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N.M. Stat. § 42-4-8 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 4 / Section 42-4-8
§ 42-4-8. Action between cotenants; ouster to be shown
Status: in_force

In any action brought by a joint tenant, or tenant in common, against a cotenant, he shall be required to prove an actual ouster or act equivalent thereto.
N.M. Stat. § 47-8-24 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 8 / Section 47-8-24
§ 47-8-24. Right of entry
Status: in_force

A. The resident shall, in accordance with provisions of the rental agreement and notice provisions as provided in this section, consent to the owner to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, prospective residents, workmen or contractors; provided that:

(1) unless otherwise agreed upon by the owner and resident, the owner may enter the resident's dwelling unit pursuant to this subsection only after giving the resident twenty-four hours written notification of his intent to enter, the purpose for entry and the date and reasonable estimate of the time frame of the entry;

(2) this subsection is not applicable to entry by the owner to perform repairs or services within seven days of a request by the resident or when the owner is accompanied by a public official conducting an inspection or a cable television, electric, gas or telephone company representative; and

(3) where the resident gives reasonable prior notice and alternate times or dates for entry and it is practicable or will not result in economic detriment to the owner, then the owner shall attempt to reasonably accommodate the alternate time of entry.

B. The owner may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the resident in case of an emergency.

C. The owner shall not abuse the right of access.

D. The owner has no other right of access except by court order, as permitted by this section if the resident has abandoned or surrendered the premises or if the resident has been absent from the premises more than seven days, as permitted in Section 47-8-34 NMSA 1978 .

E. If the resident refuses to allow lawful access, the owner may obtain injunctive relief to compel access or terminate the rental agreement. In either case, the owner may recover damages.

F. If the owner makes an unlawful entry, or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner, or makes repeated demands for entry that are otherwise lawful but that have the effect of unreasonably interfering with the resident's quiet enjoyment of the dwelling unit, the resident may obtain injunctive relief to prevent the recurrence of the conduct or terminate the rental agreement. In either case, the resident may recover damages.
N.M. Stat. § 22-34-1 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 34 / Section 22-34-1
§ 22-34-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Student Diabetes Management Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 8-3-2 — NM Code / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 8-3-2
§ 8-3-2. Attorney general; cooperation of agencies
Status: in_force

A. The attorney general shall provide, upon request, legal opinion and advice to the lieutenant governor.

B. All state agencies shall cooperate with the lieutenant governor in the performance of his duties.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-43.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-43.1
§ 7-9-43.1. Nontaxable transaction certificates not required by liquor wholesalers
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7-9-43 NMSA 1978 , a liquor wholesaler licensed as a wholesaler by the superintendent of regulation and licensing pursuant to the Liquor Control Act 1 is not required to obtain a nontaxable transaction certificate from a person issued a retailer's, dispenser's, restaurant, public service or governmental license by the superintendent of regulation and licensing pursuant to the Liquor Control Act for the purpose of taking deductions under the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act.
N.M. Stat. § 1-10-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 1-10-1
§ 1-10-1. Ballot
Status: in_force

As used in the Election Code:

A. “ ballot ” means a system for arranging and designating for the voter the names of candidates, constitutional amendments and other questions to be voted on and for the marking, casting or otherwise recording of such votes, and the term includes absentee ballots, provisional paper ballots and all other paper ballots; and

B. “ provisional paper ballot ” means the paper ballot used pursuant to Section 1-12-7.1 , 1-12-8 or 1-12-25.2 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-27 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-27
§ 4-55A-27. Improvement district; assessment funds; expenditures; misuse; penalties
Status: in_force

A. All money received by the county from any special assessment or assessment within an improvement district shall be held in a special fund and used to:

(1) pay the cost of the improvement for which the assessment was made;

(2) reimburse the county for any work performed by the county in constructing the improvement and for administrative costs associated with the improvement district; or

(3) pay the interest and principal due on any outstanding bonds or assignable certificates.

B. Any person who uses money in an improvement district fund other than as provided in this section is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not more than two years or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
N.M. Stat. § 30-31-20 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 31 / Section 30-31-20
§ 30-31-20. Trafficking controlled substances; violation
Status: in_force

A. As used in the Controlled Substances Act, “ traffic ” means the:

(1) manufacture of a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V or a controlled substance analog as defined in Subsection W of Section 30-31-2 NMSA 1978;

(2) distribution, sale, barter or giving away of:

(a) a controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug;

(b) a controlled substance analog of a controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug; or

(c) methamphetamine, its salts, isomers and salts of isomers; or

(3) possession with intent to distribute:

(a) a controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug;

(b) controlled substance analog of a controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug; or

(c) methamphetamine, its salts, isomers and salts of isomers.

B. Except as authorized by the Controlled Substances Act, it is unlawful for a person to intentionally traffic. A person who violates this subsection is:

(1) for the first offense, guilty of a second degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978; and

(2) for the second and subsequent offenses, guilty of a first degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .

C. A person who knowingly violates Subsection B of this section within a drug-free school zone excluding private property residentially zoned or used primarily as a residence is guilty of a first degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 3-16-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 16 / Section 3-16-6
§ 3-16-6. Powers of combined organization
Status: in_force

Upon the date the new combined municipal organization begins operation as provided herein, and thereafter, the organization shall be a municipal corporation of New Mexico and thereupon and thereafter shall exercise all the powers vested in it by the charter adopted for its government and all powers and duties vested in cities by the constitution and laws of New Mexico, and also all powers vested by law in counties, except as provided in the charter adopted and in Article 10, Section 4 of the constitution of New Mexico .
N.M. Stat. § 1-17-8 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 17 / Section 1-17-8
§ 1-17-8. Referendum petitions; approval before circulation
Status: in_force

A. Before any referendum petition is circulated for signatures, the sponsors shall submit the original draft thereof to the secretary of state to determine whether or not it meets the requirements of law for referendum petitions. At the same time the original draft is submitted to the secretary of state, the sponsors shall also submit a suggested popular name for the law that is the object of the petition.

B. Within thirty days after submission of the original draft and suggested popular name, the secretary of state shall:

(1) approve and certify the original draft of the petition and approve and certify the suggested popular name or a more suitable and correct popular name; or

(2) disapprove the original draft and specify each deficiency not in compliance with the law.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-3A-19 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3A / Section 32A-3A-19
§ 32A-3A-19. Financial subsidies; eligibility
Status: in_force

A. Prior to a guardianship being granted pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act or the Abuse and Neglect Act and in order to be eligible for guardianship assistance payments, the following conditions shall be satisfied:

(1) the child shall be in the custody of the department and have been removed from the child's home:

(a) pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement; or

(b) as a result of a judicial determination that the placement and care of the child should be vested in the department;

(2) the child shall be eligible for foster care maintenance payments while in the home of the prospective guardian;

(3) the child shall have been placed by the department and shall have lived with the prospective guardian for at least six consecutive months following the prospective guardian's licensure as a foster parent;

(4) the child has a strong attachment to the prospective guardian and the prospective guardian is a relative or fictive kin of the child;

(5) the prospective guardian has a strong commitment to caring permanently for the child, documented via a meeting held prior to the proposed guardianship between the prospective guardian and the department discussing the prospective guardian's long-term commitment;

(6) if the child is fourteen years of age or older, the child has been consulted by the department and consents to the guardianship arrangement; and

(7) a fully executed guardianship assistance agreement is approved by the department; or

(8) the child is a sibling of a child who meets the eligibility criteria set forth in this subsection.

B. The department shall promulgate rules for guardianship assistance payments and payment of nonrecurring expenses.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-52 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-52
§ 7-1-52. Release of levy
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for the secretary or the secretary's delegate, under regulations prescribed by the secretary, to release the levy upon all or part of the property or rights to property levied upon if the secretary or the secretary's delegate determines that such action will facilitate the collection of the liability, but the release shall not operate to prevent any subsequent levy.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-828 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-828
§ 66-3-828. Signal lamps and signal devices
Status: in_force

A. Any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and house trailer may be equipped and when required under Sections 66-3-801 through 66-3-887 NMSA 1978 shall be equipped with the following signal lamps or devices:

(1) stop lamp or stop lamps on the rear which shall emit a red, amber or yellow light and which shall be actuated upon application of the service brakes and which may but need not be incorporated with one or more other rear lamps; and

(2) lamp or lamps or mechanical signal device capable of clearly indicating any intention to turn either to the right or to the left and which shall be visible both from the front and rear.

B. Every stop lamp shall be plainly visible and understandable from a distance of one hundred feet to the rear both during normal sunlight and at nighttime and a signal lamp or lamps indicating intention to turn shall be visible and understandable during daytime and nighttime from a distance of one hundred feet both to the front and rear. When a vehicle is equipped with a stop lamp or other signal lamps, such lamp or lamps shall at all times be maintained in good working condition. No stop lamp or signal lamp shall project a glaring or dazzling light.

C. All mechanical signal devices shall be self-illuminated when in use at the times mentioned in Section 66-3-802 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 23-2-9 — NM Code / Chapter 23 / Article 2 / Section 23-2-9
§ 23-2-9. Receipts from public lands where no beneficiary is designated
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public lands and the state treasurer are authorized to transfer to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for the credit of the Carrie Tingley crippled children's hospital program all receipts now held or which may hereafter be received from any lands acquired by the state by purchase and placed under the state land office where no beneficiary is specified, including Conchas dam lands.
N.M. Stat. § 73-20-3 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 20 / Section 73-20-3
§ 73-20-3. Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Watershed District Act is to secure the federal assistance provided in Public Law 566 of the 83rd congress, and amendatory legislation, for New Mexico in its program to further the conservation, development, utilization, flood prevention and disposal of water, and thereby preserve and protect New Mexico's land and water resources.
N.M. Stat. § 30-31-17 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 31 / Section 30-31-17
§ 30-31-17. Order forms
Status: in_force

Controlled substances in Schedules I and II shall be distributed by a registrant to another registrant only pursuant to an order form. Compliance with the provisions of the federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 1 respecting order forms shall be deemed 2 compliance with this section.
N.M. Stat. § 7-39-9 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 39 / Section 7-39-9
§ 7-39-9. Notification of tax rate; due date
Status: in_force

A. On or before November 1 of each tax year the department shall notify the owner or operator of each copper mineral property, to which the Copper Production Ad Valorem Tax Act applies, of the tax rates that have been established for the taxing jurisdictions in which the copper mineral property is located, the taxable value of the copper mineral property and the amount of the copper production ad valorem tax due.

B. The copper production ad valorem tax is payable in two equal installments due on December 10 of the year for which tax is assessed and on May 10 of the following year. Payment shall be made to the department. No demand for payment of the copper production ad valorem tax is necessary.
N.M. Stat. § 62-15-9.1 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 15 / Section 62-15-9.1
§ 62-15-9.1. Duties of trustees
Status: in_force

A trustee shall perform his duties as a trustee, including his duties as a member of any committee of the board upon which the trustee may serve, in good faith, in a manner the trustee believes to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the cooperative and with such care as an ordinarily prudent person would use under similar circumstances in a like position. In performing such duties, a trustee shall be entitled to rely on factual information, opinions, reports or statements including financial statements and other financial data in each case prepared or presented by:

A. one or more officers or employees of the cooperative whom the trustee reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented;

B. counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters which the trustee reasonably believes to be within such persons' professional or expert competence;

C. a committee of the board upon which the trustee does not serve, duly designated in accordance with a provision of the articles of incorporation or the bylaws as to matters within its designated authority, which committee the trustee reasonably believes to merit confidence, but the trustee shall not be considered to be acting in good faith if the trustee has knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted; or

D. any bulletin or other directive of the rural electrification administration, or successor agency, material to the matter in question.

A person who so performs such duties shall have no liability to the cooperative or to its members by reason of being or having been a trustee of the cooperative.
N.M. Stat. § 6-5-10 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 6-5-10
§ 6-5-10. State agency reversions; director powers; compliance with federal rules
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Subsections B and C of this section, all unreserved undesignated fund balances in reverting funds and accounts as reflected in the central financial reporting and accounting system as of June 30 shall revert by September 30 to the general fund. The division may adjust the reversion within forty-five days of release of the audit report for that fiscal year.

B. The director of the division may modify a reversion required pursuant to Subsection A of this section if the reversion would violate federal law or rules pertaining to supplanting of state funds with federal funds or other applicable federal provisions.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-2-12 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 2 / Section 59A-2-12
§ 59A-2-12. Records; inspection; destruction
Status: in_force

A. The superintendent shall preserve in the office of superintendent of insurance and in permanent form copies of all notices and orders given or made and of all other papers and records relating to the business and transactions of the office and shall hand the same over to the superintendent's successor in office.

B. Except as otherwise provided by the Insurance Code or by order of court, the papers and records shall be open to public inspection. The superintendent may classify as confidential certain records and information obtained from another governmental agency or other source upon the express condition that they remain confidential or are deemed confidential by the superintendent, and such records and information shall not be subject to public inspection while confidentiality exists; except that no filing required to be made with the superintendent under the Insurance Code shall be deemed confidential unless expressly so provided by law.

C. The superintendent may destroy unneeded or obsolete records and filings in the office of superintendent of insurance pursuant to the Public Records Act.
N.M. Stat. § 53-17-1 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 17 / Section 53-17-1
§ 53-17-1. Admission of foreign corporation
Status: in_force

No foreign corporation shall transact business in this state until it has procured a certificate of authority to do so from the commission [secretary of state]. No foreign corporation shall procure a certificate of authority under the Business Corporation Act to transact in this state any business which a corporation organized under the Business Corporation Act is not permitted to transact. A foreign corporation shall not be denied a certificate of authority because the laws of the state or country under which the corporation is organized governing its organization and internal affairs differ from the laws of this state, and nothing in the Business Corporation Act authorizes this state to regulate the organization or the internal affairs of such corporation. Without excluding other activities which may not constitute transacting business in this state, a foreign corporation shall not be considered to be transacting business in this state, for the purposes of the Business Corporation Act, by reason of carrying on in this state any one or more of the following activities:

A. maintaining or defending any action or suit or any administrative or arbitration proceeding, or effecting the settlement thereof or the settlement of claims or disputes;

B. holding meetings of its directors or shareholders or carrying on other activities concerning its internal affairs;

C. maintaining bank accounts;

D. maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange and registration of its securities, or appointing and maintaining trustees or depositaries with relation to its securities;

E. effecting sales through independent contractors;

F. soliciting or procuring orders, whether by mail or through employees or agents or otherwise, where the orders require acceptance without this state before becoming binding contracts;

G. creating as borrower or lender, or acquiring, indebtedness or mortgages or other security interest in real or personal property;

H. securing or collecting debts or enforcing any rights in property securing them;

I. transacting any business in interstate commerce;

J. conducting an isolated transaction completed within a period of thirty days and not in the course of a number of repeated transactions of like nature; or

K. investing in or acquiring, in transactions outside New Mexico, royalties and other nonoperating mineral interests and the execution of division orders, contracts of sale and other instruments incidental to the ownership of the nonoperating mineral interests.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2D-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2D / Section 27-2D-1
§ 27-2D-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 27, Article 2D NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Education Works Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 9-28-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 28 / Section 9-28-3
§ 9-28-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department Act:

A. “ department ” means the homeland security and emergency management department; and

B. “ secretary ” means the secretary of homeland security and emergency management.
N.M. Stat. § 69-25A-32 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 25A / Section 69-25A-32
§ 69-25A-32. Conflict of interest; penalty; disclosure
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for a state employee who performs any function or duty under the Surface Mining Act to have a direct or indirect financial interest in any underground or surface coal mining operation.

B. Whoever knowingly violates the provisions of Subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or by imprisonment of not more than one year, or both.

C. The commission shall promulgate regulations to establish methods by which the provisions of this section shall be monitored and enforced, including appropriate provisions for the filing by such employees and the review of statements and supplements thereto concerning any financial interest which may be affected by this section.
N.M. Stat. § 3-30-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 30 / Section 3-30-7
§ 3-30-7. Canvass of bond election; certification of results; effect
Status: in_force

A. The vote upon each question proposing to issue negotiable bonds shall be canvassed as provided in the Local Election Act, and the municipal clerk shall file the certificate of canvass in the official minute book of the municipality.

B. If a majority of those voting on the question favors the creation of the debt, the governing body of the municipality may proceed to issue the negotiable bonds.