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N.M. Stat. § 65-1-11 — NM Code / Chapter 65 / Article 1 / Section 65-1-11
§ 65-1-11. Ports of entry
Status: in_force

The department of transportation shall designate the main highways upon which motor carriers shall enter and leave the state and shall designate stations or establish places, either temporary or permanent, where inspection, registration and permit services shall be maintained and shall provide the necessary right of way, approach roads, ramps and other road facilities required for ports of entry.
N.M. Stat. § 58-10-76 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 10 / Section 58-10-76
§ 58-10-76. Audits and examinations; fees
Status: in_force

The supervisor shall, at least once each year without previous notice, examine or cause an examination to be made into the affairs of each association subject to the Savings and Loan Act. If an association is not audited at least once each year in a manner satisfactory to the supervisor, he shall order an audit to be made by an independent public auditing firm at the expense of the association. Upon completion of any audit, two copies, signed and certified by the auditor making the audit, shall be filed with the supervisor. The supervisor, any deputy supervisor or his examiners or auditors shall have free access to all books and records of an association which relate to its business, and books and records kept by any officer, agent or employee relating to, or upon which, any record of its business is kept; and may summon witnesses and administer oaths or affirmations in examination of the directors, officers, agents or employees of any association, or any other person in relation to its affairs, transactions and condition, and may require and compel the production of records, books, papers, contracts or other documents by court order if not voluntarily produced. Every association examined shall pay a fee of two hundred dollars ($200) for each examination, together with a further fee for each examination in an amount equal to three-fourths of one-hundredth of one percent of the total assets of the association examined on the day of the examination. An additional fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be added for each branch examined.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-125 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-125
§ 10-11-125. Member contributions; tax treatment
Status: in_force

Upon implementation, each affiliated public employer shall, solely for the purpose of compliance with Section 414(h) of the Internal Revenue Code , pick up, for the purposes specified in that section, member contributions required by the Public Employees Retirement Act for all salary earned by the member after implementation. Member contributions picked up under the provisions of this section shall be treated as affiliated public employer contributions for purposes of determining income tax obligations under the Internal Revenue Code; however, such picked up member contributions shall be included in the determination of the member's gross annual salary for all other purposes under federal and state laws. Members' contributions picked up under this section shall continue to be designated member contributions for all purposes of the Public Employees Retirement Act and shall be considered as part of the member's salary for purposes of determining the amount of the member's contribution. The provisions of this section are mandatory, and the member shall have no option concerning the pick up or to receive the contributed amounts directly instead of having them paid by the affiliated public employer to the association. With respect to members employed by an affiliated public employer other than the state, implementation occurs upon the employer's filing of a resolution with the association stating the employer's intent to pick up member contributions as provided in this section. With respect to members employed by the state, implementation occurs upon authorization by the association. In no event may implementation occur other than at the beginning of a pay period.
N.M. Stat. § 47-10-23 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 10 / Section 47-10-23
§ 47-10-23. Civil penalties
Status: in_force

A. For each violation by a landlord of the provisions of Sections 47-10-19 through 47-10-22 NMSA 1978 a landlord may be charged a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).

B. The remedies provided in this section are not exclusive and do not limit the rights or remedies that are otherwise available to a resident under any other law.
N.M. Stat. § 68-2-29 — NM Code / Chapter 68 / Article 2 / Section 68-2-29
§ 68-2-29. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 5 of this act may be cited as the “New Mexico Forest Re-Leaf Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-29.6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-29.6
§ 22-8-29.6. Transportation emergency fund
Status: in_force

A. The “transportation emergency fund” is created in the state treasury. Money in the fund shall not revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year. Money in the fund is appropriated to the department for the purpose of funding transportation emergencies, including fuel price increases. The secretary shall make distributions to ensure the safety of students receiving to-and-from transportation services.

B. The secretary shall account for all transportation emergency distributions and shall make full reports to the governor, the legislative education study committee and the legislative finance committee of payments made.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-26.7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-26.7
§ 10-11-26.7. Service credit under this plan required
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 of this act, to qualify for payment under state general member coverage plan 3, a member shall have one and one-half years of service credit earned under the general member coverage plan 3 subsequent to July 1, 1995.
N.M. Stat. § 4-36-3 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 36 / Section 4-36-3
§ 4-36-3. County power to act as agent; purpose
Status: in_force

A county may act as an agent of the United States government for the expenditure of money authorized by any act of the United States congress.
N.M. Stat. § 61-24D-16 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 24D / Section 61-24D-16
§ 61-24D-16. Civil and criminal penalties; injunctive relief
Status: in_force

A. A person who engages in the business or acts in the capacity of a home inspector within New Mexico without a license issued by the board or pursuant to the Home Inspector Licensing Act is guilty of a misdemeanor.

B. If a person is engaged or has engaged in any act or practice violative of a provision of the Home Inspector Licensing Act, the attorney general or the district attorney of the judicial district in which the person resides or in which the violation is occurring or has occurred may maintain an action in the name of the state to prosecute the violation or to enjoin the act or practice.

C. Notwithstanding a provision of the Home Inspector Licensing Act to the contrary, the board may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation of the Home Inspector Licensing Act and may assess administrative costs for any investigation or administrative or other proceedings against a home inspector or against a person who is found, through an administrative proceeding, to have acted as a home inspector without a license. Appeals from decisions of the board shall be made as provided in Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 76-4-28 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 4 / Section 76-4-28
§ 76-4-28. Farmer or rancher exemption
Status: in_force

Except for the use of restricted use pesticides the provisions of the Pesticide Control Act relating to licenses and requirements for their issuance shall not apply to any farmer or rancher owner of a ground or manual apparatus applying pesticides for himself or his farmer or rancher neighbors, when he:

A. operates farm or ranch property and operates and maintains pesticide application equipment primarily for his own use;

B. is not regularly engaged in the business of applying pesticides for hire amounting to a principal or regular occupation and he does not publicly solicit business as a pesticide applicator; or

C. operates his pesticide application equipment only in the vicinity of his own property and for the accommodation of his neighbors.
N.M. Stat. § 47-5-8 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 5 / Section 47-5-8
§ 47-5-8. Injunction
Status: in_force

Whenever the attorney general of the state of New Mexico or any district attorney of a judicial district of the state of New Mexico, after a complaint has been filed by any individual alleging injury hereunder, or upon his own initiative, after investigation made, believes any officer, agent or employee of any firm or corporation or other person is knowingly violating or authorizing violation of any part of this act, he shall bring an action to enjoin the violation in any district court regardless of whether criminal charges are filed.
N.M. Stat. § 31-20-5 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 20 / Section 31-20-5
§ 31-20-5. Placing defendant on probation
Status: in_force

A. When a person has been convicted of a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment is authorized and when the magistrate, metropolitan or district court has deferred or suspended sentence, it shall order the defendant to be placed on probation for all or some portion of the period of deferment or suspension if the defendant is in need of supervision, guidance or direction that is feasible for the corrections department to furnish. Except for sex offenders as provided in Section 31-20-5.2 NMSA 1978 , the total period of probation for district court shall not exceed five years and the total period of probation for the magistrate or metropolitan courts shall be no longer than the maximum allowable incarceration time for the offense or as otherwise provided by law.

B. If a defendant is required to serve a period of probation subsequent to a period of incarceration:

(1) the period of probation shall be served subsequent to any required period of parole, with the time served on parole credited as time served on the period of probation and the conditions of probation imposed by the court deemed as additional conditions of parole; and

(2) in the event that the defendant violates any condition of that parole, the parole board shall cause him to be brought before it pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-21-14 NMSA 1978 and may make any disposition authorized pursuant to that section and, if parole is revoked, the period of parole served in the custody of a correctional facility shall not be credited as time served on probation.
N.M. Stat. § 34-7-7 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 7 / Section 34-7-7
§ 34-7-7. Custody of records
Status: in_force

The records, archives, documents and books of the probate court shall be under the charge of the clerk of the probate court in accordance with standards established by the supreme court. The records, archives and documents shall be kept in a separate book maintained for that purpose and may be kept in physical or electronic form.
N.M. Stat. § 7-13-12 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 13 / Section 7-13-12
§ 7-13-12. Manifest or bill of lading required when transporting gasoline
Status: in_force

Every person transporting gasoline from a refinery or pipeline terminal in this state, importing gasoline into this state or exporting gasoline from this state, other than by pipeline or in the fuel supply tanks of motor vehicles, shall carry a manifest or bill of lading in form and content as prescribed by or acceptable to the department. The manifest or bill of lading shall be signed by the consignor and by every person accepting the gasoline or any part of it, with a notation as to the amount accepted. If a manifest or bill of lading is not required to be carried by the terms of this section, any person transporting gasoline without such a manifest or bill of lading shall, upon demand, furnish proof acceptable to the department that the gasoline so transported was legally acquired by a registered distributor who assumed liability for payment of the tax imposed by the Gasoline Tax Act.
N.M. Stat. § 19-11-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 11 / Section 19-11-5
§ 19-11-5. Sales prohibited; exceptions
Status: in_force

No timber or timbered lands of the state shall be sold except as provided in Sections 3 and 4 of this act or Section 19-11-10 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 4-38-10 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 38 / Section 4-38-10
§ 4-38-10. Chairman
Status: in_force

A. The county commission shall select a chairman in a manner and for a term provided by county ordinance.

B. In the absence of a county ordinance providing for the chairman's selection and term, the county commissioners shall, at the first meeting of each year choose one of their number chairman, who shall preside at that meeting and all other meetings if present; but in case of his absence from any meeting, the members present shall choose one of their number as temporary chairman.
N.M. Stat. § 72-16-49 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 16 / Section 72-16-49
§ 72-16-49. Pledge of revenues
Status: in_force

Any such revenues pledged directly or as additional security for the payment of securities of any one issue or series which revenues are not exclusively pledged therefor, may subsequently be pledged directly or as additional security for the payment of the securities of one or more issue or series subsequently authorized.
N.M. Stat. § 72-14-17 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 14 / Section 72-14-17
§ 72-14-17. Commission to set prices, rates or charges; contracts; disposition of property
Status: in_force

A. The commission is authorized, subject to the provisions of Sections 72-14-9 through 72-14-28 NMSA 1978 , to fix and establish the prices, rates and charges at which the resources and facilities made available under the provisions of those sections shall be sold and disposed of; to enter into contracts and agreements, and to do things which in its judgment are necessary, convenient or expedient for the accomplishment of the purposes and objects of those sections, under such general regulations and upon such terms, limitations and conditions as it shall prescribe. If no other revenues are pledged to repay the bonds, it is the duty of the commission to enter into such contracts and fix and establish such prices, rates and charges so as to provide funds that will be sufficient to pay costs of operation and maintenance of the works authorized by those sections, together with necessary repairs thereto, and that will provide sufficient funds to meet and pay the principal and interest of all bonds as they severally become due and payable; provided that nothing contained in Sections 72-14-9 through 72-14-28 NMSA 1978 shall authorize any change, alteration or revision of any such rates, prices or charges as established by any contract entered into under authority of those sections except as provided by any such contract.

B. Every contract made by the commission for the sale of water, use of water, water storage or other service or for the sale of any property or facilities shall provide that in the event of failure or default in the payment of money specified in the contract to be paid to the commission, the commission may, upon such notice as shall be prescribed in the contract, terminate the contract and all obligations under it. The act of the commission in ceasing on any default to furnish or deliver water, use of water, water storage or other service under the contract shall not deprive the commission of or limit any remedy provided by such contract or by law for the recovery of money due or which may become due under the contract.

C. The commission is empowered to sell or otherwise dispose of any rights of way, easements or property when it determines that the same is no longer needed for the purposes of Sections 72-14-9 through 72-14-28 NMSA 1978, or to lease or rent the same or to otherwise take and receive the income or profit and revenue therefrom. All income or profit and revenue of the works and all money received from the sale or disposal of water, use of water, water storage or other service and from the operation, lease, sale or other disposition of the works, property and facilities acquired under the provisions of those sections shall be paid to the credit of the appropriate income fund.
N.M. Stat. § 6-25A-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 25A / Section 6-25A-15
§ 6-25A-15. Tax exemption
Status: in_force

A. The creation of the authority is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the improvement of their health and welfare and for the promotion of projects for the exposition center pursuant to the New Mexico Exposition Center Authority Act. These purposes are public purposes and the authority will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of its powers with the purchasers and subsequent holders and transferees of bonds issued by the authority, in consideration of the acceptance of and payment for the bonds. Bonds issued pursuant to the New Mexico Exposition Center Authority Act and the income from the bonds shall at all times be free from taxation by the state, except for estate or gift taxes and taxes on transfers.

B. The property, income and operations of the authority shall be exempt from taxation of every kind and nature.
N.M. Stat. § 62-19-20 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 19 / Section 62-19-20
§ 62-19-20. Hearing examiners
Status: in_force

A. The commission may appoint a commissioner or a hearing examiner to preside over any matter before the commission, including rulemakings, adjudicatory hearings and administrative matters.

B. A hearing examiner shall provide the commission with a recommended decision on the matter assigned to the hearing examiner, including findings of fact and conclusions of law. The recommended decision shall be provided to the parties, and they may file exceptions to the decision prior to the final decision of the commission.

C. When the commission has appointed a hearing examiner to preside over a matter, at least one member of the commission shall, at the request of a party to the proceedings, attend oral argument.
N.M. Stat. § 58-15-16 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 15 / Section 58-15-16
§ 58-15-16. Loan insurance allowable; financing certain premiums prohibited
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any person licensed under the New Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955, in connection with the making of a loan under that act:

(1) to sell life insurance other than a term policy or credit life insurance on the principal borrowers;

(2) to sell term or credit life insurance the coverage of which exceeds the amount of the loan or extends beyond the term for which the loan is made;

(3) after having made a loan, to finance any premiums of any life insurance policies, other than credit life insurance, sold to the borrower by the licensee or the licensee's agent in any manner for a period of ninety days;

(4) after having made a loan, to finance any premium of any single-interest property insurance policy sold to the borrower by the licensee or the licensee's agent whereby the premium would be charged to the borrower in any manner. Nothing in this section shall preclude the sale and purchase of an insurance policy covering the dual interest of borrower and lien holder; or

(5) to sell property insurance on unsecured loans.

B. A lender may charge for only the actual cost of any insurance; provided that all insurance shall be written by a company licensed to operate within the state and at a rate not higher than those approved by the superintendent of insurance; and provided further that the lender shall not require any insurance to be written or provided by or through a particular agent, broker or insurer as a condition to making the loan, but shall, at the borrower's option, permit the insurance to be procured from any insurer or agent authorized by law to provide the insurance.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-24 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-24
§ 7-9-24. Exemption; gross receipts tax; insurance companies
Status: in_force

Exempted from the gross receipts tax are the receipts of insurance companies or any agent thereof from premiums and any consideration received by a property bondsman, as that person is defined in Section 59A-51-2 NMSA 1978 , as security or surety for a bail bond in connection with a judicial proceeding.
N.M. Stat. § 60-1A-27 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 1A / Section 60-1A-27
§ 60-1A-27. Predetermining horse races; influencing or attempting to influence; fourth degree felony
Status: in_force

A. A person shall not influence or attempt to influence the outcome of a horse race by offering money, a thing of value, a future benefit, a favor, preferred treatment or a form of pressure or threat.

B. A person shall not enter into an agreement with an owner, jockey, groom or any other person associated with or having an interest in a racehorse to predetermine the outcome of a horse race.

C. A person who influences or attempts to influence the outcome of a horse race or a person who enters into an agreement to predetermine the outcome of a horse race is guilty of a fourth degree felony and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 6-16-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 16 / Section 6-16-1
§ 6-16-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “2005 Public Securities Validation Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 1-14-20 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 14 / Section 1-14-20
§ 1-14-20. Recounts; rechecks; appointment of a special master
Status: in_force

If the judge of the district court for the county, or any judge designated in his place, cannot be present at any recount or recheck on the day set, he shall appoint a member of the bar to act for him.
N.M. Stat. § 4-33-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 33 / Section 4-33-8
§ 4-33-8. Taking part of territory from existing county; indebtedness of existing county; taxation by new county
Status: in_force

Whenever a part of the territory embraced within the limits of any county of this state having outstanding indebtedness, bonded or otherwise, is taken to form a new county or to add to the area of a county already in existence, nothing in this article shall be construed to release any of the citizens or property, subject at that time or which may thereafter become subject to taxation within the exterior boundaries of the territory so taken, unless such indebtedness has been otherwise provided for, and the board of county commissioners of such new county or of the county to which such territory has been added is hereby authorized and required to levy annually a tax which shall be assessed and collected by the assessor and collector at the time and in the manner that other taxes are assessed, levied and collected in said county upon all the citizens and residents and property subject or which may thereafter become subject to taxation within the limits of the territory so taken as the same legally existed and is established at the time the said territory is taken: provided, that said tax shall be uniform between the county gaining and the county losing the territory. The board of county commissioners of the county whose territory has been taken shall notify the board of county commissioners of such new county to which territory has been added of the amount of the levy and for the purposes above specified immediately upon the same being made; and no adjournment of either board of county commissioners, when convened for making the levies for the purposes of taxation, shall be had until the levy herein provided for in this article shall have been made.