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N.M. Stat. § 21-8-9 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-9
§ 21-8-9. Agricultural experiment station; direction; federal benefits
Status: in_force

The agricultural experiment station in connection with said college [New Mexico state university] shall be under the direction of the said board of regents of said college [university] for the purpose of conducting experiments in agriculture according to the terms of Section 1 of an act of congress approved March 2, 1887, and entitled, an act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several states under the provisions of an act approved July 2, 1862, and of the acts supplementary thereto. The said college [university] and experiment station shall be entitled to receive all the benefits and donations made and given to similar institutions of learning in other states and territories of the United States by the legislation of the congress of the United States and particularly to the benefit and donations given by the provisions of an act of congress of the United States entitled, an act donating public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts, approved July 2, 1862, and of all acts supplementary thereto, including the act entitled, an act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with colleges established in the several states under the provisions of an act approved July 2, 1862, and of the acts supplementary thereto, which said last mentioned act was approved March 2, 1887.
N.M. Stat. § 57-1-4 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 1 / Section 57-1-4
§ 57-1-4. Organizations exempted
Status: in_force

The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce. No law against monopolies or combinations in restraint of trade shall be held or construed to forbid the existence and operation of natural gas marketing, labor, agricultural or horticultural organizations instituted for purposes of mutual help and not having capital stock or conducted for profit to the organization or to forbid or restrain individual members of such organizations from lawfully carrying out the objects thereof; nor shall such organizations or the members thereof be held or construed to be illegal combinations or conspiracies in restraint of trade under any law against monopolies or combinations in restraint of trade. No natural gas marketing organization exempted herein shall be organized in such a manner so as to control more than ten percent of the natural gas market. Nothing in this section shall be held or construed to justify any restraint of trade or restriction of competition except such as is incident to the protection and promotion of the interests of the members of such organizations, in view of their situation and circumstances, but such organizations and their objects and the effectuation thereof shall prima facie be presumed to be in reasonable restraint of trade or restriction of competition.
N.M. Stat. § 1-9-12 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1-9-12
§ 1-9-12. Care and custody of removable storage media devices; responsibility for transportation of voting systems; responsibility for security and programming; charge for such transportation or programming
Status: in_force

A. The county clerk shall be responsible for transporting all voting systems to and from polling places.

B. The county clerk shall have care and custody of and be responsible for the removable storage media devices for all voting systems in the custody of the county and shall be responsible for the programming of the systems.

C. When voting systems are used in any election, the county clerk shall assure the security of the removable storage media devices at all times during the period the voting systems are being programmed and until the votes recorded on the removable storage media devices are cleared pursuant to Section 1-13-21 NMSA 1978 . The county clerk may give written authorization in advance to program the removable storage media devices outside of the county seat, and a copy of the authorization with the programmer named therein shall be kept on file in the county clerk's office subject to public inspection.

D. Failure of the county clerk to assure the security of voting system removable storage media devices in the county clerk's custody shall constitute a neglect to discharge the duties of the clerk's office.

E. A reasonable fee may be charged by the county for the transportation and programming of the voting systems when used pursuant to Section 1-9-6 NMSA 1978 , but in no case shall such fee exceed the actual cost to the county.
N.M. Stat. § 3-36-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 36 / Section 3-36-3
§ 3-36-3. Manner of releasing lien
Status: in_force

The municipal clerk may release a lien against any specific property by:

A. entering and signing a receipt of payment upon the notice of lien filed in the office of the county clerk; or

B. issuing a separate receipt which recites that payment of the lien with any accrued interest and penalty has been made.
N.M. Stat. § 12-13B-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 13B / Section 12-13B-2
§ 12-13B-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the New Mexico-Sonora Commission Act:

A. “ commission ” means the New Mexico-Sonora commission; and

B. “ Sonora ” means the state of Sonora, Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 76-19A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 19A / Section 76-19A-1
§ 76-19A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 76, Article 19A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “New Mexico Commercial Feed Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 12-2A-18 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 2A / Section 12-2A-18
§ 12-2A-18. Principles of construction; presumption
Status: in_force

A. A statute or rule is construed, if possible, to:

(1) give effect to its objective and purpose;

(2) give effect to its entire text; and

(3) avoid an unconstitutional, absurd or unachievable result.

B. A statute that is intended to be uniform with those of other states is construed to effectuate that purpose with respect to the subject of the statute.

C. The presumption that a civil statute in derogation of the common law is construed strictly does not apply to a statute of this state.
N.M. Stat. § 3-24-17 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 24 / Section 3-24-17
§ 3-24-17. Application of municipal money or property
Status: in_force

No money or other property supplied by a municipality for the acquisition, operation, maintenance or management of a jointly owned generating facility in which the municipality has any interest shall be credited or otherwise applied to the account of any other joint participant.
N.M. Stat. § 4-48B-22 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48B / Section 4-48B-22
§ 4-48B-22. Hospital revenue bonds not general county obligations
Status: in_force

Revenue bonds issued by a county under the authority of the Hospital Funding Act shall not be the general obligation of the county within the meaning of Article 9, Sections 10 and 13 of the constitution of New Mexico . The bonds shall be payable solely out of all or a portion of the net revenues derived from the operation of the county hospital or jointly owned county-municipal hospital and revenues derived from the leasing of or other contractual arrangement for the operation of a county hospital or jointly owned county-municipal hospital for which the bonds are issued. Revenue bonds and interest coupons issued under authority of that act shall never constitute an indebtedness of the county within the meaning of any state constitutional provision or statutory limitation and shall never constitute nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the county or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers, and this fact shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond.
N.M. Stat. § 74-2-11.1 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 2 / Section 74-2-11.1
§ 74-2-11.1. Limitations on regulations
Status: in_force

The Air Quality Control Act does not:

A. authorize the environmental improvement board or the local board to make any regulation with respect to any condition or quality of the outdoor atmosphere if the condition or air quality level and its effect are confined entirely within the boundaries of the industrial or manufacturing property within which the air contaminants are or may be emitted and public access is restricted within such boundaries;

B. grant to the environmental improvement board or the local board any jurisdiction or authority affecting the relation between employers and employees with respect to or arising out of any condition of air quality; or

C. supersede or limit the applicability of any law relating to industrial health, safety or sanitation.
N.M. Stat. § 3-40-6 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 40 / Section 3-40-6
§ 3-40-6. Cemeteries; ordinance to enforce regulation
Status: in_force

Upon the recommendation of the cemetery board or on its own discretion, the governing body of a municipality may provide, by ordinance, penalties for the violation of the rules and regulations of the cemetery board.
N.M. Stat. § 48-3-5 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 3 / Section 48-3-5
§ 48-3-5. Landlords' liens
Status: in_force

A. Landlords have a lien on the property of their tenants that remains in or about the premises rented, for the rent due by the terms of any lease or other agreement in writing, and the property shall not be removed from the premises without the consent of the landlord until the rent is paid or secured. A lien does not attach if the premises rented is a dwelling unit.

B. For purposes of this section, “dwelling unit” means a structure, mobile home and a leased parcel of land upon which it is located, or a part of a structure that is used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person who maintains a household or by two or more persons who maintain a common household.
N.M. Stat. § 7-8A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 8A / Section 7-8A-4
§ 7-8A-4. Rules for taking custody
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995) or by other statute of this state, property that is presumed abandoned, whether located in this or another state, is subject to the custody of this state if:

(1) the last known address of the apparent owner, as shown on the records of the holder, is in this state;

(2) the records of the holder do not reflect the identity of the person entitled to the property and it is established that the last known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state;

(3) the records of the holder do not reflect the last known address of the apparent owner and it is established that:

(i) the last known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state; or

(ii) the holder is domiciled in this state or is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of this state and has not previously paid or delivered the property to the state of the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property;

(4) the last known address of the apparent owner, as shown on the records of the holder, is in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property and the holder is domiciled in this state or is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of this state;

(5) the last known address of the apparent owner, as shown on the records of the holder, is in a foreign country and the holder is domiciled in this state or is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of this state;

(6) the transaction out of which the property arose occurred in this state, the holder is domiciled in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property, and the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property is unknown or is in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property; or

(7) the property is a traveler's check or money order purchased in this state, or the issuer of the traveler's check or money order has its principal place of business in this state and the issuer's records show that the instrument was purchased in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property, or does not show the state in which the instrument was purchased.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-6.67 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-6.67
§ 7-1-6.67. Distribution; Local Economic Development Act fund
Status: in_force

A. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to the Local Economic Development Act fund equal to the following amounts of the following taxes imposed and paid on the expenses related to the construction of the qualifying entity's economic development project, as determined pursuant to Section 2 of this 2021 act:

(1) fifty percent of the net receipts attributable to state gross receipts tax and the state compensating tax; and

(2) fifty percent of the net receipts attributable to the local option gross receipts tax and county compensating tax imposed by a county and local option gross receipts tax and municipal compensating tax imposed by a municipality.

B. As used in this section:

(1) “ economic development project ” means “economic development project” as used in the Local Economic Development Act; and

(2) “ qualifying entity ” means “qualifying entity” as used in the Local Economic Development Act.
N.M. Stat. § 31-26-15 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 26 / Section 31-26-15
§ 31-26-15. Identity theft passport; database
Status: in_force

A. The attorney general, in cooperation with the department of public safety and the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department, shall issue an identity theft passport to a person who claims to be a victim of identity theft pursuant to Section 30-16-24.1 NMSA 1978 and who provides to the attorney general:

(1) a certified copy of a court order obtained pursuant to Section 5 of this 2009 act or a full set of fingerprints;

(2) a driver's license or other government-issued identification or record; and

(3) other information as required by the attorney general.

B. An identity theft passport shall contain a picture of the person to whom it was issued and other information as the attorney general deems appropriate.

C. The attorney general may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department for the development and issuance of a secure form of identity theft passport. When an identity theft passport is issued, the motor vehicle division shall note on the person's driver record that an identity theft passport has been issued.

D. An identify [identity] theft passport shall be accepted as evidence of identity by law enforcement officers and others who may challenge the person's identity.

E. The attorney general shall maintain a database of identity theft victims who have reported to a law enforcement agency or have been issued an identity theft passport. The attorney general may provide access to the database only to criminal justice agencies. For purposes of identification and authentication, the attorney general may allow access to specific information about a person who has become a victim of identity theft to that person or to that person's authorized representative.

F. The attorney general shall keep on file each application for an identity theft passport and each police report of identity theft submitted by a law enforcement agency.

G. The attorney general shall prepare and make available to local law enforcement agencies and to the general public an information packet that includes information on how to prevent and stop identity theft.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21A / Section 21-21A-5
§ 21-21A-5. Nonprofit foundation authorized; purpose
Status: in_force

A majority of the four-year institutions of higher education may form, pursuant to the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Act, 1 a nonprofit foundation, separate and apart from the state. The purpose of the foundation is to improve the educational opportunities of residents of New Mexico by providing financial assistance to qualified persons, including a program of making, financing, purchasing, holding and selling educational loans, and by servicing educational loan, scholarship, grant, work study and other educational assistance programs.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11A-8 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11A / Section 10-11A-8
§ 10-11A-8. Retroactivity; application of 2003 law
Status: in_force

A. The change in law made by Laws 2003, Chapter 370, Section 2 eliminating a maximum age for a volunteer nonsalaried firefighter to establish a first year of service credit under the Volunteer Firefighters Retirement Act shall apply to a volunteer nonsalaried firefighter who was listed as an active member on the rolls of a fire department before the effective date of Laws 2003, Chapter 370, Section 2.

B. A volunteer nonsalaried firefighter who retired before the effective date of Laws 2003, Chapter 370, Section 2 shall be entitled to receive retirement benefits under the Volunteer Firefighters Retirement Act if otherwise qualified under that act.
N.M. Stat. § 22-1-14 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 1 / Section 22-1-14
§ 22-1-14. Dental examination requirement; opting out; education; outreach
Status: in_force

A. As of July 1, 2021, a student shall not enroll in school unless the student has provided, in accordance with protocols established by the department:

(1) satisfactory evidence of having undergone a dental examination that meets standards established pursuant to department rules; or

(2) a form, signed by the student's parent or guardian, that states that the parent understands the risks associated when a student does not undergo a dental examination prior to school enrollment and that the parent or guardian nevertheless opts not to obtain a dental examination for the student.

B. Department rules shall specify that students shall obtain dental examinations required pursuant to Subsection A of this section at their own expense or at the expense of any dental health coverage they have.

C. By July 1, 2020, the secretary shall:

(1) adopt and promulgate rules to prescribe the requirements for dental examination pursuant to this section; and

(2) provide extensive education statewide for parents and guardians explaining the requirements for dental examination and providing information regarding where they may receive referrals to dental health care professionals statewide who are authorized to perform dental examinations in accordance with those rules.

D. Beginning July 1, 2022, the department shall collect data regarding student compliance with the provisions of Subsection A of this section and make an annual written report of that data to the legislative finance committee and the legislative health and human services committee.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-22 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-22
§ 21-8-22. Payment of interest and principal of building and improvement bonds
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the secretary and treasurer of said board of regents to forward to the bank at which said bonds are payable, prior to the date on which any coupons or any principal amount of any of said bonds shall mature, out of the “interest and retirement fund” a sufficient sum of money to meet said coupons and maturing bonds as the same become due, plus any service charge which said bank shall be entitled to receive for its services.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-2.2 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-2.2
§ 10-11-2.2. Additional definition; state legislator member
Status: in_force

As used in the Public Employees Retirement Act, “ state legislator member ” means a person who is currently serving or who has served as a state legislator or lieutenant governor and who has elected to participate in a state legislator member retirement plan. A former state legislator or former lieutenant governor may be a state legislator member whether or not currently receiving a pension under a state legislator member coverage plan.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21C-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21C / Section 21-21C-6
§ 21-21C-6. Eligibility
Status: in_force

Eligibility of students under the provisions of the Student Choice Act shall be as follows:

A. for the first year of implementation, eligibility shall be restricted to freshmen;

B. for the second year of implementation, eligibility shall be restricted to freshmen and sophomores;

C. for the third year of implementation, eligibility shall be restricted to freshmen, sophomores and juniors; and

D. for the fourth year of implementation and every year thereafter, freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors shall be eligible.
N.M. Stat. § 19-13-21 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 13 / Section 19-13-21
§ 19-13-21. Transferability
Status: in_force

Any lease pursuant to the Geothermal Resources Act may be assigned, transferred or sublet with the approval of the commissioner.
N.M. Stat. § 22-15D-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 15D / Section 22-15D-2
§ 22-15D-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

A. The purpose of the Fine Arts Education Act is to encourage school districts and state-chartered charter schools to offer opportunities for elementary school students to participate in fine arts activities, including visual arts, music, theater and dance.

B. Participation in fine arts programs encourages cognitive and affective development by:

(1) focusing on a variety of learning styles and engaging students who might otherwise fail;

(2) training students in complex thinking and learning;

(3) helping students to devise creative solutions for problems;

(4) providing students new challenges; and

(5) teaching students how to work cooperatively with others and to understand and value diverse cultures.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11B-2 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11B / Section 10-11B-2
§ 10-11B-2. Findings; purpose
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that firefighters throughout the state risk their lives daily to protect the residents of New Mexico. The legislature further finds that when firefighters are killed in the line of duty, their immediate families can suffer grievously, both emotionally and economically. To recognize the substantial public safety benefits conferred by firefighters, and in consideration of the sacrifices undertaken by these individuals and their families for the residents of New Mexico, it is the purpose of the Firefighters' Survivors Supplemental Benefits Act to ensure that certain supplemental death benefits accrue to the spouses and surviving children, or parents if there are no surviving children or spouse, of firefighters killed in the line of duty.