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N.M. Stat. § 24-12A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 12A / Section 24-12A-1
§ 24-12A-1. Right to authorize cremation; definitions
Status: in_force

A. An adult may authorize the adult's own cremation and the lawful disposition of the cremated remains by:

(1) stating the desire to be cremated in a written statement that is signed by the adult and notarized or witnessed by two persons; or

(2) including an express statement in the will indicating that the testator desired that the remains be cremated upon death.

B. A personal representative acting pursuant to a will or the provisions of Chapter 45, Article 3 NMSA 1978 or a funeral service establishment, a direct disposition establishment or a crematory shall comply with a statement made in conformance with the provisions of Subsection A of this section. The statement is authorization to the personal representative, funeral establishment, direct disposition establishment or crematory that the remains of the decedent are to be cremated. Statements dated prior to April 5, 1993 are to be given effect if they meet the requirements of Subsection A of this section.

C. A personal representative, funeral service establishment, direct disposition establishment or crematory acting in reliance upon a document executed pursuant to the provisions of this section, who has no actual notice of revocation or contrary indication, is presumed to be acting in good faith.

D. A funeral service establishment, direct disposition establishment, crematory or employee of a funeral establishment, direct disposition establishment or crematory or other person that relies in good faith on a statement written pursuant to this section shall not be subject to liability for cremating the remains in accordance with the express instructions of a decedent. The written document is a complete defense to a cause of action by any person against any other person acting in accordance with the instructions of the decedent.

E. As used in this section:

(1) “ cremate ” means to reduce a dead human body by direct flame to a residue that may include bone fragments; and

(2) “ direct disposition establishment ” means an office, premises or place of business that provides for the disposition of a dead human body as quickly as possible, without a funeral, graveside service, committal service or memorial service, whether public or private, and without embalming of the body unless embalming is required by the place of disposition.
N.M. Stat. § 31-21-13 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 21 / Section 31-21-13
§ 31-21-13. Information from prison officials
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of all prison officials to grant to the members of the board, or its properly accredited representatives, access at all reasonable times to any prisoner over whom the board has jurisdiction under this act, to provide for the board or such representatives facilities for communicating with and interviewing such prisoner and to furnish to the board such reports and records as the board shall require concerning the conduct and character of any prisoner in their custody and any other facts deemed by the board pertinent in determining whether such prisoner shall be paroled.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-1 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-1
§ 21-8-1. Objects; admission; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The New Mexico college of agriculture and mechanic arts [New Mexico state university] shall be an institution of learning open to the children of all the residents of this state, and such other persons as the board of regents may determine, under such terms, rules and regulations as may be prescribed by said board of regents; shall be nonsectarian in character and devoted to practical instruction in agriculture, mechanic arts, natural sciences connected therewith, as well as a thorough course of instruction in all branches of learning bearing upon agriculture, and other industrial pursuits.
N.M. Stat. § 3-29-1 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 29 / Section 3-29-1
§ 3-29-1. Sanitary Projects Act; short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 3, Article 29 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Sanitary Projects Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 29-4A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 4A / Section 29-4A-5
§ 29-4A-5. Peace officers', New Mexico mounted patrol members' and reserve police officers' survivors supplemental death benefits; review committee; determination; payment
Status: in_force

A. There is created the “peace officers', New Mexico mounted patrol members' and reserve police officers' survivors supplemental death benefits review committee”. The committee shall consist of the attorney general, the chief of the New Mexico state police and the state president of the fraternal order of police or their designees.

B. The peace officers', New Mexico mounted patrol members' and reserve police officers' survivors supplemental death benefits review committee shall determine whether a peace officer, New Mexico mounted patrol member or reserve police officer has been killed in the line of duty and advise the secretary of that determination. In addition to any other death benefits provided by law, the surviving spouse, children or parents shall be paid one million dollars ($1,000,000) as supplemental death benefits whenever a peace officer, New Mexico mounted patrol member or reserve police officer is killed in the line of duty. The benefits shall be paid from the fund.

C. The benefits shall be paid first to the surviving spouse. If there is no surviving spouse, the benefits shall be distributed in pro rata shares to all surviving children. If there are no surviving children or spouse, benefits shall be distributed to the surviving parents of the peace officer, New Mexico mounted patrol member or reserve police officer.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-2-9.9 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 2 / Section 59A-2-9.9
§ 59A-2-9.9. State innovation waiver application
Status: in_force

The superintendent, in consultation with and pursuant to approval by the governor, is authorized to submit a state innovation waiver application pursuant to Section 1332 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a program relating to access and affordability of health insurance coverage. In applying for a waiver pursuant to Section 1332 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the superintendent shall seek any federal funding available to implement the waiver.
N.M. Stat. § 73-9-28 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 9 / Section 73-9-28
§ 73-9-28. Taxation; general laws applicable
Status: in_force

The revenue laws of this state for the assessment, levying and collection of taxes on real estate for county purposes, except as herein modified, shall be applicable for the purposes of this act, including the enforcement of penalties and forfeitures for delinquent taxes. All interest that may be collected on delinquent taxes levied and assessed for district purposes under the provisions of Chapter 41, Laws of 1919, [and] all interest from that source in hands of county treasurers shall be credited to the several district funds in proportion to the amounts thereof as certified by the board of directors of such district. In addition to such penalties and forfeitures the board of directors of each district is hereby authorized to refuse during any current year, to deliver water from the canals and reservoirs of the district, or purchased from any other district, person or corporation, to any land for irrigation thereof or domestic use thereon, so long as any taxes assessed and levied for district purposes against such land, or any interest, cost or penalties accrued thereon, are due, delinquent and unpaid. Provided the judge of the district court of the county where such taxes for district purposes are collected may, upon a satisfactory showing by any landowner in such district, that his failure to pay such taxes, interest or penalties, is due directly or indirectly to the failure of the district to furnish his lands with sufficient water to properly irrigate them, may order the treasurer and collector, whose duty it is to collect such taxes, interest and penalties, to strike from his tax rolls, all penalties assessed for the year or years such failure is so shown, and all interest theretofore accrued on such delinquent taxes in excess of six percent (6%) per annum.

In case the lists or certificates in this act required to be made as the basis for the tax levy for district purposes shall not be made within the time in this act prescribed, or in case such levy is not made or certified by the board of county commissioners before the tax roll is made up for any year, such lists and certificates shall nevertheless be made and such levy made and extended on the tax roll with the same effect as if made within the time prescribed by law. It shall be the duty of the board of directors to purchase in the name of such district any property which may be sold for delinquent taxes under this act, and said board is authorized to take title to such land in the name of the district, and to sell and convey the same when it has acquired title thereto, at a price not less than the taxes, penalty and interest accrued thereon.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2C-6 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2C / Section 27-2C-6
§ 27-2C-6. Coordination with other programs
Status: in_force

When the secretary finds that it is beneficial to the medicaid program and another state program to combine drug pricing negotiations to maximize drug rebates, the secretary may do so.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-101 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-101
§ 66-3-101. Transfer by owner; recordation of mileage of vehicle; use of the plate and registration number on another vehicle
Status: in_force

A. When the owner of a registered vehicle sells, transfers or assigns the owner's title to or interest in, and delivers the possession of, the vehicle to another, the registration of the vehicle shall expire. The previous owner shall notify the division of the sale or transfer giving the date thereof, the name and address of the new owner and such description of the vehicle as may be required in the appropriate form provided for such purpose by the division. In the case of any transfer, including but not limited to a transfer resulting from a sale, lease, gift or auction of any vehicle, the person making the transfer shall sign and shall record on the document evidencing the transfer of the vehicle the actual mileage of the vehicle as indicated by the vehicle's odometer at the time of the transfer.

B. When the owner of a registered vehicle sells, transfers or assigns title to or interest in the vehicle, the owner shall remove the registration plates from the vehicle, except as provided in Subsection C of this section, and either forward the registration plates to the division or its authorized agent to be destroyed or apply to have the plate and the registration number assigned to another vehicle of the same class. The division may assign the plate and registration number to the newly acquired vehicle of the same class only upon payment of the registration fee, if applicable, and only if the application is made in the name of the original registered owner, unless the owner's name has been changed by marriage, divorce or court order.

C. When the owner of a vehicle bearing a current registration plate of a foreign state, territory or country transfers or assigns the owner's title or interest in the vehicle, the foreign registration plate shall be delivered, together with the title to the vehicle and evidence of registration, to the division or its authorized agent at the time application is made for a New Mexico registration plate, except when the assignment or transfer of the title is to a bona fide resident of the foreign state, territory or country in which the vehicle is registered.

D. The registration plate shall not be displayed on the newly acquired vehicle until the registration of the vehicle has been completed and a new registration certificate issued. However, the temporary registration permit issued for the vehicle by the dealer pursuant to the provisions of Section 66-3-6 NMSA 1978 shall be displayed in accordance with Subsection B of Section 66-3-18 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 57-18-23 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 18 / Section 57-18-23
§ 57-18-23. Suspension and revocation of license
Status: in_force

The director is authorized to suspend or revoke the license of any weighmaster or a deputy weighmaster when:

A. he is satisfied, after a hearing upon ten days' notice to the licensee, that the licensee has violated any provision of the Weighmaster Act or any valid regulations of the board affecting licensed weighmasters; or

B. the licensee has been convicted in any court of competent jurisdiction of violating any provision or regulation issued under the Weighmaster Act.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-25.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-25.2
§ 1-12-25.2. Conduct of election; provisional voting; information to voter; status of voter's ballot
Status: in_force

A. If a voter is required to vote on a provisional paper ballot, the presiding judge or election judge shall give the voter written instructions on how the voter may determine whether the vote was counted and, if the vote was not counted, the reason it was not counted.

B. The secretary of state shall provide a free access system, such as a toll-free telephone number or internet website, that a voter who casts a provisional paper ballot may access to ascertain whether the voter's ballot was counted and, if the vote was not counted, the reason it was not counted and how to appeal the decision pursuant to rules issued by the secretary of state. Access to information about an individual voter's provisional paper ballot through the free access system is restricted to the voter who cast the ballot.

C. Beginning with the closing of the polls on election day through the tenth day following the election, the county clerk shall notify by mail each person whose provisional paper ballot was not counted of the reason the ballot was not counted. The voter shall have until the Friday prior to the meeting of the state canvassing board to appeal to the county clerk a decision to reject the voter's ballot. At any time up to and including the appeal, the voter may provide information or documentation to satisfy the reason the ballot was rejected.
N.M. Stat. § 1-9-7.9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1-9-7.9
§ 1-9-7.9. Voting systems; memory; removable storage media device; requirements
Status: in_force

Voting systems certified for use in state elections shall:

A. be programmable with removable storage media devices;

B. contain ballot control information, summary vote totals, maintenance logs and operator logs on the removable storage media device;

C. ensure that the votes stored on the removable storage media device accurately represent the actual votes cast;

D. be designed so that no executable code can be launched from random access memory;

E. have any operating system software stored in nonvolatile memory, which shall include internal quality checks such as parity or error detection and correction codes, and which software shall include comprehensive diagnostics to ensure that failures do not go undetected;

F. allow for pre-election testing of the ballot control logic and accuracy, with results stored in the memory that is used on election day, and shall be capable of printing a zero-results printout prior to these tests and a results printout after the test;

G. have internal audit trail capability such that all pre-election, election day and post-election events shall be stored, recorded and recovered in an easy-to-read printed form and be retained within memory that does not require external power for memory retention;

H. possess the capability of remote transmission of election results to a central location only by reading the removable storage media devices once they have been removed from the tabulation device after the poll closing sequence has been completed; and

I. prevent data from being altered or destroyed by report generation or by the transmission of results.
N.M. Stat. § 58-11-65 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 11 / Section 58-11-65
§ 58-11-65. False affidavit; penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who makes a false statement in writing for the purpose of obtaining credit union funds is guilty of a third degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 18-11-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 11 / Section 18-11-5
§ 18-11-5. Board created; appointment; terms; officers
Status: in_force

A. The “board of the farm and ranch heritage museum” is created.

B. The board shall consist of one nonvoting member and eleven voting members who are residents of New Mexico, as follows:

(1) nine members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Five of those nine members shall be farmers or ranchers and four members shall be from the general public. The five farmer and rancher members of the original board shall be appointed from a list of eight names submitted by the board of directors of the New Mexico farm and ranch heritage institute foundation, incorporated, from a list of persons recommended by farm and ranch organizations. When a vacancy occurs in any of the five farmer and rancher positions, two names shall be submitted to the governor by the board for each vacancy from a list of persons recommended by farm and ranch organizations. No more than five of the nine appointed members shall be from the same political party. In making these appointments, due consideration shall be given to the distribution of places of residence and to individual interests and backgrounds in farming and ranching. Initially, two members shall be appointed for terms of two years, three members shall be appointed for terms of three years and three members shall be appointed for terms of four years. The member appointed pursuant to this 2015 amendment shall serve an initial term of two years. Thereafter, members of the board shall be appointed for terms of four years or less so that the staggered expiration dates are maintained;

(2) the following shall have permanent seats on the board:

(a) the director of the New Mexico department of agriculture or the director's designee; and

(b) the dean of the college of agriculture and home economics of New Mexico state university or the dean's designee; and

(3) the director shall be a nonvoting member of the board.

C. A member of the board shall not be removed during the member's term except for misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. No removal shall be made without prior approval of the senate.

D. The chair of the board and other officers, as deemed necessary by the board, shall be elected by the board annually at its first scheduled meeting after July 1.
N.M. Stat. § 73-3-2 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 3 / Section 73-3-2
§ 73-3-2. Compensation of officers
Status: in_force

The mayordomo shall receive such compensation for his services as may be mutually fixed between him and a majority of the owners of said ditch. The commissioners shall receive such compensation as may be mutually fixed between them and a majority of the owners of said ditch and upon failure to so fix such compensation, then they shall receive such compensation as is provided by law.
N.M. Stat. § 27-4-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 4 / Section 27-4-4
§ 27-4-4. Standard of need; income determination
Status: in_force

A. Standard of need for purposes of the Special Medical Needs Act shall be determined in accordance with regulations adopted by the board.

B. The board shall define by regulation exempt and nonexempt income and resources. Medical expenses shall not be deducted from either income or resources in determining eligibility.
N.M. Stat. § 14-8-12.2 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 8 / Section 14-8-12.2
§ 14-8-12.2. County clerk recording and filing fund; uses
Status: in_force

A. A “county clerk recording and filing fund” is established in each county.

B. Expenditures from the county clerk recording and filing fund shall be determined annually by the county clerk and approved by the board of county commissioners.

C. Expenditures from the county clerk recording and filing fund may be expended only:

(1) to rent, purchase, lease or lease-purchase recording equipment and for supplies, training and maintenance for such equipment;

(2) to rent, purchase, lease or lease-purchase vehicles associated with all regular duties in the county clerk's office and for supplies, training and maintenance for such vehicles, provided that the county clerk shall report annually to the board of county commissioners the usage, mileage and necessity of any vehicle acquired pursuant to this paragraph;

(3) for technical assistance or for training associated with all regular duties of the county clerk's office; or

(4) for staff travel associated with all regular duties of the county clerk's office pursuant to the Per Diem and Mileage Act.
N.M. Stat. § 48-2A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 2A / Section 48-2A-3
§ 48-2A-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Stop Notice Act:

A. “bond” means good and sufficient sureties executed by a corporate surety entity or cash collateral;

B. “claimant” means any person entitled under the Stop Notice Act to give a stop notice for labor or materials furnished in connection with site improvement;

C. “claim satisfied notice” means a notice from the subcontractor or the materialman to the construction lender, if any, and the owner that the claim stated in the stop notice has been satisfied;

D. “completion of construction” means the earlier of the dates when any of the following occur:

(1) issuance of a certificate of occupancy;

(2) acceptance by construction lender of the final appraisal of value of the improvement on the residential site; or

(3) approval of final inspection by the insuring abstract or title entity;

E. “construction lender” means any financial institution lending funds for the purposes of contracting for construction or for materials to be incorporated for site improvements or any other person lending or holding funds to pay for construction costs or materials that were incorporated in site improvements;

F. “labor” means the performance of work or furnishing of skills or other necessary services to a site improvement;

G. “materialman” means any person who furnishes materials or supplies to a subcontractor or an original contractor, incorporated or to be incorporated into a site improvement;

H. “original contractor” means any contractor who has an express contractual relationship with the owner or in the case when the owner is the contractor, the owner;

I. “person” means any individual, estate, trust, receiver, cooperative association, club, corporation, company, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate or other association; “person” also means, to the extent permitted by law, any federal, state or other governmental unit or political subdivision;

J. “preliminary notice” means a notice which notifies the owner or the construction lender that the labor furnished or material incorporated or to be incorporated may be subject to a stop notice if the subcontractor or materialman is not paid timely;

K. “residential site” means the real property upon which the construction labor is furnished or the materials were incorporated or are to be incorporated for the site improvement;

L. “site improvement” means the construction on a residential site of no more than four dwelling units;

M. “stop notice” means a written instrument, signed and verified by the claimant or his agent that provides the claimant with a procedure to make and enforce a claim against the construction lender, or owner if there is no construction lender; and

N. “subcontractor” means any person performing labor upon or providing or hauling equipment, tools or machinery to the site.