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N.M. Stat. § 26-1-13 — NM Code / Chapter 26 / Article 1 / Section 26-1-13
§ 26-1-13. Packaging and labeling requirements; proprietary preparations
Status: in_force

A. The principal display panel of an over-the-counter packaged drug or device shall bear as one of its principal features a statement of the identity of the commodity. The statement shall include the established name of the drug or the common name of the device and an accurate statement of the general pharmacological category of the drug or the principal intended action of the drug or device in terms meaningful to the layman.

B. In the case of an over-the-counter drug that is a mixture with no established name, a conspicuous enumeration of each active ingredient that is a mixture with no established name and a conspicuous enumeration of each active ingredient immediately followed by an accurate statement of the general pharmacological category of the ingredients or of its principal intended action in terms that are meaningful to the layman.

C. This section shall not apply to any drug or class of drugs exempted by regulations promulgated under the federal Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. 1

D. The label of an over-the-counter packaged drug or device shall bear a declaration of the net quantity of its contents.

E. Dangerous drugs or over-the-counter preparations subject to the federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 shall meet the safety closure standards and regulations promulgated pursuant to the federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970. 2
N.M. Stat. § 7-8A-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 8A / Section 7-8A-6
§ 7-8A-6. Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft
Status: in_force

A record of the issuance of a check, draft or similar instrument is prima facie evidence of an obligation. In claiming property from a holder who is also the issuer, the administrator's burden of proof as to the existence and amount of the property and its abandonment is satisfied by showing issuance of the instrument and passage of the requisite period of abandonment. Defenses of payment, satisfaction, discharge and want of consideration are affirmative defenses that must be established by the holder.
N.M. Stat. § 61-5A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 5A / Section 61-5A-6
§ 61-5A-6. Certification of dental assistants, expanded-function dental auxiliaries and community dental health coordinators
Status: in_force

A. A certified dental assistant, an expanded-function dental auxiliary, a community dental health coordinator or a dental assistant certified in expanded functions shall be required to adhere to the educational requirements, examinations, recertification criteria and fees as established by rules and regulations of the board. The fee shall be the same for one or more expanded functions.

B. Certificates granted by the board may be revoked, suspended, stipulated or otherwise limited, and a certificate holder may be fined or placed on probation if found guilty of violation of the Dental Health Care Act.

C. No individual shall use the title “C.D.A.” unless granted certification by the dental assistant national board.

D. Unless certified to practice as a dental assistant certified in expanded functions or an expanded-function dental auxiliary, no person shall:

(1) practice as a dental assistant certified in expanded functions as defined by rules of the board; or

(2) use the title or represent oneself as an assistant certified in expanded functions or an expanded-function dental auxiliary or use any title, abbreviation, letters, figures, signs or devices that indicate the person is a dental assistant certified in expanded functions or an expanded-function dental auxiliary.
N.M. Stat. § 6-30-8 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 30 / Section 6-30-8
§ 6-30-8. Colonias infrastructure project fund; created; purpose; appropriations
Status: in_force

A. The “colonias infrastructure project fund” is created in the authority and shall be administered by the authority.

B. The project fund shall consist of:

(1) distributions from the trust fund;

(2) payments of principal and interest on loans for qualified projects;

(3) other money appropriated by the legislature or distributed or otherwise allocated to the project fund for the purpose of supporting qualified projects;

(4) the proceeds of severance tax bonds appropriated to the fund for qualified projects; and

(5) income from investment of the project fund that shall be credited to the project fund.

C. Except for severance tax bond proceeds required to revert to the severance tax bonding fund, balances in the project fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund.

D. The project fund may consist of subaccounts as determined to be necessary by the authority.

E. The authority may establish procedures and adopt rules as required to:

(1) administer the project fund;

(2) originate grants or loans for qualified projects recommended by the board;

(3) recover from the project fund the costs of administering the fund and originating the grants and loans; and

(4) govern the process through which qualified entities may apply for financial assistance from the project fund.
N.M. Stat. § 67-3-61 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 67-3-61
§ 67-3-61. Limitation of expenditures of highway funds for construction of highway bypasses
Status: in_force

No expenditure or contract for the expenditure of state public funds for purposes of construction of highway bypasses or highway relocation projects diverting public motor vehicle travel from a previously existing highway route shall be made that violates the provisions of an existing agreement between a municipality or county and the state transportation commission relating to obtaining the consent of the municipality or county pursuant to the provisions of this section. An existing agreement between a municipality or county and the state transportation commission may be amended or revised by mutual consent of the parties to the agreement. Once authority is given by the governing authority and the state transportation commission has affirmatively acted in reliance upon the expressed approval, public funds may be expended and contracts executed despite subsequent withdrawal of approval by the governing authority.
N.M. Stat. § 22-1-1.1 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 1 / Section 22-1-1.1
§ 22-1-1.1. Legislative findings and purpose
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that, although New Mexico has been in the forefront of educational reforms in many areas, additional improvements are necessary to enhance and upgrade the delivery of quality education in New Mexico.

B. The legislature further finds that enhancement of the educational system in New Mexico requires a renewed emphasis on the primary grades, recognizing especially the importance of the first grade to a child's future educational career.

C. The legislature further finds that teachers and administrators play a key role in any reform efforts and acknowledges their importance in the educational process.

D. The legislature further finds that the smorgasbord curriculum offered in many schools fails to provide students with the basic educational background necessary to provide them with indispensable life skills.

E. The legislature further finds that discipline in the schools is essential to provide an atmosphere conducive to effective learning.

F. It is the purpose of this reform legislation, among other things, to stress the importance of substantive academic subjects, provide for a greater emphasis on the primary grades, upgrade curriculum and graduation requirements, systematically evaluate instructional improvement and student progress, increase parental involvement in the public schools and recognize that teachers should be treated like other professionals.
N.M. Stat. § 12-10B-3 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10B / Section 12-10B-3
§ 12-10B-3. Committee created; membership; meetings; duties; expenses
Status: in_force

A. The “intrastate mutual aid committee” is created. The committee shall consist of eleven members appointed by the governor, including a representative of the department of public safety and the governor's homeland security advisor who shall be a permanent member and the presiding officer of the committee. The members shall represent emergency management and response disciplines, political subdivisions and, if participating, Indian nations, tribes or pueblos. Appointments shall be made for terms expiring four years from the date of appointment. The committee shall elect from among its members a vice-presiding officer and any other officers the committee deems appropriate. The committee shall meet at least annually and may meet at the call of the presiding officer or as otherwise called by seven of its members. The committee shall be attached to the department of public safety for administrative purposes only.

B. The committee shall:

(1) review the progress and status of intrastate mutual aid;

(2) assist in developing methods to track and evaluate activation of the system;

(3) examine issues facing member jurisdictions in the implementation of intrastate mutual aid;

(4) develop, adopt and disseminate comprehensive guidelines and procedures that address the following:

(a) projected or anticipated costs of establishing and maintaining the system;

(b) checklists for requesting and providing intrastate mutual aid;

(c) record keeping for member jurisdictions; and

(d) procedures for reimbursing the actual and legitimate expenses of a member jurisdiction that responds to a request for aid through the system; and

(5) adopt other guidelines or procedures considered necessary by the committee to implement an effective and efficient system.

C. Members of the committee shall not be paid for participating in committee meetings and activities; however:

(1) members representing the state, its agencies or political subdivisions shall receive per diem and mileage expenses as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act paid by their sponsors;

(2) members representing the private sector shall receive per diem and mileage expenses as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act paid by the department of public safety; and

(3) members representing Indian nations, tribes or pueblos may be compensated or reimbursed as provided by the tribal government they represent.
N.M. Stat. § 57-16-4 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 16 / Section 57-16-4
§ 57-16-4. Unlawful acts; dealers
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any dealer to:

A. require a retail purchaser of a new motor vehicle, as a condition of sale and delivery thereof, to purchase special features, equipment, parts or accessories not ordered or desired by the purchaser, provided such features, equipment, parts or accessories are not already installed on the new motor vehicle when received by the dealer;

B. use false, deceptive or misleading advertising in connection with his business;

C. willfully defraud any retail buyer to the buyer's damage;

D. fail to perform the obligations placed on the dealer in connection with the delivery and preparation of a new motor vehicle for retail sale as provided in the manufacturer's preparation and delivery agreements;

E. fail to perform the obligations placed on the dealer in connection with the manufacturer's warranty agreements;

F. represent or sell as a new motor vehicle any motor vehicle which has been used and operated for demonstration purposes or which is otherwise a used motor vehicle; or

G. intentionally fail to perform any written agreement with any retail buyer.
N.M. Stat. § 25-7A-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 25 / Article 7A / Section 25-7A-13
§ 25-7A-13. Promulgating regulations governing the addition of any poisonous or deleterious substances in dairy products
Status: in_force

Any poisonous or deleterious substance added to any dairy product, except where the substance is required in production or cannot be avoided by good manufacturing practice, shall be deemed to be unsafe for purposes of the application of Subsection B of Section 10 of the New Mexico Dairy Product Act; but when the substance is required or cannot be avoided, the board shall promulgate regulations limiting the quantity therein or thereon to such extent as the board finds necessary for the protection of public health, and any quantity exceeding the limits so fixed shall also be deemed to be unsafe for purposes of the application of Subsection B of Section 10 of the New Mexico Dairy Product Act. While such a regulation is in effect limiting the quantity of any such substance in the case of any dairy product, the dairy product shall not, by reason of bearing or containing any added amount of the substance, be considered to be adulterated within the meaning of Subsection A of Section 10 of the New Mexico Dairy Product Act. In determining the quantity of the added substance to be tolerated in or on different dairy products, the board shall take into account the extent to which the use of the substance is required or cannot be avoided in the production of each diary product and the other ways in which the consumer may be affected by the same or other poisonous or deleterious substances.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-128 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-128
§ 10-11-128. Income fund
Status: in_force

The income fund is the fund to which shall be credited all interest, dividends, rents and other income from investments of the association, all gifts and bequests, all unclaimed member contributions and all other money the disposition of which is not specifically provided for in the Public Employees Retirement Act. There shall be paid or transferred from the income fund all administrative expenses of the association.
N.M. Stat. § 7-17-2 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 17 / Section 7-17-2
§ 7-17-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Liquor Excise Tax Act:

A. “ alcoholic beverages ” means distilled or rectified spirits, potable alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin, aromatic bitters or any similar beverage, including blended or fermented beverages, dilutions or mixtures of one or more of the foregoing containing more than one-half of one percent alcohol by volume, but “alcoholic beverages” does not include medicinal bitters;

B. “ beer ” means an alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt and hops or other cereals in water and includes porter, beer, ale and stout;

C. “ cider ” means an alcoholic beverage made from the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sound, ripe apples or pears that contains not less than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume and not more than eight and one-half percent of alcohol by volume;

D. “ department ” means the taxation and revenue department, the secretary of taxation and revenue or any employee of the department exercising authority lawfully delegated to that employee by the secretary;

E. “ fortified wine ” means wine containing more than fourteen percent alcohol by volume when bottled or packaged by the manufacturer, but “fortified wine” does not include:

(1) wine that is sealed or capped by cork closure and aged two years or more;

(2) wine that contains more than fourteen percent alcohol by volume solely as a result of the natural fermentation process and that has not been produced with the addition of wine spirits, brandy or alcohol; or

(3) vermouth and sherry;

F. “ microbrewer ” means a person who produces less than two hundred thousand barrels of beer per year;

G. “ person ” includes, to the extent permitted by law, a federal, state or other governmental unit or subdivision or an agency, department, institution or instrumentality thereof;

H. “ small winegrower ” means a winegrower who produces less than one million five hundred thousand liters of wine in a year;

I. “ spirituous liquors ” means alcoholic beverages, except fermented beverages such as wine, beer, cider and ale;

J. “ wholesaler ” means a person holding a license issued under Section 60-6A-1 NMSA 1978 or a person selling alcoholic beverages that were not purchased from a person holding a license issued under Section 60-6A-1 NMSA 1978;

K. “ wine ” means an alcoholic beverage other than cider that is obtained by the fermentation of the natural sugar contained in fruit or other agricultural products, with or without the addition of sugar or other products, and that does not contain more than twenty-one percent alcohol by volume; and

L. “ winegrower ” means a person licensed pursuant to Section 60-6A-11 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 9-24-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 24 / Section 9-24-6
§ 9-24-6. Division directors
Status: in_force

The secretary shall appoint, with the approval of the governor, directors of the divisions established within the department. Division directors are exempt from the Personnel Act.
N.M. Stat. § 12-8A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 8A / Section 12-8A-1
§ 12-8A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 12, Article 8A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Governmental Dispute Prevention and Resolution Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 14-4-5.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 4 / Section 14-4-5.2
§ 14-4-5.2. Notice of proposed rulemaking
Status: in_force

A. Not later than thirty days before a public rule hearing, the agency proposing the rule shall provide to the public and publish in the New Mexico register a notice of proposed rulemaking. The notice shall include:

(1) a summary of the full text of the proposed rule;

(2) a short explanation of the purpose of the proposed rule;

(3) a citation to the specific legal authority authorizing the proposed rule and the adoption of the rule;

(4) information on how a copy of the full text of the proposed rule may be obtained;

(5) information on how a person may comment on the proposed rule, where comments will be received and when comments are due;

(6) information on where and when a public rule hearing will be held and how a person may participate in the hearing; and

(7) a citation to technical information, if any, that served as a basis for the proposed rule, and information on how the full text of the technical information may be obtained.

B. An agency may charge a reasonable fee for providing any records in nonelectronic form when provided to a person pursuant to this section. An agency shall not charge a fee for providing any records in electronic form when provided to a person pursuant to this section.

C. An internet link providing free access to the full text of the proposed rule shall be included on the notice of proposed rulemaking.

D. If the agency changes the date of the public rule hearing or the deadline for submitting comments as stated in the notice, the agency shall provide notice to the public of the change.

E. The state records administrator or the administrator's designee shall timely publish the notice of proposed rulemaking in the next publication of the New Mexico register.
N.M. Stat. § 24-7B-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 7B / Section 24-7B-2
§ 24-7B-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act is to ensure appropriate care and treatment of persons with behavioral health needs in the community.
N.M. Stat. § 6-16-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 16 / Section 6-16-2
§ 6-16-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the 2005 Public Securities Validation Act:

A. “ public body ” of the state means any state educational institution or other state institution, its board of regents or other governing body thereof constituting a body corporate, any county, city, town, village, school district, irrigation district, drainage district, conservancy district, sanitation district, water district, commission, authority or other political subdivision of the state constituting a body corporate;

B. “ public security ” means a bond, note certificate of indebtedness or other obligation for the payment of money, issued by this state or by any public body thereof; and

C. “ state ” means the state of New Mexico and any board, commission, department, corporation, instrumentality or agency thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 53-17-4 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 17 / Section 53-17-4
§ 53-17-4. Change of name by foreign corporation
Status: in_force

Whenever a foreign corporation which is authorized to transact business in this state changes its name to one under which a certificate of authority would not be granted to it on application therefor, the certificate of authority of the corporation shall be suspended and it shall not thereafter transact any business in this state until it has changed its name to a name which is available to it under the laws of this state, or has otherwise complied with the provisions of the Business Corporation Act.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1B-7 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1B / Section 58-1B-7
§ 58-1B-7. Procedures relating to applications
Status: in_force

A. The director shall approve or disapprove an application for acquisition pursuant to the Interstate Bank Acquisition Act within ninety days after receipt of a completed application unless the director requests additional information from the applicant following receipt of a completed application in which case the time limit for decision by the director is the later of:

(1) the date set forth in this subsection; or

(2) thirty days after the director's receipt of the requested additional information.

B. The director may hold a public hearing in connection with an application if a significant issue of law or fact has been raised with respect to the proposed acquisition.

C. If the director holds a public hearing in connection with an application, the time limit specified in Subsection A of this section shall be extended to thirty days after the conclusion of the public hearing.

D. An application is deemed approved if the director takes no action on the application within the time limits specified in this section.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-137 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-137
§ 10-11-137. Insurance and banking laws not applicable
Status: in_force

None of the laws of this state regulating insurance or insurance companies or banking institutions shall apply to the association.
N.M. Stat. § 53-8-15 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 8 / Section 53-8-15
§ 53-8-15. Voting
Status: in_force

A. The right of the members, or any class or classes of members, to vote may be limited, enlarged or denied to the extent specified in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws. Unless so limited, enlarged or denied, each member, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of members.

B. A member entitled to vote may vote in person or, unless the articles of incorporation or the bylaws otherwise provide, may vote by proxy executed in writing by the member or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after eleven months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Where directors or officers are to be elected by members, the bylaws may provide that such elections may be conducted by mail.

C. The articles of incorporation or the bylaws may provide that in all elections for directors every member entitled to vote shall have the right to cumulate his vote and to give one candidate a number of votes equal to his vote multiplied by the number of directors to be elected, or by distributing such votes on the same principle among any number of candidates.

D. If a corporation has no members or its members have no right to vote, the directors shall have the sole voting power.
N.M. Stat. § 9-23-1 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 23 / Section 9-23-1
§ 9-23-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 11 of this act may be cited as the “Aging and Long-Term Services Department Act”.