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N.M. Stat. § 31-27-5 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 27 / Section 31-27-5
§ 31-27-5. Notice of intent to forfeit; service of process
Status: in_force

A. Within thirty days of making a seizure of property or simultaneously upon filing a related criminal indictment, the state shall file a notice of intent to forfeit or return the property to the person from whom it was seized. The notice shall include:

(1) a description of the property seized;

(2) the date and place of seizure of the property;

(3) the name and address of the law enforcement agency making the seizure;

(4) the specific statutory and factual grounds for the seizure;

(5) whether the property was seized pursuant to an order of seizure, and if the property was seized without an order of seizure, an affidavit from a law enforcement officer stating the legal and factual grounds why an order of seizure was not required; and

(6) in the notice, the names of persons known to the state who may claim an interest in the property and the basis for each person's alleged interest.

B. The notice shall be served upon the person from whom the property was seized, the person's attorney of record and all persons known or reasonably believed by the state to claim an interest in the property. A copy of the notice shall also be published on the sunshine portal until the forfeiture proceeding is resolved.
N.M. Stat. § 72-2-9 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 2 / Section 72-2-9
§ 72-2-9. Supervising apportionment of waters
Status: in_force

The state engineer shall have the supervision of the apportionment of water in this state according to the licenses issued by him and his predecessors and the adjudications of the courts.
N.M. Stat. § 6-21-6.9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 21 / Section 6-21-6.9
§ 6-21-6.9. Local transportation project revenue bonds; issuance
Status: repealed

A. The authority may issue and sell local transportation project revenue bonds in compliance with the New Mexico Finance Authority Act in an amount outstanding at any one time of not more than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) payable from the local transportation infrastructure fund. The bonds may be issued at times and on terms established by the authority.

B. The net proceeds from the sale of local transportation project revenue bonds are appropriated to the local transportation infrastructure fund for local transportation projects described in Section 6-21-6.8 NMSA 1978 .

C. As security for the payment of the principal, interest or premium, if any, on local transportation project revenue bonds issued by the authority, the authority is authorized to pledge, transfer and assign:

(1) any obligation that is payable to the authority for deposit into the local transportation infrastructure fund;

(2) money in the local transportation infrastructure fund or a subaccount of that fund; and

(3) one-half of the annual administrative fee received by the authority for issuing state transportation bonds pursuant to Sections 67-3-59.3 and 67-3-59.4 NMSA 1978 .

D. All local transportation project revenue bonds issued by the authority shall be obligations of the authority payable solely from the revenues, income and money of the authority deposited into the local transportation infrastructure fund. The bonds shall not create an obligation, debt or liability of the state and no breach of any pledge, obligation or agreement of the authority shall impose a pecuniary liability or charge upon the general credit or taxing power of the state or any political subdivision of the state.

E. Any law authorizing or affecting the imposition or distribution of the annual administrative fee received by the authority for issuing state transportation revenue bonds pursuant to Sections 67-3-59.3 and 67-3-59.4 NMSA 1978 or that affects the annual administrative fee shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise directly or indirectly modified so as to impair or reduce debt service coverage for any outstanding local transportation project revenue bonds that may be secured by a pledge of those annual administrative fee revenues, unless the local transportation project revenue bonds have been discharged in full or provisions have been made for a full discharge.

F. The authority may purchase local transportation project revenue bonds with money in the public project revolving fund pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-21-6 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 24-12-2 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 12 / Section 24-12-2
§ 24-12-2. Authority of the office of the state medical investigator; disposition of unclaimed body; transmission of records of institution
Status: in_force

A. Upon the determination that a body is unclaimed, the medical investigator shall retain the body for use only for medical education or shall certify that the body is unnecessary or unsuited for medical education and release it to the state, county or municipal officials having charge or control of the body for burial. The state, county, municipal officials or other person having charge or control of the body of a decedent shall have the body removed for disposition within three weeks from the date on which the medical investigator notified the appropriate entity.

B. If the unclaimed body is retained for use in medical education, the facility or person receiving the body for that use shall pay the costs of preservation and transportation of the body and shall keep a permanent record of bodies received.

C. If a decedent was an inmate of a public institution, the institution shall transmit, upon request of the medical investigator, a brief medical history of the person for purposes of identification and permanent record. The records shall be open to inspection by any state or county official or district attorney.
N.M. Stat. § 1-21-9 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 21 / Section 1-21-9
§ 1-21-9. Manner of voting of new residents and former residents
Status: in_force

A. Any new resident or any former resident, not voting in person at the absent voter precinct, voting under provision of the Federal Voting Rights Compliance Act, shall secretly mark his ballot, place it in the official inner envelope and securely seal the envelope. He shall then place the official inner envelope inside the official outer envelope and securely seal the envelope. The person voting shall then fill in the form on the reverse of the official outer envelope and subscribe and swear to it before a person authorized to administer oaths.

B. The new resident or former resident, not voting in person at the absent voter precinct, shall deliver the voted presidential ballot to the county clerk or his designated representative.

C. A former resident voting in person at an absent voter precinct shall cast his presidential ballot in person at the absent voter precinct.
N.M. Stat. § 1-8-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1-8-13
§ 1-8-13. Primary and general election; contents of proclamation
Status: in_force

The general election proclamation calling a primary and general election shall contain:

A. the names of the major political parties participating in the primary election;

B. the offices to be elected at the general election and for which each political party shall nominate candidates; provided that if any law is enacted by the legislature in the year in which the primary election is held and the law does not take effect until after the date to amend the proclamation but prior to the date to fill vacancies pursuant to Section 1-8-7 or 1-8-8 NMSA 1978 , the secretary of state shall conform the proclamation to the intent of the law with respect to the offices for which each political party shall nominate candidates;

C. the date on which declarations of candidacy and nominating petitions for United States representative, any office voted upon by all the voters of the state, a legislative office, the office of district judge, district attorney, public education commission or magistrate shall be filed and the places where they shall be filed in order to have the candidates' names printed on the official ballot of their party at the primary election or in order to have the candidates' names printed on the official ballot at the general election, as applicable;

D. the date on and place at which declarations of candidacy shall be filed for any other office and filing fees paid or, in lieu thereof, a nominating petition;

E. the final date on and place at which candidates for the office of United States representative and for any statewide office seeking preprimary convention designation by the major parties shall file petitions and declarations of candidacy;

F. the final date on which the major political parties shall hold state preprimary conventions for the designation of candidates;

G. the final date on and place at which certificates of designation of primary election candidates shall be filed by political parties with the secretary of state;

H. the date on which declarations of candidacy for minor party candidates shall be filed and the places where the declarations of candidacy shall be filed in order to have the minor party candidate names printed on the official ballot of the general election;

I. the date on which declarations of candidacy for unaffiliated candidates shall be filed and the places where the declarations of candidacy shall be filed in order to have the unaffiliated candidate names printed on the official ballot of the general election;

J. the date on which declarations of candidacy for nonpartisan judicial retention shall be filed and the places where the declarations of candidacy shall be filed in order to have the judicial retention names printed on the official ballot of the general election; and

K. the date on which declarations to be a write-in candidate are to be filed and the places where the declarations of candidacy shall be filed in order to have write-in votes counted and canvassed at the political party primary or general election.
N.M. Stat. § 30-3-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 3 / Section 30-3-19
§ 30-3-19. Threatening a judge or an immediate family member of a judge; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No person shall threaten a judge or the immediate family member of a judge with the intent to:

(1) place the judge or the immediate family member of a judge in fear of great bodily harm to the judge or to an immediate family member of the judge;

(2) prevent or interrupt the ability to carry out the judge's job duties; or

(3) retaliate against a judge on account of the performance of the judge's official duties during the judge's term of service.

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

C. As used in this section:

(1) “ immediate family member ” means a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent or grandchild, and “immediate family member” includes a stepparent, a stepchild, a stepsibling and an adoptive relationship;

(2) “ judge ” means a current or former justice, judge, magistrate, domestic violence special commissioner or hearing officer; and

(3) “ retaliate ” means intentionally threatening bodily injury to or damage to the property of a judge or a family member of a judge with the intent to retaliate against the judge for the judge's exercise of the judge's judicial duties and causing the judge or the family member to reasonably believe that the judge's or the family member's person or property is in danger.
N.M. Stat. § 73-21-50 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 21 / Section 73-21-50
§ 73-21-50. Tax levy for general obligation refunding bonds
Status: in_force

For the purpose of paying the principal of, any interest on or any prior redemption premium in connection with, any of the district's general obligation refunding bonds, the board may levy and collect general ad valorem taxes on and against all taxable property within the district in the same manner as other general ad valorem taxes. Any such tax levy shall be made without limitation as to rate or amount if made to pay the principal of, interest on or any prior redemption premium in connection with:

A. any general obligation refunding bonds, issued at any time, which refund any of the district's general obligation bonds issued prior to April 2, 1965;

B. any general obligation refunding bonds, issued at any time, which refund any outstanding general obligation refunding bonds which previously refunded any other general obligation bonds, so long as the general obligation bonds originally refunded were issued prior to April 2, 1965. Except as otherwise provided in its section, any such tax levy shall be subject to the tax limitation imposed by Section 4-54-4 NMSA 1978 , as hereafter amended from time to time, if made to pay the principal of, interest on or any prior redemption premium in connection with:

(1) any general obligation refunding bonds which refund any of the district's bonds which were issued on or after April 2, 1965, and for a purpose or purposes other than refunding; or

(2) any general obligation refunding bonds which refund any outstanding general obligation refunding bonds which previously refunded any other general obligation bonds where the general obligation bonds originally refunded were issued on or after April 2, 1965, and for a purpose or purposes other than refunding.
N.M. Stat. § 1-8-42 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1-8-42
§ 1-8-42. Primary Election Law; pauper's statement in lieu of filing fee
Status: in_force

In the event any candidate is unable to pay the filing fee prescribed by the Primary Election Law he may file a statement with the proper filing officer at the time he files his declaration of candidacy to the effect that he is without financial means to pay such filing fee. The statement shall be sworn and subscribed to on the form prescribed by the secretary of state and furnished to each county clerk and shall be attached by the proper filing officer to the declaration of candidacy.
N.M. Stat. § 3-34-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 34 / Section 3-34-4
§ 3-34-4. Street improvement fund; diverting proceeds from tax
Status: in_force

After the adoption of the ordinance creating a contract as authorized in Section 3-34-3 NMSA 1978 , and so long as the contract is effective, it is unlawful:

A. to, directly or indirectly, divert any such amounts of tax revenue directed to be credited to the street improvement fund; and

B. without the written approval of the secretary of finance and administration, for the governing body or any municipal employee to expend any money from the street improvement fund for any purpose other than the performance of the contract.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2-39 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-39
§ 17-2-39. Findings and declarations
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares that:

A. species of wildlife indigenous to the state that may be found to be threatened or endangered should be managed to maintain and, to the extent possible, enhance their numbers within the carrying capacity of the habitat;

B. the state should assist in the management of species of wildlife that are deemed to be endangered elsewhere by prohibiting the taking, possession, transportation, exportation, processing, sale or offering for sale or shipment within this state of species of wildlife listed on the United States lists of endangered fish and wildlife, unless such actions will assist in preserving or propagating the species;

C. adequate funding should be made available to the department of game and fish by annual appropriations from the general fund or from other sources separate and apart from the game protection fund for management of threatened or endangered species; and

D. because the management and recovery of threatened or endangered species are the responsibility of and a benefit to all of society, the costs of management and recovery should be the responsibility of all sectors of society, and those costs should be minimized and should be borne by federal, state and local governments with contributions from the private sector.
N.M. Stat. § 7-34-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 34 / Section 7-34-5
§ 7-34-5. Oil and gas production equipment ad valorem tax to be exclusive measure of ad valorem tax liability
Status: in_force

The tax levied by Section 7-34-4 NMSA 1978 shall be the full and exclusive measure of ad valorem tax liability for equipment used at a production unit for the calendar year 1969 and all subsequent years. Any other ad valorem tax on equipment used at a production unit is void.
N.M. Stat. § 4-55D-1 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55D / Section 4-55D-1
§ 4-55D-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Improvement Special Assessment Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 21-11-25 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 11 / Section 21-11-25
§ 21-11-25. Bonds designated serially
Status: in_force

Each series of bonds issued under the authority of this act shall be designated by the letters “A,” “B” and so forth, to the end that each series shall be kept separate, and all of the requirements of this act shall apply to and shall be faithfully followed, done and carried out as to each of said series.
N.M. Stat. § 50-9-15 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 9 / Section 50-9-15
§ 50-9-15. Validity of regulation; variance determination; judicial review
Status: in_force

A. Any person who is or may be affected by a regulation adopted by the board may appeal to the court of appeals for further relief. All appeals shall be upon the record made at the hearing and shall be taken to the court of appeals within thirty days after filing of the regulation pursuant to the State Rules Act. The board shall be made a party to the action.

B. Upon appeal, the court of appeals shall set aside a regulation only if it is found to be:

(1) arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of discretion;

(2) not supported by substantial evidence in the record; or

(3) otherwise not in accordance with law.

C. A variance petitioner may appeal to the district court from an order of the department denying the variance. The appeal shall be filed pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 52-9-20 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 9 / Section 52-9-20
§ 52-9-20. No state appropriation
Status: in_force

The company shall not receive any state appropriation.
N.M. Stat. § 30-1-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 1 / Section 30-1-10
§ 30-1-10. Double jeopardy
Status: in_force

No person shall be twice put in jeopardy for the same crime. The defense of double jeopardy may not be waived and may be raised by the accused at any stage of a criminal prosecution, either before or after judgment. When the indictment, information or complaint charges different crimes or different degrees of the same crime and a new trial is granted the accused, he may not again be tried for a crime or degree of the crime greater than the one of which he was originally convicted.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-20 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-20
§ 1-12-20. Conduct of election; interposing challenges
Status: in_force

A challenge may be interposed by a member of the precinct board or by a party challenger for the following reasons:

A. the person offering to vote is not registered to vote;

B. the person offering to vote is listed among those persons to whom an absentee ballot was mailed;

C. the person offering to vote has already cast a ballot in that election;

D. the person offering to vote is improperly registered because the person is not a qualified elector; or

E. in the case of a primary election, the person desiring to vote is not affiliated with a political party represented on the ballot.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-59-4 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 59 / Section 59A-59-4
§ 59A-59-4. Applicability
Status: in_force

A. All health benefit plans issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2003 shall comply with the Prescription Drug Uniform Information Card Act no later than two years after July 1, 2003. For purposes of that act, renewal of a health benefit policy, contract or plan is presumed to occur on each anniversary of the date on which coverage was first effective for the persons covered by the health benefit plan.

B. The Prescription Drug Uniform Information Card Act shall not apply to the medicaid fee-for-service prescription drug program.
N.M. Stat. § 3-51-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 51 / Section 3-51-12
§ 3-51-12. Formation of district; provisional order hearing; conduct; appeal
Status: in_force

A. The owner of any property within the proposed district may, not less than two days preceding the hearing, file with the clerk his specific objections in writing. Any objection to the regularity, validity and correctness of the proceedings, including the validity and amount of the preliminary fund assessment, shall be deemed waived unless presented at the time and in the manner specified in this subsection.

B. At the time and place designated for hearing the objections, the governing body of the city shall hear and determine all objections that have been filed. The governing body shall have the power to adjourn the hearing and shall have power by resolution, in its discretion, to revise, correct or confirm any proceedings previously taken.

C. Within fifteen days after the publication of the ordinance forming the parking district, a person who has filed an objection, as provided in Subsection A of this section, shall have the right to appeal to the district court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 3-51-24 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 51 / Section 3-51-24
§ 3-51-24. Lien for assessments
Status: in_force

The amounts assessed pursuant to the Greater Municipality Parking Law against each tract or parcel of real property, and the interest and penalties thereon, shall be a lien upon the property from the time of publication of the assessment ordinance coequal with the lien of taxes and prior and superior to all other liens, claims and titles, and no sale of the property to enforce any general taxes or other lien shall extinguish the lien of the assessment, nor shall the statute of limitations begin to run against the lien until after the last installment thereof shall become due.
N.M. Stat. § 11-18-1 — NM Code / Chapter 11 / Article 18 / Section 11-18-1
§ 11-18-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “State-Tribal Collaboration Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 38-9-1 — NM Code / Chapter 38 / Article 9 / Section 38-9-1
§ 38-9-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 38, Article 9 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Deaf Interpreter Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 72-14-3 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 14 / Section 72-14-3
§ 72-14-3. General powers of commission; interstate compacts; employees; attorney general's duties
Status: in_force

That said commission is hereby authorized to negotiate compacts with other states to settle interstate controversies or looking toward an equitable distribution and division of waters in interstate stream systems, subject, in all cases, to final approval by the legislature of New Mexico; to match appropriations made by the congress of the United States for investigations looking to the development of interstate streams originating in or flowing through the state of New Mexico; to investigate water supply, to develop, to conserve, to protect and to do any and all other things necessary to protect, conserve and develop the waters and stream systems of this state, interstate or otherwise; to institute or cause to be instituted in the name of the state of New Mexico any and all negotiations and/or legal proceedings as in its judgment are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; to do all other things necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; to employ such attorneys, engineers and clerical help as, in its judgment, may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, and to fix their compensation and expenses; together with such other powers and duties, as may, from time to time, be given said commission by the legislature of New Mexico; the attorney general shall be the legal adviser of such commission and attorneys employed as above shall be subject to his approval and supervision and be designated as “special assistant attorneys general.”