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N.M. Stat. § 7-8A-11 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 8A / Section 7-8A-11
§ 7-8A-11. Crediting of dividends, interest and increments to owner's account
Status: in_force

If property other than money is delivered to the administrator under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995), the owner is entitled to receive from the administrator any income or gain realized or accruing on the property at or before liquidation or conversion of the property into money. If the property was an interest-bearing demand, savings, or time deposit, including a deposit that is automatically renewable, the administrator shall pay interest at a rate of five percent a year or any lesser rate the property earned while in the possession of the holder. Interest begins to accrue when the property is delivered to the administrator and ceases on the earlier of the expiration of ten years after delivery or the date on which payment is made to the owner. Interest on interest-bearing property is not payable for any period before the effective date of the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995), unless authorized by law superseded by that act.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-40 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-40
§ 10-11-40. State legislator member coverage plan 1; age and service requirements for normal retirement
Status: in_force

Under state legislator 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 or older and eight or more years of credited service;

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

D. age sixty years or older and twelve or more years of credited service; or

E. any age and fourteen or more years of credited service.
N.M. Stat. § 17-3-22 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 17-3-22
§ 17-3-22. Administration of 17-3-19 to 17-3-22
Status: in_force

The state game and fish department is hereby charged with the proper administration of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-6
§ 21-8-6. Rules; calling meetings of board of regents
Status: in_force

The board of regents shall have power and it shall be their duty to enact laws for the government of said college [New Mexico state university] and experiment station and the meetings of said board may be called in such manner as the regents may prescribe.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-24-2 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 24 / Section 32A-24-2
§ 32A-24-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Child Helmet Safety Act:

A. “ bicycle ” means a human-powered vehicle with two wheels in tandem designed to transport, by the act of pedaling, one or more persons seated on one or more saddle seats on its frame and includes an electric-assisted bicycle and a human-powered vehicle designed to transport by the act of pedaling, which has more than two wheels when the vehicle is used on a public roadway, public bicycle path or other public road or right of way, including a tricycle;

B. “ electric-assisted bicycle ” means a bicycle with fully operable pedals and an electric motor not exceeding seven hundred fifty watts of power;

C. “ minor ” means a person under eighteen years of age;

D. “ operator ” means a person under eighteen years of age who travels on a bicycle seated on a saddle seat from which that person is intended to and can pedal the bicycle, or who propels the person's self by way of using inline skates, roller skates, a skateboard or a scooter;

E. “ passenger ” means a person under eighteen years of age who travels on a bicycle or scooter in any manner except as an operator;

F. “ protective helmet ” means a piece of headgear that meets or exceeds the impact standard for protective helmets set by the United States consumer product safety commission federal safety standard and those standards developed by the American national standards institute, the Snell memorial foundation or the American society for testing and materials;

G. “ public bicycle path ” means a right of way under the jurisdiction and control of the state or a local political subdivision for use primarily by bicyclists and pedestrians;

H. “ public roadway ” means a right of way under the jurisdiction and control of the state or a local political subdivision for use primarily by motor vehicular traffic;

I. “ public skateboard park ” means an area of public property set aside, designed and maintained for recreation by persons using bicycles, scooters, skateboards or skates;

J. “ scooter ” means a wheeled vehicle, regardless of the number or placement of those wheels, that has handlebars, designed to be stood on by the operator or passenger and used to glide or propel the operator or passenger over the ground;

K. “ skateboard ” means a set of wheels attached to a platform or flat surface, regardless of the number or placement of those wheels, and used to glide or propel the operator over the ground; and

L. “ skates ” means a pair of devices worn on the feet with a set of wheels attached and used to glide or propel the user over the ground and may be either inline or roller, but “skates” does not include a pair of devices, similar to a pair of common shoes, that has one or more wheels embedded in the sole of each device.
N.M. Stat. § 62-2-7 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 2 / Section 62-2-7
§ 62-2-7. Quorum in directors' meeting
Status: in_force

A majority of the whole number of directors shall form a board for the transaction of business, and a decision of a majority of the directors assembled as a board shall be valid as a corporate act.
N.M. Stat. § 29-13-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 13 / Section 29-13-6
§ 29-13-6. Distribution of law enforcement protection fund
Status: in_force

A. Based on a periodic allotment approved by the division for the current fiscal year, the state treasurer shall distribute from the fund the amounts certified by the division to be distributed to governmental entities and the peace officers', New Mexico mounted patrol members' and reserve police officers' survivors fund as required in Section 29-13-4 NMSA 1978 . Payments shall be made by the treasurer to the appropriate governmental entity or fund unless otherwise specified in Subsection C of this section.

B. The state treasurer is authorized to redirect a distribution to the New Mexico finance authority in an amount certified by the division, pursuant to an ordinance or a resolution passed by the municipality or county and a written agreement of the municipality or county and the New Mexico finance authority.

C. Based on a periodic allotment approved by the division for the current fiscal year, the state treasurer shall distribute from the money in the fund money certified by the division to be distributed to tribes. Payment shall be made to the chief financial officer of the tribe. If necessary, the fund may be decreased below the level of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to enable payment to the tribes. If insufficient money remains in the fund to fully compensate the tribes, a report shall be made to the Indian affairs department and to an appropriate interim committee of the legislature that reviews issues having impact on tribes by September 1 of the year of the shortfall.

D. The New Mexico law enforcement standards and training council may notify the division and the state treasurer to withhold the distribution to any governmental entity that has failed to submit required reports to the council as provided in Section 29-7-7.2 NMSA 1978 or that employs law enforcement officers who have failed to submit proof of completion of required in-service law enforcement training as required in Section 29-7-7.1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 6-21D-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 21D / Section 6-21D-10
§ 6-21D-10. Annual report required
Status: in_force

No later than December 1 of each year, the department shall report to the legislature and to the governor on its activities during the previous fiscal year in administering the provisions of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Bonding Act. The report shall include:

A. details concerning all payments made for the installation of energy efficiency measures;

B. details concerning all expenditures made in administering the provisions of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Bonding Act;

C. a list of all buildings on which an energy efficiency assessment has been performed and the buildings in which energy efficiency measures were installed;

D. details showing how the energy cost savings were calculated;

E. an analysis of whether the program has been cost-effective;

F. a summary of activities being conducted during the present fiscal year; and

G. any additional information that will assist the legislature and the governor in evaluating the program.
N.M. Stat. § 72-12-7 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 12 / Section 72-12-7
§ 72-12-7. Change of location of well; change in use on application; temporary change
Status: in_force

A. The owner of a water right may change the location of his well or change the use of the water, but only upon application to the state engineer and upon showing that the change will not impair existing rights and will not be contrary to the conservation of water within the state and will not be detrimental to the public welfare of the state. The application may be granted only after such advertisement and hearing as are prescribed in the case of original applications.

B. When the owner of a water right applies for a temporary change of not to exceed one year for not more than three acre-feet of water to a different location or to a different use, or both, the state engineer shall make an investigation and, if the change does not permanently impair any vested rights of others, he shall enter an order authorizing the change. If he finds that the change sought might impair vested rights, he shall order advertisement and hearing as in other cases.

C. If objections or protests have been filed within the time prescribed in the notice or if the state engineer is of the opinion that the permit should not be issued, the state engineer may deny the application or, before he acts on the application, may order that a hearing be held. He shall notify the applicant of his action by certified mail sent to the address shown in the application.
N.M. Stat. § 60-8A-19 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 8A / Section 60-8A-19
§ 60-8A-19. Authority to refuse affirmations
Status: in_force

Upon finding that a person has violated the Liquor Control Act and after appeal or, in the event no appeal is taken, upon the expiration of the time during which an appeal could have been taken, the director may refuse to accept any affirmation required to be filed by such person for a period not to exceed three months.
N.M. Stat. § 74-10-83 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 10 / Section 74-10-83
§ 74-10-83. Combination of refunding and other bonds
Status: in_force

Bonds for refunding and bonds for any other purpose or purposes authorized in the Solid Waste Authority Act may be issued separately or issued in combination in one series or more.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-838 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-838
§ 66-3-838. Authority of director with reference to safety and lighting devices
Status: in_force

A. The director is hereby required to approve or disapprove lighting and other safety devices mentioned in Sections 66-3-801 through 66-3-887 NMSA 1978 and shall be guided in doing so by national authorities including the Society of Automotive Engineers. In approving lighting devices, the director shall also be guided by the headlamp standards established by the United Nations' agreement concerning the adoption of approval and reciprocal recognition of approval for motor vehicle equipment and parts done at Geneva on March 20, 1958, as amended and adopted by Canadian Standards Association (CSA Standard D106.2).

B. The director is hereby required to approve or disapprove any lighting and safety device of a type on which approval is required in Sections 66-3-801 through 66-3-887 NMSA 1978 within a reasonable time after such device has been submitted.

C. The director is further authorized to set up the procedure which shall be followed when any device is submitted for approval.

D. The director upon approving any such lamp or device shall issue to the applicant a certificate of approval together with any instructions determined by him.

E. The director shall publish lists of all lamps and devices by name and type which have been approved by him, together with instructions as to the permissible candle power rating of the bulbs which he has determined for use therein and such other instructions as to adjustment as the director may deem necessary.
N.M. Stat. § 16-4-10 — NM Code / Chapter 16 / Article 4 / Section 16-4-10
§ 16-4-10. Declaration of policy and funding intent
Status: in_force

A. The preservation, protection and maintenance of the natural and scenic beauty of a designated portion of the Rio Grande and its immediate corridor is in the public interest. The designation of the Rio Grande Valley state park will enable people to enjoy the recreational, environmental, educational and wildlife benefits of the river. Therefore, the legislature declares it to be in the public interest, in furtherance of sound environmental policy and for the good of the people to establish the Rio Grande Valley state park.

B. It is the intent of the Rio Grande Valley State Park Act that the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department not bear the operating costs for the Rio Grande Valley state park except for the area within the Rio Grande nature center state park. The state may expend funds within the boundaries of the entire Rio Grande Valley state park as it deems appropriate.
N.M. Stat. § 63-9A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 9A / Section 63-9A-6
§ 63-9A-6. Certificate required
Status: in_force

A. No public telecommunications service shall be offered in this state except in accordance with the provisions of the New Mexico Telecommunications Act.

B. No public telecommunications service shall be offered within this state without the telecommunications company first having obtained from the commission a certificate declaring that the operation is in the present or future public convenience and necessity, unless the operation is otherwise authorized by the New Mexico Telecommunications Act.

C. The commission shall have full power and authority to determine matters of public convenience and necessity relating to the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to a provider of public telecommunications service; provided, however, that in keeping with the purposes of the New Mexico Telecommunications Act, the commission shall not deny an applicant a certificate on the grounds of need if it is shown that the applicant possesses adequate financial resources and technical competency to provide the service. It shall be within the discretion of the commission to determine when and upon what conditions plant, equipment or services may be provided under certificates of public convenience and necessity, by more than one person, and the commission may attach to the exercise of rights granted by the certificate such terms and conditions as, in its judgment, the public convenience and necessity may require or as otherwise authorized.

D. All certificates of public convenience and necessity shall:

(1) continue in force, notwithstanding the provisions of this section; and

(2) remain subject to all terms and conditions imposed by statute or commission order at the time of issuance or in connection with any subsequent amendment, notwithstanding the provisions of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 73-20-46.1 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 20 / Section 73-20-46.1
§ 73-20-46.1. Assessments; limitations
Status: in_force

A levy approved by the voters of a district and authorized by the commission pursuant to Section 73-20-46 NMSA 1978 prior to July 1, 2018 shall continue to be assessed pursuant to the laws in effect at the time the levy was initially approved; provided that the aggregate of all levies in a district approved prior to July 1, 2018 that continue in effect and any levies in the same district approved on or after July 1, 2018 shall not exceed the maximum allowable levy in a district pursuant to Subsection A of Section 73-20-46 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 1-6C-9 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 6C / Section 1-6C-9
§ 1-6C-9. Judicial proceedings
Status: in_force

A. In a judicial proceeding related to an election, upon good cause shown and only as is required to complete the judicial proceeding, a judge may permit in-camera inspection of a voter-participant's voter registration information and information related to participation in the confidential substitute address program.

B. The administrator shall be notified and joined as an indispensable party on behalf of the confidential substitute address program in a judicial proceeding related to an election whenever a judge considers permitting in-camera inspection of any information related to a voter-participant and before such determination is made.

C. In a judicial proceeding related to an election in which the secretary of state is a party in the secretary's capacity as the chief election officer of the state and the administrator is joined as an indispensable party on behalf of the confidential substitute address program, the attorney general shall provide separate representation for the secretary of state and for the administrator.

D. Information reviewed in-camera pursuant to this section shall not be admitted into evidence unless the information is the basis for the final judgment by the court.
N.M. Stat. § 22-11-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-1
§ 22-11-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 22, Article 11 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Educational Retirement Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2-22 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-22
§ 17-2-22. Sale of evidence in cases of appeal
Status: in_force

A. For the purpose of avoiding waste, game or fish confiscated and held as evidence in any prosecution for violation of the game laws, if fit for human consumption, shall be sold by the conservation officer or other officer having jurisdiction in the prosecution as soon as possible after the filing of any appeal from the decision of the court to any higher court.

B. The evidence shall be sold for the highest cash price offered and the proceeds of the sale forwarded to the main office of the department of game and fish at Santa Fe to be deposited in the game protection fund. A copy of the receipt of sale shall be delivered to the court and shall be attached to the papers forwarded to the higher court on appeal.

C. If the higher court finds the defendant to be not guilty of the charge he shall be reimbursed within ten days after such decision by the department of game and fish for the full amount of the proceeds from the sale of evidence.
N.M. Stat. § 31-1-4 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 1 / Section 31-1-4
§ 31-1-4. Criminal actions; docketing action; service; return
Status: in_force

A. Upon filing of the complaint of a law enforcement officer, the court shall docket the action. Upon the filing of the complaint of any other person, the court shall collect the docket fee from the person before docketing the action.

B. Upon the docketing of any criminal action, the court may issue a summons directing the defendant to appear before the court at a time stated in the summons.

C. When a warrant is issued in a criminal action, it shall be directed to a law enforcement officer, and the defendant named in the warrant shall, upon arrest, be brought by the officer before the court without unnecessary delay.

D. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the district court to issue process in criminal cases filed in the district court. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the magistrate court or the magistrate, if there is no clerk, to issue process in criminal cases filed in the magistrate court. It shall be the duty of the law enforcement officer to whom process is directed to execute process and return the same to the clerk of the court from which process is issued or, if there is no clerk of the court, to the judge thereof.

E. Except for criminal actions filed in municipal court, all police officers authorized to serve process issued in any criminal action have jurisdiction to serve such process in any county of this state.
N.M. Stat. § 72-14-36 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 14 / Section 72-14-36
§ 72-14-36. Special water revenue bonds of interstate stream commission; purpose
Status: in_force

A. For the purpose of building, operating and maintaining dams on the Canadian river or its tributaries between Conchas dam and the Texas border, the interstate stream commission of the state is hereby authorized to anticipate the proceeds of the collection of taxes imposed upon natural resources by Chapter 103, New Mexico Session Laws of 1937, as amended, to the extent hereinafter authorized by the issuance and sale of bonds not exceeding the aggregate of five million dollars ($5,000,000) at such time and bearing such rate or rates of interest, not exceeding six percent a year as the interstate stream commission may determine.

B. The interstate stream commission of the state shall not allow construction to commence until it has reasonable assurance that this project will produce sufficient income with which to pay the cost of operation and maintenance of the dams constructed.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-28 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-28
§ 10-11-28. State police member, correctional officer member and probation and parole officer member coverage plan 1; age and service requirements for normal retirement
Status: in_force

Under state police member, correctional officer member and probation and parole officer member coverage plan 1:

A. for a member who was a retired member or a member on June 30, 2013, the age and service requirements for normal retirement are:

(1) age sixty-five years or older and five or more years of credited service;

(2) age sixty-four years and eight or more years of credited service;

(3) age sixty-three years and eleven or more years of credited service;

(4) age sixty-two years and fourteen or more years of credited service;

(5) age sixty-one years and seventeen or more years of credited service;

(6) age sixty years and twenty or more years of credited service; or

(7) any age and twenty-five or more years of credited service; and

B. for a member who was not a retired member or a member on June 30, 2013, the age and service requirements for normal retirement are:

(1) age sixty years or older and five or more years of service credit; or

(2) any age and twenty-five or more years of service credit.