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N.M. Stat. § 4-34-3 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 34 / Section 4-34-3
§ 4-34-3. Bonds for new building; bids
Status: in_force

Should a majority of the votes at such election be cast in favor of the place named in the petition, the county seat shall be removed to that place, and it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners, as soon as the citizens of that place have delivered the deed and paid over the sum of money mentioned in the written guaranty provided for in Section 4-34-1 NMSA 1978 , to cause to be erected upon the site so provided a courthouse and jail to cost not to exceed three times the amount paid by the citizens, including said amount.

For the purpose of such construction, the board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to issue bonds of that county in such form as the board of county commissioners shall determine, for such time and bearing such rate of interest as it may deem best, such bonds to be sold at, above or below par as permitted by the Public Securities Act, or taken at par in payment for such construction. The contract for the construction of such buildings shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising the time and place of opening sealed bids for the same in a newspaper published in the county once a week for four consecutive weeks, such contractor to furnish a good and sufficient bond for the completion of such buildings according to the plans and specifications.
N.M. Stat. § 70-3-6 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 3 / Section 70-3-6
§ 70-3-6. Private telegraph or telephone line along right-of-way of pipeline
Status: in_force

The owners or operators of any pipelines for which any right-of-way is obtained under the provisions of this act shall be entitled to erect and construct a telephone or telegraph line upon and along such right-of-way for use in the operation of such pipeline, and shall not be required to operate said telegraph or telephone line as a toll line, or to open same to the use of the public; provided, that the construction and maintenance of said telephone or telegraph line shall not unduly interfere with the cultivation of any agricultural land.
N.M. Stat. § 1-14-24 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 14 / Section 1-14-24
§ 1-14-24. Automatic recounts; procedures
Status: in_force

A. An automatic recount of the vote is required when the canvass of returns indicates that the margin between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for an office, the margin between those supporting and those opposing a ballot question or the margin affecting the outcome of a nonpartisan judicial retention election is less than:

(1) one-fourth percent of the total votes cast in that election:

(a) for that office in the case of a federal or statewide office;

(b) on a ballot question in the case of a state ballot question; or

(c) on a nonpartisan judicial retention election in the case of the supreme court or the court of appeals;

(2) one-half percent of the total votes cast in that election:

(a) for that office in the case of a public education commissioner, district attorney or any office elected countywide in a county with more than one hundred fifty thousand registered voters;

(b) on a ballot question in the case of a local ballot question; or

(c) on a nonpartisan judicial retention election in the case of a district court or the metropolitan court; or

(3) one percent of the total votes cast in that election or five or fewer votes between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for that office in the case of any other office.

B. For an office for which ballots were cast in more than one county, the secretary of state shall file notice with the state canvassing board upon the completion of the state canvass that an automatic recount is required, and the state canvassing board shall order a recount of the ballots for the specified office. For an office in which ballots were cast solely within one county, the secretary of state shall file notice with the state canvassing board within seven days after receiving notice from the county clerk following the completion of the county canvass that an automatic recount is required, and the state canvassing board shall order a recount of the ballots for the specified office.

C. Automatic recounts shall be conducted pursuant to the recount procedures established in Sections 1-14-16 and 1-14-18 through 1-14-23 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 30-22-5 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 22 / Section 30-22-5
§ 30-22-5. Tampering with evidence
Status: in_force

A. Tampering with evidence consists of destroying, changing, hiding, placing or fabricating any physical evidence with intent to prevent the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of any person or to throw suspicion of the commission of a crime upon another.

B. Whoever commits tampering with evidence shall be punished as follows:

(1) if the highest crime for which tampering with evidence is committed is a capital or first degree felony or a second degree felony, the person committing tampering with evidence is guilty of a third degree felony;

(2) if the highest crime for which tampering with evidence is committed is a third degree felony or a fourth degree felony, the person committing tampering with evidence is guilty of a fourth degree felony;

(3) if the highest crime for which tampering with evidence is committed is a misdemeanor or a petty misdemeanor, the person committing tampering with evidence is guilty of a petty misdemeanor; and

(4) if the highest crime for which tampering with evidence is committed is indeterminate, the person committing tampering with evidence is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 6-19-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 19 / Section 6-19-8
§ 6-19-8. Board of trustees; duties
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall:

A. be the governing authority of the district;

B. comply with the provisions of law for local governments pertaining to the preparation and approval of budgets by the local government division of the department of finance and administration;

C. comply with the provisions of law pertaining to the audit of local governments by the state auditor; and

D. adopt rules and regulations for the operation of the district and comply with the provisions of the State Rules Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 70-5-6 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 5 / Section 70-5-6
§ 70-5-6. License; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. No person, firm or corporation shall engage in this state in the manufacturing, assembling, repairing, selling or installing of containers or appliances or of equipment for CNG attached or to be attached to motor vehicles to be used with LP gases as a fuel, nor shall any person, firm or corporation engage in the manufacture, sale, transportation, dispensing or storage of LP gases within this state, except where stored by the ultimate consumer for consumption only, without having first obtained from the bureau a license to do so for each main and branch office or business operated within the state pursuant to the LPG and CNG Act [this article]. No license shall be issued until the bureau has determined that the applicant meets all safety requirements provided for in that act and required by the rules and regulations of the commission and the bureau finds that the applicant is fit and able to perform the work for which a license is requested. Provided that household appliances and any other appliance, container or equipment being fed from a reservoir less than five pounds shall not be subject to the LPG and CNG Act. Provided, further, that retail sale of LP gas appliances, including factory installed LP gas appliances and equipment on campers, mobile homes and recreational vehicles, shall be exempt from this section.

B. When LP gas or CNG is to be the source of fuel, the installation of piping, appliances and equipment shall be made by installers qualified by the bureau. Property-owner installed systems, when certified by qualified installers or inspectors of the bureau, are exempt from the provisions of this subsection.
N.M. Stat. § 1-8-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1-8-14
§ 1-8-14. Primary Election Law; proclamation; duties of secretary of state
Status: in_force

Upon the proclamation being filed, the secretary of state shall immediately:

A. publish the proclamation for five consecutive days in at least four daily newspapers of general circulation in the state;

B. post the proclamation and any amended proclamation on the secretary of state's web site; and

C. send an authenticated copy of the proclamation or any amended proclamation to each county clerk along with a copy of the text in an editable electronic format.
N.M. Stat. § 19-13-20 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 13 / Section 19-13-20
§ 19-13-20. General mining lease; lease preference
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Geothermal Resources Act, at any time within ninety days following the effective date of the Geothermal Resources Act, any person who held prior to January 1, 1967 and who holds on the effective date of the Geothermal Resources Act, a general mining lease issued by the commissioner, upon showing to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the application or general mining lease was made or issued to develop geothermal resources, may apply for and receive a lease pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Act covering the same land having priority dating from the date of filing or issuance of the original application or general mining lease. The lease preference pursuant to this section shall be accomplished in accordance with procedures prescribed by regulations of the commissioner.
N.M. Stat. § 24-8-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 8 / Section 24-8-1
§ 24-8-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Family Planning Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 73-8-9 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 8 / Section 73-8-9
§ 73-8-9. Majority and plurality
Status: in_force

At all elections held under the provisions of this act if a majority of all the votes cast by the qualified electors shall be in the affirmative upon any proposition submitted to a vote, other than the election of directors, such proposition shall be declared to be carried, and at all elections for directors the persons receiving the highest number of votes cast by the qualified electors of the district shall be declared to be elected.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-424.12 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-424.12
§ 66-3-424.12. Special registration plates for search and rescue members
Status: in_force

A. The department shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating that the recipient is a search and rescue member.

B. For a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, a motor vehicle owner who is a search and rescue member may apply for the issuance of a special registration plate as defined in Subsection A of this section. No two owners shall be issued identically lettered or numbered plates.

C. The twenty-five dollars ($25.00) fee provided in Subsection B of this section shall be waived for each registration period in which a validating sticker is issued under the provisions of Section 66-3-17 NMSA 1978 , in lieu of the issuance of a special search and rescue member plate.

D. The revenue from the special search and rescue member registration plate fee imposed by Subsection B of this section shall be distributed as follows:

(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department for the manufacture and issuance of the registration plates; and

(2) fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the fee collected for each registration plate shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit to the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-1 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-1
§ 10-11-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 10, Article 11 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Public Employees Retirement Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 76-4-7 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 4 / Section 76-4-7
§ 76-4-7. Experimental use permits
Status: in_force

A. No person shall conduct field tests using a pesticide not registered with the department or a registered pesticide for a use not previously approved in the registration without first having obtained an experimental use permit from the department.

B. Any person may apply to the department for an experimental use permit for a pesticide. The department may issue an experimental use permit if it determines that the applicant needs the permit in order to accumulate information necessary to register a pesticide. The department may refuse to issue an experimental use permit if it determines that issuance of such permit is not warranted or that the pesticide use to be made under the proposed terms and conditions may cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.

C. Use of a pesticide under an experimental use permit shall be under the supervision of the department and shall be subject to the terms and conditions and be for the period of time prescribed by the department in the permit.

D. The department may revoke any experimental use permit at any time, if it finds that the terms or conditions of the permit are being violated, or that its terms and conditions are inadequate to avoid unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.
N.M. Stat. § 73-25-17 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 25 / Section 73-25-17
§ 73-25-17. Addition or withdrawal of territory by a district
Status: in_force

A. After the creation of a district, a governmental unit adjacent to but not part of that district may join the district and determine the territorial area to become a part of that district. A two-thirds affirmative vote by the board shall be required before the governmental unit may join the district.

B. A governmental unit that is a member of a district may withdraw from the district by adopting a resolution to withdraw. The governmental unit shall withdraw its representative from the board. Real property owned by the district within the boundaries of the withdrawing governmental unit shall remain the property of the district. The provisions of withdrawal shall be negotiated and agreed to by the board, the governmental unit and the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 7-38-41 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-41
§ 7-38-41. Protested property taxes; suspense fund; refunds; interest
Status: in_force

A. Each county treasurer shall establish a fund to be known as the “property tax suspense fund.” The portion of any property taxes paid to the county treasurer that is not admitted to be due and is the subject of a claim for refund shall be deposited in this fund.

B. The fund shall be invested in interest-earning securities, accounts or deposits that are legal investments for county funds under the law and regulations of the department of finance and administration. The county treasurer shall keep records of interest earned by the investment of the fund.

C. If a property owner's property taxes are reduced as a result of a decrease in value of the property taxed, a change in the classification, a change in the allocation of the value of the property to a particular governmental unit or granting of a claim for an exemption ordered by a court after a claim for refund, the portion of the property taxes in controversy found to be in excess of the amount legally due and paid shall be refunded by the county treasurer to the property owner. The refund shall be made within fifteen days after the county treasurer receives a copy of the final order relating to the protest. The amount of property taxes in controversy found to be legally due and paid shall be distributed to the appropriate governmental units in accordance with the distribution regulations of the department of finance and administration. All payments authorized under this section shall be made from the property tax suspense fund.

D. In addition to the payments authorized under Subsection C of this section, the county treasurer shall pay to the property owner and the governmental units their pro rata share of interest earned by the protested taxes computed by applying the earned interest rate of the fund to the principal amounts of refund and distribution for the period of time from the date of payment into the fund until a date not more than thirty days prior to the date the actual refund payment and distribution payment are made. Payments are considered made on the date a refund payment is mailed or delivered to the property owner and on the date a transfer occurs on the county treasurer's books showing a distribution payment.

E. The department of finance and administration may authorize the transfer of any surplus interest accruing in the property tax suspense fund to the county general fund at the close of the fiscal year.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15 / Section 9-15-19
§ 9-15-19. Technology enterprise fund created
Status: in_force

There is created in the state treasury the “technology enterprise fund”. No money appropriated to this fund or accruing to it through cooperative research and technology transfer agreements, gifts, grants or bequests shall be transferred to another fund or encumbered or disbursed in any manner except for activities conducted pursuant to Sections 9-15-16 through 9-15-19 NMSA 1978 . The fund shall not revert at the end of a fiscal year. Money appropriated to the research and development fund is appropriated to the technology enterprise fund provided any existing agreement to be paid from funds appropriated to the research and development fund shall be paid from the technology enterprise fund. Disbursements from the fund shall be made only upon warrant drawn by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary or his designee for the purpose of paying the cost of activities conducted pursuant to Sections 9-15-16 through 9-15-19 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 73-13-17 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 13 / Section 73-13-17
§ 73-13-17. Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The intent of this act is to authorize and allow irrigation districts coming under the provisions hereof to borrow money and make loans from the reconstruction finance corporation, under the provisions of the Relief Act of the federal congress of 1932, and amendments made or to be made thereto, or from any like agency of the federal government or from any other agency, person, corporation or association, and it is declared that tolls, assessments or charge for the use of water and other facilities of any such district shall be deemed self-liquidating, within the intent and meaning of the said act of congress in reference thereto.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-424.6 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-424.6
§ 66-3-424.6. Special wildlife artwork registration plates; procedures; fee
Status: in_force

A. The department shall establish and issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 featuring artwork of New Mexico wildlife for any private motor vehicle except a motorcycle. The department shall adopt procedures for application for and issuance of the special wildlife artwork registration plates.

B. The director of the department of game and fish shall designate a “share with wildlife” logo design committee that shall recommend to the director the color and design of the special wildlife artwork logo. The director in cooperation with the secretary shall determine the design of the special wildlife artwork logo. No personalized or vanity design variation of the special wildlife artwork registration plates shall be issued.

C. For a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, an owner of a motor vehicle may apply for the issuance of a special wildlife artwork registration plate. The owner of a motor vehicle shall apply for the plate and pay the twenty-five-dollar ($25.00) fee for the first year and ten dollars ($10.00) for each subsequent year if he wishes to retain and renew the special wildlife artwork registration plate.

D. The revenue from the additional fee for a special wildlife artwork registration plate shall be distributed as follows:

(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the initial fee collected shall be retained by the division and is appropriated to the division to defray the cost of making and issuing special registration plates for wildlife artwork; and

(2) fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the initial fee and the entire renewal fee collected shall be distributed to the share with wildlife program of the game protection fund.
N.M. Stat. § 62-13-5 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 13 / Section 62-13-5
§ 62-13-5. Mortgages and deeds of trust; execution by corporations distributing electric energy, natural gas and providing telephone and telegraph services
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 62-13-5 through 62-13-7 NMSA 1978 shall apply to mortgages, deeds of trust and other security instruments hereafter executed by, and to secure the payment of bonds, notes or other obligations of:

A. corporations engaged in this state in the generation, manufacture, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy and power to the public;

B. corporations engaged in this state in the transportation, distribution and sale through local distribution system or systems of natural gas to the public for domestic, commercial, industrial or any other use;

C. corporations owning or operating in this state any gas pipeline or lines for the transportation and sale of natural gas to other pipeline companies or to local distributing systems, or to municipalities, or to industrial consumers for their own use; and

D. corporations engaged in this state in providing telephone or telegraph service to the public.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-3B-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3B / Section 32A-3B-4
§ 32A-3B-4. Protective custody; restrictions; time limitations
Status: in_force

A. A law enforcement officer who takes a child into protective custody shall, with all reasonable speed:

(1) inform the child of the reasons for the protective custody; and

(2) contact the department.

B. When the department is contacted by a law enforcement officer who has taken a child into protective custody, the department shall refer the child to community based services and may:

(1) accept custody of the child and designate an appropriate placement in the community for the child; or

(2) return the child to the child's parent, guardian or custodian if the child's safety is assured.

C. A child taken into protective custody shall not be placed in or transported in a law enforcement vehicle or any other vehicle that contains an adult placed under arrest, unless circumstances exist in which any delay in transporting the child to an appropriate facility would be likely to result in substantial danger to the child's physical safety. When such circumstances exist, the circumstances shall be described in writing by the driver of the vehicle and submitted to the driver's supervisor within two days after the driver transported the child.

D. A child taken into protective custody shall not be held involuntarily for more than two days, unless a petition to extend the custody is filed pursuant to the provisions of the Family in Need of Court-Ordered Services Act or the Abuse and Neglect Act. 1

E. When a petition is filed or any time thereafter, the children's court or district court may issue an ex-parte custody order based upon a sworn written statement of facts showing that probable cause exists to believe that protective custody of the child is necessary.

F. The protective custody order shall be served on the respondent by a person authorized to serve arrest warrants and shall direct the law enforcement officer to take custody of the child and deliver the child to a place designated by the court.

G. The Rules of Evidence do not apply to the issuance of an ex-parte custody order.