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N.M. Stat. § 59A-18-7 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 18 / Section 59A-18-7
§ 59A-18-7. Power to contract for insurance; purchase of insurance or annuity by minor
Status: in_force

A. Any person of competent legal capacity may contract for insurance.

B. Any minor not less than fifteen (15) years of age may, notwithstanding his minority, contract for annuities or for insurance upon his own life or health, or on the person of another individual in whom the minor has an insurable interest. Such a minor shall, notwithstanding such minority, be deemed competent to exercise all rights and powers with respect to or under any such contract as might be exercised by an individual of full legal age, and may at any time surrender his interest in any such contract and give valid discharge for any benefit accruing or money payable thereunder. Such a minor shall not, by reason of his minority, be entitled to rescind, avoid or repudiate the contract, nor to rescind, avoid or repudiate any exercise of a right or privilege thereunder, except that such a minor not otherwise emancipated, shall not be bound by any unperformed agreement to pay by promissory note or otherwise, any premium on any such annuity or insurance contract. Any annuity or insurance contract procured by or for a minor under this subsection shall be made payable either to the minor or his estate or to a person having an insurable interest in the minor's life.
N.M. Stat. § 30-41-3 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 41 / Section 30-41-3
§ 30-41-3. Exceptions
Status: in_force

This act shall not apply to:

A. a discount or other reduction in price obtained by a provider of services or other entity if the reduction in price is properly disclosed and appropriately reflected in the costs claimed or charges made by the provider or entity; or

B. any amount paid by an employer to an employee who has a bona fide employment relationship with such employer for employment in the provision of covered items or services.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-36 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-36
§ 58-1-36. Seal of the director
Status: in_force

The director shall have a seal of office containing the words “Director of the Financial Institutions Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department”, in the form of a circle and containing the word “Seal” within the circle.
N.M. Stat. § 45-2A-16 — NM Code / Chapter 45 / Article 2A / Section 45-2A-16
§ 45-2A-16. Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

The Uniform Statutory Will Act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of that act among states enacting it.
N.M. Stat. § 65-2A-29 — NM Code / Chapter 65 / Article 2A / Section 65-2A-29
§ 65-2A-29. Reports and records
Status: in_force

A. The department shall establish reasonable requirements with respect to reports, records and uniform systems of accounts and preservation of records for motor carriers.

B. The department may require any holder of an operating authority from the department or any lessee of an authority to prepare and transmit to the department an annual report of its operations. The report shall be in the form, contain specific information, including financial information, and be due on a date as the department may by rule require. Financial data filed by motor carriers in annual reports shall not be made available for inspection by the public.

C. The department or its employees or duly authorized agents shall, at all times, have access to:

(1) land, buildings, improvements to real property and equipment of motor carriers used in connection with their operations; and

(2) records kept by motor carriers.

D. The department may, by order, require a motor carrier subject to the Motor Carrier Act, or its officers or agents, to produce within this state at such reasonable time and place as it may designate, original or certified copies of records regardless of where they are kept by the motor carrier when their production is pertinent to a matter before the department, in order that the department may examine them. No trade secret or business confidentiality immunity or privilege may be asserted by the motor carrier in response to such an order or request; provided that nothing in this provision shall prevent a carrier from moving for, or the department from entering, an appropriate protective order to preserve the carrier's trade secrets or business confidentiality from further disclosure, nor shall this provision or any production required under this provision waive or diminish the carrier's trade secret or business confidentiality immunity or privilege as to persons other than the department.

E. The New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety 1 shall furnish to the department all information needed or required by the department to carry out its responsibilities when the information is obtainable only through field enforcement.

F. All applications, protests, objections, amendments to filings, operating authorities, tariffs, pleadings or any other documents filed in docketed proceedings not subject to confidentiality orders are public records and shall, as soon as practical, be made electronically available to the public.
N.M. Stat. § 4-44-35 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 44 / Section 4-44-35
§ 4-44-35. Deputy county officers; oaths; bonds
Status: in_force

Before assuming the duties of his office, each deputy county officer shall take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the constitution for county officers. The board of county commissioners may cause to be bonded the deputy or deputies of the various county officials who are not otherwise required to be bonded. These bonds shall be in amounts fixed by the board of county commissioners in a sum equal to twenty percent of the public money handled during the preceding fiscal year and conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties, but in no event shall the amount be greater than the maximum prescribed by law for the appropriate elected officer. The bonds shall be executed by corporate surety companies authorized to do business in this state and the premiums shall be paid from the county general fund. Deputy county officers may be individually bonded or included within the coverage under any schedule or blanket corporate surety bond procured by the board of county commissioners.
N.M. Stat. § 74-3-1 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 3 / Section 74-3-1
§ 74-3-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 74, Article 3 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Radiation Protection Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 1-2-3 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1-2-3
§ 1-2-3. Secretary of state; instructions; forms; certificates
Status: in_force

A. The secretary of state shall prepare and furnish to each county:

(1) sufficient forms, blanks, records, files or other equipment deemed necessary by him for the registration of voters, including suitable instructions concerning their use for each registration officer;

(2) printed forms of additional election certificates; and

(3) instructions to voters which shall set forth in nontechnical language the manner in which voters cast their ballots.

B. All registration or voting notices, forms, instructions, assistance or other information relating to the electoral process shall be printed in both English and Spanish.

C. Where a minority language is historically unwritten, all proclamations, registration or voting notices, instructions, assistance or other information relating to the electoral process shall be made available orally in the respective minority language, through the media when practicable, in public meetings and on election day at the polls.
N.M. Stat. § 27-8-5 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 8 / Section 27-8-5
§ 27-8-5. Community action agencies; designation; powers
Status: in_force

A. A community action agency is a political subdivision of the state, a combination of political subdivisions or a public or private nonprofit agency that:

(1) has the power and authority to enter into contracts with public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations in fulfilling the purposes of the Community Action Act;

(2) is capable of planning, conducting, administering and evaluating a community action program;

(3) has a service area at least equivalent to the geographic boundaries of a county; and

(4) is designated a community action agency by the governor or by federal law or was officially designated a community action agency, community action program or limited purpose agency under the provisions of the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 1 on September 30, 1981.

B. The governor is empowered to declare that an entity designated as a community action agency under Subsection A of this section is no longer a community action agency upon a determination that such entity is unable or unwilling to carry out its responsibilities under the Community Action Act.

C. A community action agency is empowered to:

(1) receive, administer and transfer funds in support of a community action program under the Community Action Act; and

(2) delegate powers to other agencies and programs subject to the powers of its governing board and its overall program responsibilities.
N.M. Stat. § 35-7-10 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 7 / Section 35-7-10
§ 35-7-10. Magistrate administration; clerical assistants
Status: in_force

Within appropriations and budgetary limitations, the district court may employ and select clerical assistants for magistrates.
N.M. Stat. § 21-1-2.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 21-1-2.1
§ 21-1-2.1. Scholarship program established
Status: in_force

A. The department of military affairs shall establish a scholarship program for students who are in the New Mexico national guard. The adjutant general of the department of military affairs shall provide for the administration of the scholarship program and shall establish criteria for scholarship eligibility and award in accordance with rules adopted and promulgated by the department of military affairs. Scholarships awarded may be used at any New Mexico public post-secondary educational institution. Scholarships shall be awarded in an amount and for a duration to be determined by the department.

B. The board of regents of each public post-secondary educational institution shall designate a representative of the institution to coordinate the scholarship program.
N.M. Stat. § 61-14B-17 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 14B / Section 61-14B-17
§ 61-14B-17. Hearing aid dispensing temporary trainee permits; issuance
Status: in_force

A. A person who does not meet the requirements for licensure without examination as an audiologist or otolaryngologist as set forth in Section 61-14B-13 NMSA 1978 or as a hearing aid dispenser as set forth in Section 61-14B-14 NMSA 1978 may apply for a temporary trainee permit. A temporary trainee permit shall be issued to a person who:

(1) has reached the age of majority and has a high school education or the equivalent;

(2) has identified a sponsor;

(3) pays an application fee as determined by the board;

(4) has not failed the licensing examination twice within a five-year period; and

(5) certifies that the person is not guilty of any of the activities listed in Section 61-14B-21 NMSA 1978 .

B. A temporary trainee permit shall:

(1) be valid for one year from the date of its issuance and is nonrenewable for a period of one year following its expiration; and

(2) allow the person to complete a training period.

C. A person issued a temporary trainee permit may be eligible for licensure as a hearing aid dispenser upon:

(1) the completion of a minimum of three hundred twenty hours of training, to be completed within a three-month period under the direct supervision of the sponsor;

(2) the completion of five continuous months of full-time dispensing work, during which time all sales are approved by the sponsor prior to delivery; and

(3) the sponsor approving all fittings, adjustments, modifications or repairs to hearing aids and earmolds.

D. An audiologist or otolaryngologist issued a temporary trainee permit may be eligible for licensure without examination as a hearing aid dispenser upon the sponsor providing direct supervision for a minimum of three months of all fittings, adjustments, modifications or repairs to hearing aids and earmolds.
N.M. Stat. § 49-8-3 — NM Code / Chapter 49 / Article 8 / Section 49-8-3
§ 49-8-3. Officers; meeting; vacancies
Status: in_force

The members of the board of trustees so elected shall meet within one week after the election and organize by the election of a president, secretary and treasurer who shall perform such duties as may be required of them by the board. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All meetings of the board shall be open to all owners of interests in the grant, who shall have the right to be present and to be heard on all matters on which they may be interested. If a vacancy occurs in the board, the remaining members shall fill the vacancy by appointment until the next election. The board may make such rules as to its meetings and order of business as it deems proper.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-1014 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-1014
§ 66-3-1014. Accidents and accident reports
Status: in_force

The driver of an off-highway motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injuries to or the death of a person or resulting in damage to public or private property to the extent of five hundred dollars ($500) or more shall immediately notify a law enforcement agency of the accident and the facts relating to the accident. If the driver is under the age of eighteen, the driver's parent or legal guardian shall immediately notify a law enforcement agency of the accident and the facts relating to the accident.
N.M. Stat. § 24-15-11 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 15 / Section 24-15-11
§ 24-15-11. Liability of ski area operators
Status: in_force

Any ski area operator shall be liable for loss or damages caused by the failure to follow the duties set forth in Sections 24-15-7 and 24-15-8 NMSA 1978 where the violation of duty is causally related to the loss or damage suffered, and shall continue to be subject to liability in accordance with common-law principles of vicarious liability for the willful or negligent actions of its principals, agents or employees which cause injury to a passenger, skier or other person. The ski area operator shall not be liable to any passenger or skier acting in violation of his duties as set forth in Sections 24-15-9 and 24-15-10 NMSA 1978 where the violation of duty is causally related to the loss or damage suffered.
N.M. Stat. § 53-19-14 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 19 / Section 53-19-14
§ 53-19-14. Parties to actions
Status: in_force

A member of a limited liability company is not a proper party to a proceeding by or against the limited liability company solely by reason of being a member of the limited liability company, except where the object of the proceeding is to enforce a member's right against or liability to the limited liability company.
N.M. Stat. § 61-23-24.1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 23 / Section 61-23-24.1
§ 61-23-24.1. Engineering; professional development
Status: in_force

The board shall implement and conduct a professional development program. Compliance and exceptions shall be established by the regulations and rules of procedure of the board.
N.M. Stat. § 7-7-20 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 7-7-20
§ 7-7-20. Credit against tax
Status: in_force

A. Upon assumption of title to a work of art by the board, the department shall credit against the amount owed by the estate the valuation of that work of art as agreed upon under Section 7-7-19 NMSA 1978 . In no case shall any credit allowed by the Art Acceptance Act be greater than the amount of the estate tax owed by the decedent's estate.

B. The board shall not during any fiscal year assume title to works of art which have an aggregate value of more than five million dollars ($5,000,000).
N.M. Stat. § 57-18-22 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 18 / Section 57-18-22
§ 57-18-22. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

No person shall perform the duties or acts to be performed by a weighmaster under the Weighmaster Act or shall hold himself out as a weighmaster, issue any weight certificate, ticket, memorandum or statement for which a fee is charged, unless he holds a valid license as a weighmaster or a deputy weighmaster.
N.M. Stat. § 30-36-3 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 36 / Section 30-36-3
§ 30-36-3. Purpose
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of the Worthless Check Act to remedy the evil of giving checks on a bank without first providing funds in or credit with the depository on which they are made or drawn to pay or satisfy the same, which tends to create the circulation of worthless checks on banks, bad banking, check kiting and mischief to trade and commerce.
N.M. Stat. § 11-9-2 — NM Code / Chapter 11 / Article 9 / Section 11-9-2
§ 11-9-2. Board members
Status: in_force

The member of the western interstate nuclear compact board shall be appointed by the governor. The alternate provided under Article 2 A of the compact shall be designated by the member representing this state and shall serve at his pleasure.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-23H-5 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 23H / Section 59A-23H-5
§ 59A-23H-5. Human services department duties
Status: in_force

A. Upon receipt of a taxpayer's insurance-relevant information from the taxation and revenue department, the department shall assess the taxpayer's eligibility or the eligibility of members of the taxpayer's household for health coverage programs. If the required insurance-relevant information is insufficient to assess the eligibility of the taxpayer or of the members of the taxpayer's household for those health coverage programs, the department may request additional information from the taxpayer.

B. If the department assesses that a taxpayer or a member of the taxpayer's household is eligible for medicaid, the department shall contact the taxpayer and provide the taxpayer with information on:

(1) health coverage programs available to the taxpayer or member of the taxpayer's household; and

(2) specific enrollment instructions and information on enrollment assistance.

C. If the information transferred to the department is sufficient to complete an eligibility determination and the taxpayer has consented to being enrolled in medicaid, the department may enroll the taxpayer in medicaid.

D. The department shall refer taxpayers or members of the taxpayer's household to the exchange if the department assesses that a taxpayer or a member of the taxpayer's household may be eligible for a qualified health plan available through the exchange pursuant to the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange Act. The department may share insurance-relevant information provided by the taxation and revenue department with the exchange for the purpose of assisting a taxpayer with enrollment in a qualified health plan.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2D-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2D / Section 7-2D-9
§ 7-2D-9. Special rules for options, warrants and certain convertible investments
Status: in_force

A. In the case of stock that is acquired by the taxpayer through the exercise of a nontransferable option or warrant issued in exchange for the performance of services for the corporation issuing it, through the conversion of convertible debt or in exchange for securities of the corporation in a transaction described in Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code :

(1) the stock shall be treated as acquired by the taxpayer at original issue; and

(2) the stock shall be treated as having been held during the period that the option, warrant or debt was held or that the security was outstanding.

B. For purposes of Subsection A of Section 7-2D-5 NMSA 1978 and notwithstanding Subsection B of that section, in the case of a debt instrument converted to stock or stock issued in exchange for securities in a transaction described in Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code , such stock shall be treated as issued for an amount equal to the sum of:

(1) the principal amount of the debt or security at the time of the conversion or exchange; and

(2) accrued but unpaid interest on that loan or security.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-34 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-34
§ 10-11-34. Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 1; age and service requirements for normal retirement
Status: in_force

Under juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 1, the age and service requirements for normal retirement are:

A. age sixty-five years or older and five or more years of credited service;

B. age sixty-four years and eight or more years of credited service;

C. age sixty-three years and eleven or more years of credited service;

D. age sixty-two years and fourteen or more years of credited service;

E. age sixty-one years and seventeen or more years of credited service;

F. age sixty years and twenty or more years of credited service; or

G. any age and twenty-five or more years of credited service.
N.M. Stat. § 13-7-13 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 13-7-13
§ 13-7-13. Coverage of prescription eye drop refills
Status: in_force

A. Group health coverage, including any form of self-insurance, offered, issued or renewed under the Health Care Purchasing Act that provides coverage for prescription eye drops shall not deny coverage for a renewal of prescription eye drops when:

(1) the renewal is requested by the insured at least twenty-three days for a thirty-day supply of eye drops, forty-five days for a sixty-day supply of eye drops or sixty-eight days for a ninety-day supply of eye drops from the later of the date that the original prescription was dispensed to the insured or the date that the last renewal of the prescription was dispensed to the insured; and

(2) the prescriber indicates on the original prescription that additional quantities are needed and that the renewal requested by the insured does not exceed the number of additional quantities needed.

B. As used in this section, “ prescriber ” means a person who is authorized pursuant to the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act 1 to prescribe prescription eye drops.
N.M. Stat. § 5-9-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 5-9-2
§ 5-9-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of the Enterprise Zone Act to provide for the establishment of enterprise zones in a wide variety of geographic areas in order to stimulate the creation of new jobs, particularly for economically disadvantaged workers and long-term unemployed individuals, and to promote revitalization of economically distressed areas by providing or encouraging:

A. tax relief at the state and local levels;

B. zoning relief at the local level; and

C. improvement of local services and betterment of the economic status of enterprise zone residents in their own community, particularly through the increased involvement of private, local and neighborhood organizations.
N.M. Stat. § 48-6-11 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 6 / Section 48-6-11
§ 48-6-11. Perishable property sold
Status: in_force

If the property is of a perishable or wasting kind, and the defendant fails to replevy as herein provided, the officer making the levy, or the plaintiff, or the defendant, may apply to the court, or judge thereof, to which the warrant is returnable, either in term time or vacation, for an order to sell such property; and if any person other than the defendant shall apply for such order of sale, the court shall not grant such order, unless the person applying shall file with such court an obligation, payable to the defendant, with two or more good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by said court, that they will be responsible to the defendant for such damages as he may sustain in case such sale be illegally and unjustly applied for, or be illegally and unjustly made, which sale shall be conducted as sales under execution.
N.M. Stat. § 1-3-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1-3-10
§ 1-3-10. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1-3-10 through 1-3-14 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Precinct Boundary Adjustment Act”.