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N.M. Stat. § 73-20-38 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 20 / Section 73-20-38
§ 73-20-38. District supervisors; election and appointment; organized districts
Status: in_force

A. Successors to supervisors whose terms end in a calendar year shall be elected pursuant to the Local Election Act. Elections shall be called, conducted and canvassed in accordance with the Local Election Act.

B. By June 15 of each year, the district supervisors may submit to the commission a list of persons interested in the district and who by experience or training are qualified to serve as supervisors. The commission may appoint from the list submitted two persons to serve as supervisors if it is the determination of the commission that the appointments are necessary or desirable and would benefit or facilitate the work and functions of the district. In the event a list is not submitted to the commission by the supervisors by June 15, the commission may appoint two supervisors qualified to serve by training or experience. Appointed supervisors shall serve a term of one year and shall have the same powers and perform the same duties as elected supervisors. Successors to appointed supervisors, or replacement-appointed supervisors in the event of vacancy, shall be appointed by the commission from a list of candidates in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.
N.M. Stat. § 7-16A-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 16A / Section 7-16A-5
§ 7-16A-5. Special fuel inventories
Status: in_force

A. On the day prior to the day in which the special fuel excise tax rate is increased or decreased, each supplier, dealer and bulk storage user shall take inventory of the gallons of special fuel on hand.

B. Suppliers and bulk storage users shall report total gallons of special fuel in inventory on the day prior to the day in which an increase in the special fuel excise tax rate is effective and pay any special fuel inventory tax due.
N.M. Stat. § 7-12-19 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 7-12-19
§ 7-12-19. Intergovernmental agreements; no waiver of sovereign immunity
Status: in_force

A. The department may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with a tribe to:

(1) enforce, administer or otherwise implement the provisions of the Cigarette Tax Act;

(2) increase the ability of the department to account for packages of cigarettes imported into, sold or transferred within and exported from the state; and

(3) provide for cooperative tax collection or tax administration of the cigarette tax.

B. Nothing in the Cigarette Tax Act shall be construed to waive or restrict the sovereign immunity of a tribe or the state.
N.M. Stat. § 73-8-30 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 8 / Section 73-8-30
§ 73-8-30. Application of general revenue laws
Status: in_force

The revenue laws of this state for the assessment, levy and collection of taxes on real estate for county purposes, except as herein modified, shall be applicable for the purposes of this act including the enforcement of penalties and forfeitures for delinquent taxes.
N.M. Stat. § 21-1-26 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 21-1-26
§ 21-1-26. Higher education department; general powers
Status: in_force

A. The higher education department shall be concerned with the problems of finance of those educational institutions designated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico and other public post-secondary educational institutions in the state. The department shall:

(1) be concerned with the adequate financing of these institutions and with the equitable distribution of available funds among them;

(2) receive, adjust and approve the budgets submitted by these institutions prior to the submission of these budgets to the state budget division of the department of finance and administration;

(3) develop and maintain programs, on a regular basis, for the orientation and in-service education of members of the boards of regents of the various educational institutions designated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico and the governing bodies of other public post-secondary educational institutions in the state;

(4) analyze the financial impact of each new degree program of each public post-secondary educational institution as part of the department's review of the institution's operating budget; and

(5) exercise such other powers as may be granted it by law.

B. Effective July 1, 2005, all new state-funded baccalaureate, graduate and professional degree programs shall be offered by public four-year educational institutions and all new associate degree programs shall be offered by public post-secondary educational institutions after a timely and thorough consultation with and review by the department.

C. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the higher education department may be designated by the governor to administer funds furnished under acts of congress for post-secondary educational institutions, except for funds specifically appropriated or otherwise designated for those educational institutions enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico .

D. The higher education department is also charged with oversight of all private post-secondary educational institutions operating within the state.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-47-32 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 47 / Section 59A-47-32
§ 59A-47-32. Unauthorized contract or adjustment transactions; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Any person writing or attempting to write, solicit or procure health care plan contracts within this state without a certificate of authority or license duly issued in accordance with the Insurance Code and then required and subsisting, and any person adjusting, settling or knowingly accepting adjustment or settlement of any loss covered by a contract written or issued by any health care plan not holding a subsisting certificate of authority issued by the superintendent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisoned in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the court's discretion.

B. The exemptions from certificate of authority requirements of insurers as provided in Section 78 of the Insurance Code shall to the extent applicable also apply as to health care plans and their contracts under this section.
N.M. Stat. § 3-40-1 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 40 / Section 3-40-1
§ 3-40-1. Cemeteries; authorization
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the provisions of law relating to the maintaining of cemeteries, a municipality may establish, maintain and regulate a municipal cemetery and may acquire within the planning and platting jurisdiction of the municipality, or condemn within the municipality in the manner provided by law, any property for cemetery purposes. Any property acquired for cemetery purposes by condemnation shall be acquired at a location that is in compliance with a municipality's master plan.

B. A municipality may abandon any street within a municipal cemetery, provided that ownership is retained by the municipality and the abandoned street is used for a municipal purpose.
N.M. Stat. § 22-5A-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 5A / Section 22-5A-3
§ 22-5A-3. Alcoholic beverages prohibited on public school grounds
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to possess or consume alcoholic beverages on public school grounds.
N.M. Stat. § 7-16A-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 16A / Section 7-16A-9
§ 7-16A-9. Tax returns; payment of tax
Status: in_force

Rack operators and special fuel suppliers shall file tax returns in form and content as prescribed by the secretary on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month following the month in which special fuel is received in New Mexico. Payment of the tax shall be made with or prior to filing of the return. The department may require that the tax returns be provided through electronic means as long as an exception is provided for rack operators with limited amounts of fuel sold and for suppliers with limited amounts of fuel received.
N.M. Stat. § 8-5-22 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 8 / Article 5 / Section 8-5-22
§ 8-5-22. Partnership in Native American communities network grant fund; created
Status: in_force

The “partnership in Native American communities network grant fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants and donations. Money in the fund at the end of fiscal year 2024 shall revert to the consumer settlement fund of the office of the attorney general. The office of the attorney general shall administer the fund, and money in the fund is appropriated to the office of the attorney general to administer the partnership in Native American communities network grant program and to carry out the provisions of Section 3 of this 2022 act. Disbursements from the fund shall be made by warrant signed by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the attorney general or the attorney general's authorized representative.
N.M. Stat. § 47-7D-20 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 7D / Section 47-7D-20
§ 47-7D-20. Substantial completion of units
Status: in_force

In case of a sale of a unit where delivery of a disclosure statement is required, a contract of sale may be executed, but no interest in that unit may be conveyed until the declaration is recorded and the unit is substantially completed, as evidenced by a recorded certificate of substantial completion pursuant to Section 13 of the Condominium Act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-18-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 18 / Section 3-18-3
§ 3-18-3. Animals
Status: in_force

A. A municipality may:

(1) prohibit cruelty to animals;

(2) regulate, restrain and prohibit the running at large of any animal within the boundary of the municipality; and

(3) provide by ordinance for the impounding and disposition of animals found running at large. Prior to the time set for disposing of the animal as provided in the ordinance, the owner may regain possession of the animal by paying the poundmaster all costs incurred in connection with impounding the animal.

B. Dogs shall be further regulated as provided in Sections 47-1-2 through 47-1-8 New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1953 Compilation.

C. A municipality may, by ordinance, provide for the animal control services enumerated in this section to be performed by a contractor and may enter into a contract for the services.
N.M. Stat. § 40-4A-13 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 4A / Section 40-4A-13
§ 40-4A-13. Expedited process
Status: in_force

A. Any action for enforcement, establishment or modification of a child support obligation shall be given priority in scheduling for hearing. A hearing or trial shall be scheduled before the court or an authorized quasi-judicial officer within sixty days of the filing of the request for hearing; provided, however, a petition to stay service shall be resolved in accordance with Subsection A of Section 9 of the Support Enforcement Act.

B. The powers of an authorized quasi-judicial officer shall include at a minimum:

(1) authority to take testimony and establish a record;

(2) authority to evaluate evidence and make initial decisions and recommendations; and

(3) authority to accept voluntary acknowledgement of support liability and to approve stipulated agreements to pay support.

C. If a party seeks to invoke the contempt powers of the court, the matter shall not be delegated to an authorized quasi-judicial officer.

D. Failure to meet the time requirements shall not constitute a defense to the action for support.
N.M. Stat. § 21-19A-8 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 19A / Section 21-19A-8
§ 21-19A-8. Duties of advisory committee
Status: in_force

The advisory committee shall provide input into the development of a statewide plan for a comprehensive program of apprenticeship training, which shall include but not be limited to the following:

A. formulas and administrative procedures to be used in requesting appropriations of state funds for apprenticeship training;

B. forms, formulas and administrative procedures to be used in distributing available funds to apprenticeship training programs, with the formulas based on data contained in the update to the apprenticeship-related instruction cost study required by Section 21-19A-10 NMSA 1978 , and the formulas shall be uniform in application to all program sponsors; and

C. the content and method of the public notice required by the Apprenticeship Assistance Act.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-49-6 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 49 / Section 59A-49-6
§ 59A-49-6. Trust fund; accounting; deposit, reserves and premium tax
Status: in_force

A. In all cases where funeral plans are sold, all money paid, directly or indirectly, under such agreement, or under any agreement collateral thereto, shall be held in trust for the purpose for which it was paid until the obligation is fulfilled according to its terms; provided, however, that any payment made pursuant to this section shall be released upon death of the person for whose benefit such payment was made, and no payments so made shall be subject to forfeiture. Accruals of interest upon this money shall be subject to the same trust.

B. All funds received as herein provided shall be placed in trust with a trustee pursuant to an agreement executed by the depositor and trustee that shall provide that the trustee shall hold the same in trust for the purposes for which deposited; that the trustee shall pay the same to the depositor upon the filing of a certified copy of the death certificate or other satisfactory evidence of the death of the beneficiary; and that the beneficiary or the beneficiary's duly appointed guardian may, in writing, demand the return of the money, together with accrued interest, if any, less cost incurred in the operation of such trust, and the depositor shall be entitled to receive such money from the trustee for payment to the beneficiary upon delivery of such written demand to the trustee. The payment of such funds and accumulated interest, pursuant to the terms of the Prearranged Funeral Plan Regulatory Law and the agreement herein referred to, shall relieve the trustee of any further liabilities with regard to such funds or interest thereon.

C. Each seller of funeral plans shall submit such accounting or accountings of all money collected or received on account of or in connection with the sale of funeral plans and of all money deposited or withdrawn from a trustee, as the superintendent may reasonably direct, by regulation or order.

D. Funds collected and placed in trust pursuant to this section shall not be used as the basis for the calculation of the capital and surplus, general deposits and fees otherwise required under Section 59A-5-16 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 7-16A-9.2 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 16A / Section 7-16A-9.2
§ 7-16A-9.2. Returns by wholesalers
Status: in_force

Wholesalers shall file information returns in form and content as prescribed by the department on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month following the month in which special fuel is sold in New Mexico. The department may require that the information returns be provided through electronic means as long as an exception is provided for wholesalers with limited amounts of fuel sold.
N.M. Stat. § 21-14A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 14A / Section 21-14A-2
§ 21-14A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Off-Campus Instruction Act:

A. “ off-campus instruction program ” means either the first two years of college education or organized vocational and technical curricula of not more than two years' duration designed to fit individuals for employment in recognized occupations, or both; and

B. “ full-time-equivalent student ” includes students enrolled in college-level courses and students enrolled in vocational and technical courses taught by an off-campus instruction program. Students enrolled in a course the cost of which is totally reimbursed from federal, state or private sources shall not be included in the calculation of full-time-equivalent student population.
N.M. Stat. § 9-22-19 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 22 / Section 9-22-19
§ 9-22-19. Bond premium cost proration
Status: in_force

In each case where the department is appointed to serve as a personal representative or conservator of the estate of a beneficiary of the United States veterans' administration, the court in which the estate is filed shall authorize a charge for each estate's share of the bond premium to be paid from the assets of the estate. The department shall determine the charge to be made against each estate, and the aggregate amount of all charges shall not exceed the bond premium. It is the intent of the legislature that this charge shall be the share of each estate in the cost of the bond that the department posts as provided in Section 18 of the Veterans' Services Department Act.
N.M. Stat. § 63-2-12 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 2 / Section 63-2-12
§ 63-2-12. Aiding other roads; operating jointly; assent of stockholders
Status: in_force

Any railroad company organized under the laws of this state, may at any time by means of subscription to the capital of any other company or otherwise aid such company in the construction of its railroad within or without the state, for the purpose of forming a connection with the said last mentioned road with the road owned by the company furnishing such aid, or any railroad organized in pursuance of law, either within this state or any other state or territory, may lease or purchase any part or all of any railroad constructed, owned or leased by any other company, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed on between such companies respectively, or any two or more railroad companies may enter into any arrangement for their common benefit consistent with, and calculated to promote the objects for which they were created: provided, that no such aid shall be furnished, nor any purchase, lease, subletting or arrangements be perfected until a meeting of stockholders of such company of this state, party to such agreement, shall have been called by the directors thereof, at such time and place and in such manner as they shall designate, and the holders of at least two-thirds of the stock of such company represented at such meeting, in person or by proxy, and voting thereat, shall have assented thereto.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-31 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-31
§ 2-7F-31. Representative district twenty-five
Status: in_force

Representative district twenty-five is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 313 through 315, 317, 347, 354, 371 through 374, 377, 385 through 387, 400 through 405, 411, 412, 431 through 437 and 441 through 446.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-32-9 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 32 / Section 59A-32-9
§ 59A-32-9. Appeal to governing committee
Status: in_force

Any person affected by the action or inaction of any insurer pursuant to the assigned risks plan may appeal to the governing committee of the assigned risk plan or plan may appeal to the governing committee of the assigned risk plan or plans to which such insurer is a subscriber.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-10.1 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-10.1
§ 1-12-10.1. Conduct of elections; voting information
Status: in_force

A. The secretary of state shall provide voting information, which the county clerks shall display, in accordance with the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, in each polling place and in each county clerk's office and at any location where voting is taking place.

B. The county clerk shall ensure that in each polling place there is posted the phone numbers of the county clerk and the secretary of state.
N.M. Stat. § 58-15-10.2 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 15 / Section 58-15-10.2
§ 58-15-10.2. Reporting of credit required
Status: in_force

A. For each installment loan issued pursuant to Paragraph (1) of Subsection F of Section 58-15-2 NMSA 1978 and refund anticipation loan made pursuant to the New Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955, a lender shall report to a consumer reporting agency the terms of the loan and the borrower's performance pursuant to those terms.

B. For each installment loan issued pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection F of Section 58-15-2 NMSA 1978 , a lender may report to a consumer reporting agency the terms of the loan and the borrower's performance pursuant to those terms.

C. Any lender making a report to a consumer reporting agency pursuant to this section shall report both positive and negative performance by the borrower.
N.M. Stat. § 34-9-8 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 9 / Section 34-9-8
§ 34-9-8. Courts; records; manuals
Status: in_force

A. The director of the administrative office of the courts shall compile manuals prescribing detailed requirements for uniform systems of records and forms for use by courts. Following approval by the supreme court, the manuals shall be reproduced by the administrative office of the courts and a copy filed with the supreme court law librarian. Upon the filing, any manual then constitutes a set of rules of the supreme court having the effect of law.

B. Sections of any manual may be revised or amended from time to time by the director, and the revisions or amendments become effective following approval by the supreme court, reproduction by the administrative office of the courts and filing with the supreme court law librarian.

C. The director of the administrative office of the courts shall distribute copies of each manual to each court concerned and, upon request, to other courts and to interested members of the public.

D. Each court shall comply with all the requirements contained in the applicable manual, submit reports to the director as requested and furnish additional information the director may consider expedient.
N.M. Stat. § 73-1-3 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 1 / Section 73-1-3
§ 73-1-3. Petition; signers; contents of petition
Status: in_force

In order to establish an artesian conservancy district under this act, a petition shall be filed in the district court of the county wherein the greater portion of the lands to be embraced in the district are situated, the same to be signed by the owners of more than one-third ( 1 / 3 ) of the real property in such proposed district, in either acreage or value as shown by the last preceding assessment roll in the county, or counties, wherein such district is proposed to be created. Such petition may be signed by any person, firm, association, corporation or the officers duly authorized of any town, village, city or municipality owning lands within the proposed district. Any city interested in some degree in the improvements or purposes for which a district is to be formed, may, upon proper action of its governing body alone, file the petition required by this section; provided, the population and businesses conducted in such city own at least one-third ( 1 / 3 ) of the lands within said district in either acreage or value as shown by the last preceding assessment roll of the county, or counties, wherein such district is proposed to be created.

The petition shall set forth:

A. the proposed name of the district;

B. a statement of the purpose, or purposes, for which the district is to be formed, and showing wherein the property within the proposed district will be benefited by the accomplishment of some one or more of the purposes enumerated, and giving a general description of the property to be included in the proposed district. Such description need not be given by metes and bounds, or by legal subdivisions, but it shall be sufficient if it enable a property owner to ascertain whether his property is within the territory proposed to be organized as a district, and it need not be necessary that all the property embraced within the district be contiguous;

C. said petition shall pray for the organization of the district by the name proposed.