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N.M. Stat. § 58-4-8 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 4 / Section 58-4-8
§ 58-4-8. Continuation of corporate entity; use of old name
Status: in_force

A. A resulting state or national bank shall be the same business and corporate entity as each merging bank or as the converting bank with all the property, rights, powers and duties of each merging bank or the converting bank, except as affected by the law of this state in the case of a resulting state bank or the laws of the United States in the case of a resulting national bank, and by the charter and bylaws of the resulting bank.

B. A resulting bank shall have the right to use the name of any merging bank or of the converting bank whenever it can do any act under such name more conveniently.

C. Any reference to a merging or converting bank in any writing, whether executed or taking effect before or after the merger or conversion, shall be deemed a reference to the resulting bank if not inconsistent with the other provisions of such writing, except when the resulting bank is not authorized to or has not qualified to exercise the powers conferred or required by the writing.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12F-11 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12F / Section 61-12F-11
§ 61-12F-11. Violation; civil penalties
Status: in_force

The board may fine any person who intentionally violates the provisions of the Naprapathic Practice Act up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) or may suspend or revoke the licensee's authority to practice naprapathy in New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 47-14-22 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 14 / Section 47-14-22
§ 47-14-22. Disciplinary hearings
Status: in_force

The board shall conduct adjudicatory proceedings in accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act; provided that:

A. a written notice shall be satisfied by personal service on the controlling person of the registrant or the registrant's agent for service of process in this state or by sending the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the controlling person of the registrant to the registrant's address on file with the board; and

B. a hearing on the charges shall be at a time and place prescribed by the board.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1H-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1H / Section 24-1H-4
§ 24-1H-4. Goals
Status: in_force

The goals of the commission may include:

A. within two years of being named, creation of an initial off-reservation Native American health care plan that includes:

(1) an estimate of the number and tribal affiliation of Native Americans living in the off-reservation urban area;

(2) an inventory of sources of non-emergency health care for off-reservation Native Americans, identifying federal, state and local public resources, tribal facilities and program duplications;

(3) a cross-jurisdictional budget analysis compiled from the most current annual figures reported by state and county facilities demonstrating the amount of health care funding for off-reservation Native Americans available to the existing non-emergency facilities;

(4) recommendations to eliminate duplications of services, improve access, initiate new services and consolidate non-emergency health care budgets for off-reservation Native Americans; and

(5) a comprehensive set of recommendations for redesigning the system of non-emergency health care available to off-reservation Native Americans;

B. within three years of being named, presentation of a plan for permanent restructuring of state and local budgets and services for off-reservation Native American health care to the legislature along with proposed legislation for that restructuring that addresses:

(1) financing for persons not eligible for medicaid;

(2) estimated costs or savings to the state from off-reservation Native Americans receiving medicaid;

(3) ways to enhance use of preventive care;

(4) nonresidential substance abuse treatment;

(5) residential treatment for substance abuse withdrawal;

(6) coordination of health care facilities with transportation services; and

(7) domestic violence and suicide prevention programs; and

C. a set of recommendations to the secretary on projects and programs that fall within the parameters of the initial off-reservation Native American health care plan and the permanent restructuring plans as funding becomes available.
N.M. Stat. § 18-2-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 2 / Section 18-2-17
§ 18-2-17. Libraries receiving public funds; compliance required
Status: in_force

No public funds shall be paid to any library failing to comply with the provisions of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 18-14-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 14 / Section 18-14-3
§ 18-14-3. Museum; location; property
Status: in_force

A. The “New Mexico film museum” is created within the cultural affairs department. The museum shall be located in Santa Fe.

B. All real or personal property held or subsequently acquired for the operation of the museum shall be under the control and authority of the board.

C. Funds or other property received as a gift, endowment or legacy shall remain under the control of the board and shall, upon acceptance, be used for the operation of the museum.
N.M. Stat. § 74-10-21 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 10 / Section 74-10-21
§ 74-10-21. Changing authority's boundaries
Status: in_force

The elected board has the authority to petition the county special district commission to change the authority's boundaries. The county special district commission's decision shall be made in accordance with Sections 8, 9 and 10 of the Solid Waste Authority Act.
N.M. Stat. § 52-8-12 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 8 / Section 52-8-12
§ 52-8-12. Regulations remain in effect; initial commission general members
Status: in_force

A. The regulations adopted by the director to determine whether a private employer is financially solvent and does not need insurance coverage under Section 52-1-4 NMSA 1978 shall remain in effect until superceded by regulations adopted by the director pursuant to the Self-Insurers' Guarantee Fund Act. The director may require a self-insurer to provide a bond or other suitable financial instrument.

B. The initial general members of the commission shall be private employers certified as of January 1, 1992, as being financially solvent and not needing insurance coverage under Section 52-1-4 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 2-5-5 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-5
§ 2-5-5. Legislative finance committee; powers
Status: in_force

The committee shall have the power to conduct hearings and to administer oaths. The committee or any subcommittee thereof consisting of three members or more shall have the power to subpoena, which may be enforced through any district court of the state. Process of such committee shall be served by any sheriff or any member of the New Mexico state police, and shall be served without cost to the committee.
N.M. Stat. § 30-8-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 8 / Section 30-8-4
§ 30-8-4. Littering
Status: in_force

A. Littering consists of discarding refuse:

(1) on public property in any manner other than by placing the refuse in a receptacle provided for the purpose by the responsible governmental authorities or otherwise in accordance with lawful direction; or

(2) on private property not owned or lawfully occupied or controlled by the person, except with the consent of its owner, lessee or occupant.

B. Whoever commits littering is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 , shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). The use of uniform traffic citations is authorized for the enforcement of this section. The court may to the extent permitted by law, as a condition to suspension of any other penalty provided by law, require a person who commits littering to pick up and remove from any public place or any private property, with prior permission of the legal owner, any litter deposited thereon.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-6 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-6
§ 2-7F-6. Districts
Status: in_force

The districts of the house of representatives shall be as set out in Sections 7 through 76 of the 2021 House Redistricting Act.
N.M. Stat. § 12-4-2 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 4 / Section 12-4-2
§ 12-4-2. Registration
Status: in_force

That to effectuate the public policy as set out in Section 1 hereinabove every communist organization, affiliate of the communist party or supporter or advocate of communistic doctrine, or any person or organization which believes in, teaches or advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of the state of New Mexico by force or by any illegal or unconstitutional methods or means, shall register with the secretary of state of New Mexico. Such registration shall be accomplished in such manner and on such forms as may be prescribed by the secretary of state. All organized groups or associations falling into the category required to register under this act, shall file a list of all of the members of such organization with the secretary of state, such list to show the names of all members, their addresses and designation of all officials of such organization. All individuals required by this act to register shall file their name [names], address [addresses] and the names of the organizations or associations to which they belong as members.

Registration under this act shall be completed within six calendar months after the passage of this act, and registrants shall reregister annually thereafter, such reregistration period to begin on April 1st and ending on May 1st of each year.
N.M. Stat. § 61-5A-9 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 5A / Section 61-5A-9
§ 61-5A-9. Committee created
Status: in_force

A. There is created the nine-member “New Mexico dental hygienists committee”. The committee shall consist of five dental hygienists, two dentists and two public members. The dental hygienists shall be actively practicing and have been licensed practitioners and residents of New Mexico for a period of five years preceding the date of their appointment. The dentists and public members shall be members of the board and shall be elected annually to sit on the committee by those members sitting on the board.

B. The governor may appoint the dental hygienists from a list of names submitted by the New Mexico dental hygienists' association. There shall be one member from each district. All members shall serve until their successors have been appointed. No more than one member may be employed by or receive remuneration from a dental or dental hygiene educational institution.

C. Appointments for dental hygienist members shall be for terms of five years. Appointments shall be made so that the term of one dental hygienist expires on July 1 of each year.

D. Any committee member failing to attend three committee or board meetings, either regular or special, during the committee member's term shall automatically be removed as a member of the committee unless excused from attendance by the committee for good cause shown. Members of the committee not sitting on the board shall not be required or allowed to attend board disciplinary hearings.

E. No committee member shall serve more than two full terms on any state-chartered board whose responsibility includes the regulation of practice or licensure of dentistry or dental hygiene in New Mexico. A partial term of three or more years shall be considered a full term.

F. In the event of any vacancy, the secretary of the committee shall immediately notify the governor, the committee and board members and the New Mexico dental hygienists' association of the reason for its occurrence and action taken by the committee, so as to expedite appointment of a new committee member.

G. The committee shall meet at least four times every year and no more than two meetings shall be public rules hearings. Regular meetings shall not be more than one hundred twenty days apart. The committee may also hold special meetings and emergency meetings in accordance with the rules of the board and committee, upon written notification to all members of the committee and the board.

H. Members of the committee shall be reimbursed as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.

I. A simple majority of the committee members currently serving shall constitute a quorum, provided at least two of that quorum are not hygienist members and three are hygienist members.

J. The committee shall elect officers annually as deemed necessary to administer its duties and as provided in rules and regulations of the board and committee.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2-30.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 7-2-30.1
§ 7-2-30.1. Optional designation of tax refund contribution; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research fund
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of this section, any individual whose state income tax liability after application of allowable credits and tax rebates in any year is lower than the amount of money held by the department to the credit of such individual for that tax year may designate any portion of the income tax refund due to the individual to be paid to the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research fund. In the case of a joint return, both individuals must make such a designation.

B. The department shall revise the state income tax form to allow the designation of such contributions in the following form:

“Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Fund--Check ☐ if you wish to contribute a part or all of your tax refund to the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research fund for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) research. Enter here $___ the amount of your contribution.”.

C. The provisions of this section do not apply to income tax refunds subject to interception under the provisions of the Tax Refund Intercept Program Act, and any designation made under the provisions of this section to such refunds is void.
N.M. Stat. § 7-24-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 24 / Section 7-24-4
§ 7-24-4. License tax period; revocation or suspension of license; effect
Status: in_force

The license tax period contemplated by Sections 1102 and 1103 shall begin July first of each year and end June thirtieth of the following year, and such tax may not be prorated except in the manner and for the periods set out in Section 704 as applicable to state licenses; and the revocation or suspension of any retail, dispensary or club license shall not entitle the licensee to the refund of any portion of any municipal or county license tax which such licensee has paid or relieve such licensee of the obligation for the payment of any deferred installment thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 68-1-11 — NM Code / Chapter 68 / Article 1 / Section 68-1-11
§ 68-1-11. Wildland firefighters not subject to criminal liability
Status: in_force

Employees or agents of governmental entities who authorize volunteer firefighters not certified according to national wildland firefighting standards to respond to wildland fires shall not be subject to criminal liability solely for allowing those volunteer firefighters to engage in firefighting activities.
N.M. Stat. § 3-14-17 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 14 / Section 3-14-17
§ 3-14-17. Commission-manager; referendum; subjects petition; election; effect; repeal of emergency measure
Status: repealed

A. If within thirty days following the adoption of an ordinance or resolution, a petition, signed by the qualified electors in a number more than twenty percent of the average number of voters who voted at the previous four regular municipal elections or more than twenty percent of the number of voters who voted at the previous regular municipal election, whichever is the greater, is presented to the commission asking that the ordinance or resolution in question be submitted to a special election for its adoption or rejection, the ordinance or resolution shall become ineffective upon verification of the petition and the commission shall within ten days of verification adopt a resolution calling for the holding of a special election on the measure within ninety days of the verification of the petition.

B. The ballot shall contain the text of the ordinance or resolution in question. Below the text shall be the phrases:

“For the above measure”, and

“Against the above measure”,

followed by spaces for marking the ballot with a cross or check or other mark necessary for proper counting of the ballot, in order to cast a vote for the phrase desired. If a majority of the votes cast favor the measure, it shall take effect immediately. If a majority of the votes cast are against the measure, it shall not take effect.

C. If an ordinance or resolution is an emergency measure, it shall go into effect immediately, but it may be repealed by an adverse majority at a referendum election.
N.M. Stat. § 73-11-2 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 11 / Section 73-11-2
§ 73-11-2. Sale of bonds; notice; bids; rejection of bids; use of bonds
Status: in_force

The board may sell bonds from time to time in such quantities as may be necessary and most advantageous to raise the money for the construction or purchase of canals, reservoir sites, reservoirs, water rights and works, and otherwise to fully carry out the objects and purposes of this act. Before making any sale the board shall, at a meeting, by resolution declare its intention to sell a specified amount of the bonds and the day and hour and place of such sale, and shall cause such resolution to be entered in the minutes and notice of the sale to be given by publication thereof by three insertions thereof at least twenty days prior to such sale in a daily newspaper published in the city of Santa Fe and a like notice in a daily newspaper published in the city of Albuquerque, and any other newspaper at their discretion. The notice shall state that sealed proposals will be received by the board at their office, for the purchase of the bonds, till the day and hour named in the resolution. At the time appointed the board shall open the proposals and award the purchase of the bonds to the highest responsible bidder and may reject all bids; but said board shall, in no event, sell any of said bonds for less than ninety-five percent of the face value thereof. In case no bid is made and accepted as provided in this act, the board of directors is hereby authorized to use said bonds for the purchase of canals, reservoir sites, reservoirs, water rights and works, or for the construction of any canal, reservoir and works; provided, such bonds shall not be so disposed of at less than ninety-five percent of the face value thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 73-20-7 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 20 / Section 73-20-7
§ 73-20-7. Presentation of petitions
Status: in_force

If the proposed watershed district lies in more than one soil and water conservation district, the petition may be presented to the board of supervisors of any one of such districts and the supervisors of all such districts shall act as a joint board of supervisors in the formation and supervision of such a watershed district.
N.M. Stat. § 21-11-8.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 11 / Section 21-11-8.2
§ 21-11-8.2. Geophysical research center
Status: in_force

A. The “geophysical research center” is created at the New Mexico institute of mining and technology. The center may enter into contracts and receive public and private gifts, grants and donations to carry out its activities.

B. The geophysical research center shall conduct research:

(1) in areas related to and affected by water, with emphasis on atmospheric, surface and underground water;

(2) on the relationships among lightning, thunderstorms and precipitation;

(3) in earthquake, volcanology and environmental geophysics; and

(4) in basic geophysical processes and their applications to state and national issues.
N.M. Stat. § 21-16-6 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 16 / Section 21-16-6
§ 21-16-6. Board; powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The board shall:

(1) determine the financial and educational policies of the technical and vocational institute and provide for the execution of these policies by selecting a competent president for the institute and, upon the president's recommendation, shall employ other administrative personnel, instructional staff or other personnel as may be needed for the operation, maintenance and administration of the institute;

(2) fix fee rates and tuition rates for students;

(3) have authority to issue certificates of proficiency;

(4) have authority to issue associate of arts, associate of science and associate of applied science degrees; provided that associate degree programs shall be approved by the commission on higher education [higher education department];

(5) have authority to accept gifts, receive federal aid or other aid and purchase, hold, sell and rent property and equipment in the name of the technical and vocational institute district;

(6) promote the general welfare of the technical and vocational institute for the best interest of educational service to the people of the technical and vocational institute district; and

(7) adopt a name for or change the name of the technical and vocational institute or the institute's campuses, provided no name is adopted in honor of a living person.

B. Whenever the board changes the name of a technical vocational institute or the institute's campuses:

(1) functions, personnel, appropriations, money, records, equipment and other property of the formerly named institute or campuses shall be transferred to the newly named institute or campuses;

(2) existing contracts and agreements in effect as to the formerly named institute or campuses shall be binding on the newly named institute or campuses; and

(3) references in state or local law to the formerly named institute or campuses shall be deemed to refer to the newly named institute or campuses.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2C-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2C / Section 7-2C-7
§ 7-2C-7. Suspense account
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of money transferred from the department pursuant to Subsection H of Section 7-2C-6 NMSA 1978 , the claimant agency shall deposit and hold the money in the suspense account until a final determination of the setoff is made.
N.M. Stat. § 7-38-92 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-92
§ 7-38-92. Attempts to evade or defeat the property tax
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully attempts to evade the payment of any property tax is guilty of a fourth degree felony. He shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than five years, or both.
N.M. Stat. § 35-1-31 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 1 / Section 35-1-31
§ 35-1-31. Magistrate court; Socorro district
Status: in_force

There shall be one magistrate in Socorro magistrate district with a court in Socorro.