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N.M. Stat. § 46-8-8 — NM Code / Chapter 46 / Article 8 / Section 46-8-8
§ 46-8-8. Non-liability of third persons
Status: in_force

A. No person who participates in the acquisition, disposition, assignment or transfer of a security by or to a fiduciary, including a person who guarantees the signature of the fiduciary, is liable for participation in any breach of fiduciary duty by reason of failure to inquire whether the transaction involves a breach unless it is shown that he acted with actual knowledge that the proceeds of the transaction were being or were to be used wrongfully for the individual benefit of the fiduciary or that the transaction was otherwise in breach of duty.

B. If a corporation or transfer agent makes a transfer pursuant to an assignment by a fiduciary, a person who guaranteed the signature of the fiduciary is not liable on the guarantee to any person to whom the corporation or transfer agent by reason of The Uniform Act for Simplification of Fiduciary Security Transfers incurs no liability.

C. This section does not impose any liability upon the corporation or its transfer agent.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12C-1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12C / Section 61-12C-1
§ 61-12C-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 61, Article 12C NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Massage Therapy Practice Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21A-16 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21A / Section 21-21A-16
§ 21-21A-16. Annual report and audit
Status: in_force

A. The foundation shall, promptly following the close of each fiscal year, submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the governor, the secretary of state, the state auditor and the legislative finance committee. Each report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement of the foundation during the year. The board of directors of the foundation shall annually contract with an independent certified public accountant, licensed by the state, to perform an examination and audit of the accounts and books of the foundation, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, leases, sinking funds, investments and any other records and papers relating to its financial standing, and shall make a determination as to whether the foundation has complied with the provisions of the Educational Assistance Act. The person performing the audit shall furnish copies of the audit report to the governor, the secretary of state, the state auditor and the legislative finance committee, where they shall be placed on file and made available for inspection by the general public.

B. Subject to the provisions of any contract with bondholders or noteholders, the foundation shall prescribe a system of accounts.

C. The costs of audits and examinations performed pursuant to this section shall be paid by the foundation.
N.M. Stat. § 2-8F-39 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 8F / Section 2-8F-39
§ 2-8F-39. Senate district thirty-three
Status: in_force

Senate district thirty-three is composed of Chaves county precincts 36 and 105; Lincoln county; and Otero county precincts 10 through 14, 22 through 33, 37 through 40, 51 through 54, 56, 64 and 65.
N.M. Stat. § 39-4C-15 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 4C / Section 39-4C-15
§ 39-4C-15. Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

The Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of that act among states enacting it.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-22 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-22
§ 22-8-22. Bilingual multicultural education program units
Status: in_force

The number of bilingual multicultural education program units is determined by multiplying the full-time-equivalent MEM in programs implemented in accordance with the provisions of the Bilingual Multicultural Education Act 1 by the cost differential factor 0.35, effective July 1, 1990; 0.4, effective July 1, 1991; .425, effective July 1, 1992; 0.45, effective July 1, 1993; and 0.5, effective July 1, 1994.
N.M. Stat. § 57-3B-3 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 3B / Section 57-3B-3
§ 57-3B-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Trademark Act:

A. “applicant” includes the person filing an application for registration of a mark under the Trademark Act as well as the legal representatives, successors or assigns of the person;

B. “dilution” means the lessening of the capacity of the registrant's mark to identify and distinguish goods or services regardless of the presence or absence of:

(1) competition between the parties; or

(2) the likelihood of confusion, mistake or deception;

C. “mark” includes any trademark or service mark entitled to registration under the Trademark Act whether registered or not;

D. “person” and any other word or term used to designate the applicant or other party entitled to a benefit or privilege or rendered liable under the provisions of the Trademark Act, includes a juristic person as well as a natural person; “juristic person” includes a firm, partnership, corporation, union, association or other organization capable of suing and being sued in a court of law;

E. “registrant” includes the person to whom the registration of a mark under the Trademark Act is issued as well as the legal representative, successors or assigns of the person;

F. “secretary” means the secretary of state or the secretary's designee charged with the administration of the Trademark Act;

G. “service mark” means any word, name, symbol, device or any combination of these used by a person to identify and distinguish the services of one person, including a unique service, from the services of other persons and to indicate the source of the services, even if that source is unknown; provided, titles and character names used by a person and other distinctive features of radio or television programs may be registered as service marks notwithstanding that they or the programs may advertise the goods of the sponsor;

H. “trademark” means any word, name, symbol, device or any combination of these used by a person to identify and distinguish the goods of the person, including a unique product, from those manufactured or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods, even if that source is unknown;

I. “trade name” means any name used by a person to identify a business or vocation of the person; and

J. “use” means the bona fide use of a mark in the ordinary course of trade and not made merely to reserve a right in the mark. For the purposes of the Trademark Act, a mark is deemed to be in use:

(1) on goods when it is placed in any manner on the goods or on the containers or the displays associated with it or on the tags or labels affixed to them, or if the nature of the goods makes the placement impracticable, then on documents associated with the goods or their sale, and the goods are sold or transported in commerce in this state; and

(2) on services when it is used or displayed in the sale or advertising of services and the services are rendered in this state.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16G-1 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16G / Section 10-16G-1
§ 10-16G-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 10, Article 16G NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “State Ethics Commission Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 24-14-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 14 / Section 24-14-7
§ 24-14-7. Appointment and removal of local registrars
Status: in_force

The state registrar:

A. may appoint local registrars in order to carry out the provisions of the Vital Statistics Act; and

B. may remove local registrars for reasonable cause.
N.M. Stat. § 2-3-1 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 2-3-1
§ 2-3-1. New Mexico legislative council created
Status: in_force

There is created a legislative joint committee of the house and senate to be designated “the New Mexico legislative council,” composed of sixteen members, eight from the house and eight from the senate. The president pro tempore and the minority floor leader of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and the minority floor leader of the house shall automatically be members of the council. Six of the remaining members shall be appointed from the house of representatives by the speaker; provided that, if the minority is entitled to more than one member, the additional minority members shall be appointed by the speaker only from recommendations made by the minority floor leader, although the speaker shall retain the right to reject any such recommendations; and six of the remaining members shall be appointed from the senate by the committees' committee or, if the appointments are made in the interim, by the president pro tempore after consultation with and agreement of a majority of the members of the committees' committee. If the minority is entitled to more than one member, one of the remaining six members shall be appointed by the senate minority floor leader. The appointed members of the council shall be appointed from each house so as to give the two political parties having the most members in each house the same total proportionate representation on the council as prevails in that house; provided that in the computation, major fractions shall be counted as whole numbers, and in no event shall either of the two major parties have less than one member from each house. The members shall be appointed for terms of two years or less expiring on the first day of the regular session held in odd-numbered years. The term of any member shall terminate when such member ceases to be a member of the legislature. Provided, however, that members of the council reelected to the legislature shall continue to serve as members of the council until their successors are appointed. Vacancies on the council may be filled for the unexpired term by appointment from the house or senate respectively by the respective appointing authority which makes the original appointments and subject to the same recommendations; provided such new members must be from the same body of the legislature and the same party from which their predecessors were appointed. The council shall elect such other officers as may be deemed necessary from among its own members. The officers shall be elected for terms coterminous with their membership on the council. The speaker and the president pro tempore shall be co-chairmen of the council. No action shall be taken by the council if a majority of the total membership from either house on the council rejects such action. This 1978 amendment shall not be construed to cut short the term of any member already appointed to the council.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-62 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-62
§ 1-12-62. Paper ballots; spoiled or defaced
Status: in_force

A. A voter who accidentally spoils or erroneously prepares the voter's paper ballot may return the spoiled or erroneously prepared paper ballot to the presiding judge and receive a new paper ballot.

B. The presiding judge in delivering the new paper ballot shall announce the name of the voter and the number of the new paper ballot in an audible tone.

C. Upon the announcement of the presiding judge, the election clerks shall make a record in the signature roster and checklist of registered voters that the voter received a replacement ballot.

D. The voter shall mark the spoiled or erroneously prepared paper ballot with the word “SPOILED” and shall place it in a separate envelope marked “SPOILED BALLOTS”, which shall be returned to the county clerk.
N.M. Stat. § 16-1-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 16-1-1
§ 16-1-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Outdoor Recreation Act.”
N.M. Stat. § 22-2B-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 2B / Section 22-2B-1
§ 22-2B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 22, Article 2B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Regional Cooperative Education Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 61-17B-4 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 17B / Section 61-17B-4
§ 61-17B-4. Issuance of a body art license
Status: in_force

The board has authority to issue a body art license to a body artist who has demonstrated the ability to perform body art and who conforms with the board's rules with respect to safety, sterilization and sanitation and a body art operator license to an operator who conforms with the board's rules.
N.M. Stat. § 60-7B-6 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 7B / Section 60-7B-6
§ 60-7B-6. Demanding and seeing identity card before furnishing alcoholic beverages
Status: in_force

In any criminal prosecution or in any proceedings for the suspension or revocation of a license or alcoholic beverage delivery permit or in any proceeding for violation of a municipal or county ordinance prohibiting the gift, sale or service of alcoholic beverages to minors, proof that the accused licensee or alcoholic beverage delivery permittee in good faith demanded and was shown an identity card as evidence the person is twenty-one years of age or older before furnishing any alcoholic beverages to a minor shall be a defense to the prosecution or proceedings.
N.M. Stat. § 13-1B-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 1B / Section 13-1B-5
§ 13-1B-5. Revolving loan fund; loans made from the fund
Status: in_force

A. Money available in the fund may be loaned by the department to reimburse the expenses incurred in acquiring vehicles of the agencies and departments of state government, political subdivisions and educational institutions from gasoline to alternative fuel.

B. A state agency or department, a political subdivision or an educational institution to which a loan is made shall demonstrate the ability to pay back the loan within seven years of the date that its vehicles are acquired.

C. Use of the fund shall be limited to purchases of light duty, medium duty or heavy duty vehicles that use natural gas, liquified petroleum gas, electricity or hydrogen.

D. The maximum amount loaned to acquire a vehicle shall not exceed the actual incremental cost of acquiring the vehicle or:

(1) five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a light duty vehicle;

(2) ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for a medium duty vehicle; or

(3) twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for a heavy duty vehicle.
N.M. Stat. § 21-14A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 14A / Section 21-14A-5
§ 21-14A-5. Availability of school facilities; use of other facilities
Status: in_force

Upon establishment of an off-campus instruction program, public school facilities are to be made available to the off-campus program if needed, and in such manner as will not interfere with the regular program of instruction. No public school funds shall be expended in the program, and the off-campus instruction program shall pay a proper amount for utilities and custodian service. The off-campus board may arrange for the use of available facilities other than public school facilities if approved by the board of regents.
N.M. Stat. § 47-8-36.1 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 8 / Section 47-8-36.1
§ 47-8-36.1. Landlord lien
Status: in_force

A. There shall be no landlord's lien arising out of the rental of a dwelling unit to which the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act applies.

B. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the owner from levy and execution on a judgment arising out of a claim for rent or damages.
N.M. Stat. § 72-20-14 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 20 / Section 72-20-14
§ 72-20-14. Board's administrative powers
Status: in_force

The board may exercise the following powers:

A. fix the time and place at which its regular meetings will be held within the authority and provide for the calling and holding of special meetings;

B. adopt and amend or otherwise modify bylaws and rules for procedure;

C. select one director as chair of the board and president of the authority, and another director as chair pro tem of the board and president pro tem of the authority, and choose a secretary and a treasurer of the board and authority, each of which two positions may be filled by a person who is, or is not, a director, and both of which positions may, or may not, be filled by one person;

D. prescribe by resolution a system of business administration and create all necessary offices and establish and re-establish the powers, duties and compensation of all officers and employees;

E. require and fix the amount of all official bonds necessary or desirable and convenient in the opinion of the board for the protection of the funds and property of the authority, subject to the provisions of Section 13 of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act;

F. prescribe a method of auditing and allowing or rejecting claims and demands;

G. provide a method for the letting of contracts on a fair and competitive basis for the construction of works, any facility or any project or any interest therein or the performance or furnishing of labor, materials or supplies as required in the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act;

H. designate an official newspaper published in the authority in the English language and direct additional publication in any newspaper where it deems that the public necessity may so require; and

I. make and pass resolutions and orders on behalf of the authority not repugnant to the provisions of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act, necessary or proper for the government and management of the affairs of the authority, for the execution of the powers vested in the authority and for carrying into effect the provisions of that act.
N.M. Stat. § 20-1-8.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 1 / Section 20-1-8.1
§ 20-1-8.1. Military deployment; municipal or county services and utilities discontinued
Status: in_force

A. When a resident is a member of a branch of the United States armed forces, the reserves or the New Mexico national guard and is deployed or on temporary duty assignment outside the resident's community for more than thirty days, the resident may suspend some or all municipal or county services, public utilities or telecommunications services provided by persons whose rates are regulated by the municipality, the county or the public regulation commission for the home of the resident without a penalty. The resident shall certify to the municipality, county or other service providers that:

(1) the resident has orders to deploy or to be temporarily assigned outside the resident's community;

(2) the service is in the resident's name;

(3) the resident owns the home or has a lease that does not preclude suspension of municipal or county services or utilities; and

(4) family members or other persons will not be staying in the home during the time the resident is deployed or temporarily assigned.

B. Upon return from deployment or temporary duty assignment, the resident shall be allowed to reconnect the suspended municipal or county services, public utilities or telecommunications services without having to pay a reconnection fee. Except for new equipment or installation of equipment, the resident may establish new service at a new address without paying a connection fee.
N.M. Stat. § 28-7-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 7 / Section 28-7-7
§ 28-7-7. Policy of state on employment of persons with a disability
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state that a person who is blind, visually impaired or who has another physical disability shall be employed in the state service, the service of the political subdivisions of the state, the public schools and all other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds on the same terms and conditions as others, unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents the performance of the work involved.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-22-34.3 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 22 / Section 59A-22-34.3
§ 59A-22-34.3. Childhood immunization coverage required
Status: in_force

A. Each individual and group health insurance policy, health care plan and certificate of health insurance delivered or issued for delivery in this state shall provide coverage for childhood immunizations, as well as coverage for medically necessary booster doses of all immunizing agents used in child immunizations, in accordance with the current schedule of immunizations recommended by the American academy of pediatrics.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to short-term travel, accident-only or limited or specified disease policies.

C. Coverage for childhood immunizations and necessary booster doses may be subject to deductibles and co-insurance consistent with those imposed on other benefits under the same policy, plan or certificate.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-12 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-12
§ 19-7-12. Outstanding contracts may be canceled and new contracts granted; conditions
Status: in_force

That contracts for the purchase of state lands now outstanding shall, upon application of the holders thereof and payment of a fee of four dollars [($4.00)] for each contract of one section or less, and ten cents [($.10)] for each additional section or fraction thereof, be canceled, and new contracts issued under the provisions of this act, in lieu of such outstanding contracts. Provided, that the provisions of this act shall not be applicable to lands selected for the benefit of the Santa Fe and Grant county railroad bond fund, but such lands shall be sold as provided by Section 19-7-13 NMSA 1978 , and outstanding contracts for such lands shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 62-17-8 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 17 / Section 62-17-8
§ 62-17-8. Measurement and verification
Status: in_force

A. A public utility shall submit to the commission an annual report that provides information relating to the actions taken by the public utility to comply with the standards of the Efficient Use of Energy Act. The report shall include documentation of program expenditures, customer participation levels, estimated energy savings, demand reductions and customer monetary savings resulting from programs, evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of expenditures, evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of self-directed programs, a qualitative assessment of program effectiveness and any other information the commission may require pursuant to its rulemaking authority.

B. At least every three years, a public utility shall submit to the commission a comprehensive measurement, verification and program evaluation report prepared by an independent program evaluator. In preparing the report, the independent program evaluator shall measure and verify energy and demand savings, determine cost-effectiveness of the programs, assess the performance of the public utility in implementing energy efficiency and load management programs and, as appropriate, provide recommendations on how program performance can be improved.

C. The commission may direct a public utility to modify or terminate a particular energy efficiency or load management program if, after an adequate period for implementation of the program, the commission determines the program is not sufficiently meeting its goals and purposes. Termination of a program or programs shall be accomplished in a manner that allows the utility to fully recover its reasonable and prudent program costs.