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N.M. Stat. § 13-4D-3 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4D / Section 13-4D-3
§ 13-4D-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Public Works Apprentice and Training Act:

A. “ approved apprentice and training programs ” means building trades apprenticeship and training programs in New Mexico that are recognized by the bureau of apprenticeship and training of the United States department of labor or the New Mexico apprenticeship council;

B. “ compliance statement ” means a monthly record of an employer's contributions paid into an approved apprentice and training program in New Mexico or into the public works apprentice and training fund;

C. “ director ” or “ division ” means the labor relations division of the workforce solutions department; and

D. “ employer ” means a contractor, subcontractor or any person acting as a contractor on a public works project, as that term is defined in the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-23-7 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 23 / Section 3-23-7
§ 3-23-7. Appointment of receiver; qualifications; powers
Status: in_force

A. Upon the failure of any municipality coming within the provisions of Sections 3-23-4 , 3-23-7 , 3-23-8 and 3-23-9 NMSA 1978 , to comply with the provisions of these sections, the district court may at the suit of any resident taxpayer of the municipality appoint a receiver for the municipal utility. Under the court's direction, the receiver shall operate the municipal utility to accomplish the objectives and purposes of Sections 3-23-4 , 3-23-7 , 3-23-8 and 3-23-9 NMSA 1978 .

B. No person shall be appointed a receiver unless he:

(1) has been an actual resident in good faith of the municipality for not less than one year prior to the date of his appointment; and

(2) is a taxpayer and owner of real estate of the value of at least five hundred dollars ($500) within the municipality. Upon petition to remove the receiver signed by not less than fifty-one percent of the qualified electors who are taxpayers resident within the municipality, the district court shall remove the receiver. A receiver shall act until discharged by the district court.
N.M. Stat. § 27-9-1 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 9 / Section 27-9-1
§ 27-9-1. Program; demonstrations
Status: in_force

The human services [health care authority] department, in cooperation with the department of health, is authorized to administer demonstration programs that provide in-home and coordinated community care services to the frail elderly and to persons with a disability who would otherwise require institutionalization. The programs authorized by this section shall serve both those eligible and not eligible for federal medical assistance programs.
N.M. Stat. § 9-7A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 7A / Section 9-7A-1
§ 9-7A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 12 of this act may be cited as the “Department of Environment Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 4-7-3 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 4-7-3
§ 4-7-3. Territory added to Dona Ana county
Status: in_force

That all that portion of the territory included within township eighteen south of ranges three and four west, according to the United States survey, shall hereafter be attached to, and constitute a part of the county of Dona Ana in said territory, and, until further provisions be made as to township lines, shall be a part of that precinct in said county, in which the town of Colorado is situated.
N.M. Stat. § 67-12-1 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 12 / Section 67-12-1
§ 67-12-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Highway Beautification Act.”
N.M. Stat. § 62-16B-8 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 16B / Section 62-16B-8
§ 62-16B-8. Rural electric distribution cooperatives
Status: in_force

A rural electric distribution cooperative may opt in to the community solar program and provide interconnection and retail electric services to community solar developments on a per-project or system-wide basis within its service territory. The decision of a rural electric distribution cooperative to opt in to the community solar program shall be in the sole discretion of the cooperative's governing board.
N.M. Stat. § 34-1-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 34 / Article 1 / Section 34-1-4
§ 34-1-4. Indirect criminal contempt proceedings; written publication out of court; jury trial; rules of procedure
Status: in_force

In all proceedings in the district courts for indirect criminal contempt arising out of written publications made out of court, the contemnor shall have the right to a trial by jury. The rules of procedure applicable to other criminal proceedings shall apply to these proceedings.
N.M. Stat. § 73-4-2 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 4 / Section 73-4-2
§ 73-4-2. Right-of-way for mill ditch; appointment of arbitrators
Status: in_force

Whenever it may become necessary for the owner or owners of a mill to construct a mill ditch, when the same is to be constructed in whole or in part over the land of another owner, and the said owner does not permit the construction of said ditch, then and in that event, the owner of the mill and the owner of the land over which the ditch is to pass shall apply to the justice of the peace [magistrate], of the precinct asking him to appoint three arbitrators or assessors, each party shall name one and the justice [magistrate] shall name the third, but if the landowner refuses to name one then the justice [magistrate] shall name two and the owner of the mill one.
N.M. Stat. § 12-10B-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10B / Section 12-10B-8
§ 12-10B-8. Reimbursement; dispute resolution
Status: in_force

A. A requesting member jurisdiction shall reimburse, to the extent permitted by law, each member jurisdiction that responds to a request for aid and renders aid under the system, unless the responding member jurisdiction donates all or a portion of the cost of the aid to the requesting member jurisdiction.

B. A request for reimbursement shall be in accordance with procedures developed by the committee.

C. If a dispute regarding reimbursement arises between a member jurisdiction that requested aid under the system and a member jurisdiction that provided aid under the system, they shall make every effort to resolve the dispute within thirty days of written notice of the dispute given by the member jurisdiction raising the dispute to the other member jurisdiction. If the dispute is not resolved within ninety days from the date of the written notice, either member jurisdiction may:

(1) request the department of finance and administration to resolve the dispute; or

(2) if one of the disputing member jurisdictions is an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, request arbitration pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules and mediation procedures of the American arbitration association.
N.M. Stat. § 3-7-4 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 3-7-4
§ 3-7-4. Annexation; territory owned by the United States, state of New Mexico or a political subdivision; interposition not to prohibit annexation
Status: in_force

A. Territory owned by the government of the United States, its instrumentalities, the state of New Mexico or a political subdivision of New Mexico, may be annexed to a municipality upon the consent of the authorized agent of the government of the United States, its instrumentalities, the state of New Mexico or a political subdivision of New Mexico.

B. Territory may be annexed to a municipality which would otherwise be eligible for annexation except for the interposition of territory owned by the government of the United States, its instrumentalities, the state of New Mexico or a political subdivision of New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 34-7-2 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 7 / Section 34-7-2
§ 34-7-2. Probate judge; election
Status: in_force

A probate judge shall be elected at each general election at which the governor is elected.
N.M. Stat. § 24-14B-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 14B / Section 24-14B-8
§ 24-14B-8. Out-of-state disclosures
Status: in_force

A disclosure otherwise permissible under the Electronic Medical Records Act may be made to providers, health care group purchasers, health care institutions, health information exchanges or record locator services located or operating outside of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 56-13-8 — NM Code / Chapter 56 / Article 13 / Section 56-13-8
§ 56-13-8. Lapse or waiver
Status: in_force

A. Whenever there is no outstanding secured obligation and no commitment to make advances, incur obligations or otherwise give value, the secured party shall notify the debtor in writing of his right to have a notice of lapse of his effective financing statement filed which shall lead to the removal of his name from the files and lists compiled by the secretary of state. In lieu of such notice, the secured party may acquire a waiver of the debtor of such right and a request by the debtor that his effective financing statement be retained on file. Such notice may be given or waiver acquired by the secured party at any time prior to the time specified in this subsection for giving the notice.

B. If the secured party does not furnish the notice or obtain the waiver specified in Subsection A of this section, the secured party shall, within ten days of final payment of all secured obligations, provide the debtor with a written notification of the debtor's right to have a notice of lapse filed. The secured party shall on written demand by the debtor send the debtor a notice of lapse to the effect that he no longer claims a security interest by file number. The notice of lapse need only be signed by the secured party.

C. If the affected secured party fails to send a notice of lapse within ten days after proper demand pursuant to Subsection B of this section, such secured party shall be liable to the debtor for five hundred dollars ($500) in addition for any loss caused to the debtor by such failure.

D. On presentation to the secretary of state of a notice of lapse, the secretary of state shall treat it as a termination statement and note it in the index. The secretary of state shall return one copy of the notice of lapse to the filing party stamped to show the time of receipt thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 69-25B-9 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 25B / Section 69-25B-9
§ 69-25B-9. Reports
Status: in_force

The director shall report annually to the United States congress and to the United States secretary of the interior on operations under the fund together with his recommendations as to future uses of the fund.
N.M. Stat. § 9-26-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 26 / Section 9-26-1
§ 9-26-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 9, Article 26 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Workforce Solutions Department Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 3-27-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 27 / Section 3-27-1
§ 3-27-1. Potable; authority to acquire and operate water facilities
Status: in_force

A. A municipality, within and without the municipal boundary, may:

(1) acquire water facilities that may include but are not limited to:

(a) wells, cisterns and reservoirs;

(b) distribution pipes and ditches;

(c) pumps;

(d) rights of way;

(e) water treatment plants; and

(f) their necessary appurtenances; and

(2) use and supply water for:

(a) sewer purposes;

(b) private use; and

(c) public use.

B. In acquiring private property pursuant to this section, a municipality may exercise the power of eminent domain pursuant to procedures of the Eminent Domain Code and subject to any applicable provisions of Section 3-27-2 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 38-9-8 — NM Code / Chapter 38 / Article 9 / Section 38-9-8
§ 38-9-8. Interpreter permitted
Status: in_force

Whenever a deaf person is interested in any administrative or judicial proceeding in which an interpreter would be required for a principal party in interest, he shall be entitled to utilize an interpreter to translate the proceeding for him and to assist him in presenting his testimony or comment.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15-14.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15 / Section 9-15-14.1
§ 9-15-14.1. New Mexico outdoor recreation division; duties; definitions
Status: in_force

A. The New Mexico outdoor recreation division of the department shall:

(1) increase outdoor recreation-based economic development, tourism and ecotourism in the state;

(2) recruit out-of-state-based outdoor recreation businesses to locate in New Mexico;

(3) promote stewardship and preservation of New Mexico's unique environment and cultural assets;

(4) promote education about and use of outdoor recreation assets to enhance public health; and

(5) administer the outdoor equity grant program.

B. The department, the tourism department, the state land office, the Rio Grande trail commission, the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department, the department of game and fish, the cultural affairs department, the Indian affairs department, the department of health and the department of transportation shall work in conjunction with the New Mexico outdoor recreation division to support the division's duties as they relate to the purposes of the respective departments and agencies.

C. For the purposes of administering functions of the New Mexico outdoor recreation division:

(1) “ ecotourism ” means a form of tourism that involves visiting areas of ecological interest and is intended as a low-impact and often small-scale alternative to standard commercial tourism; and

(2) “ outdoor recreation ” means a recreational activity that occurs outdoors in a natural environment, including the use of trails, the natural landscape, water or snow resources or other natural resources in the activity.
N.M. Stat. § 63-9D-11 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 9D / Section 63-9D-11
§ 63-9D-11. Private listing subscribers and 911 service
Status: in_force

A. Private listing subscribers waive the privacy afforded by nonlisted or nonpublished numbers only to the extent that the name and address associated with the telephone number may be furnished to the enhanced 911 system for call routing or for automatic retrieval of location information in response to a call initiated to 911.

B. Information regarding the identity of private listing subscribers provided by a communications service provider, including names, addresses, telephone numbers or other identifying information, is not a public record and is not available for inspection.

C. Proprietary information provided by a communications service provider is not public information and may not be released to any person without the express permission of the submitting provider, except that information may be released or published as aggregated data that does not identify the number of subscribers or identify enhanced 911 system costs attributable to an individual communications service provider.
N.M. Stat. § 25-1-2 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 1 / Section 25-1-2
§ 25-1-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Food Service Sanitation Act:

A. “agency” or “division” means the department of environment;

B. “board” means the environmental improvement board;

C. “employee” means any individual employed in a food service establishment who transports food or food containers, who handles food during storage, preparation or serving, who comes in contact with any utensils or who is employed in a room in which food is stored, prepared or served;

D. “food” means any solid or liquid substance intended for human consumption by eating or drinking;

E. “general public” includes beneficiaries of governmental feeding programs and private charitable feeding programs and residents and employees of institutions that provide meals to their residents and employees either with or without direct payment to the institution by the residents or employees;

F. “temporary food service establishment” means a food service establishment that operates at a fixed location in conjunction with a single event or celebration for a short period of time not exceeding the event or celebration or not exceeding thirty days;

G. “person” means an individual or any other legal entity;

H. “food service establishment” means:

(1) any fixed or mobile place where food is served and sold for consumption on the premises;

(2) any fixed or mobile place where food is prepared for sale to or consumption by the general public either on or off the premises, including any place where food is manufactured for ultimate sale in a sealed original package, but “prepared” as used in this paragraph does not include the preparation of raw fruits, vegetables or pure honey for display and sale in a grocery store or similar operation. For purposes of this paragraph, “pure honey” means natural liquid or solid honey, extracted from the combs or in the comb, taken from beehives, with no processing or additional ingredients. “Food service establishment” does not mean a dairy establishment; and

(3) meat markets, whether or not operated in conjunction with a grocery store;

I. “utensil” means any implement used in the storage, preparation, transportation or service of food; and

J. “dairy establishment” means a milk processing or milk producing facility.
N.M. Stat. § 27-13-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 13 / Section 27-13-7
§ 27-13-7. Fiscal intermediary; exemptions; workers' compensation
Status: in_force

A. A fiscal intermediary shall not be subject to vicarious liability as an employer or principal for a wrongful act committed by a personal care attendant if the attendant:

(1) is not a current or former employee of the fiscal intermediary;

(2) has not received training or instruction from the fiscal intermediary with respect to providing personal care services to a person with a disability, not including administrative paper work;

(3) has been hired by and received training or instruction from the consumer or the consumer's authorized representative to provide personal care to the consumer; and

(4) provides basic assistance with daily living activities that do not require the education, certification or training of a licensed health care practitioner.

B. A fiscal intermediary may identify a personal care attendant as a covered employee with the fiscal intermediary's workers' compensation carrier solely to provide workers' compensation coverage in the event of a work-related injury. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to create an employer-employee relationship between the fiscal intermediary and the personal care attendant.

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide the fiscal intermediary with immunity from a claim for a wrongful act committed by the fiscal intermediary or its employees.

D. As used in this section:

(1) “ consumer ” means a person who is eligible for and receives state-funded or -operated services based on the person's disabilities;

(2) “ fiscal intermediary ” means a provider that furnishes administrative assistance for a consumer who selects a consumer-directed, rather than consumer-delegated, personal care program;

(3) “ personal care attendant ” means a person who provides assistance to a consumer with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, eating, transportation, shopping and similar activities; and

(4) “ personal care program ” means a state-funded or -operated support program, including medicaid, that provides the services of a personal care attendant for certain persons with a disability.
N.M. Stat. § 3-33-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 33 / Section 3-33-8
§ 3-33-8. Improvement district; powers of a municipality outside its boundaries
Status: in_force

Every municipality shall have the power to construct improvements authorized by Chapter 3, Article 33 NMSA 1978 on any location within the boundaries of the county in which the municipality is located.
N.M. Stat. § 13-4C-3 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4C / Section 13-4C-3
§ 13-4C-3. Application
Status: in_force

The Public Works Mediation Act applies to all disputes related to the performance of a public works project.
N.M. Stat. § 22-15D-4 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 15D / Section 22-15D-4
§ 22-15D-4. Department; powers and duties
Status: in_force

The department shall issue guidelines for the development and implementation of fine arts education programs. The department shall:

A. administer and enforce the provisions of the Fine Arts Education Act; and

B. assist school districts and charter schools in developing and evaluating programs.
N.M. Stat. § 13-7-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 13-7-13
§ 13-7-13. Coverage of prescription eye drop refills
Status: in_force

A. Group health coverage, including any form of self-insurance, offered, issued or renewed under the Health Care Purchasing Act that provides coverage for prescription eye drops shall not deny coverage for a renewal of prescription eye drops when:

(1) the renewal is requested by the insured at least twenty-three days for a thirty-day supply of eye drops, forty-five days for a sixty-day supply of eye drops or sixty-eight days for a ninety-day supply of eye drops from the later of the date that the original prescription was dispensed to the insured or the date that the last renewal of the prescription was dispensed to the insured; and

(2) the prescriber indicates on the original prescription that additional quantities are needed and that the renewal requested by the insured does not exceed the number of additional quantities needed.

B. As used in this section, “ prescriber ” means a person who is authorized pursuant to the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act 1 to prescribe prescription eye drops.
N.M. Stat. § 62-1-7 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 1 / Section 62-1-7
§ 62-1-7. Applicability
Status: in_force

That nothing in this act shall be construed to grant permission to any municipal corporation located outside the state of New Mexico to own or operate distribution facilities in New Mexico for the purpose of selling electricity to consumers in New Mexico who reside more than two (2) miles from the boundary of the state of New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-18 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-18
§ 72-17-18. Interest in contracts and property disqualifications
Status: in_force

No director nor officer, employee or agent of the authority may be interested in any contract or transaction with the authority except in his official representative capacity, or as provided, except for any contract of employment with the authority. Neither the holding of any office or employment in the government of any public body or the federal government nor the owning of any property within the state, within or without the authority, may be deemed a disqualification for membership on the board or employment by the authority, nor a disqualification for compensation for services as an officer, employee or agent of the authority, except as provided in Section 17 hereof.