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N.M. Stat. § 3-16-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 16 / Section 3-16-15
§ 3-16-15. Continuation of prosecutions, ordinances, rights, privileges and franchises
Status: in_force

If there is a city and county consolidation all rights, franchises and privileges granted by the city or county and all ordinances of the city effective at the date the combined municipal organization government becomes operative shall continue in full force and effect throughout the combined municipal organization until expiration, repeal, termination, amendment or modification, as authorized by law, and all prosecutions not already commenced for offenses committed before or after the county-city government becomes operative may be made in the name of the combined municipal organization in the proper court.
N.M. Stat. § 21-22B-8 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 22B / Section 21-22B-8
§ 21-22B-8. Fund created; method of payment
Status: in_force

There is created in the state treasury the “nursing student loan for service fund”. All money appropriated for loans to nursing students under the Nursing Student Loan for Service Act shall be credited to the fund and all payments of principal and interest on loans made pursuant to that act received by the commission [department] shall be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the fund or shall be deposited with the commission’s [department’s] administrative agent. All payments for loans shall be made upon vouchers signed by the designated representatives of the commission [department].
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-1103 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-1103
§ 66-3-1103. Neighborhood electric cars
Status: in_force

A. A neighborhood electric car shall be equipped with head lamps, stop lamps, front and rear turn signal lamps, tail lamps, reflex reflectors, a parking brake, at least one interior and one exterior rear view mirror, a windshield, windshield wipers, a speedometer, an odometer, braking for each wheel, seat belts and a vehicle identification number.

B. Except as provided in Subsection C or D of this section, a neighborhood electric car, properly registered pursuant to the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code, in compliance with the Mandatory Financial Responsibility Act and driven by an individual with a valid driver's license, may be operated on any street, roadway or highway under the jurisdiction of either the state or a local authority if the posted maximum speed limit is thirty-five miles per hour or less; provided, a neighborhood electric car may cross at an intersection or permitted crossing point at any street, roadway or highway that has a posted maximum speed limit higher than thirty-five miles per hour.

C. A local authority may prohibit the operation of neighborhood electric cars on any road under its jurisdiction if the governing body of the local authority determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.

D. The department of transportation may prohibit the operation of neighborhood electric cars on any road under its jurisdiction if it determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.

E. Neighborhood electric cars are exempt from the following provisions:

(1) the emblems or flashing lights requirement for slow-moving vehicles in Section 66-3-887 NMSA 1978;

(2) any requirement for vehicle emission inspections adopted by a local authority pursuant to Subsection C of Section 74-2-4 NMSA 1978; and

(3) the minimum motor displacement requirement of Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of Section 66-7-405 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 4-48B-24 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48B / Section 4-48B-24
§ 4-48B-24. Revenue bonds; exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

The revenue bonds issued under authority of the Hospital Funding Act and the income from the bonds, all mortgages or other security instruments executed as security for the bonds, all agreement [agreements] made pursuant to the provisions of that act and the revenues derived therefrom by a county shall be exempt from all taxation by the state or any political subdivision thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 70-9-2 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 9 / Section 70-9-2
§ 70-9-2. New Mexico petroleum recovery research center; duties
Status: in_force

The objectives and duties of the New Mexico petroleum recovery research center shall be as follows:

A. to engage in theoretical and practical research into the recovery of petroleum and other energy resources;

B. to disseminate the knowledge acquired;

C. to assist, in all legal ways, persons and entities in the state in their efforts to effect additional recovery of petroleum and other energy resources from the state;

D. to perform any and all tasks in the area of petroleum recovery and other energy research as directed by the board of regents of the New Mexico institute of mining and technology; and

E. to cooperate with all other state and federal agencies as may be beneficial in carrying out the work of the New Mexico petroleum recovery research center.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-829 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-829
§ 66-3-829. Additional lighting equipment
Status: in_force

A. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two side cowl or fender lamps which shall emit an amber or white light without glare.

B. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one running-board courtesy lamp on each side thereof which shall emit a white or amber light without glare.

C. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two back-up lamps either separately or in combination with other lamps, but any such back-up lamp shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-39-14 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 39 / Section 59A-39-14
§ 59A-39-14. Contributions to insurer
Status: in_force

A. The attorney or other parties may advance to a domestic reciprocal insurer upon reasonable terms such funds as it may require from time to time in its operations. Sums so advanced shall not be treated as a liability of the insurer and, except upon liquidation of the insurer, shall not be withdrawn or repaid except out of the insurer's realized earned surplus in excess of its minimum required surplus. No such withdrawal or repayment shall be made without the advance approval of the superintendent.

B. This section does not apply to bank loans or to other loans made upon security.
N.M. Stat. § 3-51-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 51 / Section 3-51-6
§ 3-51-6. Interested officers and employees
Status: in_force

It is against public policy for any officer or employee of a city to acquire any interest in any parking facilities or related properties or any commercial enterprise connected or incidental thereto, or to have any interest in any contract or proposed contract related to parking facilities, unless the officer or employee shall first disclose the same in writing to the governing body of the city. Such disclosures shall be entered upon the minutes of the governing body of the city. Upon such disclosure, such officer or employee shall not participate in any action by the city affecting such property or contract. The failure so to disclose such interest shall constitute misconduct in office and the governing body may take such action with reference to any such contract or interest as it deems advisable. Any such contract or interest shall be void at the election of the governing body.
N.M. Stat. § 41-4-28 — NM Code / Chapter 41 / Article 4 / Section 41-4-28
§ 41-4-28. Coverage for liability subject to foreign jurisdiction's law
Status: in_force

A. Coverage which may be provided for liability arising under and subject to the substantive law of a jurisdiction other than New Mexico, including but not limited to other states, territories and possessions and the United States, is not limited as provided in Section 41-4-19 NMSA 1978 .

B. The risk management division shall purchase liability insurance coverage for all local public bodies otherwise participating in the public liability fund for liability arising under and subject to the substantive law of a jurisdiction other than New Mexico, including but not limited to other states, territories and possessions and the United States. The risk management division shall purchase such liability insurance only if the director of the risk management division determines that the coverage offered is satisfactory and available at reasonable cost. If satisfactory coverage is unavailable at reasonable cost, the risk management division may offer a certificate through the public liability fund in limits not to exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence. Any liability insurance shall provide coverage only for amounts in excess of the limits set forth in Section 41-4-19 NMSA 1978 .

Local public bodies shall obtain excess coverage for such foreign jurisdiction liability by paying into the public liability fund an assessment, determined by the director of the risk management division, based on the cost of the insurance and the risks to be insured. If such insurance is unavailable on a satisfactory basis or at reasonable cost and the risk management division does not provide a certificate or insurance with satisfactory limits, local public bodies shall cover such liability in accordance with Subparagraph (c) of Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of Section 41-4-20 NMSA 1978 .

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed as a waiver of any sovereign or governmental immunity.
N.M. Stat. § 73-18-32 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 18 / Section 73-18-32
§ 73-18-32. Voting rights
Status: in_force

A. In district precinct elections, landowners owning one acre of irrigable land five months preceding the election shall be entitled to one vote for each acre of irrigable land or major fraction of an acre owned by the landowner up to one hundred sixty acres. Landowners owning less than one acre of irrigable land have no vote. A landowner may vote in all voting precincts in which the landowner has irrigable land, entitling the landowner to vote as provided in Sections 73-18-30 and 73-18-31 NMSA 1978 .

B. For director-at-large, all persons who are over the age of eighteen and who have been the owners of real estate within the district for more than two months preceding the election shall be entitled to one vote.

C. All persons who are over the age of eighteen and who have been the owners of real estate within any municipality within the district for more than two months preceding the election shall be entitled to one vote for director representing the municipal election precinct.

D. To qualify voters to vote for directors-at-large and for director representing the municipal voting precinct, the ownership of real estate by the spouse shall be considered also ownership by the other spouse.
N.M. Stat. § 9-19-6.3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 19 / Section 9-19-6.3
§ 9-19-6.3. Secretary; power to manage a criminal records database
Status: in_force

The secretary may create, access, maintain and otherwise manage a criminal records database that merges criminal records data from multiple databases and gives courts and law enforcement agencies access to comprehensive criminal background records of criminal suspects and defendants.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-3A-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3A / Section 32A-3A-7
§ 32A-3A-7. Voluntary placement; time limitation
Status: in_force

A. A child may remain in voluntary placement for up to one hundred eighty consecutive days.

B. Prior to the expiration of the voluntary placement agreement, if the parent or guardian agrees in writing that the child is to remain in voluntary placement for up to an additional one hundred eighty days, the department shall file a petition to extend the voluntary placement. The department shall provide notice of the hearing on the petition for extension to the parent or guardian.

C. The court shall hold a hearing and enter a written final order within thirty days of the filing of the petition. If the court grants an extension of up to one hundred eighty days, the order shall contain findings that proper notice was given, the parent or guardian consents to the extension of the voluntary placement and the voluntary placement agreement is in the child's best interest. If an extension is denied, the court shall enter a written order denying the extension and directing the department to immediately return the child to the parent or guardian.

D. In no event shall a child remain in voluntary placement for a period in excess of three hundred sixty-five days in any two-year period.

E. Any placement described in this section shall not be considered abandonment by a parent, guardian or custodian or other family member.
N.M. Stat. § 23-1-7 — NM Code / Chapter 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-7
§ 23-1-7. Penalty for exceeding appropriations
Status: in_force

Any person violating any of the provisions of the two preceding sections shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 nor less than $100, or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than six months nor more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court trying such cause.
N.M. Stat. § 6-33-6 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 33 / Section 6-33-6
§ 6-33-6. Compromise; adjustment
Status: in_force

In the event of default in the payment of principal of or interest on an investment made, the authority is authorized to institute proper proceedings to collect matured interest and principal; the authority may, after consultation with the board of directors of the authority, accept for exchange purposes refunding bonds or other evidences of indebtedness at interest rates to be agreed upon with the obligor. The authority, after consultation with the board of directors of the authority, is authorized to adjust past-due interest or principal in default.
N.M. Stat. § 22-3B-13 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 3B / Section 22-3B-13
§ 22-3B-13. Public education commission district eight
Status: in_force

Public education commission district eight is composed of Chaves county precincts 1 through 18, 20 through 25, 31 through 36, 40 through 46, 51, 52, 61 through 64, 71 through 73, 81 through 85, 90 through 93 and 95; Colfax county; Curry county; De Baca county; Guadalupe county; Harding county; Lincoln county; Mora county; Quay county; Roosevelt county; San Miguel county; Taos county precincts 2 through 4, 7, 18, 21 and 26; and Union county.
N.M. Stat. § 65-7-8 — NM Code / Chapter 65 / Article 7 / Section 65-7-8
§ 65-7-8. Financial responsibility of transportation network companies
Status: in_force

A. Either the transportation network company driver, or the transportation network company on the driver's behalf, shall maintain primary automobile insurance that acknowledges that the driver is a transportation network company driver or otherwise uses a vehicle to transport riders for compensation and covers the driver:

(1) while the driver is logged on to the transportation network company's digital network; or

(2) while the driver is engaged in a prearranged ride.

B. While a transportation network company driver is logged on to the transportation network company's digital network, but is not engaged in a prearranged ride, the following minimum automobile insurance requirements shall apply: primary automobile liability insurance in the amount of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for death and bodily injury per person, one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for death and bodily injury per incident and twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for property damage and uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage to the extent required by Section 66-5-301 NMSA 1978 .

C. While a transportation network company driver is engaged in a prearranged ride, the following minimum automobile insurance requirements shall apply:

(1) insurance of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) primary automobile liability for death, bodily injury and property damage; and

(2) uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage to the extent required by Section 66-5-301 NMSA 1978 .

D. If insurance maintained by a transportation network company driver has lapsed or does not provide the minimum coverage required by this section, insurance maintained by a transportation network company shall provide the coverage required as the primary coverage.

E. Insurance required by this section shall be obtained from an insurer authorized to do business in the state or with a surplus lines insurer eligible pursuant to the New Mexico Insurance Code. 1

F. Insurance satisfying the requirements of this section shall be deemed to satisfy the insurance requirements of the Mandatory Financial Responsibility Act 2 for a transportation network company driver while engaged in a prearranged ride or logged onto a digital network.

G. At all times while a transportation network company driver is logged onto a digital network, the driver shall possess digital and physical proof of coverage required by this section.

H. In the event of a motor vehicle accident involving a transportation network company driver, which occurs while the driver is logged on to a digital network or engaged in a prearranged ride, the driver shall provide the required proof of insurance coverage to all passengers, other drivers, injured persons, automobile insurers and investigating law enforcement officers. A transportation network company driver shall also disclose whether the driver was logged on to a digital network, or on a prearranged ride, at the time of an accident.
N.M. Stat. § 58-21A-10 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 21A / Section 58-21A-10
§ 58-21A-10. Preemption
Status: in_force

Counties and municipalities, including home rule counties and municipalities, are prohibited from enacting and enforcing ordinances, resolutions or rules regulating financial or lending activities or imposing reporting requirements or any other obligations upon creditors regarding home loans that are subject to the Home Loan Protection Act.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1C-5 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1C / Section 58-1C-5
§ 58-1C-5. Interstate merger transactions and branching permitted
Status: in_force

A. One or more New Mexico banks may enter into an interstate merger transaction with one or more out-of-state banks pursuant to the Interstate Bank Branching Act, and an out-of-state bank resulting from the transaction may maintain and operate as branches in New Mexico the former New Mexico banks that participated in the transaction if the conditions and filing requirements of that act are met.

B. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this subsection, an interstate merger transaction is not permitted pursuant to the Interstate Bank Branching Act if, upon effecting the transaction, the resulting bank, including all insured depository institutions that would be affiliates, as defined in 12 U.S.C.A. Section 1841(k) , of the resulting bank, would result in an undue concentration of deposits totaling forty percent or more of the total deposits in all depository institutions in New Mexico. The director may by regulation adopt a procedure to waive the foregoing prohibition to prevent the insolvency or closing of a New Mexico state bank.

C. An interstate merger transaction resulting in the acquisition by an out-of-state bank of a New Mexico bank is not permitted pursuant to the Interstate Bank Branching Act, unless the New Mexico bank on the date of the acquisition has been in continuous operation under an active charter for a period of at least five years.
N.M. Stat. § 18-6-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 6 / Section 18-6-9
§ 18-6-9. Cultural property; unauthorized excavation, injury or destruction; criminal damage to property
Status: in_force

A. Any person who knowingly excavates, injures or destroys cultural property located on state land without a permit is guilty of criminal damage to property.

B. Any person who solicits, employs or counsels another person to excavate, injure or destroy cultural property located on state land without a permit is guilty of criminal damage to property.

C. Whoever commits criminal damage to property pursuant to the provisions of this section and the value of the property excavated, injured or destroyed is:

(1) less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced according to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978; or

(2) one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced according to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 5-7-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 7 / Section 5-7-1
§ 5-7-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Fire District Bond Act.”
N.M. Stat. § 44-7A-13 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 7A / Section 44-7A-13
§ 44-7A-13. Disclosure by arbitrator
Status: in_force

(a) Before accepting appointment, an individual who is requested to serve as an arbitrator, after making a reasonable inquiry, shall disclose to all parties to the agreement to arbitrate and arbitration proceeding and to any other arbitrators any known facts that a reasonable person would consider likely to affect the impartiality of the arbitrator in the arbitration proceeding, including:

(1) a financial or personal interest in the outcome of the arbitration proceeding; and

(2) an existing or past relationship with any of the parties to the agreement to arbitrate or the arbitration proceeding, their counsel or representatives, a witness or other arbitrators.

(b) An arbitrator has a continuing obligation to disclose to all parties to the agreement to arbitrate and arbitration proceeding and to any other arbitrators any facts that the arbitrator learns after accepting appointment which a reasonable person would consider likely to affect the impartiality of the arbitrator. If an arbitrator discloses a fact required by Subsection (a) or (b) to be disclosed and a party timely objects to the appointment or continued service of the arbitrator based upon the fact disclosed, the objection may be a ground under Section 24(a)(2) for vacating an award made by the arbitrator.

(c) If the arbitrator did not disclose a fact as required by Subsection (a) or (b), upon timely objection by a party, the court under Section 24(a)(2) may vacate an award.

(d) An arbitrator appointed as a neutral arbitrator who does not disclose a known, direct and material interest in the outcome of the arbitration proceeding or a known, existing and substantial relationship with a party is presumed to act with evident partiality under Section 24(a)(2).

(e) If the parties to an arbitration proceeding agree to the procedures of an arbitration organization or any other procedures for challenges to arbitrators before an award is made, substantial compliance with those procedures is a condition precedent to a motion to vacate an award on that ground under Section 24(a)(2).