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N.M. Stat. § 22-13-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 13 / Section 22-13-12
§ 22-13-12. Approved driver-education courses
Status: in_force

A. The state board [department] or its designated representative shall adopt and promulgate minimum standards for approved driver-education and motorcycle driver-education courses taught in any school in the state.

B. A driver-education or motorcycle driver-education course shall provide to students legally entitled to operate the type of motor vehicle involved, classroom instruction and behind-the-wheel or on-the-motorcycle training in the safe operation of the motor vehicle.

C. An approved driver-education or motorcycle driver-education course is a course of instruction certified by the state superintendent [secretary] as meeting the minimum standards for such a driver-education course adopted by the state board [department] or its designated representative.
N.M. Stat. § 28-16A-11 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 16A / Section 28-16A-11
§ 28-16A-11. Developmental disabilities council; reports
Status: in_force

The council shall submit reports on its preceding year's work to the governor and the interim legislative health and human services committee by November 1 of each year. The reports shall contain recommendations, if any, for legislation or other appropriate action.
N.M. Stat. § 60-8A-1.1 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 8A / Section 60-8A-1.1
§ 60-8A-1.1. Unlawful inducements
Status: in_force

A. No retailer licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee, governmental licensee or licensee that dispenses any kind or class of alcoholic beverage shall directly or indirectly, or through an affiliate, give or permit to be given money or any other thing of substantial value in any effort to induce any person to persuade or influence any other person to purchase, or contract for the purchase of, any particular brand or kind of alcoholic beverages, or to persuade or influence any person to refrain from purchasing, or refrain from contracting for the purchase of, any particular brand or kind of alcoholic beverages.

B. No retailer licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee, governmental licensee or licensee that dispenses any kind or class of alcoholic beverage shall directly or indirectly, or through an affiliate, receive or otherwise accept an inducement prohibited pursuant to Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-2-2 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 2 / Section 59A-2-2
§ 59A-2-2. Superintendent; appointment; term; compensation; removal
Status: in_force

A. The position of superintendent of insurance shall be the chief officer of the office of superintendent of insurance.

B. The superintendent shall be appointed by the insurance nominating committee.

C. The superintendent shall serve for a term of four years, except that the initial term beginning July 1, 2013 shall end on December 31, 2015. An incumbent superintendent may apply to the insurance nominating committee for appointment to additional terms.

D. The superintendent's annual compensation shall be subject to legislative appropriation and established by the insurance nominating committee at the start of each term and annually thereafter. The superintendent's annual compensation shall be no lower than that of the lowest-compensated cabinet secretary and no higher than that of the highest-compensated cabinet secretary.

E. The superintendent shall not be removed except for incompetence, willful neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. The insurance nominating committee may remove the superintendent after providing the superintendent with notice and a hearing.
N.M. Stat. § 1-15-11 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 15 / Section 1-15-11
§ 1-15-11. United States senator; nomination
Status: in_force

Candidates for the office of United States senator shall be nominated during the year of the general election next preceding the expiration of the term of office of the United States senator whose successor is to be nominated and elected. Nominations shall be in the manner prescribed by the Election Code for state officers.
N.M. Stat. § 30-42-2 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 42 / Section 30-42-2
§ 30-42-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Racketeering Act is to eliminate the infiltration and illegal acquisition of legitimate economic enterprise by racketeering practices and the use of legal and illegal enterprises to further criminal activities.
N.M. Stat. § 6-18-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 18 / Section 6-18-10
§ 6-18-10. General provisions
Status: in_force

A. The bond legislation for any bonds authorized under the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act may make or authorize provision for any of the following:

(1) the call of the bonds for redemption prior to maturity at the option of the public body or at the option of the owner or holder, the redemption prices to be paid on stated dates of redemption, and other terms and conditions of redemption;

(2) the use of facsimiles of the signatures of all officers of the public body required or permitted or sign the bonds if authentication of the bonds, by manual signature, by a trustee or other agent is provided for as a condition of the validity of the bonds, and no such bonds shall be valid unless authenticated, and, if applicable, for the use of a facsimile of the seal of the public body;

(3) the manner of giving notice by publication or otherwise, and the time and effect thereof;

(4) designating agents for receipt of notice or service in other states;

(5) the filing and renewal of any financing statements in any jurisdiction under the Uniform Commercial Code 1 or comparable law; and

(6) any matter related or incidental to authority elsewhere granted in the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act and deemed by the legislative body to be necessary or convenient to carry out the purpose of that act.

B. The issuance of the initial bonds under the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act within the time periods provided for in Section 6-15-9 or Subsection F [Subsection J] of Section 3-31-1 NMSA 1978 or in any other applicable law relating to time limitations on the issuance of bonds shall constitute compliance with any such law as to such bonds and any renewal, refunding or remarketing of such bonds or of such renewal or refunding bonds, notwithstanding that the renewal or refunding bonds are issued or the remarketing of such bonds occurs after such period.

C. Any maximum maturities for bonds provided for by law which otherwise would be applicable to bonds issued under the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act shall limit the maturities of bonds issued under that act.

D. The remarketing of indebtedness after a demand for payment or delivery or put for purchase or repurchase shall not be deemed to be a new issuance of the indebtedness but shall constitute a continuance of the original indebtedness.
N.M. Stat. § 46-13-5 — NM Code / Chapter 46 / Article 13 / Section 46-13-5
§ 46-13-5. Terms-of-service agreement
Status: in_force

A. The Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act does not change or impair a right of a custodian or a user under a terms-of-service agreement to access and use digital assets of the user.

B. The Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act does not give a fiduciary or designated recipient any new or expanded rights other than those held by the user for whom, or for whose estate, the fiduciary or designated recipient acts or represents.

C. A fiduciary's or designated recipient's access to digital assets may be modified or eliminated by a user, by federal law or by a terms-of-service agreement if the user has not provided direction under Section 4 of the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
N.M. Stat. § 47-7-14 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 7 / Section 47-7-14
§ 47-7-14. Copy of the floor plans to be filed
Status: in_force

Simultaneously with the recording of the declaration, there shall be filed in the office of the county clerk a set of the floor plans of the building showing:

A. the layout, location and dimensions of the units, stating the name of the building or that it has no name, and bearing the verified statement of a registered architect or licensed professional engineer certifying that it is an accurate copy of portions of the plans of the building as filed with, and approved by, the governmental subdivision having jurisdiction over the issuance of permits for the construction of buildings; or

B. if the building consists of separate units not substantially sharing any common structural elements, the exterior dimensions of the units, their location and the common areas, and bearing the verified statement of a registered architect or licensed professional engineer certifying that it is an accurate copy of portions of the plans of the building as filed with, and approved by, the governmental subdivision having jurisdiction over the approval of plats for real estate.

The plans shall be kept by the county clerk in a separate file for each building, indexed in the same manner as a conveyance entitled to record, numbered serially in the order of receipt, each designated “unit ownership,” a reference to the book, page and date of recording of the declaration. The record of the declaration shall contain a reference to the file number of the floor plans of the building affected.
N.M. Stat. § 30-16-37 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 16 / Section 30-16-37
§ 30-16-37. Obtaining fraudulently acquired transportation ticket at a discount
Status: in_force

Any person who obtains, at a discount price, a ticket issued by an airline, railroad, steamship or other transportation company, which ticket was acquired in violation of Section 30-16-33 NMSA 1978 , without reasonable inquiry to ascertain that the person from whom it was obtained had a legal right to possess it, shall be presumed to know that the ticket was acquired under circumstances constituting a violation of Section 30-16-33 NMSA 1978 , and shall be guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-26 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-26
§ 4-55A-26. Improvement district; private or public sale of property; redemption period; application for authorization; appraisement; disposition of proceeds
Status: in_force

A. No real property shall be sold by the trustee to satisfy a delinquent assessment until at least fifteen days after the date of the order, judgment or decree of the court, within which time the owner of the tract or parcel of land may pay off the decree and avoid the sale. Any real estate sold under any order, judgment or decree of court to satisfy the lien may be redeemed at any time within one year of the date of sale by the owner or mortgage holder or other person having an interest, or their assigns, by repaying to the purchaser or his assign the amount paid with interest from the date of purchase at the rate of twelve percent per year.

B. After expiration of the fifteen-day period, the trustee may sell the property at a public or private sale subject to the right of redemption, and, if not paid from the proceeds of the sale, subject to the indebtedness claimed under the lien, ad valorem taxes and other special assessments having a lien on the property which is coequal with the lien for ad valorem taxes.

C. The proceeds of the sale of the foreclosed tract or parcel of land at either a private sale or a public sale shall be applied as follows:

(1) first, to the payment of costs in giving notice of the sale and of conducting the sale;

(2) second, to costs and fees taxed against the tract or parcel of land in the foreclosure proceedings;

(3) third, on a pro rata basis, to the indebtedness claimed under the lien and to ad valorem taxes and other special assessments having a lien on the property that are coequal with the ad valorem taxes; and

(4) fourth, after all such costs, liens, assessments and taxes are paid, to the former owner, mortgage holder or other parties having an interest in the tract or parcel, upon such person providing satisfactory proof to the court of such interest and upon approval of the court. Receipts for the satisfaction of the indebtedness claimed under the lien shall be paid into the proper improvement district fund for payment of the interest and the bonds or assignable certificates. In case of the sale of any tract or parcel of land subject to more than one delinquent assessment, such remaining proceeds shall be distributed into the proper improvement district funds for such payment pro rata based upon the total unpaid amount due each such district.
N.M. Stat. § 1-5-21 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1-5-21
§ 1-5-21. Data processor; custody and protection of voter file; delivery of voter file and program records
Status: in_force

A. The designated data processor shall provide the secretary of state, county clerk or county with data processing services in the implementation and maintenance of the Voter Records System Act and in carrying out such other services as are reasonably related to providing data processing of the voter records system.

B. The designated data processor shall preserve and safeguard voter files and voter registration system software from loss, damage, unauthorized alteration, unauthorized access and unauthorized reproduction and shall ensure their continued use and accessibility while they are in the data processor's custody.

C. No copies of the voter file or information or listings derived therefrom shall be furnished by the data processor to any person other than the secretary of state, the county clerk or their designated agents.
N.M. Stat. § 13-4-32 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 13-4-32
§ 13-4-32. Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that the practices of bid shopping and bid peddling in connection with the construction, alteration and repair of public works projects often result in poor quality of material and workmanship to the detriment of the public, deprive the public of the full benefits of fair competition among contractors and subcontractors and lead to insolvencies and loss of wages to employees.
N.M. Stat. § 41-5-7 — NM Code / Chapter 41 / Article 5 / Section 41-5-7
§ 41-5-7. Medical expenses and punitive damages
Status: in_force

A. Awards of past and future medical care and related benefits shall not be subject to the limitations of recovery imposed in Section 41-5-6 NMSA 1978 .

B. The health care provider shall be liable for all medical care and related benefit payments until the total payments made by or on behalf of it for monetary damages and medical care and related benefits combined equals the health care provider's personal liability limit as provided in Subsection I of Section 41-5-6 NMSA 1978 , after which the payments shall be made by the fund.

C. Beginning January 1, 2027, any amounts due from a judgment or settlement against a hospital or outpatient health care facility shall not be paid from the fund if the injury or death occurred after December 31, 2026.

D. This section shall not be construed to prevent a patient and a health care provider from entering into a settlement agreement whereby medical care and related benefits shall be provided for a limited period of time only or to a limited degree.

E. A judgment of punitive damages against a health care provider shall be the personal liability of the health care provider. Punitive damages shall not be paid from the fund or from the proceeds of the health care provider's insurance contract unless the contract expressly provides coverage. Nothing in Section 41-5-6 NMSA 1978 precludes the award of punitive damages to a patient. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the imposition of liability for punitive damages where that imposition would not be otherwise authorized by law.
N.M. Stat. § 58-21A-9 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 21A / Section 58-21A-9
§ 58-21A-9. Civil action
Status: in_force

A. A borrower harmed by a violation of the Home Loan Protection Act may bring a civil action to recover:

(1) actual damages, including consequential and incidental damages;

(2) statutory damages equal to two times the finance charge paid under the loan and forfeiture of the remaining interest under the loan;

(3) punitive damages, when the violation was malicious or reckless;

(4) costs and reasonable attorney fees; and

(5) injunctive, declaratory and such other equitable relief as the court deems appropriate in an action to enforce compliance with the Home Loan Protection Act.

B. The civil action and remedies provided in this section are not exclusive and are in addition to any other action or remedies available to a borrower under applicable law.

C. A creditor is not liable in an action brought pursuant to this section if:

(1) within thirty days of the home loan closing and prior to receiving any notice from the borrower of the violation, the creditor has made appropriate restitution to the borrower, and appropriate adjustments are made to the loan; or

(2) the violation was not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error in fact notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to avoid such errors and within sixty days of the loan closing and prior to receiving any notice from the borrower of the violation, the borrower is notified of the violation, appropriate restitution is made to the borrower and appropriate adjustments are made to the loan.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16C-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16C / Section 10-16C-3
§ 10-16C-3. Public employer retaliatory action prohibited
Status: in_force

A public employer shall not take any retaliatory action against a public employee because the public employee:

A. communicates to the public employer or a third party information about an action or a failure to act that the public employee believes in good faith constitutes an unlawful or improper act;

B. provides information to, or testifies before, a public body as part of an investigation, hearing or inquiry into an unlawful or improper act; or

C. objects to or refuses to participate in an activity, policy or practice that constitutes an unlawful or improper act.
N.M. Stat. § 1-20-3 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 20 / Section 1-20-3
§ 1-20-3. Registration offenses
Status: in_force

Registration offenses consist of performing any of the following acts willfully and with knowledge and intent to deceive any registration officer or to subvert the registration requirements of the law or rights of any qualified elector:

A. signing or offering to sign a certificate of registration when not a qualified elector;

B. falsifying any information on the certificate of registration;

C. soliciting, procuring, aiding, abetting, inducing or attempting to solicit, procure, aid, abet or induce any person to register or attempt to register with the name of any other person, whether real, deceased or fictitious; or

D. destroying the certificate of registration of any qualified elector, or removing such certificate from its proper binder or file, except as provided in the Election Code.

Whoever commits a registration offense is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-17
§ 7-9-17. Exemption; gross receipts tax; wages
Status: in_force

Exempted from the gross receipts tax are the receipts of employees from wages, salaries, commissions or from any other form of remuneration for personal services.
N.M. Stat. § 58-19-4 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 19 / Section 58-19-4
§ 58-19-4. Suspension or revocation of licenses; renewal license denied; appeals
Status: in_force

A. Renewal of a license originally granted under the Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act may be denied or a license may be suspended or revoked by the director on any of the following grounds:

(1) material misstatement in application for license;

(2) willful failure to comply with any provision of that act relating to retail installment contracts;

(3) defrauding any retail buyer to the buyer's detriment while a licensee under that act;

(4) fraudulent misrepresentation, circumvention or concealment by the licensee through whatever subterfuge or device of any of the material particulars required to be stated or furnished to the retail buyer under that act; or

(5) during the course of examination, the licensee intentionally furnished the examiner or duly authorized representative with false or misleading information so as to prevent discovery of apparent violations of that act.

B. If a licensee is a firm, association or corporation, it shall be sufficient cause for the suspension or revocation of a license that any officer, director or trustee of a licensed firm, association or corporation, or any member of a licensed partnership, has acted or failed to act in the conduct of the business under its license as would be cause for suspending or revoking a license to the person as an individual. Each licensee shall be responsible for the acts of any of its employees while acting as its agent, if the licensee after actual knowledge of the acts retained the benefits, proceeds, profits or advantages accruing from the acts or otherwise ratified the acts.

C. No license shall be denied, suspended or revoked except after hearing. The director shall give the licensee at least ten days' written notice, in the form of an order to show cause, of the time and place of the hearing by certified mail addressed to the principal place of business. The notice shall contain the grounds of complaint against the licensee. Any order suspending or revoking a license shall recite the grounds upon which the order is based. The order shall be entered upon the records of the director and shall not be effective until after thirty days' written notice thereof, given after the entry, forwarded by certified mail to the licensee at his principal place of business. No revocation, suspension or surrender of any license shall impair or affect the obligation of any lawful retail installment contract acquired previously by the licensee.

D. A person aggrieved by the denial, suspension or revocation of a license may file an appeal to the district court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 .

E. The director shall publish a notice that a license has been revoked or suspended within thirty days after the revocation or suspension in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the licensee was doing business.
N.M. Stat. § 21-5-17 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 5 / Section 21-5-17
§ 21-5-17. Interest and retirement fund established
Status: in_force

The board of regents shall at the time of issuing said bonds, establish for the payment of the principal and interest thereof a fund to be known as “interest and retirement fund” into which fund said board shall immediately place a sum not less than the amount necessary to pay the interest and maturing principal of said bonds for the ensuing twelve (12) months and annually thereafter shall continue to place in said fund a sufficient amount to pay principal and interest maturing in the succeeding twelve (12) months.