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N.M. Stat. § 73-13-4 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 13 / Section 73-13-4
§ 73-13-4. Transfer water from one tract to another tract owned by district
Status: in_force

Upon the application of any landowner in the district or upon its own motion, the board of directors of any such district may transfer any water rights appurtenant to lands held by or within such district, which for any cause are not suitable for irrigation or capable of being properly irrigated, to any other lands held by or within such district and which, in their judgment may be profitably and advantageously irrigated. Said action shall be taken by first publishing a notice in any newspaper published within the county where the office of said district is located, of the board's intention to consider a resolution setting a time and place thereof, which resolution shall have for its purpose the transfer of such water rights from certain lands described in said notice to certain other lands described in said notice, and the reason for such transfer. At such time and place protest or protests from any person or persons interested may be heard and thereafter said board of directors shall take formal action upon said resolution. Any protestant or protestants may appeal direct to the district court from any action taken by said board upon said resolution, provided said appeal be taken and notice thereof served within ten (10) days from the date of the adoption or rejection of such resolution.

Such appeal when so taken to the district court, shall be heard de novo and in all matters the same as appeals from justice of the peace courts [magistrate courts], except that no right of trial by jury shall be allowed.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-1-20 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 1 / Section 32A-1-20
§ 32A-1-20. Purchase of care from private agency by public agency
Status: in_force

A. When the legal custody of a child or the placement and care responsibility of an eligible adult is vested in a public agency, under the provisions of the Children's Code, the public agency may transfer physical custody of the child or the eligible adult to an appropriate private agency and may purchase care and treatment from the private agency if the private agency submits periodic reports to the public agency covering the care and treatment the child or eligible adult is receiving and the child's or eligible adult's responses to that care and treatment. These reports shall be made as frequently as the public agency deems necessary, but not less often than once each six months for each child or eligible adult. The private agency shall also afford an opportunity for a representative of the public agency to examine or consult with the child or eligible adult as frequently as the public agency deems necessary.

B. As used in this section, “ eligible adult ” means an individual who meets the eligibility criteria for participation in the fostering connections program established pursuant to the Fostering Connections Act.
N.M. Stat. § 1-11-12.2 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 1-11-12.2
§ 1-11-12.2. Monitored secured containers; distribution to counties
Status: in_force

A. Each county shall have at least two monitored secured containers; provided that, in consideration of geographic or security constraints existent in a county, a county clerk may request from the secretary of state a waiver from this requirement. The secretary of state may approve a request by a county clerk for additional monitored secured containers in a county.

B. In addition to the monitored secured containers provided pursuant to Subsection A of this section, a political subdivision of the state, including a municipality, school district or community college, may make a written request to the county clerk for one or more monitored secured containers on or near the boundaries of the political subdivision. A county clerk who receives a written request for monitored secured containers from a political subdivision shall evaluate the population in and near the area of the request, the distance voters have to travel to get to the nearest monitored secured container and the number of monitored secured containers and early voting locations on or near the area of the request. The county clerk shall respond in writing to the requesting political subdivision within thirty days of receiving the written request. A written request for monitored secured containers for future statewide elections may be made between the second Tuesday in March and the second Tuesday in April of any year.

C. A political subdivision whose written request to a county clerk for monitored secured containers is denied may appeal that decision by submitting the written request along with the denial letter from the county clerk to the secretary of state, along with any response to the denial letter from the requesting political subdivision. The secretary of state may place a monitored secured container on or near an area that is the subject of the request in response to an appeal submitted pursuant to this subsection.

D. A monitored secured container located on or near the boundaries of a political subdivision shall comply with all requirements for monitored secured containers provided in the Election Code. If a monitored secured container is provided pursuant to this section, the requesting political subdivision shall provide the facility and services necessary for the monitored secured container.
N.M. Stat. § 21-12-1 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 12 / Section 21-12-1
§ 21-12-1. Board of regents; appointment; term; political affiliations; compensation
Status: in_force

The New Mexico military institute, at Roswell, shall be under the supervision and control of a board of five regents, to serve without compensation, to be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate for a term of four years, and not more than three of them shall belong to the same political party at the time of their appointment.
N.M. Stat. § 56-9-34 — NM Code / Chapter 56 / Article 9 / Section 56-9-34
§ 56-9-34. Claims of assignee; presentation to court; temporary assignee; allowance or rejection of claim
Status: in_force

If the assignee shall have a demand against the assignor which he desires to have allowed, he may present a petition to the district court or to the judge thereof in vacation, stating the particulars of his demand and the amount thereof, verified by affidavit, and thereupon such court, or the judge thereof in vacation, shall appoint some suitable person to act temporarily as the assignee of such estate for the purpose of hearing and passing upon such demand. The assignee appointed shall take an oath that he will faithfully discharge the trust confided to him, and shall proceed to examine the claim, and if same be found to be correct in whole or in part, he shall allow the amount found to be due, and report his action in the premises to the proper court at the next term thereof, or to the judge of said court in vacation; and the court or judge, as the case may be, shall make an order directing the sum allowed to be paid to the claimant as other allowances are paid; and in case such demand or demands shall have been rejected by the temporary assignee, such proceedings may be had as designated in Sections 56-9-31 to 56-9-33 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 21-11-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 11 / Section 21-11-14
§ 21-11-14. Preparatory department to be maintained
Status: in_force

The New Mexico school of mines [New Mexico institute of mining and technology] shall, in addition to the course now provided for, maintain a preparatory department.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-22-34.2 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 22 / Section 59A-22-34.2
§ 59A-22-34.2. Coverage of children
Status: in_force

A. An insurer shall not deny enrollment of a child under the health plan of the child's parent on the grounds that the child:

(1) was born out of wedlock;

(2) is not claimed as a dependent on the parent's federal tax return; or

(3) does not reside with the parent or in the insurer's service area.

B. When a child has health coverage through an insurer of a noncustodial parent, the insurer shall:

(1) provide such information to the custodial parent as may be necessary for the child to obtain benefits through that coverage;

(2) permit the custodial parent or the provider, with the custodial parent's approval, to submit claims for covered services without the approval of the noncustodial parent; and

(3) make payments on claims submitted in accordance with Paragraph (2) of this subsection directly to the custodial parent, the provider or the state medicaid agency.

C. When a parent is required by a court or administrative order to provide health coverage for a child and the parent is eligible for family health coverage, the insurer shall be required:

(1) to permit the parent to enroll, under the family coverage, a child who is otherwise eligible for the coverage without regard to any enrollment season restrictions;

(2) if the parent is enrolled but fails to make application to obtain coverage for the child, to enroll the child under family coverage upon application of the child's other parent, the state agency administering the medicaid program or the state agency administering 42 U.S.C. Sections 651 through 669 , the child support enforcement program; and

(3) not to disenroll or eliminate coverage of the child unless the insurer is provided satisfactory written evidence that:

(a) the court or administrative order is no longer in effect; or

(b) the child is or will be enrolled in comparable health coverage through another insurer that will take effect not later than the effective date of disenrollment.

D. An insurer shall not impose requirements on a state agency that has been assigned the rights of an individual eligible for medical assistance under the medicaid program and covered for health benefits from the insurer that are different from requirements applicable to an agent or assignee of any other individual so covered.

E. An insurer shall provide coverage for children, from birth through three years of age, for or under the family, infant, toddler program administered by the early childhood education and care department, provided eligibility criteria are met, for a maximum benefit of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) annually for medically necessary early intervention services provided as part of an individualized family service plan and delivered by certified and licensed personnel who are working in early intervention programs approved by the early childhood education and care department. No payment under this subsection shall be applied against any maximum lifetime or annual limits specified in the policy, health benefits plan or contract.
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-16 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-16
§ 72-17-16. Meetings of board
Status: in_force

All meetings of the board shall be held within the authority and shall be open to the public. No business of the board shall be transacted except at a regular or special meeting at which a quorum consisting of at least three-fifths of the total membership of the board is present. Any action of the board requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present and voting. A smaller number of directors than a quorum may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as the board may provide.
N.M. Stat. § 62-20-1 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 20 / Section 62-20-1
§ 62-20-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Regional Water System Resiliency Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 57-16-14 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 16 / Section 57-16-14
§ 57-16-14. Limitations on suits
Status: in_force

Actions rising out of any provision of this act shall be commenced within four years next after the cause of action accrues; provided, however, that if a person liable hereunder conceals the cause of action from the knowledge of the person entitled to bring it, the period prior to the discovery of his cause of action by the person so entitled shall be excluded in determining the time limited for the commencement of the action. If a cause of action accrues during the pendency of any civil, criminal or administrative proceeding against a person brought by the United States, or any of its agencies, under the antitrust laws, the Federal Trade Commission Act 1 or any other federal act, or the laws of the state related to antitrust laws or to franchising, such actions may be commenced within one year after the final disposition of such civil, criminal or administrative proceeding.
N.M. Stat. § 47-8-27.2 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 8 / Section 47-8-27.2
§ 47-8-27.2. Abatement
Status: in_force

A. If there is a violation of Subsection A of Section 47-8-20 NMSA 1978 , other than a failure or defect in an amenity, the resident shall give written notice to the owner of the conditions needing repair. If the owner does not remedy the conditions set out in the notice within seven days of the notice, the resident is entitled to abate rent as set forth below:

(1) one-third of the pro-rata daily rent for each day from the date the resident notified the owner of the conditions needing repair, through the day the conditions in the notice are remedied. If the conditions complained of continue to exist without remedy through any portion of a subsequent rental period, the resident may abate at the same rate for each day that the conditions are not remedied; and

(2) one hundred percent of the rent for each day from the date the resident notified the owner of the conditions needing repair until the date the breach is cured if the dwelling is uninhabitable and the resident does not inhabit the dwelling unit as a result of the condition.

B. For each rental period in which there is a violation under Subsection A of this section, the resident may abate the rent or may choose an alternate remedy in accordance with the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act. The choice of one remedy shall not preclude the use of an alternate remedy for the same violation in a subsequent rental period.

C. If the resident's rent is subsidized in whole or in part by a government agency, the abatement limitation of one month's rent shall mean the total monthly rent paid for the dwelling and not the portion of the rent that the resident alone pays. Where there is a third party payor, either the payor or the resident may authorize the remedy and may abate rent payments as provided in this section.

D. Nothing in this section shall limit a court in its discretion to apply equitable abatement.

E. Nothing in this section shall entitle the resident to abate rent for the unavailability of an amenity.
N.M. Stat. § 12-5-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 5 / Section 12-5-19
§ 12-5-19. Rudolfo Anaya I Love to Read Day
Status: in_force

OCTOBER 30 of each year shall be set apart and known as “Rudolfo Anaya I Love to Read Day” in recognition of the contributions made by Rudolfo Anaya to the culture and literature of New Mexico, of his commitment to the teaching of literature and of the critical need to improve the reading proficiency of New Mexicans, particularly children. “Rudolfo Anaya I Love to Read Day” is designated for the people of New Mexico to celebrate reading, strengthen literacy and undertake efforts and expressions in harmony with the general character of the day.
N.M. Stat. § 71-6-1 — NM Code / Chapter 71 / Article 6 / Section 71-6-1
§ 71-6-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Solar Energy Development Act.”
N.M. Stat. § 6-13-15 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 6-13-15
§ 6-13-15. Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

That bonds issued under the provisions of this act, and the income thereupon, being for the sole purpose specified in Section 2 hereof, shall forever be and remain free and exempt from taxation by the state of New Mexico or any subdivision thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-79 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-79
§ 58-1-79. Unlawful gratuity or compensation; transactions of persons connected with state bank
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for an affiliate of a bank or for an officer, director or employee of a bank, or affiliate of a bank:

(1) to solicit, accept or agree to accept, directly or indirectly, from any person other than the institution any gratuity, compensation or other personal benefit for any action taken by the institution or for endeavoring to procure any such action;

(2) to have any interest, direct or indirect, in the purchase at less than its face value of any evidence of indebtedness issued by the institution;

(3) to require any borrower to purchase insurance from an affiliate of a bank, or from an officer, director or employee of a bank or affiliate of a bank, or through a particular insurance company, agent, solicitor or broker, as a condition precedent to the making of a loan or to decline adequate existing insurance where such existing insurance is provided by an insurance company licensed by this state. Provided, however, a bank may require a borrower to supply such insurance as may reasonably be necessary for the protection of the bank in making a loan.

B. In this section the term “affiliate” includes:

(1) any person who holds a majority of the stock of a bank or has been determined by the commissioner [director of the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department] to hold a controlling interest therein, any other corporation in which such person owns a majority of the stock and any partnership in which he has an interest;

(2) any corporation in which the institution or an officer, director or employee thereof holds a majority of the stock and any partnership in which such person has an interest;

(3) any corporation of which a majority of the directors are officers, directors or employees of the institution or of which officers, directors, trustees or employees constitute a majority of the directors of the institution.
N.M. Stat. § 47-16-17 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 16 / Section 47-16-17
§ 47-16-17. Meetings of association
Status: in_force

A. The association shall hold an annual meeting at least once every thirteen months.

B. Notwithstanding a provision to the contrary in the community documents, written notice of the meeting stating the time, date and location of the annual meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered electronically, hand-delivered or sent by mail not less than ten and no more than fifty days before the meeting. If sent by mail, the notice shall be deemed to be delivered when addressed to a lot owner at the address as it appears in the association's records and deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid.

C. Unless a longer period of time is required by an association's community documents, notice of the time, date and location of board meetings and drafts of any proposed policy resolutions shall be provided to lot owners at least forty-eight hours in advance electronically, by conspicuous posting, posting on the association's website or social media or by any other reasonable means as determined by the board.

D. All lot owners shall have the right to attend and speak at all open meetings, but the board may place reasonable time restrictions on those persons speaking.

E. Any portion of a meeting may be closed only if that portion is limited to consideration of:

(1) legal advice from an attorney for the board or association;

(2) pending or contemplated litigation; or

(3) personal, health or financial information about an individual member of the association, an individual employee of the association or an individual contractor for the association.

F. The association shall maintain a written copy of the minutes of all association meetings, including summaries of all agenda items and formal actions taken.
N.M. Stat. § 1-8-47 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1-8-47
§ 1-8-47. Independent candidates for general or United States representative special elections; withdrawal of name
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Election Code pertaining to the withdrawal of candidates from the general election shall apply to the withdrawal of independent candidates.
N.M. Stat. § 1-22-8.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 22 / Section 1-22-8.1
§ 1-22-8.1. Write-in candidates
Status: in_force

A. Write-in candidates shall be permitted in regular local elections.

B. A person may be a write-in candidate only if the person has the qualifications to be a candidate for the position for which the person is running.

C. A person desiring to be a write-in candidate for an office shall file with the proper filing officer a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate. The declaration shall be filed between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the sixty-third day preceding the date of the election.

D. The declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate shall be accompanied by a nominating petition containing the same number of signatures or the filing fee required of other candidates for the same office.

E. A write-in candidate shall be considered a candidate for all purposes and provisions relating to candidates in the Local Election Act, except that the write-in candidate's name shall not be printed on the ballot nor posted in any polling place.
N.M. Stat. § 1-20-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 20 / Section 1-20-1
§ 1-20-1. Effect of article
Status: in_force

The penalties imposed by Sections 1-20-3 through 1-20-23 NMSA 1978 do not apply to offenses for which penalties are otherwise provided in the Election Code.
N.M. Stat. § 72-20-91 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 20 / Section 72-20-91
§ 72-20-91. Funding
Status: in_force

For the purpose of funding any interim debenture or interim debentures, any bond or bonds pledged as collateral security to secure the payment of such interim debenture or interim debentures may be reissued without an election, and any bonds not previously issued but authorized to be issued at an election for a purpose the same as or encompassing the purpose for which the interim debentures were issued may be issued for such a funding. Any such bonds shall mature at such time as the board may determine, but in no event exceeding forty years from the date of either any of the interim debentures so funded or any of the bonds so pledged as collateral security, whichever date is earlier. Bonds for funding, including but not necessarily limited to any such reissued bonds, and bonds for any other purpose or purposes authorized in the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act may be issued separately or issued in combination in one series or more. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 89 and 90 of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act and in this section, any such funding bonds shall be issued as is provided for refunding bonds in Sections 81, 82, 84, 85, 87 and 88 of that act and provided for securities in Sections 47 through 80 of that act.
N.M. Stat. § 14-15-6 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 15 / Section 14-15-6
§ 14-15-6. Contracting services
Status: in_force

The office may contract with a private, public or quasi-public organization for the provision of services under the Electronic Authentication of Documents Act. A contract for services shall comply with rules adopted pursuant to the Electronic Authentication of Documents Act and the provisions of the Public Records Act and the Procurement Code.