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N.M. Stat. § 19-13-18 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 13 / Section 19-13-18
§ 19-13-18. Bonds; surface damage; performance
Status: in_force

A. Before any person commences development or operations of geothermal resources under a lease, including any prospecting activity on the leased land, the person holding the lease shall execute and file with the commissioner, a bond or undertaking in an amount fixed by the commissioner which shall not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) in favor of the state of New Mexico for the benefit of the state's contract purchaser, patentee or surface lessee. The purpose of the bond or undertaking shall be to secure payment for damages to the tangible improvements on the leased land as may be suffered by reason of the development and operations on the land by the person holding the lease.

B. The commissioner may, at any time, require a person holding a lease to furnish a bond in a reasonable amount to guarantee payment of royalties to become due the state if, in his judgment, such is necessary to protect the interest of the state.

C. The commissioner shall, by regulations, establish the standards and the forms for any bonds or undertakings required pursuant to this section.
N.M. Stat. § 5-5-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 5-5-19
§ 5-5-19. Application of proceeds
Status: in_force

All moneys received from the issuance of any bonds herein authorized shall be used solely for the purpose (or purposes) for which issued, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the payment of preliminary expenses; provided, however, that any unexpended balance of such bond proceeds remaining after the completion of the acquisition of [or] improvement of the project or part thereof for which such bonds were issued shall be paid immediately into the fund created for the payment of the principal of said bonds and shall be used therefor. The validity of said bonds shall not be dependent on or affected by the validity or regularity of any proceedings relating to the acquisition or improvement of the project for which the bonds are issued; and the purchaser or purchasers of the bonds shall in no manner be responsible for the application of the proceeds of the bonds by the municipality or any of its officers, agents and employees.
N.M. Stat. § 30-3-15 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 3 / Section 30-3-15
§ 30-3-15. Battery against a household member
Status: in_force

A. Battery against a household member consists of the unlawful, intentional touching or application of force to the person of a household member, when done in a rude, insolent or angry manner.

B. Whoever commits battery against a household member is guilty of a misdemeanor.

C. Upon conviction pursuant to this section, an offender shall be required to participate in and complete a domestic violence offender treatment or intervention program approved by the children, youth and families department pursuant to rules promulgated by the department that define the criteria for such programs.

D. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if a sentence imposed pursuant to this section is suspended or deferred in whole or in part, the period of probation may extend beyond three hundred sixty-four days but may not exceed two years. If an offender violates a condition of probation, the court may impose any sentence that the court could originally have imposed and credit shall not be given for time served by the offender on probation; provided that the total period of incarceration shall not exceed three hundred sixty-four days and the combined period of incarceration and probation shall not exceed two years.
N.M. Stat. § 27-7A-8 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 7A / Section 27-7A-8
§ 27-7A-8. Penalties
Status: in_force

The department shall administer sanctions for a provider's failure to comply with the Employee Abuse Registry Act, including a directed plan of correction or civil monetary penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per instance.
N.M. Stat. § 57-10-7 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 10 / Section 57-10-7
§ 57-10-7. License fee; renewal
Status: in_force

A. The fee for any license issued pursuant to the Distress Sales Act shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) or 1 / 4 of 1% of the inventory cost value of the goods, wares or merchandise to be sold at the sale, whichever is more. In no case, however, shall the license fee exceed two hundred dollars ($200).

B. If during the period that the license is in effect it appears to the municipal or county governing body that all of the goods in the original inventory have not been sold, the municipal or county governing body may upon application and for good cause shown extend the license for a period not to exceed thirty days.
N.M. Stat. § 25-1-9 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 1 / Section 25-1-9
§ 25-1-9. Immediate suspension of permit by agency
Status: in_force

The agency may suspend a permit immediately without prior notice to the holder of the permit if it determines, after inspection, that conditions within a food service establishment present a substantial danger of illness, serious physical harm or death to consumers who might patronize the food service establishment. A suspension action taken under this section is effective when communicated to the food service establishment operator or any employee or agent of the operator who is in charge of the premises involved. If there is no designated employee or agent in charge of the premises, communication to any employee physically present on the premises is sufficient communication to make the suspension effective. No suspension action taken under this section shall continue beyond the time that the conditions causing the suspension cease to exist, as determined by an inspection by the agency at the request of the food service operator.
N.M. Stat. § 57-32-6 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 32 / Section 57-32-6
§ 57-32-6. Billing information
Status: in_force

A. All bills sent from a health care facility, third-party health care provider or medical creditor to a patient shall include a complete and plain-language description of the date, amount and nature of all charges; if the patient is verified as having health insurance; if the health care facility screened the patient for programs that assist with health care costs; and if the health care facility or third-party health care provider has billed or will bill insurance or public programs that may assist with health care costs for the services provided. Prior to initiating communication with a consumer or a collection action over medical debt, a medical debt collector shall have all billing information required in this subsection as allowed under the provisions of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

B. In communications with a consumer about medical debt, including communication related to collection actions, a health care facility, third-party health care provider, medical creditor or medical debt collector shall inform the consumer of the availability of the information required pursuant to Subsection A of this section and offer to provide that information to the consumer; provided that the information required pursuant to this section need only be provided to a requester once every thirty days.
N.M. Stat. § 3-7-17.1 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 3-7-17.1
§ 3-7-17.1. Annexation; certain municipalities in class A counties; procedures; limitations
Status: in_force

A. A petition seeking the annexation of territory contiguous to a municipality located in a class A county with a population of less than three hundred thousand persons shall be presented to the city council and be accompanied by a map that shows the external boundary of the territory proposed to be annexed and the relationship of the territory proposed to be annexed to the existing boundary of the municipality.

B. If the petition is signed by the owners of a majority of the number of acres in the contiguous territory:

(1) the city council shall submit the petition to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the municipality is located for its review and comment. Any comments shall be submitted by the board of county commissioners to the city council within thirty days of receipt; and

(2) not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days after receiving the petition, the city council shall by ordinance approve or disapprove the annexation after considering any comments submitted by the board of county commissioners.

C. Except as provided in Subsection D of this section, if the petition is not signed by the owners of a majority of the number of acres in the contiguous territory, the extraterritorial land use commission shall consider the matter and make a recommendation to the extraterritorial land use authority. The extraterritorial land use authority shall approve or disapprove the petition. If approved by the extraterritorial land use authority, the city council may by ordinance approve the annexation.

D. When the nonconsenting property owners' properties are entirely surrounded by consenting property owners, the city council may approve the annexation without approval or disapproval of the extraterritorial land use authority.

E. In considering an annexation pursuant to this section, the city council shall consider the impact of the annexation on existing county contracts and provisions of services, including fire protection, solid waste collection or water and sewer service, and may make agreements with the county to continue such services if it is in the interest of the county, the residents of the proposed annexed area or the municipality.

F. A municipality with a population over two hundred thousand persons and located in a class A county shall not force a resident or business located in the unincorporated area of the county to agree to annexation as a condition of extending sewer and water service to that person or business, if that sewer or water service extension is paid for all or in part by federal, state or county money. The municipality may make agreement to annexation a condition of extending sewer and water service if the extension of the service is paid for entirely with municipal money.
N.M. Stat. § 61-3-14 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 3 / Section 61-3-14
§ 61-3-14. Licensure of registered nurses; by examination; expedited licensure
Status: in_force

A. Applicants for licensure by examination shall be required to pass the national licensing examination for registered nurses. The applicant who successfully passes the examination may be issued by the board a license to practice as a registered nurse.

B. The board shall issue an expedited license to practice professional registered nursing without an examination to an applicant who has been duly licensed in another licensing jurisdiction and holds a valid, unrestricted license and is in good standing with the licensing board in that licensing jurisdiction. The board shall expedite the issuance of a license in accordance with Section 61-1-31.1 NMSA 1978 within thirty days. If the board issues an expedited license to a person whose prior licensing jurisdiction did not require examination, the board may require that person to pass an examination before applying for license renewal.

C. An applicant licensed under the laws of a territory or foreign country shall demonstrate proficiency in English.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-4.3 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-4.3
§ 7-1-4.3. New Mexico taxpayer bill of rights; notice to the public
Status: in_force

The department shall develop a publication that states the rights of taxpayers in simple, nontechnical terms and shall disseminate the publication to taxpayers, at a minimum, with tax forms periodically issued by the department.
N.M. Stat. § 4-59-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 59 / Section 4-59-6
§ 4-59-6. Security for bonds
Status: in_force

A. The principal of and interest on any bonds issued under the authority of the County Industrial Revenue Bond Act:

(1) shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues out of which such bonds shall be made payable;

(2) may be secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the project from which the revenues so pledged may be derived; and

(3) may be secured by a pledge of the lease of such project.

B. The ordinance and proceedings under which such bonds are authorized to be issued or any such mortgage may contain any agreement and provisions customarily contained in instruments securing bonds, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, provisions respecting the fixing and collection of all revenues from any project covered by such proceedings or mortgage, the terms to be incorporated in the lease of such project, the maintenance and insurance of such project, the creation and maintenance of special funds from the revenues from such project and the rights and remedies available in event of default to the bondholders or to the trustee under a mortgage, all as the governing body shall deem advisable and as shall not be in conflict with the provisions of the County Industrial Revenue Bond Act.

C. In making any such agreements or provisions, a county shall not have the power to obligate itself except with respect to the project and the application of the revenues therefrom, and shall not have the power to incur a pecuniary liability or a charge upon its general credit or against its taxing powers. The proceedings authorizing any bonds and any mortgage securing such bonds may provide the procedure and remedies in the event of default in payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds or in the performance of any agreement. No breach of any such agreement shall impose any pecuniary liability upon a county or any charge upon its general credit or against its taxing powers.
N.M. Stat. § 16-4-8 — NM Code / Chapter 16 / Article 4 / Section 16-4-8
§ 16-4-8. Violations; injunctions
Status: in_force

Any person may be restrained and enjoined from engaging or continuing in an act which violates any provision of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to that act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-7-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 7-7-12
§ 7-7-12. Liability for failure to pay tax before distribution or delivery
Status: in_force

A. Any personal representative who distributes any property without first paying, securing another's payment of, or furnishing security for payment of the taxes due under the Estate Tax Act is personally liable for the taxes due to the extent of the value of any property that may come or may have come into his possession. Security for payment of the taxes due under the Estate Tax Act shall be in an amount equal to or greater than the value of all property that is or has come into the possession of such personal representative, as of the time such security is furnished.

B. Any person who has the control, custody or possession of any property and who delivers any of the property to the personal representative or legal representative of the decedent outside New Mexico without first paying, securing another's payment of, or furnishing security for payment of the taxes due under the Estate Tax Act is liable for the taxes due under the Estate Tax Act to the extent of the value of the property delivered. Security for payment of the taxes due under the Estate Tax Act shall be in an amount equal to or greater than the value of all property delivered to the personal representative or legal representative of the decedent outside New Mexico by such a person.

C. For the purposes of this section, persons who do not have possession of a decedent's property (absent special circumstances) include mortgagees or pledgees, stockbrokers or stock transfer agents, bank and other depositories of checking and savings accounts, safe-deposit companies and life insurance companies.
N.M. Stat. § 6-25-4 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 25 / Section 6-25-4
§ 6-25-4. Economic development department; additional powers
Status: in_force

Consistent with the provisions of the Statewide Economic Development Finance Act, the department may:

A. acquire, whether by construction, purchase, gift or lease, and hold fee simple title to or other interest in any project;

B. enter into a lease of property in connection with any project;

C. sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any project;

D. assign lease payments, rents and any other revenues derived from a project to the authority pursuant to leases, mortgages or indentures securing payment of the principal of, interest on and any other charges and expenses relating to project revenue bonds issued by the authority;

E. make state in-lieu payments to a qualifying county, a school district and, if applicable, a qualifying municipality to offset the tax impact of a project; and

F. coordinate with the authority:

(1) for the authority's provision of staffing support and assistance in carrying out the department's responsibilities under the Statewide Economic Development Finance Act; and

(2) to enter into memoranda of understanding or such other agreements as the department and authority determine to be appropriate for such purposes.
N.M. Stat. § 1-4-2 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1-4-2
§ 1-4-2. Registration of qualified residents; right to vote in primary
Status: in_force

A. Any qualified resident of New Mexico shall be permitted within the provisions of the Election Code to submit a voter registration certificate in paper form, through the online voter registration portal provided by the secretary of state, electronically when conducting an in-person transaction at the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department or as otherwise prescribed by the secretary of state. The certificate shall be processed by the county clerk in the same manner as for a qualified elector, but the qualified resident shall not become a voter nor be considered a voter except as provided by this section.

B. If a qualified resident submits a voter registration certificate in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this section and pursuant to the requirements of Section 1-4-8 NMSA 1978 , the qualified resident shall:

(1) become a voter upon the qualified resident's eighteenth birthday;

(2) be considered a voter for the purpose of participation in a statewide or special election where the qualified resident will turn eighteen on or before the day of the statewide or special election; or

(3) be considered a voter for the purpose of participation in a political party primary election where the qualified resident will turn eighteen on or before the day of the general election immediately succeeding the primary election.

C. Any resident of New Mexico who may be a qualified elector upon the resident's eighteenth birthday, who obtains a license, permit or identification card from the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department and who has not submitted a voter registration certificate pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be sent a notification by the secretary of state advising the resident of the requirements and opportunity to register to vote and a uniform resource locator for a web page where the resident may submit a voter registration certificate online. When applicable, a notification shall be sent to a resident described in this subsection within the sixty days following the resident's seventeenth birthday, when the resident obtained a license, permit or identification card from the motor vehicle division prior to the resident's seventeenth birthday and within thirty days prior to the resident's eighteenth birthday.
N.M. Stat. § 14-3-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 3 / Section 14-3-4
§ 14-3-4. Duties and powers of commission
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the commission to:

A. employ as state records administrator a competent, experienced person professionally trained as an archivist and records manager who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. He need not be a resident of New Mexico at the time of his employment. His salary shall be fixed by the commission;

B. approve the biennial budget covering costs of the operations set forth in this act, as prepared by the administrator for presentation to the state legislature;

C. decide, by majority vote, any disagreements between the administrator and any state officer regarding the disposition of records within the custody of said officer, such decisions to have the effect of law;

D. consider the recommendations of the administrator for the destruction of specifically reported records, and by unanimous vote either order or forbid such destruction;

E. approve in writing, or reject, the written terms and conditions of each proposed loan of documentary material to the records center, as agreed upon by the lender and the administrator;

F. adopt and publish rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of the Public Records Act;

G. request any agency to designate a records liaison officer to cooperate with, assist and advise the administrator in the performance of his duties and to provide such other assistance and data as will enable the commission and administrator properly to carry out the purposes of the Public Records Act; and

H. prepare an annual report to the governor on the operations conducted under the terms of this act during the previous year, including a complete fiscal report on costs and effected savings, and cause same to be published.
N.M. Stat. § 22-4-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 4 / Section 22-4-2
§ 22-4-2. New school districts; creation
Status: in_force

A. The state board [department] may order the creation of a new school district:

(1) upon receipt of and according to a resolution requesting the creation of the new school district by the local school board of the existing school district;

(2) after review by the local school board and upon receipt of a petition bearing signatures verified by the county clerk of the affected area of sixty percent of the registered voters residing within the geographic area desiring creation of a new school district; or

(3) upon recommendation of the state superintendent [secretary] and upon a determination by the state board [department] that creation of a new district would meet the standards set forth in Subsection B of this section.

B. Within ninety days of receipt of the local school board resolution, receipt of the voters' petition or receipt of a recommendation by the state superintendent [secretary], the state board [department] shall conduct a public hearing to determine whether:

(1) the existing school district and the new school district to be created will each have a minimum membership of five hundred;

(2) a high school program is to be taught in the existing school district and in the new school district to be created unless an exception is granted to this requirement by the state board [department]; and

(3) creating the new school district is in the best interest of public education in the existing school district and in the new school district to be created and in the best interest of public education in the state.