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N.M. Stat. § 3-3-2 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 3-3-2
§ 3-3-2. Municipalities incorporated under special act; petition for reorganization; election
Status: in_force

Any municipality incorporated under a special act may abandon its organization and organize itself under the provisions of the general law relating to municipalities.

A. If a petition signed by qualified electors of the municipality equal in number to not less than one-eighth of the total number of votes at the last preceding regular municipal election requests the governing body to submit to the qualified electors the question of reorganizing the municipality under the provisions of the Municipal Code, the governing body shall, within fourteen days after the petition is certified as valid, adopt an election resolution calling for a special election in the manner provided in the Local Election Act on the question of reorganizing the municipality under the provisions of general law. The special election shall only be held in June or July in odd-numbered years or July or August in even-numbered years in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act.

B. The petition may further propose that the boundary of the municipality incorporated by special act be extended by including any or all territory that is:

(1) laid off or platted;

(2) adjoining or contiguous to the municipality or any addition or subdivision of the municipality; and

(3) not within the boundary of another municipality.

C. The petition shall describe the boundary of the municipality as it would exist if the municipality incorporated by special act is reorganized under general law. The registered voters residing within the boundary of the municipality as it would exist if the municipality incorporated by special act is reorganized may vote in the election authorized in this section.
N.M. Stat. § 37-1-8 — NM Code / Chapter 37 / Article 1 / Section 37-1-8
§ 37-1-8. Actions against sureties on fiduciary bonds; injuries to person or reputation
Status: in_force

Actions must be brought against sureties on official bonds and on bonds of guardians, conservators, personal representatives and persons acting in a fiduciary capacity, within two years after the liability of the principal or the person for whom they are sureties is finally established or determined by a judgment or decree of the court, and for an injury to the person or reputation of any person, within three years.
N.M. Stat. § 30-20-15 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 20 / Section 30-20-15
§ 30-20-15. Construction
Status: in_force

This act shall be construed to be an alternative to and not in lieu of the provisions of Laws 1969, Chapter 281.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-120 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-120
§ 7-9-120. Deduction; gross receipts and governmental gross receipts; feminine hygiene products
Status: in_force

A. Receipts from the sale of feminine hygiene products may be deducted from gross receipts and governmental gross receipts.

B. A taxpayer allowed a deduction pursuant to this section shall report the amount of the deduction separately in a manner required by the department.

C. The department shall compile an annual report on the deduction provided by this section that shall include the number of taxpayers that claimed the deduction, the aggregate amount of deductions claimed and any other information necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the deduction. The department shall present the report to the revenue stabilization and tax policy committee and the legislative finance committee with an analysis of the cost of the deduction.

D. As used in this section, “ feminine hygiene products ” means tampons, menstrual pads and sanitary napkins, pantiliners, menstrual sponges and menstrual cups.
N.M. Stat. § 22-14-29 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 14 / Section 22-14-29
§ 22-14-29. Hearings
Status: in_force

The commission shall provide an opportunity for a fair hearing to any licensed vending stand operator dissatisfied with any action arising from the operation or administration of the vending stand program.
N.M. Stat. § 61-23-6 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 23 / Section 61-23-6
§ 61-23-6. Board members; qualifications
Status: in_force

A. Each engineer member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of New Mexico. Each shall have been engaged in the lawful practice of engineering as a professional engineer for at least ten years, including responsible charge of engineering projects for at least five years as a professional engineer licensed in New Mexico, or engaged in engineering education for at least ten years, including responsible charge of engineering education for at least five years, and shall be a professional engineer licensed in New Mexico.

B. Each surveyor member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of New Mexico. Each shall have been engaged in the lawful practice of surveying as a professional surveyor for at least ten years, including responsible charge of surveying projects for at least five years as a professional surveyor licensed in New Mexico.

C. Each public member shall be a citizen of the United States, a resident of New Mexico, shall not have been licensed nor be qualified for licensure as an engineer, surveyor, architect or landscape architect and shall not have any significant financial interest, direct or indirect, in the professions regulated.
N.M. Stat. § 9-5B-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 5B / Section 9-5B-8
§ 9-5B-8. Eligibility requirements; benefits
Status: in_force

A. Persons eligible for enrollment as corps members are persons who:

(1) are unemployed;

(2) are between the ages of fourteen and twenty-five years old;

(3) are New Mexico residents; and

(4) meet any additional eligibility standards for employment as deemed necessary by the commission.

B. Corps members are not entitled to any employee benefits provided to state employees under the Personnel Act. Corps members shall be entitled to receive workers' compensation benefits provided by the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 52-3-57 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 3 / Section 52-3-57
§ 52-3-57. Nonresident employers employing workers in state; requirement for insurance; enforcement
Status: in_force

A. Every employer not domiciled in the state who employs workers engaged in activities required to be licensed under the Construction Industries Licensing Act and every other employer not domiciled in the state who employs three or more workers within the state, whether that employment is permanent, temporary or transitory and whether the workers are residents or nonresidents of the state, shall comply with the provisions of Section 52-3-9 NMSA 1978 and, unless self-insured, shall obtain an occupational disease disablement compensation insurance policy or an endorsement to an existing policy, issued in accordance with the provisions of Section 59A-17-10.1 NMSA 1978 . An employer who does not comply with the foregoing requirement shall be barred from recovery by legal action for labor or materials furnished during any period of time in which he was not in compliance with the requirements of this section and, if the noncomplying employment is in an activity for which the employer is licensed under the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act, the employer's license is subject to revocation or suspension for the violation.

B. The construction industries division of the regulation and licensing department, or a local government that is carrying out those duties, shall not issue any permit required for a contractor to undertake a construction contract if that contract is for an amount in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) unless the contractor has filed with the division proof of compliance with Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 61-31-15 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 31 / Section 61-31-15
§ 61-31-15. License fees
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978 , applicants for licensure shall pay fees set by the board, not to exceed:

A. for examination for any level of licensure other than initial licensure, two hundred dollars ($200);

B. for initial licensure following an examination as a licensed bachelor of social work, two hundred dollars ($200);

C. for initial licensure following an examination as a licensed master of social work, three hundred dollars ($300);

D. for initial licensure following an examination as a licensed independent social worker, three hundred dollars ($300);

E. for licensure by credentials at any level, three hundred dollars ($300);

F. for licensure without examination, including a provisional license, as a licensed bachelor of social work, one hundred fifty dollars ($150);

G. for licensure without examination, including a provisional license, as a licensed master of social work, two hundred fifty dollars ($250);

H. for licensure without examination, including a provisional license, as a licensed independent social worker, three hundred dollars ($300);

I. for renewal of a license as a licensed bachelor of social work, one hundred dollars ($100);

J. for renewal of a license as a licensed master of social work, two hundred dollars ($200);

K. for renewal of a license as a licensed independent social worker, three hundred dollars ($300);

L. for a late fee for failure to renew within the allotted grace period, one hundred dollars ($100); and

M. for a duplicate license, twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
N.M. Stat. § 3-66-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 66 / Section 3-66-9
§ 3-66-9. Cumulative and complete authority
Status: in_force

The Municipal Event Center Funding Act shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for obtaining funding for a municipal event center, establishing and collecting event center revenues and the event center surcharge and completing the acts authorized pursuant to that act, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws of the state and shall constitute full authority for the exercise of powers granted pursuant to the Municipal Event Center Funding Act.
N.M. Stat. § 14-2-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 2 / Section 14-2-11
§ 14-2-11. Procedure for denied requests
Status: in_force

A. Unless a written request has been determined to be excessively burdensome or broad, a written request for inspection of public records that has not been permitted within fifteen days of receipt by the office of the custodian may be deemed denied. The person requesting the public records may pursue the remedies provided in the Inspection of Public Records Act.

B. If a written request has been denied, the custodian shall provide the requester with a written explanation of the denial. The written denial shall:

(1) describe the records sought;

(2) set forth the names and titles or positions of each person responsible for the denial; and

(3) be delivered or mailed to the person requesting the records within fifteen days after the request for inspection was received.

C. A custodian who does not deliver or mail a written explanation of denial within fifteen days after receipt of a written request for inspection is subject to an action to enforce the provisions of the Inspection of Public Records Act and the requester may be awarded damages. Damages shall:

(1) be awarded if the failure to provide a timely explanation of denial is determined to be unreasonable;

(2) not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day;

(3) accrue from the day the public body is in noncompliance until a written denial is issued; and

(4) be payable from the funds of the public body.
N.M. Stat. § 3-7-1.1 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 3-7-1.1
§ 3-7-1.1. Traditional historic community; qualifications; annexation restrictions
Status: in_force

A. To qualify as a traditional historic community, an area shall:

(1) be an unincorporated area of a county;

(2) be an identifiable village, community, neighborhood or district that can be documented as having existed for more than one hundred years;

(3) include structures or landmarks that are associated with the identity of the specific village, community, neighborhood or district seeking designation as a traditional historic community;

(4) have a distinctive character or traditional quality that can be distinguished from surrounding areas or new developments in the vicinity; and

(5) be declared a traditional historic community by an ordinance of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the petitioning village, community, neighborhood or district is located.

B. A traditional historic community may be annexed by a municipality only by petition of a majority of the qualified electors of the territory within the traditional historic community proposed to be annexed by the municipality or by the arbitration method of annexation only upon petition of a majority of the qualified electors of the territory within the traditional historic community.
N.M. Stat. § 22-19A-8 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 19A / Section 22-19A-8
§ 22-19A-8. Proceeds of bond sales; retirement fund; reserve fund
Status: in_force

A. Proceeds from the sale of bonds shall be deposited into a separate account to be used solely for the specific purposes for which the bonds were issued, including a debt service reserve fund. All costs incident to issuing and selling the bonds may be paid out of the proceeds of the bonds.

B. The local school board shall establish a “debt service fund” to be used solely for the payment of principal, interest and service charges on the bonds. Sufficient amounts from the pledged revenue shall be deposited in the debt service fund at least annually so that timely payments of principal, interest and service charges may be made. All proceeds remaining after completion of the housing project shall be deposited into the debt service fund.

C. The local school board may establish a “debt service reserve fund” to be used to pay bond payments in case the pledged revenue is insufficient.
N.M. Stat. § 37-2-2 — NM Code / Chapter 37 / Article 2 / Section 37-2-2
§ 37-2-2. Transfer pendente lite; no abatement
Status: in_force

No action shall abate by the transfer of any interest therein during its pendency.
N.M. Stat. § 13-4-13.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 13-4-13.1
§ 13-4-13.1. Public works contracts; registration of contractors and subcontractors
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in order to submit a bid valued at more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) in order to respond to a request for proposals or to be considered for award of any portion of a public works project greater than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) for a public works project that is subject to the Public Works Minimum Wage Act, the contractor, serving as a prime contractor or not, shall be registered with the division. Bidding documents issued or released by a state agency or political subdivision of the state shall include a clear notification that each contractor, prime contractor or subcontractor is required to be registered pursuant to this subsection. The provisions of this section do not apply to vocational classes in public schools or public post-secondary educational institutions.

B. The state or any political subdivision of the state shall not accept a bid on a public works project subject to the Public Works Minimum Wage Act from a prime contractor that does not provide proof of required registration for itself.

C. Contractors and subcontractors may register with the division on a form provided by the division and in accordance with workforce solutions department rules. The division shall charge a registration fee of four hundred dollars ($400) every two years. The division shall issue to the applicant a certificate of registration within fifteen days after receiving from the applicant the completed registration form and the registration fee.

D. No less than thirty days before the expiration of a registration certificate, the division shall mail or electronically transmit to a registrant's address as reflected in the files of the division a reminder of the approaching expiration date.

E. Registration fees collected by the division shall be deposited in the labor enforcement fund.
N.M. Stat. § 6-4-2.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 6-4-2.1
§ 6-4-2.1. General fund operating reserve created; authorizing expenditures
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created within the general fund the “general fund operating reserve”. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, there shall be deposited to the general fund operating reserve cash balances in the fund existing pursuant to Laws 1966, Chapter 66, Section 16; Laws 1968, Chapter 71, Section 13; Laws 1970, Chapter 89, Section 4; Laws 1971, Chapter 327, Section 6; Laws 1972, Chapter 98, Section 6; Laws 1973, Chapter 403, Section 6; Laws 1974 (S.S.), Chapter 3, Section 6; Laws 1975 (S.S.), Chapter 17, Section 6; Laws 1976, Chapter 58, Section 7; Laws 1979, Chapter 404, Section 7; Laws 1981, Chapter 38, Section 7; Laws 1983, Chapter 46, Section 8; Laws 1984 (S.S.), Chapter 7, Section 7; and Laws 1986, Chapter 116, Section 1.

B. The general fund operating reserve may be expended only upon specific authorization by the legislature in an amount authorized by the legislature and only in the event general fund revenues and balances, including all other transfers to the general fund authorized by law, are insufficient to meet the level of appropriations authorized.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-1-9 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 1 / Section 32A-1-9
§ 32A-1-9. Venue and transfer
Status: in_force

A. Proceedings in the court under the provisions of the Children's Code shall begin in the county where the child resides, or in the case of an eligible adult pursuant to the Fostering Connections Act, where the eligible adult resides. If delinquency is alleged, the proceeding may also be begun in the county where the act constituting the alleged delinquent act occurred or in the county in which the child is detained. Neglect, abuse, family in need of court-ordered services or mental health proceedings may also begin in the county where the child is present when the proceeding is commenced. A transfer may be made if the residence of the child or eligible adult changes or for other good cause.

B. In neglect, abuse, family in need of court-ordered services or adoption proceedings for the placement of an Indian child, the court shall, in the absence of good cause to the contrary, transfer the proceeding to the jurisdiction of the Indian child's tribe upon the petition of the Indian child's parent, the Indian child's guardian or the Indian child's tribe. The transfer shall be barred if there is an objection to the transfer by a parent of the Indian child or the Indian child's tribe.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-6A-27 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 6A / Section 32A-6A-27
§ 32A-6A-27. Violation of a child's rights
Status: in_force

A child who believes that rights established by the Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act or by the constitution of the United States or the constitution of New Mexico have been violated shall have a right to petition the court for redress. The child shall be represented by counsel. The court shall grant relief as is appropriate, subject to the provisions of the Tort Claims Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 58-10-26 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 10 / Section 58-10-26
§ 58-10-26. Records
Status: in_force

Every association shall keep correct and complete books of account and minutes of the meetings of members and directors.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-46-21 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 46 / Section 59A-46-21
§ 59A-46-21. Rehabilitation, liquidation or conservation of health maintenance organizations
Status: in_force

A. Any rehabilitation, liquidation or conservation of a health maintenance organization shall be deemed to be the rehabilitation, liquidation or conservation of an insurer and shall be conducted under the supervision of the superintendent pursuant to the law governing the rehabilitation, liquidation or conservation of insurers. The superintendent may apply for an order directing him to rehabilitate, liquidate or conserve a health maintenance organization upon any one or more grounds set out in Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978 or when in his opinion the continued operation of the health maintenance organization would be hazardous either to the enrollees or to the people of this state. Enrollees shall have the same priority in the event of liquidation or rehabilitation as the law provides to policyholders of an insurer.

B. For purpose of determining the priority of distribution of general assets, claims of enrollees and enrollees' beneficiaries shall have the same priority as established by Subsection C of Section 59A-41-44 NMSA 1978 for policyholders and beneficiaries of insureds of insurance companies. If an enrollee is liable to any provider for services provided pursuant to and covered by the health care plan, that liability shall have the status of an enrollee claim for distribution of general assets.

C. Any provider who is obligated by statute or agreement to hold enrollees harmless from liability for services provided pursuant to and covered by a health care plan shall have a priority of distribution of the general assets immediately following that of enrollees and enrollees' beneficiaries as described in Subsection B of this section and immediately preceding the priority of distribution described in Subsection D of Section 59A-41-44 NMSA 1978 .