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N.M. Stat. § 14-14A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 14A / Section 14-14A-7
§ 14-14A-7. Authority to refuse to perform notarial acts
Status: in_force

A. A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the officer is not satisfied that:

(1) the individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record; or

(2) the individual's signature is knowingly and voluntarily made.

B. A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is prohibited by a state or federal law other than the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.

C. In accordance with the Human Rights Act, a notary public or notarial officer shall not discriminate in the refusal to perform or the manner in which a notarial act is performed pursuant to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.
N.M. Stat. § 7-27-6 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 27 / Section 7-27-6
§ 7-27-6. Severance tax bonding fund pledged
Status: in_force

A. The money in the severance tax bonding fund is first pledged for the payment of principal and interest on all severance tax bonds issued after the enactment of the Severance Tax Bonding Act.

B. The money in the severance tax bonding fund is second pledged, on a basis subordinate to any severance tax bonds then or thereafter outstanding, for the payment of principal and interest on all supplemental severance tax bonds issued after the enactment of the Severance Tax Bonding Act.
N.M. Stat. § 24-16-19 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 16 / Section 24-16-19
§ 24-16-19. Nonretaliation; nonwaiver
Status: in_force

A. A person or employer shall not discharge, refuse to hire or in any manner retaliate against an employee, applicant for employment or patron because that employee, applicant or patron exercises any rights afforded by the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act or reports or attempts to prosecute a violation of that act.

B. An employee who works in a setting where an employer allows smoking does not waive or otherwise surrender any legal rights the employee may have against the employer or any other party.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-35 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-35
§ 21-8-35. Center for broadcasting and international communications established
Status: in_force

The center for broadcasting and international communications is established at New Mexico state university.
N.M. Stat. § 60-13-19 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 13 / Section 60-13-19
§ 60-13-19. Division; evidence of possession; penalty
Status: in_force

A. The licensee shall exhibit satisfactory evidence of the possession of a license on demand and shall clearly indicate his contractor's license number on all written bids and when applying for a building permit.

B. A contractor who fails to indicate his contractor's license number clearly on all written bids and when applying for a building permit shall be assessed a penalty fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) by the division. The fee shall be payable to the code jurisdiction or political subdivision that issued the permit or in which the work for which the bid is submitted is or would be permitted.

C. Before work is commenced, a contract is signed or funds are paid for any residential contracting, the contractor shall disclose in writing to the owner, on a form approved by the division, that the license issued and the bond or other proof of responsibility required pursuant to the Construction Industries Licensing Act does not protect the consumer if the contractor defaults. Any contractor who fails to make the disclosure required by this subsection shall be assessed a fee by the division in an amount not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) as determined by the division. The fee shall be payable to the division.
N.M. Stat. § 35-2-7 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 2 / Section 35-2-7
§ 35-2-7. Magistrate courts; authority to conduct a mediation program; training
Status: in_force

A. If approved by the administrative office of the courts pursuant to Subsection B of this section, a probate judge shall have authority to conduct mediation programs in a magistrate court.

B. The director of the administrative office of the courts may approve a probate judge to exercise the authority conferred in Subsection A of this section if the judicial district for the county in which the magistrate court is located has certified that the probate judge is qualified, by training or experience, to conduct the mediation program.

C. The supreme court shall enact rules necessary for the implementation of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 3-38A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 38A / Section 3-38A-1
§ 3-38A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Hospitality Fee Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 29-12A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 12A / Section 29-12A-6
§ 29-12A-6. Immunity from liability
Status: in_force

A person who in good faith communicates a report of criminal activity to a crime stoppers program or who in good faith receives, forwards or acts upon such a report is immune from civil liability for any act or omission resulting in the arrest, filing of criminal charges or trial of a person who is later exonerated or acquitted of a criminal charge.
N.M. Stat. § 6-24-10 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 24 / Section 6-24-10
§ 6-24-10. Chief executive officer; compensation; appointment; duties
Status: in_force

A. The board shall appoint and set the compensation of a “chief executive officer”, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board.

B. The chief executive officer, who shall be an employee of the authority, shall:

(1) manage and direct the operation of the lottery and all administrative and technical activities of the authority in accordance with the provisions of the New Mexico Lottery Act and pursuant to rules, policies and procedures adopted by the board pursuant to that act;

(2) employ and supervise such personnel as deemed necessary;

(3) with the approval of the board and pursuant to rules, policies and procedures adopted by the board, enter into contracts for materials, equipment and supplies to be used in the operation of the lottery, for the design and installation of lottery games, for consultant services and for promotion of the lottery;

(4) contract with lottery retailers pursuant to the New Mexico Lottery Act and board rules;

(5) promote or provide for promotion of the lottery and any functions related to the authority;

(6) hire an executive vice president for security and an internal auditor and take all necessary measures to provide for the security and integrity of the lottery;

(7) prepare an annual budget for the approval of the board;

(8) provide quarterly to the board, the governor and the legislative finance committee a full and complete report of lottery revenues and expenses for the preceding quarter; and

(9) perform such other duties as are necessary to implement and administer the lottery.

C. The chief executive officer may refuse to renew a lottery contract in accordance with the provisions of the New Mexico Lottery Act or the rules, policies and procedures of the board.

D. The chief executive officer or his designee may conduct hearings and administer oaths to persons for the purpose of assuring the security or integrity of lottery operations or to determine the qualifications of or compliance by lottery vendors and lottery retailers.
N.M. Stat. § 18-14-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 14 / Section 18-14-6
§ 18-14-6. Board; powers and duties
Status: in_force

The board shall:

A. exercise trusteeship over the collections of the museum;

B. accept and hold title to property for museum use;

C. enter into agreements or contracts with private or public organizations, agencies or individuals for the purpose of obtaining real or personal property for museum use;

D. solicit and receive funds or property of any nature for the development of the museum, its collections and its programs;

E. establish a New Mexico film museum foundation, incorporated, for the purpose of raising funds for the development of the museum, its collections and its programs; and

F. adopt rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the New Mexico Film Museum Act.
N.M. Stat. § 1-15-9 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 15 / Section 1-15-9
§ 1-15-9. Presidential electors; penalty
Status: in_force

A. All presidential electors shall cast their ballots in the electoral college for the candidates of the political party which nominated them as presidential electors.

B. Any presidential elector who casts his ballot in violation of the provisions contained in Subsection A of this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-49 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-49
§ 7-1-49. Legal effect of certificate of sale
Status: in_force

In all cases of sale of property other than real property, the certificate of sale provided for in Section 7-1-48 NMSA 1978 shall:

A. be prima facie evidence of the right of the department to make the sale and conclusive evidence of the regularity of the proceedings in making the sale;

B. transfer to the purchaser all right, title and interest of the delinquent taxpayer in and to the property sold, subject to all outstanding prior interests and encumbrances of record and free of any subsequent encumbrance;

C. if such property consists of stock certificates, be notice, when received, to any corporation, company or association of such transfer and be authority to such corporation, company or association to record the transfer on its books and records in the same manner as if the stock certificates were transferred or assigned by the record owner;

D. if the subject of sale is securities or other evidences of debt, be a good and valid receipt to the person holding the same, as against any person holding or claiming to hold possession of the securities or other evidences of debt; and

E. if such property consists of a motor vehicle as represented by its title, be notice, when received, to any public official charged with the registration of title to motor vehicles of the transfer and be authority to that official to record the transfer on the official's books and records in the same manner as if the certificate of title to the motor vehicle were transferred or assigned by the record owner.
N.M. Stat. § 7-12A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 12A / Section 7-12A-7
§ 7-12A-7. Registration necessary to engage in business of selling tobacco products in New Mexico
Status: in_force

Each person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products in New Mexico shall register and comply with the provisions of Section 7-1-12 NMSA 1978 . Every person selling tobacco products in New Mexico shall furnish such information as may be requested by the department concerning the person's vending machines or other places of business where tobacco products are sold.
N.M. Stat. § 3-18-30 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 18 / Section 3-18-30
§ 3-18-30. Parking citations; certain municipalities; administrative cost assessment
Status: in_force

A. Each municipality with a population over one hundred thousand which is located in a metropolitan court district may impose by ordinance an administrative cost assessment of one dollar ($1.00) for each parking citation issued pursuant to municipal ordinance.

B. The administrative cost assessment collected pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be remitted within ninety days by the metropolitan court to the municipality which issued the citation. Administrative cost assessment receipts shall be used solely to provide for enforcement of municipal parking ordinances and administration of a municipal traffic control program.
N.M. Stat. § 3-21A-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 21A / Section 3-21A-4
§ 3-21A-4. Mobile homes; permissible regulations
Status: in_force

In the exercise of any of the powers and duties conferred by law, a governing body of a political subdivision of the state, or any planning or zoning agency thereunder, may regulate the occupancy or location of dwelling units in such a way as to effect the reasonable regulation of mobile homes. Such regulation may exclude mobile homes from residential-use districts and restrict them to mobile home parks or mobile home subdivisions.
N.M. Stat. § 6-21C-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 21C / Section 6-21C-1
§ 6-21C-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 6, Article 21C NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “State Building Bonding Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-24 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-24
§ 19-7-24. Management of cemeteries on school sections; sale of lots; cemetery association
Status: in_force

Where a school section or any part thereof is used for cemetery purposes under the provisions of the preceding section, the management and control thereof is hereby given to the governing body of the city, town or village now using the same for such purpose, but said governing body shall not be authorized to sell any portion of such lands, except for cemetery lots or other purposes directly connected with cemetery purposes.

That sales of said lands for cemetery purposes shall be made by such governing body and the money received from the sale thereof shall be converted into a fund which shall be used only for the care and maintenance of said cemetery. Said cemetery may be managed and controlled by a cemetery association created or authorized by the governing body of such city, town or village.
N.M. Stat. § 60-13-52 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 13 / Section 60-13-52
§ 60-13-52. Penalty; misdemeanor
Status: in_force

A. Any person who acts in the capacity as a contractor within the meaning of the Construction Industries Licensing Act without a license required by that act, and any person who holds himself out as a sales representative of a contractor which contractor is without a license as required by that act, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction therefor the court shall:

(1) where the dollar value of the contracting work is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or less, sentence the person to be imprisoned in the county jail for a term of ninety days or to the payment of a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or to both such imprisonment and fine in the discretion of the court; and

(2) where the dollar value of the contracting work exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000), sentence the person to be imprisoned in the county jail for a term of six months or to the payment of a fine of ten percent of the dollar value of the contracting work, or to both such imprisonment and fine in the discretion of the court.

B. Any person who acts in the capacity as a journeyman within the meaning of the Construction Industries Licensing Act without holding a valid certificate of competence issued by the division is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction therefor the court shall sentence the person to be imprisoned in the county jail for a term of ninety days or to payment of a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300), or to both such imprisonment and fine.

C. Any person who, after having been convicted and sentenced in accordance with the provisions of either Subsection A or Subsection B of this section, is again convicted pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be sentenced to twice the applicable penalty imposed by the provisions of this section.

D. In the case of a first conviction under this section, the court may impose a deferred sentence on the condition that the person comply with the provisions for licensure pursuant to Subsection D of Section 60-13-14 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 33-2-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 33 / Article 2 / Section 33-2-1
§ 33-2-1. Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

The corrections division [corrections department] shall adopt such rules concerning all prisoners committed to the penitentiary as shall best accomplish their confinement and rehabilitation.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-5-35 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 5 / Section 32A-5-35
§ 32A-5-35. Open adoptions
Status: in_force

A. The parents of the adoptee and the petitioner may agree to contact between the parents and the petitioner or contact between the adoptee and one or more of the parents or contact between the adoptee and relatives of the parents. An agreement shall, absent a finding to the contrary, be presumed to be in the best interests of the child and shall be included in the decree of adoption. The agreement may also include contact between siblings and the adoptee based on a finding that it is in the best interests of the adoptee and the adoptee's siblings and a determination that the siblings' parent, guardian or custodian has consented to the agreement. The contact may include exchange of identifying or nonidentifying information or visitation between the parents or the parents' relatives or the adoptee's siblings and the petitioner or visitation between the parents or the parents' relatives or the adoptee's siblings and the adoptee. An agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be considered an open adoption.

B. The court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the adoptee. The court shall adopt a presumption in favor of appointing a guardian ad litem for the adoptee when visitation between the biological family and the adoptee is included in an agreement; however, this requirement may be waived by the court for good cause shown. When an adoptive placement is made voluntarily through an agency or pursuant to Section 32A-5-13 NMSA 1978 , the court may, in its discretion, appoint a guardian ad litem. If the child is fourteen years of age or older, the court may appoint an attorney for the child. In all adoptions other than those in which the child is placed by the department, the court may assess the parties for the cost of services rendered by the guardian ad litem or the child's attorney. The duties of the guardian ad litem or child's attorney end upon the filing of the decree, unless otherwise ordered by the court.

C. In determining whether the agreement is in the adoptee's best interests, the court shall consider the adoptee's wishes, but the wishes of the adoptee shall not control the court's findings as to the best interests of the adoptee.

D. Every agreement entered into pursuant to provisions of this section shall contain a clause stating that the parties agree to the continuing jurisdiction of the court and to the agreement and understand and intend that any disagreement or litigation regarding the terms of the agreement shall not affect the validity of the relinquishment of parental rights, the adoption or the custody of the adoptee.

E. The court shall retain jurisdiction after the decree of adoption is entered, if the decree contains an agreement for contact, for the purpose of hearing motions brought to enforce or modify an agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of this section. The court shall not grant a request to modify the agreement unless the moving party establishes that there has been a change of circumstances and the agreement is no longer in the adoptee's best interests.
N.M. Stat. § 1-6B-6 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 6B / Section 1-6B-6
§ 1-6B-6. Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot; timeliness; scope of application for military-overseas ballot
Status: in_force

A. A federal qualified elector who is currently registered to vote in this state may apply for a military-overseas ballot by:

(1) using a mailed ballot application pursuant to the Absent Voter Act 1 ; or

(2) using the federal postcard application or the application's electronic equivalent.

B. A federal qualified elector who is not currently registered to vote in this state may, by the deadline in the Election Code 2 for registering to vote, simultaneously register to vote and apply for a military-overseas ballot by using a federal postcard application or the application's electronic equivalent.

C. An application for a military-overseas ballot for any election conducted pursuant to the Election Code, whether or not timely, is effective as an automatic application for a military-overseas ballot for all subsequent elections the voter is eligible to participate in through the conclusion of the election cycle.

D. An application from a federal qualified elector who provides information permitting secured electronic delivery of the ballot is timely if received by the county clerk no later than three days prior to election day. An application from a federal qualified elector who does not provide information permitting secured electronic delivery of the ballot is timely if received by the county clerk by the deadline specified in the Absent Voter Act for receipt of mailed ballot applications.
N.M. Stat. § 73-3-11 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 3 / Section 73-3-11
§ 73-3-11. Counties in which not in effect
Status: in_force

None of the parts or provisions of this article or any section thereof shall apply or be construed to be in force or effect in any of the following counties, viz.: Dona Ana, Grant, Otero, Luna, Lincoln, Chaves, Eddy, Santa Fe, Guadalupe, Colfax, Union, Rio Arriba, San Juan, Quay, McKinley, Roosevelt, as the same existed on the 11th day of March, 1903.
N.M. Stat. § 5-8-18 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 5-8-18
§ 5-8-18. Compliance with procedures required
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by the Development Fees Act, a municipality or county shall comply with that act to levy an impact fee.
N.M. Stat. § 61-37-22 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 37 / Section 61-37-22
§ 61-37-22. Authority of the division
Status: in_force

A. The division has the authority over all matters relating to the issuance, denial, suspension, revocation and other administrative penalties or transfer of licenses under the Tobacco Products Act. The director may request the department of public safety to provide investigatory and enforcement support as deemed necessary.

B. The director has rulemaking authority pursuant to the State Rules Act.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7E-21 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7E / Section 10-7E-21
§ 10-7E-21. Strikes and lockouts prohibited
Status: in_force

A. A public employee or labor organization shall not engage in a strike. A labor organization shall not cause, instigate, encourage or support a public employee strike. A public employer shall not cause, instigate or engage in a public employee lockout.

B. A public employer may apply to the district court for injunctive relief to end a strike, and an exclusive representative of public employees affected by a lockout may apply to the district court for injunctive relief to end a lockout.

C. The board or local board, upon a clear and convincing showing of proof at a hearing that a labor organization directly caused or instigated a public employee strike, may impose appropriate penalties on that labor organization, up to and including decertificaton of the labor organization with respect to any of its bargaining units which struck as a result of such causation or instigation.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21B-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21B / Section 21-21B-8
§ 21-21B-8. Compensation
Status: in_force

Students shall not be paid less than the rate set forth in Section 50-4-22 NMSA 1978 . Students are not eligible for benefits under the Unemployment Compensation Law 1 because of participation in the work-study program.
N.M. Stat. § 19-10-21 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 10 / Section 19-10-21
§ 19-10-21. Rules and regulations; amendment; rescission; effective date
Status: in_force

The commissioner is hereby authorized and required to prescribe and publish for the information of the public, all rules and regulations necessary for carrying out the provisions of this act, and he may amend or rescind any rule or regulation promulgated by him under the authority contained herein; provided, however, that no rule or regulation or amendment of same, or any order rescinding any rule or regulation shall become effective earlier than fifteen (15) days after the promulgation of same, and a copy of the proposed rule, regulation, amendment or order shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the office of the commissioner for a period of at least fifteen (15) days prior to the taking effect of same.