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N.M. Stat. § 47-1-17 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 1 / Section 47-1-17
§ 47-1-17. Entailed estates
Status: in_force

Whenever a conveyance or bequest is made wherein the conveyor or testator shall hold possession of property, be it lands or tenements, in law or equity, as under the English Statute of Edward the First, styled the entail statute, and said property is to be perpetuated in the family, each one of said conveyances or bequests shall only invest the conveyors or testators with possession during their lifetime, who shall possess and hold the right and title to said premises, and no others, the same as a tenant for life is recognized by law; and at the death of said conveyor or testator said lands and tenements shall descend to the children of said conveyor or testator, to be equally divided among them as absolute tenants in common; and if there should be but one child, it shall descend absolutely to it; and if any child should die, the part which he or she should have received shall be given to his or her successor, and if there should be no such successor, then it shall descend to his or her legal heirs.
N.M. Stat. § 17-4-26 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 4 / Section 17-4-26
§ 17-4-26. Notices against trespassing to be posted
Status: in_force

There shall be kept posted conspicuously at every gate where a road or trail enters or crosses each licensed park or preserve, and at conspicuous places along the border of each licensed lake, plain notices not less than one foot square, stating that the same is private property, and warning persons against trespassing thereon.
N.M. Stat. § 73-21-12 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 21 / Section 73-21-12
§ 73-21-12. Organization of board; meetings; vacancies; election of officers; removal of directors
Status: in_force

After taking oath and filing bonds, the board shall choose one of its members as chairman of the board and president of the district, and shall elect a secretary and a treasurer of the board and of the district, who may or may not be members of the board. The secretary and treasurer may be one person. Such board shall adopt a seal and the secretary shall keep, in a well-bound book, a record of all of its proceedings, minutes of all meetings, certificates, contracts, bonds given by employees and all corporate acts which shall be open to inspection of all owners of real property in the district, as well as to all other interested parties.

The treasurer shall keep strict and accurate accounts of all money received by and disbursed for and on behalf of the district, in permanent records. He shall file with the clerk of court, at the expense of the district, a corporate fidelity bond in an amount not less than $5,000, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of his office.

The members of the board shall serve without compensation unless otherwise provided by the petition and order creating the district. Members shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in performance of their duties.

The court having jurisdiction of the district shall have the power to remove directors for cause shown, on petition, notice and hearing.
N.M. Stat. § 19-8-24 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 19-8-24
§ 19-8-24. Bonds
Status: in_force

Before any lessee of minerals shall commence development or operations upon the lands, such lessee shall execute and file with the commissioner a good and sufficient bond or undertaking in an amount to be fixed by the said commissioner, but not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), in favor of the state of New Mexico, for the benefit of any surface lessee, patentee or contract purchaser, to secure the payment for such damage to the livestock, water, crops or other tangible improvements on such lands as may be suffered by reason of development, use and occupation of such lands by the said mining lessee. Provided in lieu thereof any lessee owning one or more mining leases may file a blanket bond in an amount to be fixed by the commissioner, but not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), covering all leases then owned or thereafter acquired by him.

Provided, further, that if any such surface lessee, patentee or contract purchaser shall file with the commissioner a waiver duly executed and acknowledged by him of his right to require such bond, such development, occupation and use of the lands by a mineral lessee may be permitted without the bond herein required.

In addition, lessee may be required to furnish a bond in a reasonable amount to be set by the commissioner to guarantee payment of royalties to become due under the lease.
N.M. Stat. § 18-17-1 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 17 / Section 18-17-1
§ 18-17-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 8 of this act may be cited as the “Veterans Museum Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-39 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-39
§ 2-7F-39. Representative district thirty-three
Status: in_force

Representative district thirty-three is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 18, 19, 40, 45 through 53, 55 through 58, 78, 98, 101, 108, 146, 148, 150, 151, 186 and 187.
N.M. Stat. § 33-15-2 — NM Code / Chapter 33 / Article 15 / Section 33-15-2
§ 33-15-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Privately Operated Correctional Facilities Oversight Act:

A. “ out-of-state inmate ” means a person incarcerated in a privately operated correctional facility within this state who is being incarcerated on behalf of a state other than New Mexico or a governmental entity whose jurisdiction is outside the state of New Mexico. “Out-of-state inmate” does not include a person who is being incarcerated on behalf of an Indian tribe or pueblo whose lands are located wholly or partially within New Mexico, or on behalf of the United States;

B. “ privately operated correctional facility ” means a correctional facility or jail that has all or substantially all of its security operations performed by persons employed by, or engaged by, a private entity to perform security functions; and

C. “ secretary ” means the secretary of corrections or his designee.
N.M. Stat. § 4-60-10 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 60 / Section 4-60-10
§ 4-60-10. No contribution by county
Status: in_force

No county shall have the power to pay out of its general funds or otherwise contribute any part of the costs of acquiring a project and shall not have the power to use land already owned by the county, or in which the county has an equity, for construction thereon of a project or any part thereof, unless the county is fully reimbursed for the value of the land as may be determined by a current appraisal, or unless the county leases the land at an annual rental fee of not less than five percent of the appraised value. The entire cost of acquiring any project must be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under the authority of the County Pollution Control Revenue Bond Act; provided, that this provision shall not be construed to prevent a county from accepting donations of property to be used as a part of any project or money to be used for defraying any part of the cost of any project.
N.M. Stat. § 76-7-9 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 7 / Section 76-7-9
§ 76-7-9. County commissioners to furnish ballots; voting by mail permitted
Status: in_force

A. The board of county commissioners shall furnish sufficient printed ballots for all voters at each election in the district. The ballots for the election shall contain a place for the elector to vote for or against the formation of the proposed district. Each voter shall sign his name on a line at the bottom of the ballot before voting or casting the ballot.

B. Any qualified voter desiring to vote by mail may do so by preparing his ballot in the manner prescribed in this section, and affixing his signature thereon and mailing or delivering the ballot in a sealed envelope to the judge of the election of the voting district; provided, however, every ballot delivered or mailed to the election judges must reach the election judges not later than 6:00 p.m. on the day of the election.
N.M. Stat. § 29-14-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 14 / Section 29-14-10
§ 29-14-10. Political activity
Status: in_force

A. A peace officer shall not be prohibited by his police or sheriff's department employer from engaging in any political activity when the officer is off duty, except as otherwise required by law.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this section, any peace officer employed by the New Mexico state police department shall be governed by the provisions of regulations adopted by the department regarding political activity.
N.M. Stat. § 47-1-39 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 1 / Section 47-1-39
§ 47-1-39. Mortgage or deed of trust provisions; effect
Status: in_force

A deed in substance following the forms entitled “mortgage” or “deed of trust” shall when duly executed have the force and effect of a mortgage or deed of trust by way of mortgage to the use of the mortgagee and his heirs and assigns with mortgage covenants and upon statutory mortgage condition as defined in the following two sections to secure the payment of the money or the performance of any obligation therein specified. The parties may insert in such mortgage any other lawful agreement or condition.
N.M. Stat. § 42-6-5 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 6 / Section 42-6-5
§ 42-6-5. Manner of appointment of committee; effect of appointment; persons not appointing committee made defendants; unknown claimants
Status: in_force

The appointment of such committee may be by an instrument or instruments in writing, executed by the persons so holding or claiming such title and acknowledged as provided by law for acknowledgment of other interests affecting the title to real estate in this state, which instrument or instruments or certified copies thereof shall be filed at the time of commencement of such action in the office of the clerk of the district court of the district in which such tract of land is situate and the decree rendered therein shall recite the names of all such persons so participating in the selection of said committee and shall be binding upon all such persons as an adjudication of their interests in the tract of land involved. All persons claiming any interest or estate in such tract of land as tenants in common or otherwise who do not participate in the selection of such committee, and all unknown claimants thereto may be made parties defendant to such action and process may be served upon them as in other civil actions.
N.M. Stat. § 14-14A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 14A / Section 14-14A-3
§ 14-14A-3. Authority to perform notarial act
Status: in_force

A. A notarial officer shall perform all notarial acts pursuant to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts or by law of this state other than the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.

B. A notarial officer shall not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the officer or the officer's spouse or domestic partner is a party or in which either of them has a direct beneficial interest. A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection is voidable.

C. A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.
N.M. Stat. § 57-11-6 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 11 / Section 57-11-6
§ 57-11-6. Violators of 57-11-5 NMSA 1978 forbidden to carry on business
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person who hereafter so accepts or receives, either directly or indirectly, any payment, thing or service of value, as set forth in Section 5 of this act, or hereafter so contracts, either directly or indirectly, to receive any such payment or thing or service of value to thereafter finance or attempt to finance the purchase or sale of any motor vehicle or buy or attempt to buy any conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages or leases on motor vehicles sold at retail in this state.
N.M. Stat. § 61-14F-13 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 14F / Section 61-14F-13
§ 61-14F-13. Required records
Status: in_force

A. An athlete agent shall retain the following records for a period of five years:

(1) the name and address of each individual represented by the athlete agent;

(2) any agency contract entered into by the athlete agent; and

(3) any direct costs incurred by the athlete agent in the recruitment or solicitation of a student athlete to enter into an agency contract.

B. Records required pursuant to Subsection A of this section to be retained are open to inspection by the secretary during normal business hours.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15A-7.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15A / Section 9-15A-7.1
§ 9-15A-7.1. Secretary; additional duties; promotion of Indian arts, crafts and culture
Status: in_force

In addition to the secretary's responsibility for the overall supervision of the department, the secretary shall:

A. encourage the preservation and development of Indian arts and crafts among the Indian tribes and pueblos of the state;

B. encourage the preservation of traditional rites and ceremonials of Indian tribes and pueblos to increase knowledge and appreciation of those arts, crafts, rites and ceremonials; and

C. promote the intertribal Indian ceremonial association, incorporated, located in Gallup.
N.M. Stat. § 30-16-34 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 16 / Section 30-16-34
§ 30-16-34. Fraudulent acts by merchants or their employees
Status: in_force

A. A merchant or the employee of a merchant commits fraud if, with intent to defraud, the merchant or employee furnishes or allows to be furnished anything of value upon presentation of a credit card:

(1) obtained or retained in violation of Sections 30-16-25 through 30-16-38 NMSA 1978;

(2) fraudulently made or embossed;

(3) fraudulently signed;

(4) that the merchant or employee knows is invalid, expired or revoked; or

(5) by a person whom the merchant or employee knows is not the cardholder named on the credit card or an authorized agent or representative of the cardholder named on the credit card.

B. When the value of anything furnished by a merchant, or by an employee of a merchant, in violation of this section:

(1) is two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or less in any consecutive six-month period, the offense is a petty misdemeanor;

(2) is more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) but not more than five hundred dollars ($500) in any consecutive six-month period, the offense is a misdemeanor;

(3) is more than five hundred dollars ($500) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in any consecutive six-month period, the offense is a fourth degree felony;

(4) is more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) but not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in any consecutive six-month period, the offense is a third degree felony; or

(5) is more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in any consecutive six-month period, the offense is a second degree felony.

C. A merchant or the employee of a merchant commits fraud if, with intent to defraud, the merchant or employee fails to furnish anything of value that the merchant or employee represents in writing to the issuer or to a participating party that the merchant or employee has furnished on a credit card or cards of the issuer. When the difference between the value of anything actually furnished to a person and the value represented by the merchant to the issuer or participating party:

(1) is two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or less in any consecutive six-month period, the offense is a petty misdemeanor;

(2) is more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) but not more than five hundred dollars ($500) in any consecutive six-month period, the offense is a misdemeanor;

(3) is more than five hundred dollars ($500) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in any consecutive six-month period, the offense is a fourth degree felony;

(4) is more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) but not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in any consecutive six-month period, the offense is a third degree felony; or

(5) is more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in any consecutive six-month period, the offense is a second degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 24-2B-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 2B / Section 24-2B-8
§ 24-2B-8. Disclosure
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Test Act shall be construed to prevent a person who has been tested from disclosing in any way to any other person his own test results. Any victim of an alleged criminal offense who receives information pursuant to Section 24-2B-5.2 NMSA 1978 may disclose the test results as is reasonably necessary to protect his health and safety or the health and safety of his family or sexual partner.
N.M. Stat. § 6-34-4 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 34 / Section 6-34-4
§ 6-34-4. Economic development department; powers; duties
Status: in_force

A. For the purpose of recommending enterprise development projects to the board for enterprise assistance, the department and the board shall coordinate to:

(1) survey potential opportunity enterprise partners and enterprise development projects;

(2) provide outreach services to local governments and potential opportunity enterprise partners for the purpose of making recommendations regarding enterprise assistance; and

(3) evaluate potential opportunity enterprise partners and formulate recommendations regarding suitability for enterprise assistance.

B. The department may, when applicable, enter into opt-in agreements with the authority and the county, school district or, if applicable, municipality where the enterprise development project is located for the purpose of facilitating the development of the enterprise development project.
N.M. Stat. § 18-3-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 3 / Section 18-3-14
§ 18-3-14. Museum of international folk art division created; location; board of regents
Status: in_force

A. The “museum of international folk art division” is created in the cultural affairs department. The museum of international folk art located in Santa Fe shall be operated as a division of the cultural affairs department under the imprimatur of the museum of New Mexico. The museum of New Mexico board of regents shall exercise trusteeship over the museum of international folk art.

B. The director of the division shall meet the following minimum qualifications:

(1) hold a bachelor's or higher degree in a discipline related to the function of the division; and

(2) have significant experience in the management and operation of an organization similar to the division.

C. The director shall be appointed by the secretary of cultural affairs from a list of no less than three names provided by the museum of New Mexico board of regents.
N.M. Stat. § 74-3-14 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 3 / Section 74-3-14
§ 74-3-14. Fluoroscopic or X-ray machines for shoe fitting; hand-held fluoroscopes; operation or maintenance prohibited
Status: in_force

A. No shoe-fitting device or shoe-fitting machine which uses fluoroscopic, X-ray or radiation principles shall be operated or maintained within the state.

B. No hand-held fluoroscope shall be operated or maintained within the state.
N.M. Stat. § 75-2-4 — NM Code / Chapter 75 / Article 2 / Section 75-2-4
§ 75-2-4. Interstate stream commission; additional powers and duties
Status: in_force

In addition to its other powers and duties, the interstate stream commission shall:

A. meet upon the call of its chairman;

B. review and approve or deny water research, conservation or development project proposals submitted to the commission by institutions of higher learning, political subdivisions or other appropriate nonprofit research or development entities on the basis of potential merit, benefit to the state and feasibility;

C. adopt guidelines for project preparation, review, application and approval;

D. upon approval of a project, allocate available funds for such water research, conservation or development project, provided:

(1) no single project shall receive more than forty percent of the total available funds;

(2) no less than forty percent of the total available funds shall be allocated for conservation or development projects which have the potential of providing immediate solutions to problems facing the people of the state; and

(3) no funds appropriated to the water research, conservation and development fund shall be used for water distribution system construction, including, but not limited to, irrigation canals, acequias, reservoirs, dams or domestic or municipal water distribution systems;

E. adopt reporting and monitoring procedures for evaluation of research, conservation or development projects being conducted by recipients of disbursements under the Water Research, Conservation and Development Act, and, after making the appropriate evaluation of the project, make arrangements for termination of the project, if so indicated;

F. report annually to the governor and the legislature on the status of the various research, conservation or development projects, including a report on total funds expended under this act, including the amounts and sources of outside matching funds; and

G. expend no more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) from the water research, conservation and development fund for the administrative purposes of the Water Research, Conservation and Development Act during any fiscal year.