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N.M. Stat. § 9-1-8 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 9-1-8
§ 9-1-8. Creation of agencies; prohibition
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by law, neither a department secretary nor any other employee of the executive branch of state government, or any agency, may, by administrative action, create an agency, board, commission or any other entity of state government. This section shall not apply to:

A. advisory committees created in accordance with Section 9 of the Executive Reorganization Act; and

B. units within the internal structure of a department established under Subsection A of Section 4 of the Executive Reorganization Act.
N.M. Stat. § 21-11-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 11 / Section 21-11-8
§ 21-11-8. Powers and duties of board of regents
Status: in_force

The board of regents shall have power and it shall be their [its] duty to enact bylaws, rules and regulations for the government of such school of mines [New Mexico institute of mining and technology], not inconsistent with the laws of the state; and they [it] shall also prescribe the textbooks to be used, the course of study, the fields of research to be engaged in, the branches to be taught, the number of departments into which said school [institute] shall be divided and to change the same from time to time; to fix the scholastic year, provide apparatus, mineral and geological cabinets, to establish and operate branches of said school [institute] in such place or places in the state of New Mexico as may be designated by said board, and do all and everything necessary in and about the premises with a view to promoting the best interests of said institution; provided that the primary functions for which said school [institute] was established shall be performed at Socorro only.
N.M. Stat. § 25-7B-6 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 7B / Section 25-7B-6
§ 25-7B-6. Permits; permit required; application; revocation; suspension
Status: in_force

A. No person may operate a dairy establishment unless he possesses a valid and unsuspended permit issued by the department in accordance with the Dairy Establishment Sanitation Act and the regulations adopted pursuant to that act. The permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place within the dairy establishment. No person may display a permit unless it has been issued to him by the department and has not been revoked and is not under suspension.

B. Any person desiring to operate a dairy establishment shall apply to the department for the issuance of a permit. Applications shall be made in a form and in accordance with procedures established by regulations of the department. The department shall issue a permit to any applicant that complies with the regulations of the department covering the issuance of permits and who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department his ability to comply with all the provisions of the Dairy Establishment Sanitation Act and all regulations of the department.

C. The department shall promulgate regulations for the revocation or suspension of permits for those dairy establishments that fail to come into compliance with a provision of the Dairy Establishment Sanitation Act or regulation promulgated pursuant to that act. The hearing officer shall not be any person previously involved in the suspension or revocation action. No inspection made more than twenty-four months prior to the most recent such inspection shall be used as a basis for suspension or revocation.
N.M. Stat. § 4-49-16 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 49 / Section 4-49-16
§ 4-49-16. Registration of bonds
Status: in_force

The county commissioners of any county issuing such bonds shall make a registration thereof in a book to be kept for that purpose, showing the date, amount, number [and] maturity of such bonds, and if issued for the building of a courthouse or a jail or a bridge, what bridge or other work of internal improvement.
N.M. Stat. § 53-11-30 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 11 / Section 53-11-30
§ 53-11-30. Closing of transfer books and fixing record date
Status: in_force

For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the board of directors of a corporation may provide that the stock transfer books shall be closed for a stated period not to exceed fifty days. If the stock transfer books are closed for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of shareholders, the books shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding the meeting. In lieu of closing the stock transfer books, the bylaws, or in the absence of an applicable bylaw, the board of directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of shareholders, the date to be not more than fifty days and, in case of a meeting of shareholders, not less than ten days prior to the date on which the particular action, requiring such determination of shareholders, is to be taken. If the stock transfer books are not closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of shareholders, or shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the date on which the resolution of the board of directors declaring the dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for the determination of shareholders. When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this section, the determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 74-10-73 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 10 / Section 74-10-73
§ 74-10-73. Covenants in security proceedings
Status: in_force

Any resolution or trust indenture authorizing the issuance of securities or any other instrument appertaining thereto may contain covenants and other provisions, notwithstanding such covenants and provisions may limit the exercise of powers conferred by the Solid Waste Authority Act, in order to secure the payment of such securities in agreement with the holders and owners of such securities, as the board may determine, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all such acts and things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure the authority's securities, or in the discretion of the board tend to make the securities more marketable, notwithstanding that such covenant, act or thing may not be enumerated in that act, it being the intention of that act to give the authority power to do all things in the issuance of securities and for their security except as specifically limited in that act.
N.M. Stat. § 6-12A-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 12A / Section 6-12A-14
§ 6-12A-14. Anticipation notes exempt from taxation
Status: in_force

Anticipation notes are exempt from taxation by the state or any of its political subdivisions.
N.M. Stat. § 19-8-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 19-8-12
§ 19-8-12. Shale, clay, natural deposit or product lease; conditions; improvement mortgages void
Status: in_force

The commissioner may also execute leases for the mining, extraction or disposition of shale, clay or other natural deposits in or upon, or products of, state lands, not otherwise provided for in this chapter, upon such terms and conditions as he may deem for the best interests of the state, not repugnant to law. Any mortgage upon improvements on any such lands so leased shall be void.
N.M. Stat. § 5-10-13 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 10 / Section 5-10-13
§ 5-10-13. Limitations
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Local Economic Development Act shall be construed to affect any other requirements of the constitution or other laws regarding local government debt, issuance of bonds, use of tax revenues or the grant, lease or sale of land or other property.
N.M. Stat. § 21-3-19 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 3 / Section 21-3-19
§ 21-3-19. Protection of interest and retirement fund of New Mexico highlands university
Status: in_force

That for the faithful and prompt payment of all interest and principal of said bonds as and when the same shall mature according to the tenor thereof, the issue thereof shall constitute an irrevocable pledge by said board of so much of each year's income from the permanent funds of such New Mexico normal university [New Mexico highlands university], so issuing bonds hereunder, in the hands of the treasurer, as shall be needed to provide the “interest and retirement fund” herein mentioned, for the ensuing year, and at all times fully and faithfully to keep the same in not less than the amount necessary to pay the interest and principal maturing as aforesaid; and in addition thereto the issue of said bonds shall constitute an irrevocable pledge by said board of so much of each year's income from the income and current fund derived from the lease of such of said institution's lands as remain unsold, as may be necessary to fully protect the “interest and retirement fund” for the ensuing year, and keep the same at all times in proper amount as herein provided.
N.M. Stat. § 73-14-19 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 14 / Section 73-14-19
§ 73-14-19. Boards of directors; membership; qualifications
Status: in_force

The boards of directors created by Sections 73-14-18 through 73-14-32 NMSA 1978 shall consist of three directors from and representing that portion of the most populous county within the conservancy district, one director each from and representing those portions of each of the remaining counties within the conservancy district and one director from and representing the district at large; provided that each director:

A. is a qualified elector of the conservancy district; and

B. resides within the conservancy district and the county from which he is elected or, if representing the district at large, resides within one of the four counties of the conservancy district.
N.M. Stat. § 22-10A-11.4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 10A / Section 22-10A-11.4
§ 22-10A-11.4. Level three-B administrator's license; tracks for school administrator licensure
Status: in_force

A. A level three-B administrator's license is a five-year license granted to an applicant who meets the qualifications for that license. Licenses may be renewed upon satisfactory annual demonstration of instructional leader and administrative competency.

B. The department shall grant a level three-B administrator's license to an applicant who:

(1) has completed a department-approved administrator preparation program;

(2) holds a current level two or level three teacher's license; and

(3) holds a post-baccalaureate degree or national board for professional teaching standards certification.

C. The minimum annual salary for a licensed school principal or assistant school principal is the minimum salary for a level three-A teacher multiplied by the applicable responsibility factor.

D. The department shall adopt a highly objective uniform statewide standard of evaluation, including data sources linked to student achievement and an educational plan for student success progress, for school principals and assistant school principals and rules for the implementation of that evaluation system linked to the level of responsibility at each school level.

E. As used in this section, “ level three-B administrator's license ” means a five-year license granted to an applicant who meets the qualifications pursuant to this section and department rules.
N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-16 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-16
§ 4-55A-16. Improvement district; assessment of railroad property
Status: in_force

The board may assess the property of any railroad or street railroad which occupies or abuts any street the whole cost of the improvement between or under the rails or tracks and two feet on each side of the rail or track of the railroad or street railroad. The assessment shall be levied as other assessments are levied and shall constitute a lien coequal with the lien of other taxes and prior and superior to all other liens, claims and titles, and may be enforced by sale of the railroad or street railroad property or by suit against the owner of the railroad or street railroad.
N.M. Stat. § 67-3-3 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 67-3-3
§ 67-3-3. State transportation commission districts; one member appointed from each district; residence requirements
Status: in_force

A. There are created six state transportation commission districts as follows:

(1) district 1, which shall be composed of the counties of Socorro, Grant, Sierra, Dona Ana, Luna and Hidalgo;

(2) district 2, which shall be composed of the counties of Lea, Eddy, Chaves, Roosevelt, Curry, DeBaca, Lincoln and Otero;

(3) district 3, which shall be composed of the counties of Bernalillo and Valencia and, in Sandoval county, all of townships twelve and thirteen north, ranges one, two, three, four, five and six east and all of townships fourteen, fifteen and sixteen north, ranges four, five and six east;

(4) district 4, which shall be composed of the counties of Colfax, Union, Mora, Harding, San Miguel, Quay and Guadalupe;

(5) district 5, which shall be composed of the counties of San Juan, Rio Arriba, Taos, Santa Fe, Torrance and Los Alamos; and

(6) district 6, which shall be composed of the counties of Catron, Cibola, McKinley and all of Sandoval county excluding all of townships twelve and thirteen north, ranges one, two, three, four, five and six east and all of townships fourteen, fifteen and sixteen north, ranges four, five and six east.

B. The legislature, in the event of the creation of any new county, shall attach the new county to any of the above districts to which the new county may be contiguous.

C. One member of the state transportation commission shall be appointed from each of the six state transportation commission districts, and the member shall reside in the district from which he is appointed. Change of residence of a state transportation commissioner to a place outside the highway district from which he was appointed shall automatically terminate the term of that commissioner.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-59 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-59
§ 2-7F-59. Representative district fifty-three
Status: in_force

Representative district fifty-three is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 6, 66, 74 through 76, 106, 112, 113, 116, 132, 133, 140, 142, 161, 176, 178 and 181; and Otero county precincts 1, 41 through 46 and 66.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-22B-3 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 22B / Section 59A-22B-3
§ 59A-22B-3. Emergency care
Status: in_force

Emergency care provided to a covered person, regardless of where the emergency care is provided, shall not be subject to prior authorization requirements.
N.M. Stat. § 7-20E-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 20E / Section 7-20E-4
§ 7-20E-4. Ordinance shall conform to certain provisions of the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act and requirements of the department
Status: in_force

A. An ordinance imposing a tax under the provisions of the County Local Option Gross Receipts Taxes Act shall adopt by reference the same definitions and the same provisions relating to exemptions and deductions as are contained in the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act 1 then in effect and as it may be amended from time to time.

B. The governing body of any county imposing a tax under the County Local Option Gross Receipts Taxes Act shall impose the tax by adopting the model ordinance with respect to the tax furnished to the county by the department. An ordinance that does not conform substantially to the model ordinance of the department is not valid.
N.M. Stat. § 58-11-29 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 11 / Section 58-11-29
§ 58-11-29. Vacancies
Status: in_force

The board of directors of a credit union shall fill any vacancies occurring in the board until successors elected at the next annual election have qualified. If more than fifty percent of the board positions become vacant at any one time, a special meeting of the members shall be called to fill all vacancies. The supervisory committee shall fill all vacancies in its own membership as they occur. If all of the supervisory committee positions become vacant at any one time, the board of directors shall fill all vacancies, and those appointed members may serve until the next election. The board shall fill vacancies occurring on all other committees.
N.M. Stat. § 77-16-10 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 16 / Section 77-16-10
§ 77-16-10. Injuring fence
Status: in_force

Any person who is found guilty of wilfully cutting or otherwise destroying a fence or any part thereof is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 20-7-5 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 7 / Section 20-7-5
§ 20-7-5. Military leave
Status: in_force

Members of the civil air patrol shall be permitted military leave pursuant to Section 20-4-7 NMSA 1978 not to exceed fifteen working days per year for official duties as assigned by the director of the civil air patrol division of the department of military affairs or an incident commander of an active mission.
N.M. Stat. § 47-7A-11 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 7A / Section 47-7A-11
§ 47-7A-11. Severability
Status: in_force

If any part or application of the Condominium Act is held invalid, the remainder, or its application to other situations or persons, shall not be affected.
N.M. Stat. § 28-7-15 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 7 / Section 28-7-15
§ 28-7-15. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 9 of this act may be cited as the “Commission for the Blind Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 73-9-7 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 9 / Section 73-9-7
§ 73-9-7. First election; terms
Status: in_force

At its first meeting within ten days after the election, the initial board shall determine by lot from its membership one member to serve for a term expiring on the next first Tuesday after the first Monday in December, and one member whose term expires on the same day for each of the succeeding two years, so that the term of one director will expire each year.
N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-12
§ 4-55A-12. Improvement district; preliminary hearing; protest; action of the board; action in district court
Status: in_force

A. At the preliminary hearing of the board on the question of creating an improvement district as authorized in Section 4-55A-10 NMSA 1978 , any owner of a tract or parcel of land to be assessed or upon which it is proposed to impose an improvement district property tax may contest:

(1) the proposed assessment or tax;

(2) the regularity of the proceedings relating to the improvement;

(3) the benefits of the improvement; or

(4) any other matter relating to the improvement district.

B. The board shall not assess the tract or parcel of land an amount greater than the actual benefit to the tract or parcel of land by reason of the enhanced value of the tract or parcel of land as a result of the improvement as ascertained at the hearing. The board may allow a fair price, based on its current value, as a setoff against any assessment against a tract or parcel of land if the owner has improved the tract or parcel of land in such a manner that the improvement may be made part of the proposed improvement.

C. At the hearing, the board may:

(1) correct any mistake or irregularity in any proceeding relating to the improvement;

(2) correct an assessment to be made against or an improvement district property tax to be imposed upon any tract or parcel of land;

(3) in case of any invalidity, reassess the cost of the improvement against a benefiting tract or parcel of land; or

(4) recess the hearing from time to time.

D. Within thirty days after the hearing, any owner of a tract or parcel of land to be assessed or upon which it is proposed to impose an improvement district property tax, whether he appeared at the hearing or not, may commence an action in district court seeking an account of any error or invalidity of the proceedings relating to the improvement district to set aside or correct the assessment or any proceedings relating to the improvement district. Thereafter, any owner or his heirs, assigns, successors or personal representatives are perpetually barred from any action or any defense of error or invalidity in the proceedings or assessments. Where no owner of a tract or parcel to be assessed has presented a protest during the hearing and all owners of the property to be assessed, upon conclusion of the hearing, submit written statements in favor of the creation of the improvement district for the types and character of improvements indicated in the petition, such owners shall be deemed to have waived their right to bring any action in district court seeking an account of any error or invalidity of the proceedings relating to the improvement district or to set aside or correct the assessment or any proceedings relating to the improvement district.
N.M. Stat. § 73-12-10 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 12 / Section 73-12-10
§ 73-12-10. Returns canvassed by board of directors
Status: in_force

No list, tally paper or certificate returned from any election shall be set aside or rejected for want of form, if it can be satisfactorily understood. The board of directors must meet at its usual place of meeting on the first Monday after election and canvass the returns. If at the time of meeting, the returns from each precinct in the district in which the polls were open have been received, the board of directors must then and there proceed to canvass the returns; but if all the returns have not been received, the canvass must be postponed from day to day until the returns have been received, or until six postponements have been had. The canvass must be made in public and by opening the returns and counting the votes case for each person voted for, or as to each question voted upon, and declaring the results thereof. The board shall declare elected the person receiving the highest number of votes so returned for each office and also declare the result as to any question submitted.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-3A-20 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3A / Section 32A-3A-20
§ 32A-3A-20. Financial subsidies; nonrecurring expenses
Status: in_force

Nonrecurring expenses incurred by a prospective guardian associated with establishing a subsidized guardianship may be reimbursed for each eligible child, up to an amount established by the department, and also for any of an eligible child's siblings.
N.M. Stat. § 74-10-78 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 10 / Section 74-10-78
§ 74-10-78. Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued under the Solid Waste Authority Act may be refunded, without an election, but subject to provisions concerning their payment and to any other contractual limitations in the proceedings authorizing their issuance or otherwise appertaining thereto, pursuant to a resolution or resolutions to be adopted by the board in the manner provided in that act for the issuance of other securities, to refund, pay or discharge all or any part of the authority's outstanding bonds, heretofore or hereafter issued, including any interest thereon in arrears or about to become due, or for the purpose of reducing interest costs or effecting other economies or of modifying or eliminating restrictive contractual limitations appertaining to the issuance of additional bonds or any project, or any combination thereof.