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N.M. Stat. § 5-4-12 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 5-4-12
§ 5-4-12. Terms of bonds
Status: in_force

A. Recreational revenue bonds issued as authorized in Section 5-4-10 NMSA 1978 shall:

(1) bear interest at a net effective interest rate and a coupon rate or rates of not exceeding the maximum rates permitted by the Public Securities Act and such interest shall be payable annually or semiannually;

(2) be serial in form and maturity or may consist of one bond payable one time or in installments;

(3) be numbered consecutively from one upward; and

(4) be sold for cash at a public or private sale.

B. Recreational revenue bonds may be payable at any time or times not exceeding twenty years from the date of the bonds.
N.M. Stat. § 30-7-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 7 / Section 30-7-13
§ 30-7-13. Carrying weapons prohibited
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any person without prior approval from the company to board or attempt to board a bus while in possession of a firearm or other deadly weapon upon his person or effects and readily accessible to him while on the bus. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor.

B. Subsection A of this section does not apply to duly elected or appointed law enforcement officers or commercial security personnel in the lawful discharge of their duties.
N.M. Stat. § 62-11-6 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 11 / Section 62-11-6
§ 62-11-6. Appeals; supreme court may stay or suspend commission's order
Status: in_force

The pendency of an appeal shall not of itself stay or suspend the operation of the order of the commission, but, during the pendency of such proceedings, the supreme court in its discretion may stay or suspend, in whole or in part, the operation of the commission's order on such terms as it deems just and in accordance with the practice of courts exercising equity jurisdiction. If the supreme court stays or suspends the operation of an order of the commission, pending a review of the order, the court may require the party seeking the stay or suspension to secure the other parties against loss due to the delay in the enforcement of the order, in case the order on appeal is affirmed, in such amount and in such form as the supreme court shall direct.
N.M. Stat. § 22-11-24 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-24
§ 22-11-24. Retirement benefits; minimum contributory employment
Status: repealed

A. A member must have acquired not less than five years of contributory employment to be eligible for retirement benefits pursuant to the Educational Retirement Act.

B. A member desiring to retire before having completed five years of contributory employment shall be limited to the maximum benefit he would have been entitled to receive under any statute repealed by the Educational Retirement Act. A member may acquire five years or less of contributory employment by contributing to the fund, for each year of contributory employment desired, a sum equal to the prevailing combined contributions of the member and the local administrative unit in effect at the time the contributory employment is acquired. This contribution shall be computed on the member's average annual salary for the last five years of employment plus an additional sum as interest from the effective date of the Educational Retirement Act as fixed by the board, but not to exceed three percent a year.

C. Years of contributory employment purchased pursuant to this section shall not be considered as an addition to service actually performed in computing the sum of the member's retirement benefit.

D. The retirement benefits of members retired pursuant to the Educational Retirement Act prior to July 1, 1959 and who have acquired contributory employment years by purchase, shall be computed upon the basis of the amount paid therefor.
N.M. Stat. § 6-27-6 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 27 / Section 6-27-6
§ 6-27-6. Requirement for specific law authorizing a housing assistance grant from state
Status: in_force

A. The specific grant of authority created in the Affordable Housing Act is the prior approval required pursuant to Article 9, Section 14 of the constitution of New Mexico to allow the state to provide affordable housing assistance.

B. Funding pursuant to this grant of authority shall be appropriated to the department of finance and administration for disbursement by the authority to a qualifying grantee in accordance with rules promulgated by the authority.

C. Rules adopted by the authority may include provisions for matching or using local, private or federal funds in connection with a specific grant, but matching or using federal funds shall not be prohibited.

D. The authority shall seek comment from the Mortgage Finance Authority Act oversight committee prior to its adoption of rules pursuant to this section.
N.M. Stat. § 3-24-10 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 24 / Section 3-24-10
§ 3-24-10. Contracts with electric utilities for the operation of facilities
Status: in_force

A. Any municipality owning and operating facilities for the furnishing of electricity may contract with any electric utility:

(1) to operate and manage all or part of the electric system of the electric utility; or

(2) for the operation and management of the municipal electric facilities by the electric utility upon such terms and conditions as are mutually agreeable to the contracting parties. No utility, by virtue of the contract or the operation and management of the municipal electric facilities, shall acquire any rights, interest or equity in the municipal system nor shall the municipality surrender any of its rights, interest or equity in the municipal system.

B. No municipal funds shall be expended for the operation and management of such system except such funds as are contracted to be reimbursed by the contracting electric utility. Any municipality entering into a contract and operating and managing such electric system shall not acquire any right, interest or equity in such electric utility.

C. No contract entered into by a municipality pursuant to this section shall run for more than ten years.

D. Nothing contained in this section shall operate to prevent a municipality from entering into contracts pursuant to Section 3-24-15 NMSA 1978 for the operation, maintenance and management of a jointly owned generating facility in which such municipality has any interest, nor from entering into a lease agreement or lease-purchase agreement with respect to any of such municipality's electric facilities.
N.M. Stat. § 3-29-14 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 29 / Section 3-29-14
§ 3-29-14. Existing water systems or water rights unaffected
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Sanitary Projects Act shall not in any way affect any water systems or water rights under existing law.
N.M. Stat. § 29-21-1 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 21 / Section 29-21-1
§ 29-21-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Prohibition of Profiling Practices Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 5-18-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 18 / Section 5-18-8
§ 5-18-8. Special assessment bonds
Status: in_force

A. A district may issue one or more series of bonds to provide money for renewable energy improvements to property in the district, and the bonds may be payable from the special assessments levied pursuant to one or more assessment resolutions.

B. For any bonds issued pursuant to the Renewable Energy Financing District Act, the district board shall prescribe the denominations of the bonds, the principal amount of each issue and the form of the bonds and shall establish the maturities, which shall not exceed twenty years, interest payment dates and interest rates, whether fixed or variable, not exceeding the maximum rate stated in the resolution of the district board. The bonds may be sold by competitive bid or negotiated sale for public or private offering at, below or above par. The proceeds of the bonds shall be deposited with the treasurer, or with a trustee or agent designated by the district board, to the credit of the district to be withdrawn for the purposes provided by the Renewable Energy Financing District Act. Pending that use, the proceeds may be invested as determined by the district. The bonds shall be made payable as to both principal and interest solely from revenues of the district, and shall specify the revenues pledged for such purposes, and shall contain such other terms, conditions, covenants and agreements as the district board deems proper.

C. No holder of special assessment bonds issued pursuant to the Renewable Energy Financing District Act may compel any exercise of the taxing power of the district, municipality or county to pay the bonds or the interest on the bonds. Special assessment bonds issued pursuant to that act are not a debt or general obligation of the county or the municipality in which the district is located, nor is the payment of special assessment bonds enforceable out of any money other than the revenue pledged to the payment of the bonds.

D. Pursuant to this section, the district may issue and sell refunding bonds to refund any special assessment bonds of the district authorized by the Renewable Energy Financing District Act. Refunding bonds issued pursuant to this section shall have a final maturity date no later than the final maturity date of the bonds being refunded.
N.M. Stat. § 18-13-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 13 / Section 18-13-4
§ 18-13-4. Board of trustees
Status: in_force

A. The trust shall be governed by the board. The members of the initial board shall be:

(1) two individuals who are New Mexico licensed landscape architects;

(2) an attorney licensed to practice law in the state;

(3) a New Mexico certified public accountant;

(4) three New Mexico residents who have demonstrated their interest in and knowledge about historic landscapes;

(5) two New Mexico residents who are active members of garden clubs;

(6) the state cultural affairs officer or his designee; and

(7) the director of tourism or his designee.

B. The terms of the initial board members are for two years. Thereafter, the board shall be selected in accordance with the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the trust.

C. Vacancies on the initial board shall be filled by appointment of the governor. Thereafter, vacancies shall be filled in accordance with the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the trust.
N.M. Stat. § 24-10A-10 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 10A / Section 24-10A-10
§ 24-10A-10. Loss of funding eligibility
Status: in_force

A municipality, county or local recipient that the bureau finds has expended money in violation of the Emergency Medical Services Fund Act may be ineligible to receive funding from the bureau for a period of not less than one year or more than three years, as determined by the bureau in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the department.
N.M. Stat. § 72-12-6 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 12 / Section 72-12-6
§ 72-12-6. Former declarations valid
Status: in_force

Declarations heretofore filed in substantial compliance with Section 5 hereof shall be recognized as of the same force and effect as if filed after the taking effect of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-51-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 51 / Section 3-51-19
§ 3-51-19. Appraisal of benefits
Status: in_force

The amount of the special assessment shall be proportional to the benefits conferred upon the property by the project and, in determining a method of apportioning benefits and assessments, the board of appraisers may consider ad valorem valuation, location, size, use, zoning classification, parking requirements, any other basis, or any combination of the foregoing, which it may deem to be equitable.
N.M. Stat. § 48-7-4.1 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 7 / Section 48-7-4.1
§ 48-7-4.1. Alternative form of release of mortgage; filing by title insurer
Status: in_force

A. If, within ninety days after full satisfaction of a debt or evidence of debt secured by a mortgage or deed of trust upon any real estate, evidence of the full satisfaction has not been recorded pursuant to the provisions of Section 48-7-4 NMSA 1978 , a title insurer may prepare and record a release of the mortgage or deed of trust; provided, however, no release shall be recorded by the title insurer unless the insurer has, no later than ten days prior to the date of recording, mailed notice of the intent to record to the last known address of the mortgagee, the trustee and beneficiary of a deed of trust or the assignee of record of the debt or evidence of debt.

B. A release recorded pursuant to this section shall include:

(1) the name of the mortgagee or trustee and beneficiary;

(2) the name of the mortgagor or trustor;

(3) the recording reference to the mortgage or deed of trust;

(4) a recital that the obligation secured by the mortgage or deed of trust has been paid in full; and

(5) the date and amount of payment.

C. A release recorded pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be the equivalent of a release recorded pursuant to Section 48-7-4 NMSA 1978 .

D. In addition to any other remedy, a title insurer recording a release pursuant to this section shall be liable to any mortgagee or beneficiary of a deed of trust for damages, including attorney fees, that the mortgagee or beneficiary of a deed of trust may sustain by reason of the wrongful recording of a release of mortgage or deed of trust.

E. Nothing in this section relieves a person from an obligation to record a full satisfaction or release pursuant to Section 48-7-4 NMSA 1978 or from the imposition of a penalty for failure to record a full satisfaction or release pursuant to Section 48-7-5 NMSA 1978 .

F. A title insurer may charge a reasonable fee to the mortgagee for the preparation and recording of the release of mortgage.
N.M. Stat. § 67-5-17 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 5 / Section 67-5-17
§ 67-5-17. Notice of road opening; prerequisites; posting
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners having considered the report of any road review, and the compensation to which any person or persons damaged having been ascertained and paid to the owner or owners or into court for him or them, may order the road to be open for travel and declared a public highway. And if they do so, or order, they shall cause notices to be posted at three public places along the line of such road, giving all parties notice that they have or will direct their proper officers to open and work the same from and after sixty days from the date of such notice: provided, no such road shall be ordered opened through fields of growing crops or along a line where growing crops would thereby be exposed to stock until the owner or owners of such crops shall have sufficient time to harvest and take care of the same.
N.M. Stat. § 4-62-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 62 / Section 4-62-9
§ 4-62-9. Refunding revenue bonds; terms
Status: in_force

County refunding revenue bonds:

A. may have interest, appreciated principal value or any part thereof payable at intervals or at maturity as may be determined by the governing body;

B. may be subject to prior redemption at the county's option at such time and upon such terms and conditions with or without the payment of a premium as may be determined by the governing body;

C. may be serial in form and maturity or may consist of a single bond payable in one or more installments or may be in such other form as may be determined by the governing body; and

D. shall be exchanged for the bonds and any matured unpaid interest being refunded at not less than par or sold at public or negotiated sale at, above or below par and at a price that results in a net effective interest rate that does not exceed the maximum permitted by the Public Securities Act.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-124 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-124
§ 66-3-124. Department to provide forms
Status: in_force

In addition to any requirements pursuant to Section 1 of this 2018 act, the department shall issue a dismantler's notification form to be used by any persons licensed under the provisions of Section 66-4-1 NMSA 1978 for all vehicles purchased to be dismantled, crushed or otherwise destroyed. The form shall require such information as is determined by the department to be necessary.
N.M. Stat. § 21-26-3 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 26 / Section 21-26-3
§ 21-26-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Osteopathic Intern Act:

A. “board” [“commission” [“department”]] means the board of educational finance [commission on higher education [higher education department]];

B. “hospital” means a fully accredited nonprofit osteopathic teaching hospital in New Mexico that accepts newly graduated physicians for internships in family practice; and

C. “osteopathic intern” means a graduate of a college of osteopathic medicine approved by the American Osteopathic Association and who has been accepted by a hospital for postdoctoral training in family practice.
N.M. Stat. § 10-12C-18 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 12C / Section 10-12C-18
§ 10-12C-18. Correction of errors and omissions; estoppel
Status: in_force

A. If an error or omission results in an overpayment to a member or beneficiary of a member, the association shall correct the error or omission and adjust all future payments accordingly. The association shall recover all overpayments made for a period of up to one year prior to the date the error or omission was discovered.

B. A person who is paid more than the amount that is lawfully due him as a result of fraudulent information provided by the member or beneficiary shall be liable for the repayment of that amount to the association plus interest on that amount at the rate set by the board plus all costs of collection, including attorney fees if necessary. Recovery of such overpayment shall extend back to the date the first payment was made based on the fraudulent information.

C. Statements of fact or law made by board members or employees of the board or the association shall not estop the board or the association from acting in accordance with the applicable statutes.
N.M. Stat. § 31-22-21 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 22 / Section 31-22-21
§ 31-22-21. Crime victims reparation fund created; purposes
Status: in_force

A. There is created in the state treasury the “crime victims reparation fund”.

B. Money in the crime victims reparation fund may be expended by the commission to:

(1) pay any award of reparation to victims made pursuant to the Crime Victims Reparation Act;

(2) pay costs and expenses including staff salaries and expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of the Crime Victims Reparation Act; and

(3) contract with one or more attorneys or law firms on a per hour basis to provide legal services to the commission.

C. The provisions of this section are effective July 1, 1990.
N.M. Stat. § 17-10-5 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 10 / Section 17-10-5
§ 17-10-5. Criminal and civil penalties
Status: in_force

A. A person who violates Section 3 of the Wildlife Trafficking Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 .

B. Each covered animal species or covered animal part or product sold or purchased in violation of Section 3 of the Wildlife Trafficking Act is a separate offense. Two or more offenses may be charged in the same complaint, information or indictment and punished as separate offenses for each covered animal species or covered animal part or product involved.

C. With or without a criminal conviction, a person who violates Section 3 of the Wildlife Trafficking Act and anyone who benefited or would have benefited from the violation may be sued in district court and is subject to a penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or three times the total value of the covered animal species or covered animal part or product, whichever is greater.

D. Upon conviction in a criminal court or a finding in a civil court for a violation of Section 3 of the Wildlife Trafficking Act, the court shall order that the covered animal species or covered animal part or product be:

(1) given to the United States fish and wildlife service, if requested by that agency;

(2) destroyed; or

(3) donated to an educational or scientific institution.
N.M. Stat. § 1-6B-9 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 6B / Section 1-6B-9
§ 1-6B-9. Emergency response providers
Status: in_force

A. An emergency response provider may benefit from the ability to apply for a mailed ballot and to return the marked ballot in the same manner as provided in the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act for federal qualified electors; provided that the emergency response provider may not use the federal postcard application or the federal write-in absentee ballot.

B. The county clerk shall transmit to, receive from and process a mailed ballot of an emergency response provider in the same manner as provided in the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act for a federal qualified elector.

C. As used in this section, “ emergency response provider ” means a resident of this state who otherwise satisfies this state's voter eligibility requirements and who, in response to an emergency, is temporarily assigned by a governmental or nongovernmental relief agency or employer to provide support to the victims of the emergency or to rebuild the infrastructure in the affected area and:

(1) the assignment is for a period beginning on or after the thirty-five days immediately prior to an election;

(2) the affected area is outside the individual's county of residence; and

(3) the president of the United States or the governor of a state has declared an emergency in the affected area.
N.M. Stat. § 72-5A-14 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 5A / Section 72-5A-14
§ 72-5A-14. Obligations to Indian nations, tribes or pueblos
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Ground Water Storage and Recovery Act shall be construed to affect the obligations of the United States to Indian nations, tribes or pueblos or to impair the rights of Indian nations, tribes or pueblos.
N.M. Stat. § 24-14C-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 14C / Section 24-14C-1
§ 24-14C-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 24, Article 14C NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Health Care Work Force Data Collection, Analysis and Policy Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 2-8F-48 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 8F / Section 2-8F-48
§ 2-8F-48. Senate district forty-two
Status: in_force

Senate district forty-two is composed of Chaves county precinct 47; Eddy county precincts 5, 12, 19, 20, 24, 27, 28, 36, 37, 39, 42, 45 through 48 and 54; and Lea county precincts 10, 13, 18 through 30, 33, 37 through 44, 56 and 57.
N.M. Stat. § 68-2-4 — NM Code / Chapter 68 / Article 2 / Section 68-2-4
§ 68-2-4. Forestry division office; state forester in charge; executive officer
Status: in_force

The forestry division shall establish an office in the city of Santa Fe, with the state forester in charge as executive officer of the division.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16A / Section 10-16A-2
§ 10-16A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Financial Disclosure Act:

A. “business” means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, organization or individual carrying on a business;

B. “employment” means rendering of services for compensation in the form of salary as an employee;

C. “financial interest” means an interest held by an individual or his spouse that is:

(1) an ownership interest in business; or

(2) any employment or prospective employment for which negotiations have already begun;

D. “official act” means an official decision, recommendation, approval, disapproval or other action that involves the use of discretionary authority;

E. “person” means an individual or entity; and

F. “public officer or employee” means any person who has been elected to, appointed to or hired for any state office and who receives compensation in the form of salary or is eligible for per diem or mileage, but excludes legislators and judges.