability to pay. The fee shall be paid to the district court to be credited to the fund.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2-30.6 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 7-2-30.6
§ 7-2-30.6. Optional designation of tax refund contribution; lottery tuition fund
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of this section, any individual whose state income tax liability after application of allowable credits and tax rebates in any year is lower than the amount of money held by the department to the credit of such individual for that tax year may designate any portion of the income tax refund due to the individual to be paid to the lottery tuition fund. In the case of a joint return, both individuals must make such a designation.

B. The department shall revise the state income tax form to allow the designation of such contributions in the following form:

“Lottery Tuition Fund--Check [ ] if you wish to contribute a part or all of your tax refund to the lottery tuition fund to provide tuition assistance for New Mexico resident undergraduates. Enter here $__________ the amount of your contribution.”.

C. The provisions of this section do not apply to income tax refunds subject to interception under the provisions of the Tax Refund Intercept Program Act, 1 and any designation made under the provisions of this section to such refunds is void.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-23D-7 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 23D / Section 59A-23D-7
§ 59A-23D-7. Report
Status: in_force

A. The superintendent shall report to the legislature on or before December 1, 1999 on the availability of health care coverage pursuant to the Medical Care Savings Account Act and the market share of programs in comparison with traditional employer-provided health insurance programs; the results of a survey of employer and employee satisfaction with programs; and the results of a loss ratio study relative to programs.

B. The superintendent shall adopt and promulgate regulations for enforcing and administering the provisions of the Medical Care Savings Account Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-39-5 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 39 / Section 7-39-5
§ 7-39-5. Annual report of value
Status: in_force

Each tax year the owner of a copper mineral property shall report to the department on the forms and in the manner prescribed by the department the value, for purposes of the Copper Production Ad Valorem Tax Act, of each copper mineral property owned and the taxing jurisdictions in which each property is located. The report shall also contain a declaration of the year in which the owner expects the copper mineral property to be permanently shut down if permanent shutdown is expected within four years. A declaration shall be made in each annual report subsequent to an annual report in which such a declaration is first made for the copper mineral property. The report shall be submitted on or before March 31 of the tax year for which value is being determined. The report required by this subsection may be referred to as the “annual report”.
N.M. Stat. § 61-14F-3 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 14F / Section 61-14F-3
§ 61-14F-3. Service of process; subpoenas
Status: in_force

A. By acting as an athlete agent in this state, a nonresident individual appoints the secretary as the individual's agent for service of process in any civil action in this state related to the individual's acting as an athlete agent in this state.

B. The secretary may issue subpoenas for any material that is relevant to the administration of the Uniform Athlete Agents Act.
N.M. Stat. § 1-3-8 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1-3-8
§ 1-3-8. Precinct changes; notice and publication
Status: in_force

Upon the adoption of any resolution, or upon the final action of any district court upon a petition creating, abolishing, dividing or consolidating any precinct, or changing any precinct boundary, or changing any designated polling place, the board of county commissioners shall:

A. send a certified copy of the resolution or court order to the secretary of state and to the county chair of each of the major political parties; and

B. publish once the resolution in a newspaper as provided in the Election Code.
N.M. Stat. § 41-4-16.1 — NM Code / Chapter 41 / Article 4 / Section 41-4-16.1
§ 41-4-16.1. Civil action; damages incurred while imprisoned; notice to victim
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of a civil action by an individual or his personal representative against the state for damages incurred while imprisoned in a state corrections facility, the district court clerk shall issue notice of the filing of that action to the corrections and criminal rehabilitation department [corrections department] which shall forward a copy of the notice to the victim of the crime for which that individual was imprisoned. If the civil action is filed in a federal forum, the individual or personal representative shall issue the required notice to the department.
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-73 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-73
§ 72-17-73. Application of proceeds
Status: in_force

All moneys received from the issuance of any securities herein authorized shall be used solely for the purpose or purposes for which issued and the cost of any project thereby delineated. Any accrued interest and any premium shall be applied to the payment of the interest on or the principal of the securities, or both interest and principal, or shall be deposited in a reserve therefor, as the board may determine.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-4-24 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 4 / Section 32A-4-24
§ 32A-4-24. Limitations on dispositional judgments; modification, termination or extension of court orders
Status: in_force

A. A judgment vesting legal custody of a child in an agency shall remain in force for an indeterminate period not exceeding two years from the date entered.

B. A judgment vesting legal custody of a child in an individual, other than the child's parent or permanent guardian, shall remain in force for two years from the date entered, unless sooner terminated by court order.

C. A judgment vesting legal custody of a child in the child's parent or a permanent guardian shall remain in force for an indeterminate period from the date entered until terminated by court order or until the child is emancipated or reaches the age of majority.

D. At any time prior to expiration, a judgment vesting legal custody or granting protective supervision may be modified, revoked or extended on motion by any party, including the child by and through the child's guardian ad litem.

E. Prior to the expiration of a judgment transferring legal custody to an agency, the court may extend the judgment for additional periods of one year if it finds that the extension is necessary to safeguard the welfare of the child or the public interest.

F. When a child reaches eighteen years of age, all neglect and abuse orders affecting the child then in force automatically terminate except as provided in Section 32A-4-23.1 NMSA 1978 and Subsection C of Section 32A-4-25.3 NMSA 1978 . The termination of the orders shall not disqualify a child from eligibility for transitional services.
N.M. Stat. § 61-32-17 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 32 / Section 61-32-17
§ 61-32-17. Direct disposer; scope of practice; limitations
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in the Funeral Services Act, a direct disposer may transport and dispose of a dead human body and participate in any rites or ceremonies after final disposition of the body.

B. Prior to interment, entombment or other final disposition of the body, a direct disposer shall not:

(1) participate in any rites or ceremonies in connection with the final disposition of the body;

(2) provide facilities for any such rites or ceremonies; and

(3) have the body embalmed unless embalming is required by the place of disposition.
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 20-12-12
§ 20-12-12. Absence without leave; confinement during period of duty
Status: in_force

Any member of the national guard who fails to either report for or remain present for unit training assembly, drill, or annual training when so ordered shall be subject to confinement for the duration of that training assembly or annual training to include nights between days of training. The sheriff or any other peace officer of the county in which the unit is training or where the absent national guard member resides or is found shall, upon request of the unit commander, arrest the absent member and confine him in a suitable facility at county expense until the conclusion of the training period or until the member agrees to present himself for duty. Neglect or unjustified refusal of a requested sheriff or other peace officer to so act shall render the sheriff or peace officer guilty of a misdemeanor in accordance with Section 20-11-7 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 1-4-5.3 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1-4-5.3
§ 1-4-5.3. Registration; lack of physical address
Status: in_force

A. If a qualified elector resides in an area lacking a specific physical address, the qualified elector shall be allowed to substitute a mailing address along with a description, such as a map or the latitude and longitude, indicating where the qualified elector resides. The qualified elector shall be assigned to a precinct based on the geographic description of where the qualified elector resides.

B. The secretary of state shall issue rules regarding acceptable forms of non-physical addresses.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15E-8 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15E / Section 9-15E-8
§ 9-15E-8. Report to the governor and the legislature
Status: in_force

The authority shall submit a report of its activities to the governor and to the appropriate interim committees of the legislature not later than October 1 of each year.
N.M. Stat. § 29-2-25 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 2 / Section 29-2-25
§ 29-2-25. Accident reports
Status: in_force

When any member of the New Mexico state police investigates a motor vehicle accident, the member shall make a written report of the findings on appropriate forms furnished by the New Mexico state police, the original of which report shall be filed in the office of the New Mexico state police and shall be furnished to any person upon written application accompanied by a fee as set by the secretary for the photocopy of each surface of all documents comprising a report.
N.M. Stat. § 28-2-3.1 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 2 / Section 28-2-3.1
§ 28-2-3.1. Employment eligibility determination; private employers
Status: in_force

A. If a private employer uses a written or electronic employment application, the employer shall not make an inquiry regarding an applicant's history of arrest or conviction on the employment application but may take into consideration an applicant's conviction after review of the applicant's application and upon discussion of employment with the applicant. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an employer from notifying the public or an applicant that the law or the employer's policy could disqualify an applicant who has a certain criminal history from employment in particular positions with that employer.

B. An applicant who claims to be aggrieved by a violation of Subsection A of this section may seek relief under the Human Rights Act pursuant to the process set out in Sections 28-1-10 through 28-1-13 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 58-27-16.3 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 27 / Section 58-27-16.3
§ 58-27-16.3. Bonds secured by trust indenture
Status: in_force

The bonds may be secured by a trust indenture between the authority and a corporate trustee that may be either a bank having trust powers or a trust company. The trust indenture may contain reasonable provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of bondholders, including covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the exercise of its powers and the custody, use and investment of the project revenues or other funds. The authority may provide in a trust indenture or otherwise for the payment of the proceeds of the bonds and the project revenue to the trustee under the trust indenture or other depository for disbursement with any safeguards the authority determines are necessary.
N.M. Stat. § 24-16-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 16 / Section 24-16-14
§ 24-16-14. Responsibilities of employers
Status: in_force

A. Employers shall provide that their places of employment meet the requirements of the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act.

B. An employer shall adopt, implement, post and maintain a written smoking policy pursuant to the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act.
N.M. Stat. § 6-32-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 32 / Section 6-32-7
§ 6-32-7. Reports; confidentiality
Status: in_force

A. Prior to October 1, 2021 and each October 1 for the proceeding four years, the authority shall submit a report to the legislature, the legislative finance committee, the New Mexico finance authority oversight committee, the revenue stabilization and tax policy committee and any other appropriate legislative interim committee. The report shall provide details regarding the loans made pursuant to the Small Business Recovery and Stimulus Act. The report shall include:

(1) the total number of loans made pursuant to that act;

(2) the total number of loan applications;

(3) the average amount of money provided to loan applicants;

(4) the total number of loans and the amount of those loans, if any, in a delinquent status or default;

(5) the total number of loan recipients that are in the process of filing or have filed for bankruptcy;

(6) the total number of employees currently employed by a business that received a loan; and

(7) an overview of the industries and types of business entities represented by loan recipients.

B. Information obtained by the authority regarding individual loan applicants, including information used to analyze an application, is confidential and not subject to inspection pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act; provided that nothing in this section shall prevent the authority from disclosing broad demographic information and information relating to the total amount of loans made, the total outstanding balance of loans made pursuant to the Small Business Recovery and Stimulus Act and the names of the loan recipients.
N.M. Stat. § 47-8-5 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 8 / Section 47-8-5
§ 47-8-5. General act
Status: repealed

The Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act being a general act is intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, and no part of it is to be construed as impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if that construction can reasonably be avoided.
N.M. Stat. § 22-23C-1 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 23C / Section 22-23C-1
§ 22-23C-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 7 of this act may be cited as the “Black Education Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 14-14A-13 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 14A / Section 14-14A-13
§ 14-14A-13. Foreign notarial acts
Status: in_force

A. If a notarial act is performed under authority and in the jurisdiction of a foreign state or constituent unit of the foreign state or is performed under the authority of a multinational or international governmental organization, the act has the same effect under the law of this state as if performed by a notarial officer of this state.

B. If the title of office and indication of authority to perform notarial acts in a foreign state appears in a digest of foreign law or in a list customarily used as a source for that information, the authority of an officer with that title to perform notarial acts is conclusively established.

C. The signature and official stamp of an individual holding an office described in Subsection B of this section are prima facie evidence that the signature is genuine and the individual holds the designated title. An official stamp is required unless a law of the foreign state specifies that an official stamp is not required by that notarial officer or for that notarial act.

D. An apostille in the form prescribed by the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 and issued by a foreign state party to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office.

E. A consular authentication issued by an individual designated by the United States department of state as a notarizing officer for performing notarial acts overseas and attached to the record with respect to which the notarial act is performed conclusively establishes that the signature of the notarial officer is genuine and that the officer holds the indicated office.
N.M. Stat. § 7-24A-14 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 24A / Section 7-24A-14
§ 7-24A-14. Bond ordinance
Status: in_force

A. The governing body may adopt an ordinance providing for issuance of bonds to enable the county or municipality to acquire land, buildings, buses or other equipment required for public transit, a vehicle emission inspection program or for road, street or highway construction, repair or maintenance or for refunding bonds previously issued for such purpose or any such purposes.

B. The bonds are payable solely from a pledge of:

(1) gross income derived by the county or municipality from the transit facilities or vehicle emission inspection facilities financed with the proceeds and other transit facilities not so financed; provided that when gross revenues are so pledged, the county or municipality may apply to the payment of the expense of maintaining and operating the transit facilities, the gross revenues of which are so pledged, the county's or municipality's revenues derived from sources other than the proceeds of ad valorem taxes and may, in the proceedings authorizing the issue of bonds, covenant and agree to apply to the payment of the maintenance and operation expenses so much of the revenues as may be necessary for such purposes or as may be specified in the proceedings;

(2) income derived from franchises granted by the governing body of a county or municipality;

(3) contributions, grants or other financial assistance from the state or federal government or any other source;

(4) county or municipal gasoline tax revenue; or

(5) any one or a combination of these sources.

C. The ordinance is irrepealable as long as any indebtedness on the bonds is unpaid by the county or municipality.
N.M. Stat. § 28-16A-21 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 16A / Section 28-16A-21
§ 28-16A-21. Data collection and reporting
Status: in_force

A. By April 1, 2024 and annually thereafter, direct support provider agencies shall submit data, in a form approved by the department, from the previous calendar year regarding direct support professionals that includes:

(1) the number of full- or part-time employees at any time during the year, the percentage of the year that the employees were employed and the total length of time that the employees had been employed as of the end of the year;

(2) disaggregated demographic information, including age, gender, race and ethnicity, education level and work experience;

(3) employee wages paid; and

(4) employee benefits provided.

B. The department shall submit an annual report by September 1, 2024, and on September 1 of each subsequent year to the legislative health and human services committee, the legislative finance committee and the governor regarding the direct support professional workforce, including:

(1) the total number of full- and part-time employees;

(2) a demographic analysis of this workforce;

(3) the highest, lowest and average hourly wage paid by direct support provider agencies;

(4) the average length of employment and vacancy and turnover rates; and

(5) the availability and type of benefits provided by direct support provider agencies.
N.M. Stat. § 58-12-15 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 12 / Section 58-12-15
§ 58-12-15. Corporation; investments
Status: in_force

Except as herein provided, any or all of the corporation funds may be invested by the board only in cash, securities or investments which are legal.
N.M. Stat. § 19-4-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-16
§ 19-4-16. Conduct of sales
Status: in_force

Such lots or parcels of land shall be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash and shall be offered for sale singly unless a greater price can be obtained by selling several lots or parcels of land together, in which case several lots or parcels of land can be sold together, after an attempt has been first made to sell them singly. Such sale may be continued if necessary, from day to day for a period not to exceed three days at any one sale. In case all said lands are not sold at first sale, the remaining lands shall be advertised as many times as may be necessary to sell said lands, and all sales subsequent to the first sale shall be advertised and conducted the same as the first sale. No lot or parcel of land shall be sold at less than its appraised value. A new appraisement may be had of all lands remaining unsold: provided, that such new appraisement shall not be made oftener than three months. Such new appraisement shall be made by a new board of appraisers, or the old board of appraisers, to be appointed in the manner of the first board of appraisers.