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N.M. Stat. § 18-7-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 7 / Section 18-7-5
§ 18-7-5. Museum of space history director duties
Status: in_force

Consistent with the policies of the secretary of cultural affairs and the New Mexico museum of space history commission, the director of the museum of space history:

A. may:

(1) solicit and receive funds or property, including federal funds and public and private grants, for the development of the museum, its collections and its programs;

(2) as authorized by the secretary, enter into contracts related to the programs and operations of the museum, including services related to the location, acquisition, preservation, restoration, salvage or development of culturally related sites, structures or objects in the state;

(3) as authorized by the commission, lend collections or materials to qualified persons for purposes of exhibition and study and borrow collections or materials from other persons for like purposes;

(4) conduct facilities rentals for forty-five days or less and such retail sales as appropriate for the operation of the museum; and

(5) publish journals, books, reports and other materials as appropriate to the operation of the museum; and

B. shall:

(1) administer and operate the museum in accordance with applicable statutes and rules;

(2) develop exhibits and programs of an educational nature for the benefit of the public and in particular the students of the state;

(3) recommend acquisitions to the commission, by donation or other means, of collections and related materials appropriate to the mission of the museum;

(4) direct research, preservation and conservation as is appropriate to render the collections beneficial to the public;

(5) cooperate with educational institutions and other agencies and political subdivisions of state, tribal and federal governments to establish, maintain and extend the programs of the museum;

(6) employ and discharge personnel necessary for the operation of the museum in accordance with the provisions of the Personnel Act; 1

(7) propose budgets for operations and capital improvements;

(8) collect admission fees as determined by the commission; and

(9) perform such other appropriate duties as may be delegated by the commission, the secretary of cultural affairs or the governor or as may be provided by law.
N.M. Stat. § 6-31-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 31 / Section 6-31-4
§ 6-31-4. Economic development grant program; created; oversight
Status: in_force

A. The “economic development grant program” is created in the department. The commission shall oversee the program, and the department shall provide administrative assistance to the commission as needed.

B. The commission shall:

(1) establish and publish deadlines and guidelines for the submission of grant applications;

(2) develop procedures for receipt, review and approval of grant applications;

(3) receive, review and approve grant applications;

(4) award grants to local and regional economic development agencies for up to fifty percent of the cost to the agencies to hire economic development professionals;

(5) monitor local and regional economic development agencies' use of grant money by reviewing annual reports submitted by those agencies to the commission to ensure that grants are used consistently with the agencies' grant applications; and

(6) perform other duties as necessary to carry out the provisions of the Economic Development Grant Act.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-41-30 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 41 / Section 59A-41-30
§ 59A-41-30. Order of liquidation of domestic insurer; rights, liabilities
Status: in_force

A. An order to liquidate the business of a domestic insurer shall direct the superintendent and his successors in office forthwith to take possession of the property of such insurer and to liquidate the business of the same and to deal with the property and business of such insurer in their own names as superintendents or in the name of the insurer as the court before whom such order is returnable may direct, and to give notice to all creditors who may have claims against such insurers to present the same.

B. The superintendent and his successors shall be vested by operations of law with the title to all of the property, contracts and rights of action of such insurer as of the date of the entry of the order so directing them to liquidate. The filing or recording of such order in the office of the clerk of any county shall impart the same notice that a deed, bill of sale or other evidence of title duly filed or recorded by such insurer would have imparted. The rights and liabilities of any such insurer and of its creditors, policyholders, stockholders, members and all other persons interested in its estate shall, unless otherwise directed by the court, be fixed as of the date of the entry of the order directing the liquidation of such insurer in the office of the clerk of the county where such insurer had its principal office for the transaction of business upon the date of the institution of proceedings under this article.

C. An order to liquidate the business of the United States branch of an alien insurer having trusteed assets in this state shall be in the same terms as those hereinbefore prescribed, except that only the assets of the business of such United States branch shall be included therein.

D. Where the trustee or trustees of a mortgage series consisting in whole or in part of certified mortgage investments guaranteed by such domestic insurer have distributed all of the trust estate collateral, or have been permitted by court order to abandon all or part of such collateral not distributed, the court, by order, may, upon the consent of the superintendent as liquidator of such domestic insurer, direct that the superintendent, upon being furnished with a list of certificate holders certified to by the trustee or trustees, record subsequent transfers of certificates and charge and collect a reasonable fee therefor, and distribute dividends applicable thereto upon liquidation of insurer assets in his hands, to the record owners of such certificates, and make and deduct from such dividend payments a reasonable charge for such services.

The duty of the superintendent under such order shall terminate upon the termination of the liquidation proceedings of such domestic insurer.
N.M. Stat. § 73-14-88 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 14 / Section 73-14-88
§ 73-14-88. Election violations; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No director or secretary of a board of directors of a conservancy district shall wilfully fail to perform any of the duties imposed upon him by the provisions of Sections 73-14-70 through 73-14-88 NMSA 1978 .

B. No person who is not a qualified elector shall vote at a conservancy district election unless he casts his vote with a reasonable belief that he is a qualified elector.

C. No election judge shall wilfully miscount ballots or intentionally falsify the results of an election.

D. A person who commits a violation of this section is guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both.
N.M. Stat. § 7-20E-29 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 20E / Section 7-20E-29
§ 7-20E-29. Electric generating facility economic district gross receipts tax; authority to impose; rate; use of revenue
Status: in_force

A. A majority of the members of the governing body of a county within which a county electric generating facility economic district is located and a bordering county within twenty miles of a qualifying electric generating facility may enact an ordinance imposing an excise tax of up to one-fourth percent of the gross receipts of any person engaging in business in the county or county area for the privilege of engaging in business in the county or county area. The tax authorized by this section may be referred to as the “county electric generating facility economic district gross receipts tax”.

B. An ordinance imposing a county electric generating facility economic district gross receipts tax shall impose the tax in any number of increments of one-thousandth percent; provided that the aggregate amount of increments shall not exceed one-fourth percent.

C. The governing body, at the time of enacting an ordinance imposing a county electric generating facility economic district gross receipts tax, shall dedicate the revenue only for the payment of the interest on and principal of revenue bonds issued pursuant to the Electric Generating Facility Economic District Act. Revenue from a county electric generating facility economic district gross receipts tax shall not be used for any other purpose.
N.M. Stat. § 6-28-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 28 / Section 6-28-5
§ 6-28-5. Navajo Nation projects; general fund appropriations
Status: in_force

Money appropriated from the general fund to several chapters of the Navajo Nation located in New Mexico for the same or similar purposes may be pooled by those chapters to create a regional or centralized project upon review of the Indian affairs department and approval by the state board of finance.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15E-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15E / Section 9-15E-6
§ 9-15E-6. Authority staff; contracts
Status: in_force

A. The executive director shall, in consultation with the board of directors, direct the affairs and business of the authority.

B. The authority may contract with any other competent private or public organization or individual to assist in the fulfillment of its duties.
N.M. Stat. § 5-14-11 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 14 / Section 5-14-11
§ 5-14-11. Lien for convention center fee; payment; certificate of lien
Status: in_force

A. The convention center fee assessed by a local governmental entity constitutes a lien in favor of that local governmental entity upon the personal and real property of the vendor providing lodging facilities in that local governmental entity. The lien may be enforced as provided in Sections 3-36-1 through 3-36-7 NMSA 1978 . Priority of the lien shall be determined from the date of filing.

B. Under process or order of court, a person shall not sell the property of a vendor without first ascertaining from the clerk or treasurer of the local governmental entity in which the vendor is located the amount of any convention center fees due. Convention center fees due the local governmental entity shall be paid from the proceeds of the sale before payment is made to the judgment creditor or any other person with a claim on the sale proceeds.

C. The clerk or treasurer of the local governmental entity shall furnish a certificate of lien to a person applying for a certificate showing the amount of all liens in the records of the local governmental entity against any vendor pursuant to the Civic and Convention Center Funding Act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-33-39 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 33 / Section 3-33-39
§ 3-33-39. Improvement district; definition of “bonds”; refunding improvement bonds; authority
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section and in Sections 3-33-40 through 3-33-42 NMSA 1978 , “bonds”, when not modified by the word “refunding”, includes assignable certificates.

B. The governing body may issue refunding improvement district bonds to refund all or any part of outstanding improvement district bonds. Refunding bonds may be issued:

(1) to change the payment schedule for the bonds;

(2) to fund principal and interest due on bonds that are in default, or for which there is not and, in the opinion of the governing body, will not be sufficient money available to pay the principal and interest when due;

(3) to reduce interest costs on the bonds or on the assessments providing security for the bonds or to provide other savings;

(4) to modify or eliminate restrictive or burdensome contractural [contractual] limitations concerning the bonds;

(5) to provide enhanced or substitute security for the bonds; or

(6) to provide for any other reasonable and necessary purpose or any combination of the foregoing purposes.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12F-8 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12F / Section 61-12F-8
§ 61-12F-8. License renewal
Status: in_force

A. The board shall review licenses for renewal annually, and all licenses to be renewed shall be renewed on July 1. Applicants for license renewal shall submit:

(1) a renewal application on a form provided by the board; and

(2) except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978 , a license renewal fee.

B. The board may require proof of continuing education or other proof of competence as a requirement for renewal.
N.M. Stat. § 31-26-3 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 26 / Section 31-26-3
§ 31-26-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Victims of Crime Act:

A. “ court ” means magistrate court, metropolitan court, children's court, district court, the court of appeals or the supreme court;

B. “ criminal offense ” means:

(1) negligent arson resulting in death or bodily injury, as provided in Subsection B of Section 30-17-5 NMSA 1978;

(2) aggravated arson, as provided in Section 30-17-6 NMSA 1978;

(3) aggravated assault, as provided in Section 30-3-2 NMSA 1978;

(4) aggravated battery, as provided in Section 30-3-5 NMSA 1978;

(5) dangerous use of explosives, as provided in Section 30-7-5 NMSA 1978;

(6) negligent use of a deadly weapon, as provided in Section 30-7-4 NMSA 1978;

(7) murder, as provided in Section 30-2-1 NMSA 1978;

(8) voluntary manslaughter, as provided in Section 30-2-3 NMSA 1978;

(9) involuntary manslaughter, as provided in Section 30-2-3 NMSA 1978;

(10) kidnapping, as provided in Section 30-4-1 NMSA 1978;

(11) criminal sexual penetration, as provided in Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978;

(12) criminal sexual contact of a minor, as provided in Section 30-9-13 NMSA 1978;

(13) armed robbery, as provided in Section 30-16-2 NMSA 1978;

(14) homicide by vehicle, as provided in Section 66-8-101 NMSA 1978;

(15) great bodily injury by vehicle, as provided in Section 66-8-101 NMSA 1978;

(16) abandonment or abuse of a child, as provided in Section 30-6-1 NMSA 1978;

(17) stalking or aggravated stalking, as provided in the Harassment and Stalking Act;

(18) aggravated assault against a household member, as provided in Section 30-3-13 NMSA 1978;

(19) assault against a household member with intent to commit a violent felony, as provided in Section 30-3-14 NMSA 1978;

(20) battery against a household member, as provided in Section 30-3-15 NMSA 1978; or

(21) aggravated battery against a household member, as provided in Section 30-3-16 NMSA 1978;

C. “ court proceeding ” means a hearing, argument or other action scheduled by and held before a court;

D. “ family member ” means a spouse, child, sibling, parent or grandparent;

E. “ formally charged ” means the filing of an indictment, the filing of a criminal information pursuant to a bind-over order, the filing of a petition or the setting of a preliminary hearing;

F. “ victim ” means an individual against whom a criminal offense is committed. “ Victim ” also means a family member or a victim's representative when the individual against whom a criminal offense was committed is a minor, is incompetent or is a homicide victim; and

G. “ victim's representative ” means an individual designated by a victim or appointed by the court to act in the best interests of the victim.
N.M. Stat. § 17-4-14 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 4 / Section 17-4-14
§ 17-4-14. Reduction in flow of water detrimental to fish in stream prohibited
Status: in_force

No person owning or controlling any reservoir, lake or body of water into which public waters flow and which furnishes the water supply in whole or in part to any stream containing game fish shall divert or lessen such water in flow or supply to an extent detrimental to the fish in such stream, reservoir, lake or body of water.
N.M. Stat. § 9-29-2 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 29 / Section 9-29-2
§ 9-29-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Early Childhood Education and Care Department Act:

A. “ child ” means a person from birth to age five or, where the context otherwise provides, to age eight or thirteen;

B. “ child care home program ” means the program developed by the department to license or register homes or residences to provide child care services to children, including those defined in Section 32A-23C-2 NMSA 1978 . A home may be registered or licensed pursuant to the Early Childhood Education and Care Act and through department rules;

C. “ department ” means the early childhood education and care department;

D. “ department-contracted providers ” means individuals or entities that enter into contracts with the department to provide child care services, federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, early intervention services, home visiting services or pre-kindergarten services or those under contract with the department that have access to child and family personal and confidential information;

E. “ licensed child care center ” means a nonresidential facility that meets the applicable state and local building and safety codes and provides care and services to and supervision of children for less than twenty-four hours of any day;

F. “ licensed child care facility ” means a licensed child care center, licensed group child care home, licensed family child care home or licensed out-of-school time program;

G. “ licensed family child care home ” means a private dwelling in which the licensee resides and is the primary educator that provides care and services to and supervision of children as part of the child care home program for a period of less than twenty-four hours of any day for no more than six children;

H. “ licensed group child care home ” means a home in which the licensee resides and is the primary educator that provides care and services to and supervision of children as part of the child care home program for at least seven but no more than twelve children;

I. “ licensed out-of-school time program ” means a school-age person program at a specific site, usually a school or community center, offering on a consistent basis a variety of developmentally appropriate activities that are both educational and recreational;

J. “ registered child care home ” or “ registration ” means an independent primary caregiver who has registered the independent primary caregiver's home or residence with the department to provide care and services to and supervision of children as part of the child care home program for a period of less than twenty-four hours of any day for no more than four children. A registered child care home may participate in the child and adult care food program or participate in the child care assistance program; and

K. “ secretary ” means the secretary of early childhood education and care.
N.M. Stat. § 73-17-16 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 17 / Section 73-17-16
§ 73-17-16. Early hearings
Status: in_force

All cases in which there may arise a question of the validity of the organization of a conservancy district, or a question of the validity of any proceedings under this act, shall be advanced as a matter of immediate public interest and concern, and heard in all courts at the earliest practicable moment. The courts shall be open at all times for the purposes of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 76-6B-11 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 6B / Section 76-6B-11
§ 76-6B-11. Petition for abolishment of a pink bollworm control district
Status: in_force

A. Any five or more persons producing cotton within a pink bollworm control district may file a petition with the department asking for a referendum to be held to abolish the pink bollworm control district. The petition shall set forth:

(1) the name and description of the pink bollworm control district to be abolished;

(2) a concise statement of the reasons for the abolishment of the pink bollworm control district;

(3) a request that a referendum be held among the producers of the crop on the question of the abolishment of the pink bollworm control district; and

(4) the name and address of the individual who is authorized to represent the petitioners.

B. The director shall prepare and deliver to the petitioners an original budget estimate of the cost of the proposed hearings and referendum. The petitioners, within thirty days after receipt of the cost estimate, shall remit to the director the amount of the cost estimate.

C. If a referendum is held and is adopted to abolish a pink bollworm control district, the district:

(1) may be abolished when the committee and the director determine that all financial and legal obligations have been satisfied; and

(2) shall cease expenditures of pink bollworm control district funds and make an accounting of funds spent and refund the remaining funds.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-23-3 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 23 / Section 32A-23-3
§ 32A-23-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Pre-Kindergarten Act:

A. “ community ” means an area defined by school district boundaries, tribal boundaries or joint boundaries of a school district and tribe or any combination of school districts and tribes;

B. “ department ” means the early childhood education and care department;

C. “ early pre-kindergarten program ” means a statewide, voluntary developmental readiness program for children who have attained their third birthday prior to September 1 that delivers to eligible children programs that address their total developmental needs, including their physical, cognitive, social and emotional needs, and that supports their development in the areas of health care, nutrition and safety and multicultural awareness;

D. “ eligible child ” means a person age three or four on September 1 of the early pre-kindergarten or pre-kindergarten program year;

E. “ eligible provider ” means a person licensed by the department to provide early childhood developmental readiness services or preschool special education, or is a public provider or a tribal program or head start program;

F. “ mixed delivery programming ” means the provision of pre-kindergarten programs through an equal distribution of funds to programs administered by the public schools and other programs licensed by the department;

G. “ pre-kindergarten program ” means a statewide, voluntary developmental readiness program for children who have attained their fourth birthday prior to September 1 that delivers to eligible children programs that address their total developmental needs, including their physical, cognitive, social and emotional needs, and that supports their development in the areas of health care, nutrition and safety and multicultural awareness;

H. “ public provider ” means a school district or charter school; and

I. “ tribe ” means an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located in New Mexico.