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N.M. Stat. § 25-2-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 25 / Article 2 / Section 25-2-12
§ 25-2-12. Manufacturing, packing and processing permits for certain classes of food; suspension; inspections
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the board finds after investigation that the distribution in New Mexico of any class of food may, by reason of contamination with microorganisms during manufacture, processing or packing thereof in any locality, be injurious to health and that such injurious nature cannot be adequately determined after such articles have entered commerce, it then and in such case only shall promulgate regulations providing for the issuance by the director to manufacturers, processors or packers of such class of food in such locality of permits to which shall be attached such conditions governing the manufacture, processing or packing of such class of food for such temporary period of time as may be necessary to protect the public health, and after the effective date of such regulations and during such temporary period, no person shall introduce or deliver for introduction into commerce any such food manufactured, processed or packed by any such manufacturer, processor or packer unless such manufacturer, processor or packer holds a permit issued by the director as provided by such regulations. In promulgating regulations pursuant to this section, the board shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 74-1-9 NMSA 1978 .

B. The director is authorized to suspend immediately upon notice any permit issued under authority of this section if it is found that any of the conditions of the permit have been violated. The holder of a permit so suspended shall be privileged at any time to apply for the reinstatement of such permit, and the director shall, immediately after prompt hearing and an inspection of the establishment, reinstate such permit if it is found that adequate measures have been taken to comply with and maintain the conditions of the permit as originally issued or as amended.

C. The director shall have access to any factory or establishment, the operator of which holds a permit from the director for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the conditions of the permit are being complied with, and denial of access for such inspection shall be ground for suspension of the permit until such access is freely given by the operator.
N.M. Stat. § 13-7-3 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 13-7-3
§ 13-7-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Health Care Purchasing Act:

A. “consolidated purchasing” means a single process for the procurement of all health care benefits by the publicly funded insurance agencies in compliance with the Procurement Code and includes associated activities related to the procurement such as actuarial, cost containment, benefits consultation and analysis; and

B. “publicly funded health care agency” means the:

(1) risk management division and the group benefits committee of the general services department;

(2) retiree health care authority;

(3) public school insurance authority; and

(4) publicly funded health care program of any public school district with a student enrollment in excess of sixty thousand students.
N.M. Stat. § 73-12-48 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 12 / Section 73-12-48
§ 73-12-48. District shall pay tax on gross revenue derived from sales of surplus power
Status: in_force

Any district organized under the provisions of this act shall be taxed in the sum of four percent (4%) of the gross revenue derived from the sale of surplus power, which amount shall be paid into the county treasury of the county in which such district is organized to the credit of the county road fund.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-41-29 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 41 / Section 59A-41-29
§ 59A-41-29. Order of rehabilitation; termination
Status: in_force

A. An order to rehabilitate a domestic insurer shall direct the superintendent and his successors in office forthwith to take possession of the property of such insurer and to conduct the business thereof, and to take such steps toward the removal of the causes and conditions which have made such proceeding necessary as the court shall direct.

B. If at any time the superintendent shall deem that further efforts to rehabilitate the insurer would be futile, he may apply to the court for an order of liquidation.

C. The superintendent or any interested person upon due notice to the superintendent, at any time may apply for an order terminating any rehabilitation proceeding and permitting such insurer to resume possession of its property and the conduct of its business, but no such order shall be granted except when, after a full hearing, the court shall determine that the purposes of the proceeding have been fully accomplished.

D. The superintendent may apply for an order directing him to liquidate the business of a domestic insurer or the United States branch of an alien insurer having trusteed assets in this state, upon any one or more of the grounds specified in Section 720 of this article regardless of whether or not there has been a prior order directing him to rehabilitate such insurer.
N.M. Stat. § 21-14-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 14 / Section 21-14-16
§ 21-14-16. Ruidoso branch community college
Status: in_force

The Ruidoso branch community college may be created as provided in Chapter 21, Article 14 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 7-7-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 7-7-10
§ 7-7-10. Administration
Status: in_force

The Estate Tax Act shall be administered and enforced as provided in the Tax Administration Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 66-6-6 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 6 / Section 66-6-6
§ 66-6-6. Additional fees
Status: in_force

For the registration of any vehicle having solid tires the division shall charge the following additional fees:

A. all vehicles having solid rubber tires, twenty-five percent additional; and

B. all vehicles having solid tires of material other than rubber, one hundred percent additional.
N.M. Stat. § 58-23-5 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 23 / Section 58-23-5
§ 58-23-5. Council; created; members; qualifications; board
Status: in_force

A. There is created a public body politic and corporate, separate and apart from the state, constituting a governmental instrumentality to be known as the “New Mexico hospital equipment loan council” for the performance of essential public functions.

B. The council shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of five members. The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint the members of the board.

C. Each member of the board shall be a resident of the state, and in addition:

(1) two members shall be officers or directors of financial institutions located in New Mexico;

(2) two members shall be officers or directors of a health facility located in New Mexico. Such members shall have been employed for a total of five years as officers or directors of any health facility;

(3) one member shall be appointed from and represent the public and shall not be directly or indirectly affiliated with any health facility; and

(4) no more than three members shall be of the same political party.

D. The council shall be separate and apart from the state and shall not be subject to the supervision or control of any board, bureau, department or agency of the state except as specifically provided in the Hospital Equipment Loan Act. In order to effectuate the separation of the state from the council, no use of the terms “state agency” or “instrumentality” in any other law of the state shall be deemed to refer to the council unless the council is specifically referred to therein, except that the council is a state agency and instrumentality for the purposes of Article 8, Section 3 of the constitution of New Mexico .
N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-30 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-30
§ 4-55A-30. Improvement district; reassessment; defects waived; credit for previous payment
Status: in_force

A. The fact that:

(1) the contract has been let;

(2) an improvement has been wholly or partially constructed;

(3) an omission, failure or neglect of the board or county officer to comply with the requirements of Sections 1 through 20 of the County Improvement District Act; or

(4) any other matter whatsoever connected with the improvement or initial assessment is invalid,

shall not invalidate or in any way affect the making of a reassessment as authorized in Section 29 of the County Improvement District Act and charging the benefited tract or parcel of land the cost of the improvement.

B. When the reassessment is complete, any money paid on the former attempted assessment against a tract or parcel of land shall be credited to the tract or parcel of land in partial or whole payment of the reassessment.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-6 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-6
§ 7-9-6. Separately stating the gross receipts tax
Status: in_force

A. Taxpayers subject to the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act, when billing a customer, shall separately state the amount of tax associated with the transaction or provide a statement affirmatively indicating that the gross receipts tax is included in the amount billed.

B. When the gross receipts tax is stated separately on the books of the seller or lessor, and if the total amount of tax that is stated separately on transactions reportable within one reporting period is in excess of the amount of gross receipts tax otherwise payable on the transactions on which the tax was stated separately, the excess amount of tax stated on the transactions within that reporting period shall be included in gross receipts.
N.M. Stat. § 19-4-42 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-42
§ 19-4-42. Disposition of proceeds
Status: in_force

All expenses of sale shall first be deducted from the proceeds and the surplus, if any, shall be paid over by the said probate judge and the commissioner to the county treasurer for the benefit and to the use of the school district where such townsite is situated.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9A / Section 7-9A-2
§ 7-9A-2. Purpose of act
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of the Investment Credit Act to provide a favorable tax climate for manufacturing businesses and to promote increased employment in New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 25-5-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 25 / Article 5 / Section 25-5-9
§ 25-5-9. Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act or the orders, rules or regulations promulgated by the board under authority thereof, shall upon conviction thereof be subjected to fine for each and every offense, in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or to imprisonment, not to exceed ninety days.
N.M. Stat. § 72-14-43 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 14 / Section 72-14-43
§ 72-14-43. Legislative findings; state appropriation of unappropriated water
Status: in_force

Based upon the findings and recommendations of the report from New Mexico state university and the university of New Mexico on state appropriation of unappropriated water, the legislature finds that:

A. the future water needs of New Mexico can best be met by allowing each region of the state to plan for its water future;

B. the state can assist the regions in planning future water use by implementing a state appropriation program to ensure an adequate supply of water for each region, as reflected in each region's water use plan; and

C. the interstate stream commission is the appropriate agency to implement such a program.
N.M. Stat. § 60-7A-19 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 7A / Section 60-7A-19
§ 60-7A-19. Commercial gambling on licensed premises
Status: in_force

A. It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act for a licensee to knowingly allow commercial gambling on the licensed premises.

B. In addition to any criminal penalties, a person who violates Subsection A of this section may have the person's license suspended or revoked or a fine imposed, or both, pursuant to the Liquor Control Act.

C. As used in this section:

(1) “ commercial gambling ” means:

(a) participating in the earnings of or operating a gambling place;

(b) receiving, recording or forwarding bets or offers to bet;

(c) possessing facilities with the intent to receive, record or forward bets or offers to bet;

(d) for gain, becoming a custodian of anything of value bet or offered to be bet;

(e) conducting a lottery where both the consideration and the prize are money, or whoever with intent to conduct a lottery possesses facilities to do so; or

(f) setting up for use for the purpose of gambling, or collecting the proceeds of, a gambling device or game; and

(2) “commercial gambling” does not mean:

(a) activities authorized pursuant to the New Mexico Lottery Act;

(b) the conduct of activities pursuant to Subsection B of Section 30-19-6 NMSA 1978 on the licensed premises of the holder of a club license; and

(c) gaming authorized pursuant to the Gaming Control Act on the premises of a gaming operator licensee licensed pursuant to that act.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-808 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-808
§ 66-3-808. Application of succeeding sections
Status: in_force

Sections 66-3-809 , 66-3-810 , 66-3-816 , 66-3-822 and 66-3-823 NMSA 1978 shall apply in lieu of Sections 66-3-804 through 66-3-806 NMSA 1978 as to passenger buses, trucks, truck tractors, road tractors, and such trailers, semitrailers and pole trailers provided for therein, when operated upon any highway, and said vehicles shall be equipped as required. All lamp equipment required shall be lighted at the times mentioned in Section 66-3-802 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 1-1-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1-1-18
§ 1-1-18. Oath includes affirmation
Status: in_force

As used in the Election Code, “oath” includes affirmation in all cases where an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in like cases the word “swear” includes affirm.
N.M. Stat. § 67-2-2 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 2 / Section 67-2-2
§ 67-2-2. Maintenance and repair by counties
Status: in_force

All public highways, except such as are owned and operated by private corporations, and highways within the corporate limits of any incorporated city or town, shall be maintained and kept in repair by the respective counties in which they are located.
N.M. Stat. § 56-4-2 — NM Code / Chapter 56 / Article 4 / Section 56-4-2
§ 56-4-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Credit Card Act:

A. “adequate notice” means a printed notice to a cardholder which sets forth the pertinent facts clearly and conspicuously so that a person against whom it is to operate could reasonably be expected to have noticed it and understood its meaning; notice may be given to a cardholder by printing it on his credit card or on each periodic statement of account issued to him or by any other means which reasonably assures receipt of the notice by the cardholder;

B. “credit card” means any card, plate, coupon book or other credit device existing for the purposes of obtaining money, property, labor or services on credit;

C. “accepted credit card” means any credit card which the cardholder has requested and received, or has signed, or has used or authorized another to use;

D. “cardholder” means any person to whom a credit card is issued or any person who has agreed with the card issuer to pay obligations arising from the issuance of a credit card to another person;

E. “card issuer” means any person who issues a credit card or his agent with respect to the credit card; and

F. “unauthorized use” means any use of a credit card by a person other than the cardholder who does not have actual, implied or apparent authority for such use and from which use the cardholder received no benefit.
N.M. Stat. § 61-5A-17 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 5A / Section 61-5A-17
§ 61-5A-17. Retirement and inactive status; reactivation
Status: in_force

A. A licensee who wishes to retire from practice shall meet all requirements for retirement as set by rules of the board, and, if the licensee is a dental hygienist, the committee. The licensee shall notify the board or the committee in writing before the expiration of the licensee's current license, and the secretary of the board or the committee shall acknowledge the receipt of notice and record it. If, within a period of three years from the date of retirement, the licensee wishes to resume practice, the applicant shall notify the board or the committee in writing and give proof of completing all requirements as prescribed by rules of the board and the committee to reactivate the license.

B. At any time during the three-year period following retirement, a licensee with a retired New Mexico license may request in writing to the board or the committee that the licensee's license be placed in inactive status. Upon the receipt of the application and fees as determined by the board or the committee and with the approval of the board or the committee, the license may be placed in inactive status.

C. A licensee whose license has been placed in inactive status may not engage in any of the activities contained within the scope of practice of dentistry, dental therapy or dental hygiene in New Mexico described in the Dental Health Care Act.

D. Licensees with inactive licenses must renew their licenses triennially and comply with all the requirements set by the board and, if the licensee is a dental hygienist, by the committee.

E. If a licensee with an inactive license wishes to resume active practice, the licensee must notify the board or, if the licensee is a dental hygienist, the committee, in writing and provide proof of completion of all requirements to reactivate the license as prescribed by rule of the board or the committee. Upon payment of all fees due, the board may reactivate the license and the licensee may resume practice subject to any stipulations of the board or the committee.

F. Inactive licenses must be reactivated or permanently retired within nine years of having been placed in inactive status.

G. Assessment of fees pursuant to this section is not subject to the Uniform Licensing Act.
N.M. Stat. § 35-15-6 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 15 / Section 35-15-6
§ 35-15-6. Custody of prisoners
Status: in_force

In case any such person shall be confined in any county jail it shall be the duty of the sheriff or jailer to deliver him to the appropriate municipal officer whenever such prisoner is to work for such municipality but such prisoner shall be returned to such county jail each night.
N.M. Stat. § 42-2-20 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 2 / Section 42-2-20
§ 42-2-20. Waiver of bond
Status: in_force

The surety bond required to be executed and filed by petitioner to the benefit of the defendants under Section 42-2-6B NMSA 1978 of the special alternative procedure in eminent domain may be waived by the court in its discretion.
N.M. Stat. § 21-1-38 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 21-1-38
§ 21-1-38. Definition; requirements for adoption of investment policy for investing endowment funds
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section:

(1) “ endowment funds ” means funds:

(a) acquired by gift by an educational institution with respect to which the donors or other outside agencies have stipulated as a condition of the gift, and the stipulation is expressed specifically in the gift instrument, that the principal is to be maintained and invested for the purpose of producing current and future income that may either be added to the principal or expended, and the maintenance of the principal may be either: 1) held in perpetuity; or 2) expended after the passage of a stated period of time or upon the happening of a specified event; and

(b) notwithstanding the source of acquisition, that the governing board of the educational institution has determined and has designated by a written instrument, either revocable or irrevocable, to be retained for long-term investment; and

(2) “ educational institution ” means an educational institution designated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico and any post-secondary educational institution, which term includes an academic, vocational, technical, business, professional or other school, college or university or other organization or person offering or purporting to offer courses, instruction, training or education through correspondence or in person to any individual within this state over the compulsory school attendance age, if that post-secondary educational institution is directly supported in whole or in part by state or local taxation.

B. The board of finance, as that term is defined in Section 6-10-9 NMSA 1978 , for each of the educational institutions:

(1) shall adopt regulations governing the investment and distribution of endowment funds by the institution's board of finance, which regulations shall provide at least for:

(a) the application of the standard of loyalty described in Section 45-7-606 NMSA 1978 and the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act;

(b) the appointment of an investment advisory committee made up of individuals having demonstrated experience and skill in the field of the investment of endowment funds; and

(c) the development of a comprehensive investment policy for the investment of endowment funds by the institution, with the advice and upon the recommendation of the investment committee; and

(2) may employ an institutional endowment funds investment manager and delegate to the manager the power to make purchases, sales, exchanges, investments and reinvestments of endowment funds.
N.M. Stat. § 72-18-8 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 18 / Section 72-18-8
§ 72-18-8. Hearing
Status: in_force

A. Upon the hearing, if the court finds that no petition has been signed and presented in conformity with the Flood Control District Act or that the material facts are not as set forth in the petition filed, it shall dismiss the proceedings and adjudge the costs against the signers of the petition in the proportion as it deems just and equitable.

B. Upon the hearing, if it appears that a valid petition for the organization of the district has been signed and presented in conformity with the requirements of the Flood Control District Act and that the allegations of the petition are true, the court shall order that the question of the organization of the district be submitted to the qualified electors of the proposed district at an election to be held for that purpose pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-39-1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 39 / Section 59A-39-1
§ 59A-39-1. “Reciprocal” insurance defined
Status: in_force

As used in the Insurance Code, “reciprocal” insurance is that resulting from an interchange among persons, known as “subscribers,” of reciprocal agreements of indemnity, the interchange being effectuated through an attorney-in-fact common to all such persons.
N.M. Stat. § 4-49-10 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 49 / Section 4-49-10
§ 4-49-10. Conduct of election
Status: in_force

All such elections as herein provided for shall be held at the usual place of voting in such county, and shall be conducted by the officers or persons provided by law for the holding of ordinary or general elections in any such county, such election to be in all respects governed by, and the result declared according to, the rules and regulations provided by law for holding ordinary or general elections.
N.M. Stat. § 1-20-8.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 20 / Section 1-20-8.1
§ 1-20-8.1. Conduct of election; fraudulent and double voting
Status: in_force

Every person not entitled to vote who fraudulently votes, and every person who votes or offers to vote more than once at any one election, is guilty of a fourth degree felony.