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N.M. Stat. § 29-1-8 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 29-1-8
§ 29-1-8. Penalty for refusing to aid officer; action to recover
Status: in_force

If any person shall refuse or neglect to obey the summons of any such officer, such person shall be fined in any sum not exceeding fifty dollars [($50.00)], nor less than five dollars [($5.00)], to be recovered by suit before any justice of the peace [magistrate], to the use of the county in which said suit may originate.
N.M. Stat. § 62-14-4 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 14 / Section 62-14-4
§ 62-14-4. Emergency excavation
Status: in_force

Every person who engages in emergency excavation shall take all necessary and reasonable precaution to avoid or minimize interference with or damage to existing underground facilities in and near the excavation area and shall notify as promptly as possible the owners of underground facilities located in and near the emergency excavation area and the one-call notification system operating in the area in the form and format required by the commission. In the event of any damage to or dislocation of any underground facility caused by the emergency excavation work, the person responsible for the excavation shall immediately notify the owner of the underground facility and the one-call notification system operating in the area in the form and format required by the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 9-26-11 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 26 / Section 9-26-11
§ 9-26-11. Cooperation with federal government; authority of secretary; single state agency status
Status: in_force

A. The department is authorized to cooperate with the federal government in the administration of employment, training and public assistance programs under the jurisdiction of the department in which financial or other participation by the federal government is authorized or mandated under federal laws, regulations, rules or orders. The secretary may enter into agreements with agencies of the federal government to implement employment, training and public assistance programs subject to availability of appropriated state funds and any provisions of state laws applicable to such agreements or participation by the state.

B. The governor or the secretary may designate the department or any organizational unit of the department as the single state agency for the administration of any employment, training or public assistance program, either by the governor's or the secretary's own discretion or when such designation is a condition of federal financial or other participation in the program under applicable federal law, regulation, rule or order. No designation of a single state agency under the authority granted in this section shall be made in contravention of state law.
N.M. Stat. § 3-2-4 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 3-2-4
§ 3-2-4. Special provisions for incorporation of municipalities under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provisions of Sections 3-2-3 , 3-2-5 and 3-57-9 NMSA 1978 to the contrary, the residents of a contiguous, undivided territory within a class A county may incorporate that territory into a new municipality with boundaries closer than five miles to or coterminous with the boundary of an existing municipality by following all other provisions of the law governing incorporation, if the territory proposed to be incorporated has a population, as shown by the last decennial census, of fifteen thousand or more.
N.M. Stat. § 58-18-24 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 18 / Section 58-18-24
§ 58-18-24. Corporate existence
Status: in_force

The authority and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law, provided that no such law shall take effect so long as the authority has bonds, notes, other obligations or pass-through securities or guarantees outstanding unless adequate provision has been made for the satisfaction or payment thereof. Upon termination of the existence of the authority, all its rights and properties in excess of its obligations shall pass to and be vested in the state.
N.M. Stat. § 11-16-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 16 / Section 11-16-6
§ 11-16-6. Reciprocal recognition of suspension
Status: in_force

A. A participating state shall recognize the suspension of license privileges of a person by another participating state as though the violation resulting in the suspension:

(1) had occurred in the home state; and

(2) could have been the basis of the suspension of license privileges in the home state.

B. A participating state shall communicate suspension information to other participating states in the form and with the content as contained in the compact manual.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2-30.5 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 7-2-30.5
§ 7-2-30.5. Optional designation of tax refund contribution; veterans' enterprise 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 veterans' enterprise 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:

“Veterans' Enterprise Fund--Check [ ] if you wish to contribute a part or all of your tax refund to the veterans' enterprise fund to carry out the programs, duties or services of the veterans' services department. 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, and any designation made under the provisions of this section to such refunds is void.
N.M. Stat. § 76-7C-1 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 7C / Section 76-7C-1
§ 76-7C-1. Grazing permits; management plans
Status: in_force

A. In all areas of New Mexico where the production of livestock is managed upon intermingled private, state and federal land, landowners, lessees and permittees may provide for the development and implementation of a management plan. If a landowner, permittee or lessee elects to develop a management plan for any given area, he shall do so in consultation, cooperation and coordination with other lessees, permittees and landowners involved. In addition, the permittee, lessee or landowner shall consult with the range improvement task force located at New Mexico state university and the New Mexico department of agriculture.

B. Management plans shall be tailored to the specific range condition of the area to be covered by these plans and shall be reviewed on a periodic basis to determine whether they have been effective in improving the range condition of the lands involved. The management plans may be revised or terminated or new plans developed from time to time after such review and careful and considered consultation, cooperation and coordination with all permittees, lessees and landowners involved and, if appropriate, with the New Mexico department of agriculture and the range improvement task force staff of New Mexico state university.
N.M. Stat. § 24-7A-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 7A / Section 24-7A-8
§ 24-7A-8. Health-care information
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise specified in an advance health-care directive, a person then authorized to make health-care decisions for a patient has the same rights as the patient to request, receive, examine, copy and consent to the disclosure of medical or any other health-care information.
N.M. Stat. § 57-18-4 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 18 / Section 57-18-4
§ 57-18-4. Qualifications for weighmaster
Status: in_force

A citizen of the United States, who is mature, of good moral character, who has the ability to weigh accurately and to make correct weight certificates, and who has received from the director a weighmaster license, shall be authorized to act as a weighmaster.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-94 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-94
§ 10-11-94. Municipal fire member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A
Status: in_force

Under municipal fire member coverage plan 2:

A. for a member with age and service requirements provided under Subsection A of Section 10-11-93 NMSA 1978 , the amount of pension under form of payment A is equal to two and one-half percent of the final average salary multiplied by credited service. The amount shall not exceed one hundred percent of the final average salary; and

B. for a member with age and service requirements provided under Subsection B of Section 10-11-93 NMSA 1978 , the amount of pension under form of payment A is equal to two percent of the final average salary multiplied by credited service. The amount shall not exceed one hundred percent of the final average salary.
N.M. Stat. § 75-10-3 — NM Code / Chapter 75 / Article 10 / Section 75-10-3
§ 75-10-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Natural Heritage Conservation Act:

A. “ committee ” means the natural lands protection committee;

B. “ conservation entity ” means a private nonprofit charitable corporation or trust authorized to do business in New Mexico that has tax-exempt status as a public charity pursuant to the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 1 and that has the power to acquire, hold or maintain land or interests in land;

C. “ conservation project ” means the acquisition of conservation or agricultural easements from a willing seller or a land restoration project;

D. “ department ” means the energy, minerals and natural resources department;

E. “ fund ” means the natural heritage conservation fund; and

F. “ qualified entity ” means a state agency, a state educational institution named in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico , a political subdivision of the state or, for conservation projects wholly within New Mexico, an Indian tribe or pueblo.
N.M. Stat. § 9-29-8.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 29 / Section 9-29-8.1
§ 9-29-8.1. Criminal history investigations; procedures; confidentiality; violation; penalty
Status: in_force

A. To investigate the suitability of an applicant for licensure as a licensed child care facility, registration as a child care home program or for employment or volunteering at a licensed child care facility or registered child care home, including any facility or program that has primary custody of infants, toddlers and children for twenty hours or more per week, or for employees and volunteers of department-contracted providers, the department shall have access to criminal history records information furnished by the department of public safety and the federal bureau of investigation, subject to any restrictions imposed by federal law.

B. An applicant for a child care facility license or registration or for employment or volunteering at a licensed child care facility or registered child care home or employees and volunteers of department-contracted providers shall undergo a state and national criminal history records check, and the applicant shall submit an electronic set of fingerprints to the department of public safety for that purpose. The department of public safety shall conduct a check of state criminal history records and forward the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal history records check to determine the existence and content of records of convictions and arrests in this state or other law enforcement jurisdictions and to generate a criminal history records check in accordance with rules of the department of public safety and regulations of the federal bureau of investigation. The department of public safety shall review the information obtained from the criminal history records check and shall compile and provide that information to the early childhood education and care department. The early childhood education and care department shall use the information to investigate and determine whether an applicant is qualified to hold a license or an employment or volunteer position. The department shall promulgate rules for the investigation and determination of qualifications.

C. Criminal history information obtained by the department is confidential and shall be used only for the purpose of determining the suitability for licensure, employment or volunteer service and shall not be disclosed to anyone other than public employees directly involved in the decision affecting the applicant.

D. A person who releases or discloses criminal history records or information contained in those records in violation of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-6.20 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-6.20
§ 7-1-6.20. Identification of money in extraction taxes suspense fund; distribution
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, after the necessary disbursements have been made from the extraction taxes suspense fund, the money remaining in the suspense fund as of the last day of the month shall be identified by tax source and distributed or transferred in accordance with the provisions of Sections 7-1-6.21 through 7-1-6.23 and 7-1-6.61 NMSA 1978 . After the necessary distributions and transfers, any balance, except for remittances unidentified as to source or disposition, shall be transferred to the general fund.

B. Payments on assessments issued by the department pursuant to the Oil and Gas Conservation Tax Act 1 , the Oil and Gas Emergency School Tax Act 2 , the Oil and Gas Ad Valorem Production Tax Act 3 and the Oil and Gas Severance Tax Act 4 shall be held in the extraction taxes suspense fund until the secretary determines that there is no substantial risk of protest or other litigation, whereupon after the necessary disbursements have been made from the extraction taxes suspense fund, the money remaining in the suspense fund as of the last day of the month attributed to these payments shall be identified by tax source and distributed or transferred in accordance with the provisions of Sections 7-1-6.21 through 7-1-6.23 and 7-1-6.61 NMSA 1978 . After the necessary distributions and transfers, any balance, except for remittance unidentified as to source or disposition, shall be transferred to the general fund.
N.M. Stat. § 58-22-3 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 22 / Section 58-22-3
§ 58-22-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Escrow Company Act:

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

B. “ division ” means the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department;

C. “ escrow ” means any transaction in which one person, for the purpose of effecting the sale, transfer, encumbrance or lease of real or personal property to another person or for the purpose of making payments under any encumbrance of the property, delivers any written instrument, money, evidence of title to real or personal property or other thing of value to a third person to be held by that third person until the happening of a specified event or the performance of a prescribed condition, when the instrument, money, evidence of title or thing of value is to be delivered by the third person to a grantee, grantor, promisee, promisor, obligee, obligor, bailee or bailor or to any of that person's agents or employees, pursuant to the written escrow instructions;

D. “ escrow company ” means any person engaged in the business of receiving escrows for deposit or delivery for compensation who is required to be licensed under the Escrow Company Act;

E. “ licensee ” means a person holding a valid license as an escrow agent; and

F. “ person ” means an individual, cooperative, association, company, firm, partnership, corporation or other legal entity.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-64 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-64
§ 58-1-64. Meetings of stockholders; voting; proxies; voting trusts; preemptive right; transfer of stock; report of holdings
Status: in_force

A. Regular meetings of stockholders shall be held annually and at such additional times as the bylaws direct at a place designated by the bylaws. A special meeting may be called at any time by the commissioner [director of the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department], or one-third of the directors, or the holder or holders of twenty-five percent of the outstanding voting shares. Notice shall be mailed at least ten days before a meeting to every person who was a stockholder of record twenty days before the date of the meeting or at such longer period as may be provided in the bylaws. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting which is not specified in the notice thereof or necessary or proper in connection with or incidental to the business specified. The holders of a majority of the outstanding voting shares or their authorized representatives shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum a meeting may be adjourned from time to time without notice to the stockholders.

B. Except on the election of directors each share of common stock shall have one vote which may be cast by the owner of record on the record date, or by his authorized representative, whether or not the owner of record has the beneficial interest therein. The bank may not vote shares which it holds in any capacity other than as fiduciary.

C. A stockholder authorized to vote may by his proxy executed in writing appoint a representative to cast his vote. The board may promulgate rules governing proxies and the solicitation thereof.

D. No shares deposited under a voting trust agreement shall be voted by the trustee unless the agreement has been approved by the commissioner [director of the financial institutions division]. Approval shall be withheld, or if previously granted, revoked whenever it appears that the existence of the trust would tend to reduce competition among lending institutions or to affect adversely the character or competence of the management or the bank's policies or operating procedures.

E. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation whenever additional stock is offered for sale, stockholders of record on the date of the offer shall have the right to subscribe to such proportion of the shares as the stock held by them bears to the total of the outstanding stock. This right shall be transferable but shall terminate if not exercised within thirty days of the offer. If the right is not exercised, the stock shall not be offered for sale to others at a lower price without the stockholders again being accorded a preemptive right to subscribe.

F. Shares of stock shall be transferable in accordance with the bylaws but no transfer shall be effective with respect to the bank until it has been entered upon the transfer books. The stock book shall be available for examination by a stockholder of the corporation at the principal place of business during business hours.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-29.6 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-29.6
§ 22-8-29.6. Transportation emergency fund
Status: in_force

A. The “transportation emergency fund” is created in the state treasury. Money in the fund shall not revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year. Money in the fund is appropriated to the department for the purpose of funding transportation emergencies, including fuel price increases. The secretary shall make distributions to ensure the safety of students receiving to-and-from transportation services.

B. The secretary shall account for all transportation emergency distributions and shall make full reports to the governor, the legislative education study committee and the legislative finance committee of payments made.
N.M. Stat. § 73-18-43 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 18 / Section 73-18-43
§ 73-18-43. Penalties
Status: in_force

The negligent failure of the secretary or of any member of the board of directors shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed $50.00. The willful violation of this act by omission or commission by the secretary or any director of said district or the willful making of a false statement by any person in connection with any election covered by this act, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $300. Proceedings against any such official may be instituted in any magistrate court, sitting within the district or in the district court of the county wherein such district has its office.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15-14.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15 / Section 9-15-14.2
§ 9-15-14.2. Outdoor recreation advisory committee; creation; membership; duties
Status: in_force

A. The “outdoor recreation advisory committee” is created and administratively attached to the New Mexico outdoor recreation division of the department. The director of the New Mexico outdoor recreation division, or the director's designee, shall serve as the chair of the committee.

B. The outdoor recreation advisory committee shall be composed of no more than fifteen members appointed by the director of the New Mexico outdoor recreation division. The members of the committee shall include representatives of the outdoor recreation industry, the tourism department, the cultural affairs department, the energy, minerals and natural resources department, the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department, the department of game and fish and the Indian affairs department.

C. The members shall serve at the pleasure of the director.

D. Staff and other administrative support for the outdoor recreation advisory committee shall be provided by the administrative services division of the department.

E. Members of the outdoor recreation advisory committee are entitled to receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act but shall receive no other perquisite, compensation or allowance.
N.M. Stat. § 56-15-1 — NM Code / Chapter 56 / Article 15 / Section 56-15-1
§ 56-15-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Uniform Assignment of Rents Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 65-3-10 — NM Code / Chapter 65 / Article 3 / Section 65-3-10
§ 65-3-10. Notification, reporting and recording of accidents
Status: in_force

The director shall adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with or more stringent than applicable federal safety standards concerning records and reports required to be made and kept by motor carriers of accidents which occur during their operations. Nothing in this section shall alter the requirements that drivers of commercial motor carrier vehicles report accidents under Section 66-7-201 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 21-21C-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21C / Section 21-21C-9
§ 21-21C-9. Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person knowingly submitting false information to the department or its agents, which information the department has requested in order to administer the provisions of the Student Choice Act, is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).