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N.M. Stat. § 7-12-12 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 7-12-12
§ 7-12-12. Shipment of unstamped cigarettes in New Mexico
Status: in_force

A. A person that ships unstamped packages of cigarettes into New Mexico other than to a distributor shall first file a notice of the shipment with the department.

B. A person that transports unstamped packages of cigarettes into or within New Mexico shall carry, in the transporting vehicle, invoices or equivalent documents applicable to all cigarettes in the shipment. The invoices or documents shall show:

(1) the name and address of the consignor or seller;

(2) the name and address of the consignee or purchaser; and

(3) the quantity of each brand of cigarettes transported.

C. The provisions of Subsections A and B of this section shall not apply to a common or contract carrier transporting cigarettes through New Mexico to another location pursuant to a proper bill of lading or freight bill that states the quantity, source and destination of the cigarettes.

D. The department may, by regulation, require and prescribe the contents of reports to be filed with the department by persons transporting unstamped packages of cigarettes in New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 13-4-17 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 13-4-17
§ 13-4-17. Outstanding contracts and invitations
Status: in_force

The Public Works Minimum Wage Act shall not affect a contract existing or a contract that may be entered into pursuant to invitations for bids that are outstanding at the time of enactment of that act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-20-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 20 / Section 3-20-8
§ 3-20-8. Alternate summary procedure
Status: in_force

A. The filing of a survey certified by any licensed, registered surveyor which contains a description of the subdivided land with ties to permanent monuments satisfies the requirements of Section 3-20-7 NMSA 1978 .

B. In lieu of the requirements of Section 3-20-7 NMSA 1978 , the following procedure may be followed:

(1) the planning authority shall establish a summary procedure for approving:

(a) subdivisions of not more than two parcels of land;

(b) resubdivisions, where the combination or recombination of portions of previously platted lots does not increase the total number of lots; or

(c) subdivisions of two or more parcels of land in areas zoned for industrial use;

(2) any subdivision approved as authorized in this section shall be in substantial conformity with the subdivision regulations of the planning authority;

(3) any administrative officer or planning commission member may be delegated the authority to approve a subdivision by this section;

(4) approval by this summary procedure shall be endorsed on the plat or on the instrument of conveyance in lieu of a plat and such approval shall be conclusive evidence of the approval of the planning authority. The county clerk shall accept the instrument of conveyance for filing or recording.
N.M. Stat. § 76-7A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 7A / Section 76-7A-5
§ 76-7A-5. Temporary quarantine powers of the department
Status: in_force

If it has reasonable cause to believe that a harmful plant exists and there is an immediate need to prevent its introduction, spread or dissemination in New Mexico, the department may impose a temporary quarantine on the state or any portion of the state to prevent the introduction, spread or dissemination of the harmful plant. The period for such temporary quarantine shall not exceed ninety days during which time a public hearing shall be held by the board as provided in Section 4 1 of the Harmful Plant Act. If the board finds after such hearing that it appears the quarantine should be extended for more than the temporary ninety-day period, it may enter an order for such extension as provided in Section 4 of the Harmful Plant Act.
N.M. Stat. § 71-6-2 — NM Code / Chapter 71 / Article 6 / Section 71-6-2
§ 71-6-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Solar Energy Development Act is to promote development and use of solar energy in New Mexico, by both industry and government for the benefit of New Mexico citizens and for the citizens of the United States. It is proposed to accomplish this purpose through active measures to encourage the location within this state of the proposed national solar institute, research to discover practical and feasible methods to harness solar energy to supplement existing but limited present sources of energy and development of a vigorous and productive solar energy industrial complex.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9A-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9A / Section 7-9A-9
§ 7-9A-9. Credit claim forms
Status: in_force

The department shall provide credit claim forms. A credit claim shall accompany any return to which the taxpayer wishes to apply an approved credit, and the claim shall specify the amount of credit intended to apply to each return.
N.M. Stat. § 58-13A-10 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 13A / Section 58-13A-10
§ 58-13A-10. Purpose
Status: in_force

The Model State Commodity Code may be construed and implemented to effectuate its general purpose to protect investors, to prevent and prosecute illegal and fraudulent schemes involving commodities and to maximize coordination with federal and other states' law and the administration and enforcement thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 3-14-9 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 14 / Section 3-14-9
§ 3-14-9. Vacancies in commission
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the commission, the remaining elected and appointed commissioners shall, by a majority vote, appoint a qualified elector to fill the vacancy until the next regular local election, at which time a qualified elector shall be elected to fill the remaining unexpired term, if any.
N.M. Stat. § 6-3A-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 3A / Section 6-3A-9
§ 6-3A-9. Quarterly reporting
Status: in_force

A. The division, in consultation with the committee, shall select agencies and specify performance measures for those agencies that shall be reported on a quarterly basis.

B. Quarterly reports shall compare actual performance for the report period with targeted performance and shall be filed with the division and committee within thirty days of the end of a reporting period.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21B-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21B / Section 21-21B-6
§ 21-21B-6. Program; description
Status: in_force

Any student who is eligible under Section 7 of the Work-Study Act may apply for work-study employment, but the board must expend at least one-third of the money from the work-study fund in any one academic year for applicants chosen on the basis of monetary need criteria set by the board. The institution which the student attends shall arrange employment. Employment is limited to post-secondary nonprofit institutions, state political subdivisions, state agencies and nonprofit organizations which are approved by the board. The employer must pay at least twenty percent of the salary and benefits of the student.
N.M. Stat. § 1-15-2 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 15 / Section 1-15-2
§ 1-15-2. Presidential electors; primary election
Status: in_force

Presidential electors shall not be nominated at the primary election.
N.M. Stat. § 5-4-1 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 5-4-1
§ 5-4-1. Governmental unit subject to act
Status: in_force

This act shall apply to all municipalities, counties and school districts of the state of New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 61-14D-13 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 14D / Section 61-14D-13
§ 61-14D-13. License renewal
Status: in_force

A. Each licensee shall renew his license annually by submitting a renewal application on a form provided by the board.

B. The board may require proof of continuing education, current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification and certification in the use of automated electrical defibrillator units as a requirement for renewal.

C. If a license is not renewed by the expiration date, the license will be considered expired and the licensee shall refrain from practicing. A licensee may renew a license within the allotted grace period by submitting to the board payment of the renewal fee and late fee and proof of compliance with all renewal requirements. Upon receipt of payment and proof of meeting any continuing education requirements by the board, the licensee may resume practice. Failure to receive renewal notice and application for renewal of license from the board does not excuse a licensed athletic trainer from the requirements for renewal.

D. A license granted by the board shall automatically expire if the licensee fails to apply for the renewal license provided for in this section within thirty days of the renewal deadline. Reinstatement of an expired license will require the licensee to reapply and meet all current standards for licensure.
N.M. Stat. § 21-23A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 23A / Section 21-23A-2
§ 21-23A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the American Indian Post-Secondary Education Act:

A. “ bureau of Indian education school ” means a school located in New Mexico that is under the control of the bureau of Indian education of the United States department of the interior;

B. “ department ” means the higher education department;

C. “ division ” means the American Indian post-secondary education division of the department;

D. “ fund ” means the American Indian post-secondary education fund;

E. “ public post-secondary educational institution ” means an institution of higher education delineated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico or a community college, branch community college or technical and vocational institute organized pursuant to Chapter 21, Article 13 , 14 or 16 NMSA 1978;

F. “ secretary ” means the secretary of higher education;

G. “ tribal college ” means a tribally, federally or congressionally chartered post-secondary educational institution located within New Mexico that is accredited by the north central association of colleges and schools; and

H. “ tribe ” means an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located within New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 18-17-6 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 17 / Section 18-17-6
§ 18-17-6. Director; appointment; qualifications
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the authority of the secretary, the administrative and executive officer of the division and the museum is the “director” of the division.

B. The secretary shall appoint the director with the approval of the governor from a list of qualified finalists provided by the board of trustees.

C. The position of director shall require previous experience in museum administration.
N.M. Stat. § 1-4-48 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1-4-48
§ 1-4-48. Agency registration
Status: in_force

A. The secretary of state shall adopt and publish in accordance with the State Rules Act rules for the administration of a state-agency-based voter registration program. The rules shall provide for distribution of voter registration forms, provisions for the acceptance of voter registration forms and procedures for reporting voter registration activity in accordance with the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

B. Voter registration shall be made available at all state agencies providing public assistance or services to people with disabilities. The secretary of state may, with the agreement of those offices, designate other state and local public offices to provide voter registration services.

C. Each state agency participating in the voter registration program shall maintain sufficient records for the secretary of state to comply with federal voter registration reporting requirements and the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002. Any records maintained by a state agency regarding voter registration activities in that agency are confidential and shall not be released as public records.

D. Any voter registration made or accepted at a state agency pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the appropriate registration officer within ten calendar days.

E. A state agency employee or agency contractor who participates in the voter registration process may not intentionally influence the prospective registrant in the selection of political party, or independent status, by word or act. A state agency employee or agency contractor who participates in the voter registration process may not reveal the existence of or the nature of the voter registration to anyone other than a registration officer.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 7 / Section 29-7-1
§ 29-7-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 29, Article 7 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Law Enforcement Training Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 48-2-10 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 2 / Section 48-2-10
§ 48-2-10. Limitation of action to enforce
Status: in_force

No lien provided for in Sections 48-2-1 through 48-2-17 NMSA 1978 remains valid for a longer period than two years after the claim of lien has been filed unless proceedings have been commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction or in binding arbitration within that time to enforce the lien. A contingent payment clause in a contract shall not be construed as a waiver of the right to file and enforce a mechanic's or materialman's lien pursuant to Sections 48-2-1 through 48-2-17 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 31-22-4 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 22 / Section 31-22-4
§ 31-22-4. Crime victims reparation commission created; membership; reimbursement
Status: in_force

A. There is created in the executive branch of government a “crime victims reparation commission” which shall consist of five members appointed by the governor for staggered terms of four years each. Not more than three of the members shall belong to the same political party. One of the members shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in the state, one of the members shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state and one of the members shall be a representative of a law enforcement agency. In making the initial appointments, the governor shall appoint three members for a term of two years each and two members for a term of four years each. Thereafter, appointments shall be for a term of four years. The governor may appoint a person to fill a vacancy for the balance of the unexpired term.

B. The members of the commission shall annually elect from their membership a chairman and vice chairman.

C. Members of the commission, while in the actual performance of their duties pursuant to the Crime Victims Reparation Act, shall be reimbursed as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act. 1

D. The commission may employ a director and such staff as is necessary to perform its functions.
N.M. Stat. § 57-18-24 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 18 / Section 57-18-24
§ 57-18-24. Offenses and penalties
Status: in_force

Any person who requests a weighmaster to weigh any property, produce, commodity or article falsely or incorrectly, or who requests a false or incorrect weight certificate, or who issues a weight certificate simulating the weight certificate prescribed in the Weighmaster Act, and who is not a weighmaster, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction for the first offense, he shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100). Upon a second or subsequent conviction, he shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
N.M. Stat. § 9-27-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 27 / Section 9-27-12
§ 9-27-12. Human resources; accounting and management reporting
Status: in_force

The department shall:

A. enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department of finance and administration for the joint design, development, acquisition and implementation of the statewide human resources, accounting and management reporting system or its successor system;

B. include a per employee assessment per agency that is sufficient to provide for the support, operation, maintenance, software upgrade or equipment replacement of the statewide human resources, accounting and management reporting system or its successor system; and

C. ensure that an amount equal to at least the annual depreciation and amortization be deposited in a separately identifiable account for software upgrades and equipment replacement.
N.M. Stat. § 61-29-21 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 29 / Section 61-29-21
§ 61-29-21. Fund created
Status: in_force

There is created in the state treasury a fund which shall be known as the “real estate recovery fund” to be administered by the real estate commission in accordance with the provisions of the Real Estate Recovery Fund Act. All money received by the real estate commission pursuant to the Real Estate Recovery Fund Act shall be credited to the real estate recovery fund. The state treasurer may invest money in the real estate recovery fund in United States bonds or treasury certificates under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the state board of finance, provided that no investments shall be made which will impair the necessary liquidity required to satisfy judgment payments awarded pursuant to the Real Estate Recovery Fund Act. All interest earned from such investments shall be credited to the fund to pay any future judgments only.
N.M. Stat. § 34-5-14 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 5 / Section 34-5-14
§ 34-5-14. Supreme court; appellate jurisdiction; review by certiorari to court of appeals; certification of cases to supreme court
Status: in_force

A. The appellate jurisdiction of the supreme court is coextensive with the state and extends to all cases where appellate jurisdiction is not specifically vested by law in the court of appeals.

B. In addition to its original appellate jurisdiction, the supreme court has jurisdiction to review by writ of certiorari to the court of appeals any civil or criminal matter in which the decision of the court of appeals:

(1) is in conflict with a decision of the supreme court;

(2) is in conflict with a decision of the court of appeals;

(3) involves a significant question of law under the constitution of New Mexico or the United States; or

(4) involves an issue of substantial public interest that should be determined by the supreme court.

Application to the supreme court for writ of certiorari to the court of appeals shall be filed with the clerk of the supreme court within twenty days after final action by the court of appeals. A copy of the application shall be filed by the clerk of the supreme court with the clerk of the court of appeals and the clerk of the court of appeals shall forthwith transmit the record in the case to the clerk of the supreme court. Upon filing of the application, the judgment and mandate of the court of appeals shall be stayed pending final action of the supreme court. No further briefs or oral argument in support of an application for writ of certiorari shall be filed or had in the supreme court unless so directed by the supreme court. If an application has not been acted upon within thirty days, it shall be deemed denied.

C. The supreme court has appellate jurisdiction in matters appealed to the court of appeals, but undecided by that court, if the court of appeals certifies to the supreme court that the matter involves:

(1) a significant question of law under the constitution of New Mexico or the United States; or

(2) an issue of substantial public interest that should be determined by the supreme court.

Any certification by the court of appeals under this subsection is a final determination of appellate jurisdiction.

D. The jurisdiction of the supreme court over the decisions of the court of appeals and over actions certified to it by the court of appeals is in addition to the jurisdiction of the supreme court in the issuance and determination of original writs directed to the court of appeals.
N.M. Stat. § 60-7A-4.1 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 7A / Section 60-7A-4.1
§ 60-7A-4.1. Unlawful sale of alcoholic beverages; criminal penalty; forfeiture
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any person to sell or attempt to sell alcoholic beverages at any place other than a licensed premises or as otherwise provided by the Liquor Control Act. 1

B. Any person who violates the provisions of Subsection A of this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

C. Any conveyance used or intended to be used for the purpose of unlawful sale of alcoholic beverages or money which is the fruit or instrumentality of the crime is subject to forfeiture, and the provisions of the Forfeiture Act 2 apply to the seizure, forfeiture and disposal of such property.
N.M. Stat. § 1-4-30 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1-4-30
§ 1-4-30. Cancellation of registration; voter's request
Status: in_force

A. The county clerk shall cancel a certificate of registration upon the request of a voter only for the following reasons:

(1) when the voter changes the voter's registered residence address to another county within the state;

(2) when the voter moves to another state; and

(3) upon the written request of the voter.

B. A written request by a voter to cancel the voter's registration shall be in writing and subscribed before a registration officer or a person authorized to administer oaths or on a form prescribed by the secretary of state.

C. The voter's certificate of registration shall be deemed canceled upon receipt by the county clerk of the request when the request is for the reasons specified in Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 19-4-17 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-17
§ 19-4-17. Conveyance of streets, parks and commons by probate judge
Status: in_force

If the title to any such land shall be vested in any probate judge, such probate judge shall convey to any such town, the land used or laid out by the town authorities, or otherwise, as streets, lanes, avenues, parks, commons and public grounds, within such time as provided in this chapter, for making conveyances to individuals, and in the same manner, and the mayor, president or probate judge, may make such statements in behalf of the town, showing the right of such town to such lands.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-2.3 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-2.3
§ 66-3-2.3. Full reciprocity registration; jurisdictions
Status: in_force

The right to the privileges and benefits of registration under the international registration plan extended by Sections 66-3-2.1 through 66-3-2.10 NMSA 1978 or by any contract, agreement or declaration made accordingly shall be subject to the condition that each vehicle registered in this state shall also be properly registered in all other jurisdictions during the registration period.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-12-20 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 12 / Section 59A-12-20
§ 59A-12-20. Place of business
Status: in_force

An insurance producer shall have and maintain a place of business accessible to the public where the licensee conducts transactions under the license. Nothing in this section shall prohibit maintenance of the place of business in the licensee's residence.
N.M. Stat. § 3-60A-46 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 60A / Section 3-60A-46
§ 3-60A-46. Limitation of actions
Status: in_force

No action shall be brought questioning the legality of any contract, financing agreement, mortgage, trust indenture, proceeding or bonds executed in connection with any project or improvements authorized by the Redevelopment Bonding Law on and after thirty days from the effective date of the resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds.