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N.M. Stat. § 10-11-118.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-118.1
§ 10-11-118.1. Adjustment of benefits
Status: in_force

A. If payment of a pension or other retirement benefit causes a decrease in the amount of monetary payments or other needs-based benefits due to a payee from any other governmental agency, the pension or other retirement benefit shall be reduced for the period during which the pension or other retirement benefit prevents payment of another needs-based benefit to result in payment of the maximum amount possible by the association and the other governmental agency to the payee. Any amounts which would otherwise be paid out which are not paid in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not be recoverable by a payee at any later date.

B. If there is a change in the effect of a pension or other retirement benefit on any monetary payments or other needs-based benefits due to a payee from any other governmental agency, the pension or other retirement benefits shall be adjusted to result in the maximum total benefit to the payee. In no event shall any pension be increased in an amount greater than that authorized by the Public Employees Retirement Act.

C. The provisions of this section are mandatory and may not be waived or declined by a payee. Each payee shall provide the association with all information necessary for the association to carry out the requirements imposed by this section.

D. If the payee fails to provide all the facts necessary to comply with the requirements imposed by this section and payment of a pension or other retirement benefit is made without making the adjustment required by this section, neither the board, the executive director nor any officer or employee of the association or the board shall be liable to any third party because the adjustment was not made as required.

E. As used in this section:

(1) “pension” means a normal retirement, survivor or disability retirement pension payable to a retired member or survivor beneficiary pursuant to the Public Employees Retirement Act;

(2) “governmental agency” means the federal government, any department or agency of the federal government, any state and any department, agency or political subdivision of a state;

(3) “total benefits” means pensions plus any other monetary payments or other needs-based benefits due to the payee from any governmental agency;

(4) “needs-based benefit” means monetary or other benefits for which a determination of eligibility is based upon the recipient's level of income and resources; and

(5) “payee” means a retired member or the refund beneficiary or survivor beneficiary of a retired member.
N.M. Stat. § 17-1-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 17-1-18
§ 17-1-18. Bonding authority
Status: in_force

Whenever the state game commission, by vote of a majority of its full membership entered in its minutes, determines by resolution that it is necessary to raise funds to provide for fish hatcheries and rearing facilities, game and fish habitat acquisition, development and improvement projects or other similar capital outlay projects, the commission may issue and sell bonds of the state of New Mexico as provided in the Game and Fish Bond Act, provided that, the total amount of such bonds issued under the authority of this act shall not exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000). The purposes stated by the commission and the amount of each bond issue shall be approved by the state board of finance before issuance of the bonds. The commission shall report annually to the legislature any bonds issued pursuant to this act and the purpose for which issued.
N.M. Stat. § 5-9-1 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 5-9-1
§ 5-9-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 15 of this act may be cited as the “Enterprise Zone Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21H-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21H / Section 21-21H-8
§ 21-21H-8. Termination of scholarships
Status: in_force

A scholarship is terminated upon the substantial noncompliance by the award recipient with the New Mexico Scholars Act or the rules promulgated by the department pursuant to that act.
N.M. Stat. § 57-5A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 5A / Section 57-5A-2
§ 57-5A-2. Purposes
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Motion Picture Fair Competition Act is to establish fair and open procedures for the bidding and negotiation of motion pictures within New Mexico in order to prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and unreasonable restraints of trade in the business of motion picture distribution within the state, to promote fair and effective competition in that business and to benefit the movie-going public by holding down admission prices to motion picture theaters, thereby expanding the choice of motion pictures available to the public and preventing exposure of the public to objectionable or unsuitable pictures by ensuring that exhibitors have the opportunity to view a picture before committing themselves to exhibiting it.
N.M. Stat. § 73-8-34 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 8 / Section 73-8-34
§ 73-8-34. Incurrence of unauthorized debt prohibited
Status: in_force

The board of directors or other officers of the district shall have no power to incur any debt or liability whatever in excess of the express provisions of this act, and any debt or liability so incurred shall be void.
N.M. Stat. § 9-16-13 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 16 / Section 9-16-13
§ 9-16-13. Manufactured housing committee; exercise of powers and duties exempt from authority of superintendent
Status: in_force

All responsibilities of the mobile [manufactured] housing committee under Sections 60-14-4 through 60-14-9 , 60-14-12 and 60-14-14 NMSA 1978 are hereby explicitly exempted from the authority of the superintendent of regulation and licensing under the provisions of Subsection B of Section 22 of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 9-2A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 2A / Section 9-2A-4
§ 9-2A-4. Department created; divisions
Status: in_force

A. The “children, youth and families department” is created. The department is a cabinet department and consists of, but is not limited to, six divisions as follows:

(1) the protective services division;

(2) the juvenile justice division;

(3) the prevention and intervention division;

(4) the financial services division;

(5) the employee support division; and

(6) the information technology division.

B. The secretary is empowered to organize the department and the divisions specified in Subsection A of this section and may transfer or merge functions between divisions in the interest of efficiency and economy.

C. The governor is empowered to merge divisions and to abolish or create divisions of the department by executive order in the interest of efficiency and economy.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-46-62 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 46 / Section 59A-46-62
§ 59A-46-62. Benefits required
Status: in_force

A health maintenance organization, other than a small group health maintenance organization contract that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state, shall provide coverage for all mental health or substance use disorder services required by generally recognized standards of care.
N.M. Stat. § 67-3-36 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 67-3-36
§ 67-3-36. Acquisition of rights of way; duty of county and district attorney
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 67-3-37 NMSA 1978 , the rights of way deemed necessary by the state transportation commission for highways constructed or reconstructed under the supervision of the state transportation commission shall be acquired by the county through which such highways shall or do pass by donation, agreement, exchange, by the exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, in the manner provided by law for acquiring property or property rights for public uses. It is the duty of the district attorney for the county wherein such property or property rights are situate to commence and prosecute an action to acquire all such property or property rights upon request of the board of county commissioners or the state transportation commission.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21H-6 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21H / Section 21-21H-6
§ 21-21H-6. Duration of scholarship
Status: in_force

Each scholarship is for a period of one academic year. The scholarship may be renewed annually until the award recipient has received four annual scholarship awards or until the student graduates from a four-year institution, whichever is earlier. An award recipient may use the award at a two-year institution until the award recipient receives two annual scholarship awards. In no case shall a student receive more than four annual awards.
N.M. Stat. § 77-13-1 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 13 / Section 77-13-1
§ 77-13-1. Possession of estray unlawful
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation or company or its employees or agents to take up any estray and retain possession of the estray except as provided in Chapter 77, Article 13 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 6-4-24.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 6-4-24.1
§ 6-4-24.1. Attorney general authority; audit and investigation
Status: in_force

The attorney general or the attorney general's authorized representative may conduct audits and investigations of:

A. a nonparticipating tobacco product manufacturer and its importers;

B. a tobacco product manufacturer as defined in Section 6-4-12 NMSA 1978 that became a participating manufacturer after the master settlement agreement execution date, as defined at section II(aa) of the master settlement agreement, and its importers;

C. exclusive distributors, retail dealers, stamping agents and wholesale dealers; and

D. persons or entities engaged in delivery sales.
N.M. Stat. § 5-17-27 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 17 / Section 5-17-27
§ 5-17-27. State capital outlay projects prohibited
Status: in_force

An infrastructure development zone shall not request nor receive state funding for a capital outlay project; provided that this prohibition does not apply to buildings or facilities that may be located within an infrastructure development zone but that are owned by the state or one of its agencies, institutions or other political subdivisions or that are financed through the Statewide Economic Development Finance Act.
N.M. Stat. § 61-28B-8.1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 28B / Section 61-28B-8.1
§ 61-28B-8.1. Fingerprinting; criminal history background checks
Status: in_force

A. All applicants for certification as provided for in the 1999 Public Accountancy Act shall:

(1) be required to provide fingerprints on two fingerprint cards for submission to the federal bureau of investigation to conduct a national criminal history background check and to the department of public safety to conduct a state criminal history check;

(2) pay the cost of obtaining the fingerprints and criminal history background checks; and

(3) have the right to inspect or challenge the validity of the record development by the background check if the applicant is denied certification as established by board rule.

B. Electronic live scans may be used for conducting criminal history background checks.

C. Criminal history records obtained by the board pursuant to the provisions of this section are confidential. The board is authorized to use criminal history records obtained from the federal bureau of investigation and the department of public safety to conduct background checks on applicants for certification as provided for in the 1999 Public Accountancy Act.

D. Criminal history records obtained pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be used for any purpose other than conducting background checks. Criminal history records obtained pursuant to the provisions of this section and the information contained in those records shall not be released or disclosed to any other person or agency, except pursuant to a court order or with the written consent of the person who is the subject of the records.

E. A person who releases or discloses criminal history records or information contained in those records in violation of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 61-14F-8 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 14F / Section 61-14F-8
§ 61-14F-8. Temporary registration
Status: in_force

The secretary may issue a temporary certificate of registration while an application for registration or renewal of registration is pending.
N.M. Stat. § 69-9-4 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 9 / Section 69-9-4
§ 69-9-4. Administration
Status: in_force

The secretary shall be vested with jurisdiction over the administration of this act and shall have the power and the duty to make such rules, regulations and orders as may be necessary or proper to effectuate its purposes.
N.M. Stat. § 29-2-24 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 2 / Section 29-2-24
§ 29-2-24. Waiver
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 29-2-6 through 29-2-8 NMSA 1978 may be waived by the secretary with regard to plainclothes or special investigators and other employees not regularly uniformed.
N.M. Stat. § 34-6-20 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 34 / Article 6 / Section 34-6-20
§ 34-6-20. Personnel; official court reporters; secretaries
Status: in_force

A. Each district judge shall select an official court reporter to record the proceedings of his court as required. All notes, records and evidence taken by the reporter shall be deposited with the district court clerk of the county in which the proceeding is docketed.

B. Each full-time official court reporter of the district court shall receive a salary fixed by the district court, exclusive of transcript fees, for court reporting, secretarial and other duties performed for the district court. Official court reporters employed on a part-time basis by the district court may be paid at a rate fixed by the district court not to exceed standard rates for such service in the area for all services required of them, exclusive of transcript fees.

C. Official court reporters shall, upon request, furnish typewritten transcripts of testimony and proceedings recorded by them in any cause at a maximum charge of one dollar sixty-five cents ($1.65) a page for an original with three copies. A page of transcription consists of not less than twenty-five typewritten lines on a good grade of paper, eight and one-half inches by thirteen inches in size, prepared for binding at the top and having margins of not more than one and three-fourths inches at the left and one-half inch at the right. Type shall be pica size with ten letters to the inch. The supreme court may provide by rule for decreases in the maximum charge when transcripts are not furnished within time limits prescribed by the supreme court. In any matter in which the district court has granted free process to the party requesting a transcript, payment of the charges shall be made from funds appropriated to the district court.
N.M. Stat. § 77-10-5 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 10 / Section 77-10-5
§ 77-10-5. Livestock inspected by board inspector
Status: in_force

All livestock received at a livestock auction market shall be inspected by an inspector as soon as practicable. The inspector shall satisfy himself as to the ownership of the livestock and the purpose for which it has been received. Before the removal of the livestock, it shall be again inspected as to ownership by an inspector, and the inspector shall conduct an inspection of the records documenting the receipt, sale or purchase of the livestock and may conduct a visual inspection of the livestock prior to issuing a certificate of inspection. The inspector shall issue his certificate of inspection and deliver one copy to the purchaser or his agent, one copy to the inspector at designation and forward the original to the board for filing.
N.M. Stat. § 17-4-3 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 4 / Section 17-4-3
§ 17-4-3. Exchange, sale, lease, sublease and assignment of lands by commission; proceeds
Status: in_force

The state game commission, except as herein limited, is authorized to exchange, sell, lease, sublease or assign any interest in any lands and leases heretofore or hereafter acquired including but not limited to the sale or lease of timber, oil, gas, minerals or any other severable product of or interest in real estate, when, in the judgment of said commission, such transaction will be in the interest of the state game commission and said lands, leases, products or severable parts thereof, are, in the opinion of such commission, no longer necessary for the purposes for which such lands were acquired or where such lease or sublease will not materially interfere with or conflict with the use of such lands for the purpose for which they were acquired. The proceeds of any such sale, exchange, lease or assignment shall be converted into the game protection fund and disbursed as the other moneys in said fund are disbursed.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-12D-9 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 12D / Section 59A-12D-9
§ 59A-12D-9. Duties of reinsurers utilizing the services of a reinsurance intermediary-manager
Status: in_force

A. A reinsurer shall not engage the services of any person, firm, association or corporation to act as a reinsurance intermediary-manager on its behalf unless such person is licensed as required by Subsection B of Section 59A-12D-3 NMSA 1978 .

B. The reinsurer shall annually obtain a copy of statements of the financial condition of each reinsurance intermediary-manager which such reinsurer has engaged prepared by an independent certified accountant in a form acceptable to the superintendent.

C. If a reinsurance intermediary-manager establishes loss reserves, the reinsurer shall annually obtain the opinion of an actuary attesting to the adequacy of loss reserves established for losses incurred and outstanding on business produced by the reinsurance intermediary-manager. This opinion shall be in addition to any other required loss reserve certification.

D. Binding authority for all retrocessional contracts or participation in reinsurance syndicates shall rest with an officer of the reinsurer who shall not be affiliated with the reinsurance intermediary-manager.

E. Within thirty days of termination of a contract with a reinsurance intermediary-manager, the reinsurer shall provide written notification of such termination to the superintendent.

F. A reinsurer shall not appoint to its board of directors, any officer, director, employee, controlling shareholder or subagent or subbroker of its reinsurance intermediary-manager. This subsection shall not apply to relationships governed by The Insurance Holding Company Law or, if applicable, the Broker Controlled Insurer Law.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-22-34.1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 22 / Section 59A-22-34.1
§ 59A-22-34.1. Coverage for adopted children
Status: in_force

A. No individual or group health insurance policy or contract or health care plan shall be offered, issued or renewed in New Mexico on or after July 1, 1988, unless the policy, plan or contract covers adopted children of the insured, subscriber or enrollee on the same basis as other dependents.

B. The coverage required by this section is effective from the date of placement for the purpose of adoption and continues unless the placement is disrupted prior to legal adoption and the child is removed from placement. Coverage shall include the necessary care and treatment of medical conditions existing prior to the date of placement.

C. As used in this section, “placement” means in the physical custody of the adoptive parent.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-47-37.1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 47 / Section 59A-47-37.1
§ 59A-47-37.1. Hearing aid coverage for children required
Status: in_force

A. An individual or group health insurance policy, health care plan or certificate of health insurance delivered or issued for delivery in this state shall provide coverage for a hearing aid and any related service for the full cost of one hearing aid per hearing-impaired ear up to two thousand two hundred dollars ($2,200) every thirty-six months for hearing aids for insured children under eighteen years of age or under twenty-one years of age if still attending high school. The insured may choose a higher priced hearing aid and may pay the difference in cost above the two-thousand-two-hundred-dollar ($2,200) limit as provided in this subsection without financial or contractual penalty to the insured or to the provider of the hearing aid.

B. An insurer that delivers, issues for delivery or renews in this state an individual or group health insurance policy, health care plan or certificate of health insurance may make available to the policyholder the option of purchasing additional hearing aid coverage that exceeds the services described in this section.

C. Hearing aid coverage offered shall include fitting and dispensing services, including providing ear molds as necessary to maintain optimal fit, provided by an audiologist, a hearing aid dispenser or a physician, licensed in New Mexico.

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

E. Coverage for hearing aids may be subject to deductibles and coinsurance consistent with those imposed on other benefits under the same policy, plan or certificate.

F. For the purposes of this section, “ hearing aid ” means durable medical equipment that is of a design and circuitry to optimize audibility and listening skills in the environment commonly experienced by children.
N.M. Stat. § 3-60A-33 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 60A / Section 3-60A-33
§ 3-60A-33. Revenue bonds; bond security
Status: in_force

The principal of, the interest on and any prior redemption premiums due in connection with the revenue bonds shall be payable from, secured by a pledge of and constitute a lien on the revenues out of which the bonds shall be made payable. In addition, they may be secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the project or upon any other property of the user or both by a pledge of the revenues from or a financing agreement for the project or both as the local government in its discretion may determine; but no local government shall be authorized by the Redevelopment Bonding Law to pledge any of its property or to otherwise secure the payment of any bonds with its property, except that the local government may pledge the revenues from the project.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21G-9 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21G / Section 21-21G-9
§ 21-21G-9. Distribution of scholarship funds
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules, regulations and procedures for the distribution of scholarship funds to the eligible institutions.
N.M. Stat. § 7-27-20 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 27 / Section 7-27-20
§ 7-27-20. Expenses paid from severance tax bonding fund
Status: in_force

The expense incurred in the issuance of severance tax bonds and supplemental severance tax bonds shall be paid from the severance tax bonding fund.
N.M. Stat. § 3-52-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 52 / Section 3-52-13
§ 3-52-13. Tax exemptions
Status: in_force

Bonds and their income and all mortgages or other instruments executed as security for them are exempt from all taxation by this state or any of its political subdivisions.