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N.M. Stat. § 29-3A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 3A / Section 29-3A-2
§ 29-3A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Criminal Record Expungement Act:

A. “ arrest records ” means records of identification of a person under arrest or under investigation for a crime taken or gathered by an official; “ arrest records ” includes information gathered from the national crime information center or another criminal record database, photographs, fingerprints and booking sheets; except “arrest records” does not include:

(1) driving while intoxicated citations maintained by the taxation and revenue department;

(2) computer-aided dispatch information; or

(3) log books relating to breath alcohol testing equipment;

B. “ expungement ” means the removal from access to the general public of a notation of an arrest, complaint, indictment, information, plea of guilty, conviction, acquittal, dismissal or discharge record, including a record posted on a publicly accessible court, corrections or law enforcement internet website; and

C. “ public records ” means documentation relating to a person's arrest, indictment, proceeding, finding or plea of guilty, conviction, acquittal, dismissal or discharge, including information posted on a court or law enforcement website; but “public records” does not include:

(1) arrest record information that:

(a) reveals confidential sources, methods, information or individuals accused but not charged with a crime and that is maintained by the state or any of its political subdivisions pertaining to any person charged with the commission of any crime; or

(b) is confidential and unlawful to disseminate or reveal, except as provided in the Arrest Record Information Act or other law;

(2) the file of a district attorney or attorney general maintained as a confidential record for law enforcement purposes and not open for inspection by members of the public;

(3) a record maintained by the children, youth and families department, the human services department [health care authority department] or the public education department when that record is confidential under state or federal law and is required to be maintained by state or federal law for audit or other purposes; or

(4) a record received pursuant to a background check as authorized by law.
N.M. Stat. § 58-23-2 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 23 / Section 58-23-2
§ 58-23-2. Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

A. the delivery of high-quality health care in New Mexico has in recent years become increasingly dependent upon sophisticated equipment at a time when the acquisition and financing of equipment by health-care providers has become increasingly expensive;

B. the increased costs of financing modern equipment by New Mexico health-care providers is necessarily passed on to patients receiving medical care from the health-care providers, resulting in higher medical bills, increased health insurance premiums and higher medicare and medicaid payments;

C. the problems relating to the delivery of health care cannot be remedied solely through the operation of private enterprise or efforts by individual communities, but can be alleviated through the creation of a program to facilitate and enable the investment of private capital for the purpose of financing health-related equipment at interest rates lower than those available in the conventional credit markets;

D. the creation of a program to coordinate and cooperate with health-care providers and local communities is essential to alleviating the problematic conditions relating to the provision of health care and is in the public interest; and

E. alleviating these conditions by the encouragement of private investment is a public purpose and a beneficial use for which money provided by the sale of revenue bonds may be borrowed, expended, advanced, loaned and granted.
N.M. Stat. § 7-20E-6 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 20E / Section 7-20E-6
§ 7-20E-6. Copy of ordinance to be submitted to department
Status: in_force

A certified copy of any ordinance imposing or repealing a tax or an increment of a tax authorized under the County Local Option Gross Receipts Taxes Act or changing the tax rate imposed shall be mailed or delivered to the department within five days after the later of the date the ordinance is adopted or the date the results of any election held with respect to the ordinance are certified to be in favor of the ordinance.
N.M. Stat. § 72-10-8 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 10 / Section 72-10-8
§ 72-10-8. Completion of reservoir; contract with county
Status: in_force

When said reservoirs or ponds shall have been completed, the county commissioners shall enter into an annual contract with the owners of said water tubes for the permanent having of the water in said reservoirs.
N.M. Stat. § 24-10B-4.1 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 10B / Section 24-10B-4.1
§ 24-10B-4.1. Records confidentiality
Status: in_force

A. Any files or records in the possession of the bureau, a regional office or a provider containing identifying information about individuals requesting or receiving treatment or other health services and any unsubstantiated complaints received by the bureau regarding any provider shall be confidential and not subject to public inspection.

B. Such files, records and complaints may be subject to subpoena for use in any pending cause in any administrative proceeding or in any of the courts of this state, unless otherwise provided by law.
N.M. Stat. § 58-17-19 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 17 / Section 58-17-19
§ 58-17-19. Transfer of ownership
Status: in_force

A. An endowed care cemetery's registration is not transferable. When any cemetery authority subject to the provisions of the Endowed Care Cemetery Act is transferred, the person acquiring the cemetery shall register with the director as required by Section 58-17-18 NMSA 1978 .

B. A transfer of ownership cannot take place and no endowed care can be sold until the director has approved the registration required by Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 18-18-4 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 18 / Section 18-18-4
§ 18-18-4. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 18-18-1 through 18-18-4 NMSA 1978 , and to the extent allowed by law:

A. “ developing rural library ” means a rural library whose library staff, whether salaried or volunteer, is dedicated to delivering library services to the public for at least fifteen hours per week and on at least two days each week;

B. “ established rural library ” means a rural library:

(1) with permanent, salaried staff; and

(2) that offers library services to the public for at least twenty-five hours per week;

C. “ rural library ” means a library that is established:

(1) through an ordinance or legal resolution adopted by a political subdivision of the state and is located in:

(a) an unincorporated area of the state; or

(b) a municipality with a population on or after July 1, 2019 of three thousand or less;

(2) by a legal resolution of a tribal government in New Mexico with a tribal population on or after July 1, 2019 of three thousand or less; or

(3) as a corporation with tax-exempt status pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is located in:

(a) an unincorporated area of the state; or

(b) a municipality with a population on or after July 1, 2019 of three thousand or less; and

D. “ specialized services ” means professional development opportunities, program support, information technology support and other capacity-building services, as defined by the state librarian.
N.M. Stat. § 21-3-30 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 3 / Section 21-3-30
§ 21-3-30. Board of regents of eastern New Mexico university; appointment, qualifications and terms of members; powers
Status: in_force

The governor is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a board of regents for the eastern New Mexico normal school [eastern New Mexico university] at Portales, New Mexico, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, consisting of five members, no more than three of whom shall be of the same political party, at the time of their appointment, and not more than three of whom shall be appointed for a longer term than two years, and the remainder for four years, after which such appointments shall be for four years; and provided that should the senate not be in session when such appointment is made, such appointees shall hold their office until the convening of the senate, and if confirmed for the period of their appointment. Such board shall have the general powers now conferred on boards of regents of the other normal schools of this state; including the power to acquire by donations, the title to the necessary lands for building site and campus, and the acceptance of such other donations as may be available; and provided further, that such board can incur no indebtedness whatever.
N.M. Stat. § 21-2A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 2A / Section 21-2A-5
§ 21-2A-5. Special tax levy for college district operation
Status: in_force

A. In each college district, the board may call an election within the college district for the purpose of authorizing that board to levy taxes on all taxable property within the district to be used for current operations, maintenance and capital improvements of the college district. The taxes, if authorized as provided in the College District Tax Act, shall be in addition to the taxes authorized for the payment of general obligation bonds pursuant to the provisions of the College District Tax Act. This election shall be for the purpose of allowing the electors, as the term “electors” is used in Article 8, Section 2 of the constitution of New Mexico , to vote on whether to allow the levy and on a specific limitation not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) on each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of net taxable value, as that term is defined in the Property Tax Code. 1 If approved by a majority of the electors voting on the issue, the board of county commissioners, at the direction of the board, shall levy the taxes in an amount certified by the commission on higher education 2 as necessary to meet the annual budget approved by the commission on higher education department, but in no event shall the taxes levied exceed the rate limitation approved by the electors nor shall it exceed any lower maximum rate required by operation of the rate limitation provisions of Section 7-37-7.1 NMSA 1978 applied to the rate limitation approved by the electors.

B. Levies, assessments and collections and distributions authorized for college district financing shall be made at the same time and in the same manner as levies, assessments and collections and distributions for ad valorem taxes for school districts are made.

C. The board may call an election within the district for the purpose of authorizing the board to raise the levy to a rate not to exceed the maximum authorized in Subsection A of this section, lower the levy or abolish the continuing levy, upon the adoption of a resolution by a majority of the members of the board.

D. Alternatively, an election to raise or lower the rate limitation or to abolish the continuing levy shall be called by the board upon receipt by it of a valid petition. To be valid, the petition shall be signed by electors of the college district in a number equal to ten percent of the number of votes cast in the district for the office of governor at the last general election and shall state the question to be voted upon.

E. If the question to be voted on at an election called pursuant to Subsection D of this section fails, it shall not again be submitted to the voters within two years from the date of the election.

F. Any part of the rate authorized by the electors that is not imposed for reasons other than the rate limitation required by Section 7-37-7.1 NMSA 1978 may be authorized to be imposed by the board without calling an election.
N.M. Stat. § 31-15-2.3 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 15 / Section 31-15-2.3
§ 31-15-2.3. Public defender commission; organization; meetings
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall hold its first meeting by September 1, 2013 and shall organize and elect a chair at that meeting. Three subsequent meetings shall be held in 2013. Thereafter, the commission shall meet at least four times a year, as determined by a majority of commission members. Meetings shall be held at the call of the chair or the chief or at the request of four commission members.

B. The commission shall appoint the chief by October 15, 2013.

C. A majority of commission members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and an action by the commission is not valid unless six or more members concur.

D. The commission may adopt rules and shall keep a record of its proceedings.

E. A commission member may select a designee to serve in the member's stead only once per year.
N.M. Stat. § 19-13-26 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 13 / Section 19-13-26
§ 19-13-26. Withholding state lands from lease; lease by competitive bids
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Geothermal Resources Act shall be construed to require the commissioner to offer any tract or tracts of state lands for lease. The commissioner may withhold any tract or tracts from leasing for geothermal resources purposes, if, in his opinion, the best interests of the state would be served by so doing. Nothing in the Geothermal Resources Act shall be construed to prohibit the commissioner from rejecting any application at any time prior to approval, or offering the land embraced within the application for lease by competitive bidding by sealed bids or at public auction to the bidder offering the highest bonus in addition to the annual rentals or royalties as set by the commissioner. Notice of the public sale pursuant to this section shall be given by posting in a conspicuous place in the state land office not less than ten days before the date of sale, a written notice of the sale specifying the day and hour when the sale will be held, the place where the sale will be held and a description of the state land to be offered for lease. The notice shall also state that the sale will be conducted through sealed bids or at public auction and any other information the commissioner determines is necessary. Where two or more sealed bids are received making the same offer on the same land, the commissioner shall award the lease to the land in accordance with regulations prescribed by the commissioner.
N.M. Stat. § 5-15-23 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 15 / Section 5-15-23
§ 5-15-23. Protection from impairment
Status: in_force

If the provisions set forth in the Tax Increment for Development Act impair the ability of a municipality, county or other public body to meet its principal or interest payment obligations for revenue bonds or general obligation bonds outstanding prior to the effective date of the Tax Increment for Development Act that are secured by the pledge of all or part of the municipality, county or other public body's revenue gross receipts tax or property tax, then the amount otherwise payable to the district pursuant to the Tax Increment for Development Act shall be paid instead to the municipality, county or public body in an amount sufficient to meet any required payment.
N.M. Stat. § 72-4A-11 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 4A / Section 72-4A-11
§ 72-4A-11. Voiding of authorization
Status: in_force

The legislative authorization for a qualifying entity to receive a grant or loan from the water project fund for a project is void three years after that authorization is given, but this provision does not prohibit the legislature from authorizing a project that was previously authorized.
N.M. Stat. § 3-33-33 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 33 / Section 3-33-33
§ 3-33-33. Improvement district; reassessment after voiding of assessments; procedure
Status: in_force

A. It is the purpose of Sections 3-33-33 through 3-33-37 NMSA 1978 to:

(1) charge the cost of any improvement payable by the tract or parcel of land benefited by the improvement by making a reassessment for the cost of the improvement; and

(2) permit the making of a reassessment when an original assessment is declared void or the enforcement of the original assessment is refused by a court.

B. Whenever any assessment for improvements is declared void or unenforceable, either directly or indirectly, by a decision of any court for any cause whatever, the governing body shall reassess the tracts or parcels of land which are benefited or will be benefited by the improvement to the extent of the proportionate share of the cost of the improvement of each tract or parcel of land together with accrued interest.

C. The reassessment roll shall be prepared, a hearing held on the reassessment roll and a final determination of the reassessment made by the governing body; all to be conducted in the manner provided in Sections 3-33-21 through 3-33-23 NMSA 1978 for the original assessment.
N.M. Stat. § 22-26A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 26A / Section 22-26A-2
§ 22-26A-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Public School Lease Purchase Act is to implement the provision of Article 9, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico , as approved by the voters of the state of New Mexico at the general election held in November 2006, which declares that a financing agreement entered into by a school district or a charter school for leasing of a building or other real property with an option to purchase for a price that is reduced according to the payments made by the school district or charter school pursuant to the financing agreement is not a debt if:

A. there is no legal obligation for the school district or charter school to continue the lease from year to year or to purchase the real property; and

B. the agreement provides that the lease shall be terminated if sufficient money is not available to meet the current lease payments.
N.M. Stat. § 6-25-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 25 / Section 6-25-16
§ 6-25-16. Liberal interpretation
Status: in_force

The Statewide Economic Development Finance Act, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 20-9-1 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 9 / Section 20-9-1
§ 20-9-1. Property and fiscal officer
Status: in_force

In the event of a vacancy, the governor shall nominate, with the advice of the adjutant general, a United States property and fiscal officer from the New Mexico national guard whose appointment shall be made by the chief of the national guard bureau or other authority charged with responsibility for such approval under the laws of the United States. His duties shall be the superintendence of all funds and property of the United States entrusted or allotted to the militia or national guard as required of him by the laws of the United States relating to the militia or national guard or regulations promulgated thereunder, together with such additional related duties as the governor or adjutant general may require of him by appropriate regulations or orders. His military salary, allowances and maximum rank shall be in accordance with the regulations of the appropriate authorities of the United States and the laws of the United States relating to the militia or national guard and the appointment of such officers.
N.M. Stat. § 27-1-4 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 1 / Section 27-1-4
§ 27-1-4. Status of assistance payments
Status: in_force

Payments received by a displaced person under the Relocation Assistance Act 1 shall not be considered as income or resources to any recipient of public assistance, and such payments shall not be deducted from the amount of aid to which the recipient would otherwise be entitled under the laws of this state.
N.M. Stat. § 24-14-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 14 / Section 24-14-17
§ 24-14-17. New birth certificates following adoption, legitimation and paternity determination
Status: in_force

A. The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in this state when he receives the following:

(1) a report of adoption as provided in this section, a report of adoption prepared and filed in accordance with the laws of another state or country or a certified copy of the decree of adoption together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth and to establish a new certificate of birth; except that a new certificate of birth shall not be established if so requested by the court decreeing the adoption, the adoptive parents or the adopted person; or

(2) a request that a new certificate of birth be established and evidence as required by regulation proving that the person has been legitimated or that a court has determined the paternity of the person.

B. When a new certificate of birth is established, the actual place and date of birth shall be shown. It shall be substituted for the original certificate of birth. Thereafter, the original certificate and the evidence of adoption, paternity determination or legitimation shall not be subject to inspection except upon order of a court or in accordance with the provisions of Section 24-14-13 NMSA 1978 or in the case of a single adoptive parent.

C. Upon receipt of notice of annulment of adoption, the original certificate of birth shall be restored to its place in the files, and the new certificate and evidence shall not be subject to inspection except upon order of a court.

D. If no certificate of birth is on file for the person for whom a new certificate is to be established under this section, a delayed certificate of birth shall be filed with the state registrar as provided in Section 24-14-15 NMSA 1978 before a new certificate of birth is established.

E. For each adoption decreed by a court in this state, the court shall require the preparation of a report of adoption on a form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar. The report shall include such facts as are necessary to locate and identify the certificate of birth of the person adopted, shall provide information necessary to establish a new certificate of birth of the person adopted and shall identify the order of adoption and be certified by the clerk of the court.
N.M. Stat. § 14-1-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 1 / Section 14-1-6
§ 14-1-6. Presumption of authenticity
Status: in_force

Such photographs, microfilms, electronic records, photographic film or microphotographs shall be deemed to be an original record for all purposes, including introduction in evidence in all courts or administrative agencies. A transcript, exemplification or certified copy of the transcript shall, for all purposes recited in this section, be deemed to be a transcript, exemplification or certified copy of the original.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-34-28 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 34 / Section 59A-34-28
§ 59A-34-28. Mutual members, contingent liability
Status: in_force

A. Except as to nonassessable policies as provided for in Section 577 of this article, each member of a domestic mutual insurer shall have contingent liability, pro rata and not one for another, for discharge of the insurer's obligation incurred while the member was a policyholder, which liability shall be in such maximum amount, not less than one nor more than six (6) times the premium for the member's policy at the annual premium rate, as specified in the insurer's articles of incorporation.

B. Every policy issued by the insurer shall contain a statement of the contingent liability.

C. Termination of the policy shall not relieve the member of contingent liability as to liabilities of the insurer incurred while the policy was in force.

D. Unrealized contingent liability of members does not constitute an asset of the insurer in any determination of financial condition.