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N.M. Stat. § 3-21A-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 21A / Section 3-21A-2
§ 3-21A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Manufactured Housing and Zoning Act:

A. “ multi-section manufactured home ” means a manufactured home or modular home that is a single-family dwelling with a heated area of at least thirty-six by twenty-four feet and at least eight hundred sixty-four square feet and constructed in a factory to the standards of the United States department of housing and urban development, the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 1 and the Housing and Urban Development Zone Code 2 or the Uniform Building Code, as amended to the date of the unit's construction, and installed consistent with the Manufactured Housing Act and with the rules made pursuant thereto relating to permanent foundations;

B. “ mobile home ” means a movable or portable housing structure larger than forty feet in body length, eight feet in width or eleven feet in overall height, designed for and occupied by no more than one family for living and sleeping purposes that is not constructed to the standards of the United States department of housing and urban development, the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and the Housing and Urban Development Zone Code 2 or Uniform Building Code, as amended to the date of the unit's construction or built to the standards of any municipal building code; and

C. “ excavated site ” means a site that results in the upper plane of the concrete slab, or similar component of any other authorized permanent foundation system, being below ground level or grade.
N.M. Stat. § 7-41-2 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 41 / Section 7-41-2
§ 7-41-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Health Care Quality Surcharge Act is to enhance federal financial participation in medicaid to increase medicaid provider reimbursement rates and support facility quality improvement efforts in skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
N.M. Stat. § 22-10A-30 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 10A / Section 22-10A-30
§ 22-10A-30. Supervision and correction procedures
Status: in_force

The state board [department] shall prescribe by regulations procedures to be followed by a local school board or the governing authority of a state agency in supervising and correcting unsatisfactory work performance of certified school personnel before notice of intent to discharge is served upon them and by the governing authority of a state agency in supervising and correcting unsatisfactory work performance of certified school instructors before notice of intent to discharge is served upon them. These regulations shall provide that written records shall be kept on all action taken by a local school board or the governing authority of a state agency to improve any person's unsatisfactory work performance and all improvements made in the person's work performance. These written records shall be introduced as evidence at any hearing for the person conducted by the local school board or the governing authority of the state agency.
N.M. Stat. § 58-21B-18 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 21B / Section 58-21B-18
§ 58-21B-18. Confidentiality
Status: in_force

In order to promote more effective regulation and reduce regulatory burden through supervisory information-sharing, except as otherwise provided in Public Law 110-289 , Section 1512, the requirements pursuant to any federal law or pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act regarding the privacy or confidentiality of any information or material provided to the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry, and any privilege arising pursuant to federal or state law, including the rules of any federal or state court, with respect to such information or material, shall continue to apply to such information or material after the information or material has been disclosed to the nationwide multistate licensing system and registry. Such information and material may be shared with all state and federal regulatory officials with mortgage industry oversight authority without the loss of privilege or the loss of confidentiality protections provided by federal law or the Inspection of Public Records Act, and the director may enter into agreements or sharing arrangements with other governmental agencies, the conference of state bank supervisors, the American association of residential mortgage regulators or other associations representing governmental agencies as established by rule or order of the director.
N.M. Stat. § 19-8-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 19-8-16
§ 19-8-16. Validation of existing leases and permits; renewals of permits prohibited
Status: in_force

All prospecting permits and leases issued prior to the effective date of this act which have not expired, or which have not been canceled legally for nonperformance, are hereby declared to be valid and existing contracts with the state of New Mexico according to their terms and provisions, and the commissioner is hereby directed to accept and recognize all such permits and leases according to their terms and provisions. Provided, further, that no such existing prospecting permits shall be extended, renewed or otherwise prolonged or enlarged as to length of term.
N.M. Stat. § 18-10-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 10 / Section 18-10-3
§ 18-10-3. Abandonment of property
Status: in_force

A. Property on loan to a museum shall be deemed abandoned:

(1) if, since the expiration date of the loan, seven years have passed with no written notice of termination of the loan from the lender to the museum; or

(2) if the loan has no expiration date, at least seven years have passed since the loan was made and the lender has failed to respond to written notice from the museum.

B. A museum shall acquire title to property deemed to be abandoned by providing the lender with a notice of abandonment. If no valid claim has been made for the property within sixty-five days from the date of notice of abandonment, title to the property shall vest in the museum free of all claims of the lender and all persons claiming on behalf of the lender.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 13-6-1 and 13-6-2 NMSA 1978 , property acquired by a museum through abandonment procedures established in the Abandoned Cultural Properties Act may be kept by the museum, may be sold, with the proceeds going to the museum, or may be destroyed. The museum shall notify the state auditor or, in the case of private museums, the governing authority of the museum regarding the disposition of all abandoned property.
N.M. Stat. § 24-14-17 — NM 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. § 7-2C-1 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2C / Section 7-2C-1
§ 7-2C-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 7, Article 2C NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Tax Refund Intercept Program Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 7-7-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 7-7-11
§ 7-7-11. Sale of property to pay tax
Status: in_force

A personal representative may sell so much of any property as is necessary to pay the taxes due under the Estate Tax Act. A personal representative may sell so much of any property specifically bequeathed or devised as is necessary to pay the proportionate amount of the taxes due on the transfer of the property and the fees and expenses of the sale, unless the legatee or devisee pays the personal representative the proportionate amount of the taxes due.
N.M. Stat. § 20-7-2 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 7 / Section 20-7-2
§ 20-7-2. Budget
Status: in_force

The civil air patrol division shall submit its budget requests to the adjutant general.
N.M. Stat. § 17-3-11 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 17-3-11
§ 17-3-11. Possession of license declared void is unlawful
Status: in_force

Any person in possession of a hunting or fishing license containing the serial number which was reported by the collector as the application blank which was lost and which was declared void by the director of the department of game and fish, and the license was not validly issued to him, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 35-12-19 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 12 / Section 35-12-19
§ 35-12-19. Garnishment; district court; magistrate court; small claims court
Status: in_force

Garnishment may be issued in the district court, magistrate court or small claims court. Sections 35-12-1 through 35-12-18 NMSA 1978 apply to the issuance of garnishment in the district court, magistrate court or small claims court; provided, however, that in the event the district court has jurisdiction, the district court clerk may issue the writ of garnishment. In those cases filed in small claims court, the small claims court may issue the writ of garnishment.
N.M. Stat. § 47-10-17 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 10 / Section 47-10-17
§ 47-10-17. Alternative dispute resolution; when permitted; court actions
Status: in_force

A. In any civil dispute between the management and a resident of a mobile home park arising out of the provisions of the Mobile Home Park Act, except for nonpayment of rent or utility charges or in cases in which the health or safety of other residents is in imminent danger, the controversy may be submitted to alternative dispute resolution by request of either party prior to the filing of a court action or a forcible entry and detainer action. The cost of the alternative dispute resolution services shall be divided equally among the disputing parties.

B. The agreement, if one is reached, shall be presented to the court as a stipulation. Either party to the dispute resolution process may terminate the process at any time without prejudice.

C. If either party subsequently violates the stipulation, the other party may apply immediately to the court for relief.

D. Any alternative dispute resolution pursuant to this section shall be performed by a professionally certified mediator approved by all disputing parties.
N.M. Stat. § 60-13-32 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 13 / Section 60-13-32
§ 60-13-32. Trade bureaus; definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Construction Industries Licensing Act:

A. “ electrical wiring ” means all wiring, conductors, fixtures, devices, conduits, appliances or other equipment, including generating equipment such as solar electricity generating equipment of not over ten kilowatt capacity, used in connection with the general distribution or use of electrical energy;

B. “ plumbing ” means the installing, altering and repairing of all plumbing fixtures, fixture traps and soil, waste, supply and vent pipes, with their devices, appurtenances and connections, through which water, waste, sewage, oil and air are carried, when done within the property lines of the building or structure to be served by the plumbing or to the point of connection with the utility system. This subsection shall not be construed as prohibiting the installation by a “fixed works” licensee of service lines from the utility system to a point five feet outside the building or structure to be served by the plumbing;

C. “ fixtures ” includes closet bowls, lavatories, bathtubs, showers, kitchen sinks, laundry trays, hot water tanks, softeners, urinals, bidets, service sinks, shower pans, drink fountains, water compressors, water coolers, septic tanks or similar systems of sewage disposal and such other similar fixtures used in plumbing as designated by the mechanical bureau;

D. “ gas fitting ” means the installing, altering and repairing of consumers' gas piping and the installation of appliances utilizing natural gas as fuel and their appurtenances in or upon premises of the consumers;

E. “ softener ” or “ water conditioner ” means any appliance, apparatus, fixture and equipment that is designed to soften, filter or change the mineral content of water, whether permanent or portable; and

F. “ certificate of competence ” means evidence of competence issued by the division to a journeyman electrician, journeyman plumber, journeyman gas fitter, journeyman pipe fitter or journeyman welder working on pipelines, collection lines or compressor stations.
N.M. Stat. § 53-19-72 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 19 / Section 53-19-72
§ 53-19-72. Application to foreign and interstate commerce
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Limited Liability Company Act apply to commerce with foreign nations and among the several states only insofar as permitted under the provisions of the constitution of the United States.
N.M. Stat. § 3-18-30 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 18 / Section 3-18-30
§ 3-18-30. Parking citations; certain municipalities; administrative cost assessment
Status: in_force

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

B. The administrative cost assessment collected pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be remitted within ninety days by the metropolitan court to the municipality which issued the citation. Administrative cost assessment receipts shall be used solely to provide for enforcement of municipal parking ordinances and administration of a municipal traffic control program.
N.M. Stat. § 21-1-26.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 21-1-26.1
§ 21-1-26.1. Additional duties
Status: in_force

In addition to the duties imposed upon the higher education department in Chapter 21 NMSA 1978 , the department shall perform the same planning and budgeting functions for the university of New Mexico hospital as it performs for other post-secondary educational institutions.
N.M. Stat. § 4-50-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 50 / Section 4-50-15
§ 4-50-15. Failure to work or pay; penalty; use of fine money
Status: in_force

Any person summoned and called to do work hereunder as above provided, who shall fail to appear and do said work or to furnish a substitute who shall appear and do said work, or pay to the superintendent the sum or sums herein provided in lieu of said work, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor before any justice of the peace [magistrate] 1 shall be fined in a sum not more than fifty dollars [($50.00)], or imprisoned in the county jail not more than thirty days, or suffer both such fine and imprisonment. All fines collected hereunder shall be deposited in the emergency district flood fund.
N.M. Stat. § 9-19-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 19 / Section 9-19-4
§ 9-19-4. Department established
Status: in_force

There is created in the executive branch the “department of public safety”. The department shall be a cabinet department and shall consist of, but not be limited to:

A. the New Mexico state police division;

B. the New Mexico law enforcement academy;

C. the technical support division;

D. the administrative services division; and

E. the information technology division.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-3A-20 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3A / Section 32A-3A-20
§ 32A-3A-20. Financial subsidies; nonrecurring expenses
Status: in_force

Nonrecurring expenses incurred by a prospective guardian associated with establishing a subsidized guardianship may be reimbursed for each eligible child, up to an amount established by the department, and also for any of an eligible child's siblings.
N.M. Stat. § 10-12C-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 12C / Section 10-12C-4
§ 10-12C-4. Membership
Status: in_force

Every magistrate while in office shall become a member and shall be subject to the provisions of the Magistrate Retirement Act; provided, however, that a magistrate who, prior to July 1, 2014, applied for and received an exemption from membership shall not become a member until such exemption ends. A magistrate who is retired under any state system or the educational retirement system shall:

A. pay the applicable member contributions and the state, through the administrative office of the courts, shall pay the applicable employer contributions as provided pursuant to the Magistrate Retirement Act; and

B. not accrue a service credit and shall not be eligible to purchase service credit nor to retire pursuant to the Magistrate Retirement Act.
N.M. Stat. § 29-13-6 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 13 / Section 29-13-6
§ 29-13-6. Distribution of law enforcement protection fund
Status: in_force

A. Based on a periodic allotment approved by the division for the current fiscal year, the state treasurer shall distribute from the fund the amounts certified by the division to be distributed to governmental entities and the peace officers', New Mexico mounted patrol members' and reserve police officers' survivors fund as required in Section 29-13-4 NMSA 1978 . Payments shall be made by the treasurer to the appropriate governmental entity or fund unless otherwise specified in Subsection C of this section.

B. The state treasurer is authorized to redirect a distribution to the New Mexico finance authority in an amount certified by the division, pursuant to an ordinance or a resolution passed by the municipality or county and a written agreement of the municipality or county and the New Mexico finance authority.

C. Based on a periodic allotment approved by the division for the current fiscal year, the state treasurer shall distribute from the money in the fund money certified by the division to be distributed to tribes. Payment shall be made to the chief financial officer of the tribe. If necessary, the fund may be decreased below the level of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to enable payment to the tribes. If insufficient money remains in the fund to fully compensate the tribes, a report shall be made to the Indian affairs department and to an appropriate interim committee of the legislature that reviews issues having impact on tribes by September 1 of the year of the shortfall.

D. The New Mexico law enforcement standards and training council may notify the division and the state treasurer to withhold the distribution to any governmental entity that has failed to submit required reports to the council as provided in Section 29-7-7.2 NMSA 1978 or that employs law enforcement officers who have failed to submit proof of completion of required in-service law enforcement training as required in Section 29-7-7.1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 30-9-12 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 9 / Section 30-9-12
§ 30-9-12. Criminal sexual contact
Status: in_force

A. Criminal sexual contact is the unlawful and intentional touching of or application of force, without consent, to the unclothed intimate parts of another who has reached his eighteenth birthday, or intentionally causing another who has reached his eighteenth birthday to touch one's intimate parts.

B. Criminal sexual contact does not include touching by a psychotherapist on his patient that is:

(1) inadvertent;

(2) casual social contact not intended to be sexual in nature; or

(3) generally recognized by mental health professionals as being a legitimate element of psychotherapy.

C. Criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree consists of all criminal sexual contact perpetrated:

(1) by the use of force or coercion that results in personal injury to the victim;

(2) by the use of force or coercion when the perpetrator is aided or abetted by one or more persons; or

(3) when the perpetrator is armed with a deadly weapon.

Whoever commits criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

D. Criminal sexual contact is a misdemeanor when perpetrated with the use of force or coercion.

E. For the purposes of this section, “intimate parts” means the primary genital area, groin, buttocks, anus or breast.