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N.M. Stat. § 21-21R-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21R / Section 21-21R-8
§ 21-21R-8. Department rulemaking and reporting
Status: in_force

A. The department shall promulgate rules setting forth explicit criteria in accordance with the Opportunity Scholarship Act for:

(1) student qualification and continuing eligibility;

(2) calculating the total amount of money necessary to pay for opportunity scholarships at each eligible institution pursuant to Section 4 of the Opportunity Scholarship Act and guidelines for the administration of the Opportunity Scholarship Act; and

(3) requirements for the memoranda of understanding regarding institution eligibility to participate in the opportunity scholarship program.

B. The department shall report by November 1 of each year to the legislative finance committee and the department of finance and administration on the:

(1) status of the opportunity scholarship fund; and

(2) Opportunity Scholarship Act participation data aggregated for each eligible institution to show the:

(a) number of eligible students who received scholarships in the prior academic year;

(b) total number of students enrolled in eligible institutions in the prior academic year; and

(c) number of eligible students who graduated with a degree and, for each eligible student, the number of consecutive semesters and nonconsecutive semesters attended prior to graduation.
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-26 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 20-12-26
§ 20-12-26. Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, noncommissioned officer or petty officer
Status: in_force

Any warrant officer or enlisted member who:

A. strikes or assaults a warrant officer, noncommissioned officer or petty officer while that officer is in the execution of his office;

B. willfully disobeys the lawful order of a warrant officer, noncommissioned officer or petty officer; or

C. treats with contempt or is disrespectful in language or deportment toward a warrant officer, noncommissioned officer or petty officer while that officer is in the execution of his office;

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
N.M. Stat. § 67-9-6 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 9 / Section 67-9-6
§ 67-9-6. Survey for western extension of El Camino Real
Status: in_force

The state transportation commission is hereby authorized to cause a survey to be made for the purpose of determining the most feasible route for the establishment and location of a western extension of El Camino Real from a point at or near the town of Los Lunas in the county of Valencia, running thence in a northwesterly direction to the Indian town of Laguna; thence passing through or near the towns of Cubero, Grants, or San Rafael and Blue Water, in the county of Valencia and Fort Wingate and Gallup in the county of McKinley to a point on the boundary line between New Mexico and Arizona near the town of St. Michaels.

The commission is further authorized and directed to select, locate and lay out the western extension.
N.M. Stat. § 4-56-3 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 56 / Section 4-56-3
§ 4-56-3. Authority of board of county commissioners to administer
Status: in_force

A. The board of county commissioners in any county establishing a system of collection and disposal of refuse may acquire by purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise or through condemnation proceedings, in the manner provided in Sections 42-1-1 through 42-2-21 NMSA 1978 , such lands and rights-of-way as are necessary for the exercise of any authorized function of the county in the collection and disposal of refuse.

B. The board of county commissioners may execute contracts on behalf of the county with any municipality or other county for the joint operation of any refuse collection system and sanitary landfill or other disposal method.

C. The board of county commissioners may determine that the collection and disposal of refuse is in the interest of public health, safety and welfare, and regulate such collection and disposal within the county.

D. The board of county commissioners may receive all grants or assistance from and cooperate with county, municipal, state and federal agencies in carrying out the purpose and function of the collection and disposal of refuse.

E. If the board of county commissioners has acted under this section to establish one or more sanitary landfill sites and is regulating the disposal of refuse in the county, it may establish, assess and collect fees from persons using the refuse disposal sites.

F. If the board of county commissioners has acted under this section to establish a system of collection and disposal of refuse and is regulating the collection and disposal of refuse, it may establish, assess and collect fees from persons who use the disposal system in order to pay the necessary costs of the refuse collection and disposal system. Before taking final action on the establishment of a system of fees, the board of county commissioners shall give at least twenty days' notice of the meeting at which final action to establish a system of fees is to be taken and shall publish that notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least fifteen days prior to the meeting.

G. The board of county commissioners shall consult with and coordinate solid waste disposal activities with the local health department.
N.M. Stat. § 44-7A-28 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 7A / Section 44-7A-28
§ 44-7A-28. Venue
Status: in_force

A motion pursuant to Section 6 must be made in the court of the county in which the agreement to arbitrate specifies the arbitration hearing is to be held or, if the hearing has been held, in the court of the county in which it was held. Otherwise, the motion may be made in the court of any county in which an adverse party resides or has a place of business or, if no adverse party has a residence or place of business in this state, in the court of any county in this state. All subsequent motions must be made in the court hearing the initial motion unless the court otherwise directs.
N.M. Stat. § 10-15-2 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 15 / Section 10-15-2
§ 10-15-2. State legislature; meetings
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise provided by joint house and senate rule, all meetings of any committee or policy-making body of the legislature held for the purpose of discussing public business or for the purpose of taking any action within the authority of or the delegated authority of the committee or body are declared to be public meetings open to the public at all times. Reasonable notice of meetings shall be given to the public by publication or by the presiding officer of each house prior to the time the meeting is scheduled.

B. The provisions of Subsection A of this section do not apply to matters relating to personnel or matters adjudicatory in nature or to investigative or quasi-judicial proceedings relating to ethics and conduct or to a caucus of a political party.

C. For the purposes of this section, “ meeting ” means a gathering of a quorum of the members of a standing committee or conference committee held for the purpose of taking any action within the authority of the committee or body.
N.M. Stat. § 57-7-2 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 7 / Section 57-7-2
§ 57-7-2. Records of purchases
Status: in_force

Every junk dealer shall keep a book in which shall be written in ink at the time of their purchase a full and accurate description of each and every article purchased, together with the full name, residence and general description of the person or persons selling the same, and said book shall at all times be open to inspection by the sheriff of the county, or any of his deputies and any member of the police force in the city or town, and any constable or other municipal or county official in the county, in which said junk dealer does business. No entry in said book shall be erased, mutilated or changed.
N.M. Stat. § 73-2-2 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 2 / Section 73-2-2
§ 73-2-2. Condemnation of lands
Status: in_force

If the owner or owners of lands, where a new ditch for an acequia is to be made, should ask an exorbitant price as a compensation therefor, which shall not be satisfactory to the owner or owners of such acequia, it shall be the duty of the probate judge of the county in which it may occur, to appoint three skillful men of well-known honesty, to make an appraisement thereof and fix the compensation.
N.M. Stat. § 5-13A-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 13A / Section 5-13A-9
§ 5-13A-9. Enforcement
Status: in_force

An action to enforce the Sports and Recreation Facility Financing Act may be brought by:

A. the municipal attorney of the qualified municipality, or a person designated by the qualified municipality, as approved by the local governing body; or

B. a vendor who is collecting the proceeds of a sports and recreation facility fee in the county in which the qualified municipality is located.
N.M. Stat. § 33-2-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 33 / Article 2 / Section 33-2-8
§ 33-2-8. Accepting compensation from contractor; aiding escape of prisoner; penalties
Status: in_force

No officer or other person employed in or about the penitentiary shall be permitted to receive any compensation or reward from any contractor, under penalty of dismissal from office, and forfeiture of all pay due, and if any officer procure the escape of any convict, or connive at, aid or assist in the escape of any convict from the penitentiary, whether such convict escape or not, he shall be guilty of felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to hard labor in the penitentiary for any term not less than one year, nor more than three years.
N.M. Stat. § 9-7-11.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 7 / Section 9-7-11.1
§ 9-7-11.1. Findings and purpose
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that good health is among our most cherished desires. To achieve optimal health requires both individual and collective responsibility and action, and therefore, state government must assume a leadership role by establishing and implementing policies in all aspects of health. In order to fulfill its proper leadership obligation within public resource constraints, the state must perform a variety of carefully tailored roles in concert with individuals, the private sector and local, federal and tribal governments.

B. The legislature also finds that health care requires a growing portion of the state's public and private resources and impacts a broad segment of the state's economy; a need, therefore, exists to establish an entity for research, guidance and recommendations on health policy and planning issues.

C. The purpose of the New Mexico health policy commission is to provide a forum for the discussion of complex and controversial health policy and planning issues and for the creative exploration of ideas, issues and problems surrounding health policy and planning, including the interrelations with education, the environment and economic well-being.

D. It is the policy of the state of New Mexico to promote optimal health; to prevent disease, disability and premature death; to improve the quality of life; and to assure that basic health services are available, accessible, acceptable and culturally appropriate, regardless of financial status. This policy shall be realized through the following organized efforts:

(1) education, motivation and support of the individual in healthy behavior;

(2) protection and improvement of the physical and social environments;

(3) promotion of health services for early diagnosis and prevention of disease and disability; and

(4) provisions of basic treatment services needed by all New Mexicans.
N.M. Stat. § 13-1C-3 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 1C / Section 13-1C-3
§ 13-1C-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the State Use Act:

A. “ central nonprofit agency ” means a nonprofit agency approved pursuant to rules of the council to facilitate the equitable distribution of orders for the services of:

(1) qualified individuals; and

(2) community rehabilitation programs;

B. “ community rehabilitation program ” means a nonprofit entity:

(1) that is organized under the laws of the United States or this state, operated in the interest of persons with disabilities and operated so that no part of the income of which inures to the benefit of any shareholder or other person;

(2) that complies with applicable occupational health and safety standards as required by federal or state law; and

(3) that, in the provision of services, whether or not procured under the State Use Act, employs during the state fiscal year at least seventy-five percent persons with disabilities in direct labor for the provision of services;

C. “ council ” means the New Mexico council for purchasing from persons with disabilities;

D. “ direct labor ” means all work directly relating to the provision of services, but not work required for or relating to supervision, administration or inspection;

E. “ local public body ” means a political subdivision of the state and the political subdivision's agencies, instrumentalities and institutions;

F. “ persons with disabilities ” means persons who have a mental or physical impairment that constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment as defined by the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973;

G. “ qualified individual ” means a person with a disability who is a business owner, or a business that is primarily owned and operated by persons with disabilities that employs at least seventy-five percent persons with disabilities in the provision of direct labor, which has been approved by the council to provide services to state agencies and local public bodies. A person who is receiving services pursuant to an individualized plan of employment from the vocational rehabilitation division of the public education department or from the commission for the blind shall be presumed to be a person with disability, as shall a person who is receiving supplemental security income or social security benefits based on disability;

H. “ state agency ” means a department, commission, council, board, committee, institution, legislative body, agency, government corporation, educational institution or official of the executive, legislative or judicial branch of government of this state; and

I. “ state purchasing agent ” means the director of the purchasing division of the general services department.
N.M. Stat. § 24-12-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 12 / Section 24-12-3
§ 24-12-3. Penalties
Status: in_force

A. A person who conducts a post-mortem examination on an unclaimed body without express permission of the medical investigator is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 .

B. A person who unlawfully disposes of, uses or sells an unclaimed body is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 60-6B-20 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 6B / Section 60-6B-20
§ 60-6B-20. Licensed production facilities; alternating proprietorship
Status: in_force

With the approval of the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau of the United States department of the treasury, and subject to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act, an alternating proprietorship may be established so that the manufacturing facilities and equipment of a person who holds:

A. a craft distiller's license may be used by another person who holds a craft distiller's license to manufacture or produce spiritous liquors;

B. a winegrower's license may be used by another person who holds a winegrower's license to manufacture or produce wine; and

C. a small brewer's license may be used by another person who holds a small brewer's license to manufacture or produce beer.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-7
§ 1-12-7. Conduct of election; persons not permitted to vote
Status: in_force

A. A person shall not vote in a primary, general or statewide special election unless he is a voter of the county in which he offers to vote. A valid original certificate of registration in the county register is prima facie evidence of being a voter in the precinct.

B. A person whose major party affiliation is not designated on his original certificate of registration shall not vote in a primary election.

C. A person at a primary election shall not be permitted to vote for the candidate of any party other than the party designated on his current certificate of registration.
N.M. Stat. § 76-5-11 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 5 / Section 76-5-11
§ 76-5-11. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 76-5-11 through 76-5-28 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Plant Protection Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 40-14-13 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 14 / Section 40-14-13
§ 40-14-13. Status of adoption and petitioner upon entry of decree of adoption
Status: in_force

A. Once adopted, an adoptee shall take a name agreed upon by the petitioner and the adoptee and approved by the court.

B. After adoption, the adoptee and the petitioner shall sustain the legal relation of parent and child as if the adoptee were the biological child of the petitioner and the petitioner were the biological parent of the child. The adoptee shall have all rights and be subject to all the duties of that relation, including the right of inheritance from and through the petitioner, and the petitioner shall have all rights and be subject to all duties of that relation, including the right of inheritance from and through the adoptee.
N.M. Stat. § 76-21-7 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 21 / Section 76-21-7
§ 76-21-7. Referendum regarding establishment of commodity commission after determination by director
Status: in_force

A. If the director determines the need for a commission is sufficient to justify the holding of a referendum, he shall within a reasonable time hold a referendum upon the proposition of the creation of the commission.

B. Notice of a referendum upon the proposition of the creation of a commission shall be given in the same manner as notice of other hearings. Included in the notice of referendum shall be:

(1) the name of the commodity for which the commission is to be established;

(2) a concise statement of the reasons for the establishment of a commission;

(3) the name and address of the individual who is authorized to represent the petitioners;

(4) the number of persons to be elected to the commission;

(5) the maximum per unit assessment on the commodity for which the commission is established; and

(6) method of levy and collection of an assessment upon producers for the support of the commission.

C. Preceding any referendum held pursuant to the Agricultural Commodity Commission Act, the director shall determine the number of producers in this state and their total production in the last preceding production season or year of the commodity for which a commission is proposed. The director's determination shall be predicated upon available relevant and reliable information establishing such facts from statistics of the New Mexico department of agriculture, the United States department of agriculture, the United States department of commerce or other sources as determined by the director. At the request of the director, any handlers or other persons shall furnish information available relevant to the determination required of the director.

D. A ballot on the referendum shall be sent to each producer of record. Included on the ballot shall be the minimum information required in the notice of referendum in Paragraphs (1) through (6) of Subsection B of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-2.1 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-2.1
§ 66-3-2.1. Full reciprocity registration; application; fee; formula; payment
Status: in_force

A. Any owner, except an owner of a one-way rental fleet, may, in lieu of registration of vehicles under the provisions of Sections 66-6-3 and 66-6-4 NMSA 1978 , register for operation in this state by filing an application with the division that shall contain the following information and such other information pertinent to vehicle registration as the division may require:

(1) total miles, which is the total number of miles operated in all jurisdictions during the required reporting period by the motor vehicles in the fleet during that year; and

(2) a description and identification of each motor vehicle of the fleet that is to be operated in this state during the registration year for which international registration plan registration is requested.

B. The application for each carrier shall be supported, at the time and in the manner required by the division, by a fee payment computed as follows:

(1) divide the sum of in-state miles by total international registration plan registered vehicle miles;

(2) determine the total amount necessary under Sections 66-6-3 and 66-6-4 NMSA 1978 to register each vehicle for which international registration plan registration is requested, based on the regular annual fees or applicable fees for the unexpired portion of the registration year; and

(3) multiply the sum obtained under Paragraph (2) of this subsection by the fraction obtained under Paragraph (1) of this subsection.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9C-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9C / Section 7-9C-6
§ 7-9C-6. Deduction; certain telephone services
Status: in_force

Receipts from the provision of wide-area telephone service and private communications service in this state may be deducted from interstate telecommunications gross receipts.
N.M. Stat. § 29-10-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 10 / Section 29-10-5
§ 29-10-5. Exchange of information
Status: in_force

A law enforcement agency may disseminate arrest record information to a federal, state or local government law enforcement agency, provided that when the arrest record information is disseminated to a law enforcement agency situated outside this state, the information shall be accompanied by a statement substantially embodying the intent set forth in Section 29-10-4 NMSA 1978 . Nothing in the Arrest Record Information Act prohibits direct access by the attorney general, the district attorney, the crime victims reparation commission or the courts to such information where it is deemed necessary in the performance of their functions under law. Nothing in that act prohibits direct access by a law enforcement agency to automated wanted information pertaining to a person or to stolen property information.
N.M. Stat. § 9-21-13 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 21 / Section 9-21-13
§ 9-21-13. Indian affairs commission created
Status: in_force

A. The “Indian affairs commission” is created. The commission shall consist of ten members who are residents of New Mexico appointed by the governor as follows:

(1) three members shall be Pueblo Indians;

(2) three members shall be Navajo Indians;

(3) two members shall be Apache Indians;

(4) one member shall be an urban Indian; and

(5) one member shall be a non-Indian.

B. Indian members, except the urban Indian member, shall be appointed from lists of names submitted by the all Indian pueblo council, the Jicarilla and Mescalero tribal councils and the Navajo Nation.

C. Members serve at the pleasure of the governor. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term.

D. The governor shall appoint the chairman and the commission may select such other officers as the commission deems necessary.

E. Members may receive per diem and mileage pursuant to the Per Diem and Mileage Act, but shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.
N.M. Stat. § 69-27-5 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 27 / Section 69-27-5
§ 69-27-5. Operator's report of compensable mine accidents; contents
Status: in_force

A report in writing shall be made to the mine inspector of each compensable mine accident. Such reports shall give the name, age and occupation of the injured person, the date of accident, name and location of mine, the cause of accident, actual work being performed when injured, nature or result of injury, probable length of disability; this report shall be made within one month of the date of injury.