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N.M. Stat. § 22-12A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 12A / Section 22-12A-5
§ 22-12A-5. Public school attendance
Status: in_force

A. Local school boards may admit as students school-age persons who do not live within the school district to the public schools within the school district when there are sufficient school accommodations to provide for them.

B. Local school boards may allow students to transfer to a public school outside the student's attendance zone but within the school district when there are sufficient school accommodations to provide for them.

C. Local school boards shall charge a tuition fee for the right to attend public school within the school district to those school-age persons who do not live within the state. The tuition fee shall not exceed the amount generated by the public school fund for a student similarly situated within the school district for the current school year.

D. When the parent of a student not living in the state pays an ad valorem property tax for school purposes within a school district, the amount of the tuition payable for the school year shall be reduced by the district average ad valorem tax per student as determined by the ad valorem tax credit used in calculating the state equalization guarantee distribution.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-23E-18 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 23E / Section 59A-23E-18
§ 59A-23E-18. Requirement for mental health benefits in an individual or group health plan, or group health insurance offered in connection with the plan, for a plan year of an employer
Status: in_force

A. A group health plan or group or individual health insurance shall not impose treatment limitations or financial restrictions, limitations or requirements on the provision of mental health benefits that are more restrictive than the predominant restrictions, limitations or requirements that are imposed on coverage of benefits for other conditions.

B. As used in this section, “ mental health benefits ” means mental health benefits as described in the group health plan or group health insurance offered in connection with the plan.
N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-23 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-23
§ 4-55A-23. Improvement district; acceptance of deed in lieu of foreclosure
Status: in_force

In lieu of the foreclosure of a lien against any tract or parcel of land which is delinquent in the payment of an assessment or installment of an assessment for a period of more than one year, a county may accept a deed to the property subject to the lien if the owner of the property tenders the deed to the county.
N.M. Stat. § 7-4-19 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 7-4-19
§ 7-4-19. Equitable adjustment of standard allocation or apportionment
Status: in_force

If the allocation and apportionment provisions of the Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act do not fairly represent the extent of the taxpayer's business activity in this state, the taxpayer may petition for, or the department may require, in respect to all or any part of the taxpayer's business activity, if reasonable:

A. separate accounting;

B. the exclusion of any one or more of the factors;

C. the inclusion of one or more additional factors which will fairly represent the taxpayer's business activity in this state; or

D. the employment of any other method to effectuate an equitable allocation and apportionment of the taxpayer's income.
N.M. Stat. § 13-7-23 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 13-7-23
§ 13-7-23. Pharmacist prescriptive authority services; reimbursement parity
Status: in_force

A group health plan shall reimburse a participating provider that is a certified pharmacist clinician or pharmacist certified to provide a prescriptive authority service who provides a service at the standard contracted rate that the group health plan reimburses, for the same service under that group health plan, any licensed physician or physician assistant licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act or any advanced practice certified nurse practitioner licensed pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-32-5 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 32 / Section 59A-32-5
§ 59A-32-5. Requirements of assigned risk plans
Status: in_force

Any such agreement or plan for the assignment of risks involving automobile and motor vehicle bodily injury and property damage liability insurance shall include provision for: reasonable rules governing the equitable distribution of risks by direct insurance, reinsurance or otherwise, and by the assignment of risks to insurers participating in the plan; rates and reasonable rate modifications which shall be applicable to such risks and which shall not be excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory; the limits of liability which any insurer to whom a risk is assigned shall be required to assume; and a method whereby applicants for insurance, persons insured and insurers under the plan may have a hearing on grievances and the right to appeal from the decision on any such grievance to the superintendent.
N.M. Stat. § 70-12-3 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 12 / Section 70-12-3
§ 70-12-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Surface Owners Protection Act:

A. “ oil and gas operations ” means all activities affecting the surface owner's land that are associated with exploration, drilling or production of oil or gas, through final reclamation of the affected surface;

B. “ operator ” means a person with the legal right to conduct oil and gas operations and includes the agents, employees and contractors of that person;

C. “ reclaim ” means to substantially restore the surface affected by oil and gas operations to the condition that existed prior to oil and gas operations, or as otherwise agreed to in writing by the operator and surface owner;

D. “ surface owner ” means a person who holds legal or equitable title, as shown in the records of the county clerk, to the surface of the real property on which the operator has the legal right to conduct oil and gas operations;

E. “ surface use and compensation agreement ” means an agreement between an operator and a surface owner specifying the rights and obligations of the surface owner and the operator concerning oil and gas operations; and

F. “ tenant ” means a person who occupies land or premises belonging to another in subordination to the owner's title and with the owner's assent, express or implied.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-5A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 5A / Section 59A-5A-7
§ 59A-5A-7. Mandatory control level event
Status: in_force

A. As used in the Risk-Based Capital Act, “ mandatory control level event ” means any of the following events:

(1) the filing of a risk-based capital report that indicates that an insurer's or health organization's total adjusted capital is less than its mandatory control level risk-based capital;

(2) the superintendent's notification to an insurer or health organization that its adjusted risk-based capital report indicates the existence of an event described in Paragraph (1) of this subsection, unless the insurer or health organization challenges the adjusted report pursuant to Section 59A-5A-8 NMSA 1978; or

(3) if the insurer or health organization challenges the adjusted risk-based capital report, notification to the insurer or health organization that the superintendent has, after hearing, rejected the insurer's or health organization's challenge.

B. In the event of a mandatory control level event, the superintendent shall:

(1) with respect to a life or health insurer, fraternal benefit society or health organization, take such actions as are necessary to place the life or health insurer, fraternal benefit society or health organization under regulatory control pursuant to Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978 . In that event, the mandatory control level event constitutes sufficient grounds for the superintendent to take action pursuant to Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978 , and the superintendent has the rights, powers and duties with respect to the insurer set forth in Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978 . Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the superintendent may forgo action for up to ninety days after the mandatory control level event if the superintendent finds that there is a reasonable expectation that the mandatory control level event can be eliminated within the ninety-day period; or

(2) with respect to a property and casualty insurer, take such actions as are necessary to place the insurer under regulatory control pursuant to Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978, or, in the case of an insurer that is writing no business and that is running off its existing business, may allow the insurer to continue its run off under the superintendent's supervision. In either event, the mandatory control level event constitutes sufficient grounds for the superintendent to take action pursuant to Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978 , and the superintendent has the rights, powers and duties with respect to the insurer as are set forth in Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978 . Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the superintendent may forgo action for up to ninety days after the mandatory control level event if the superintendent finds that there is a reasonable expectation that the mandatory control level event can be eliminated within the ninety-day period.
N.M. Stat. § 33-2-44 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 33 / Article 2 / Section 33-2-44
§ 33-2-44. Inmate-release program; standards for participation
Status: in_force

The superintendent [warden] may, under the inmate-release program and at the request of a prisoner, extend the limits of confinement beyond the penitentiary by authorizing the prisoner to work at paid employment in private business or in public employment, or to attend a school while continuing as a prisoner, if the prisoner:

A. is a trusty or a minimum-custody inmate;

B. has physical and mental ability to fully perform the proposed assignment consistent with his capacities and free from any outpatient care that would interfere with full performance;

C. is not afflicted with any serious emotional or personality defect;

D. has not been convicted of a crime involving assaultive sexual conduct nor violence to a child, nor has been linked with organized criminal activity; and

E. would not, in the opinion of the superintendent, be likely to evoke an adverse public reaction by his presence in the community.
N.M. Stat. § 30-6-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 6 / Section 30-6-4
§ 30-6-4. Obstruction of reporting or investigation of child abuse or neglect
Status: in_force

Obstruction of reporting or investigation of child abuse or neglect consists of:

A. knowingly inhibiting, preventing, obstructing or intimidating another from reporting, pursuant to Section 32A-4-3 NMSA 1978 , child abuse or neglect, including child sexual abuse; or

B. knowingly obstructing, delaying, interfering with or denying access to a law enforcement officer or child protective services social worker in the investigation of a report of child abuse or sexual abuse.

Whoever commits obstruction of reporting or investigation of child abuse or neglect is guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 58-10-41 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 10 / Section 58-10-41
§ 58-10-41. Charges for real estate loans
Status: in_force

Every association may require borrowing members to pay all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the making, maintenance, closing, disbursing, extending, readjusting or renewing of real estate loans, which charges may be collected by the association from the borrower and retained by it or paid to any persons, including any director, officer or employee of the association rendering services in connection therewith, or paid directly by the borrower. In addition, any association may charge premiums for making such loans as well as penalties for prepayments or late payments. No director, officer or employee of an association shall receive any fee or other compensation of any kind in connection with procuring any loan for an association except for services actually rendered as provided in this section. A loan settlement statement shall be furnished by or on behalf of the association to each borrower upon the closing of every real estate loan, indicating in detail the expenses, fees and charges the borrower has paid or obligated himself to pay to the association or to any other person in connection with the loan. A copy of the statement shall be retained in the records of the association.
N.M. Stat. § 5-20-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 20 / Section 5-20-7
§ 5-20-7. Bonding authority
Status: in_force

A. A district may issue revenue bonds, the pledged revenue for which shall be fees, charges, lease payments, installment sale payments or other revenue sources by a project for any one or more of the purposes authorized by the Regional Air Center Special Economic District Act.

B. A district may pledge irrevocably any or all of the revenue received by the district to the payment of the interest on and principal of revenue bonds for any of the purposes authorized in the Regional Air Center Special Economic District Act.

C. Revenues in excess of the annual principal and interest due on revenue bonds secured by a pledge of revenue may be accumulated in a debt service reserve account. The district may appoint a commercial bank trust department to act as paying agent or trustee of the revenues and to administer the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds.

D. Except as otherwise provided in the Regional Air Center Special Economic District Act, revenue bonds:

(1) may have interest, principal value or any part thereof payable at intervals or at maturity as may be determined by the authority;

(2) may be subject to a prior redemption at the district's option at a time and upon terms and conditions, with or without the payment of a premium, as determined by the authority;

(3) may mature at any time not exceeding thirty years after the date of issuance;

(4) may be serial in form and maturity, may consist of one bond payable at one time or in installments or may be in another form determined by the authority;

(5) shall be sold for cash 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 and the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act; and

(6) may be sold at public or negotiated sale.

E. At a regular or special meeting, the authority may adopt a resolution that:

(1) declares the necessity for issuing revenue bonds;

(2) authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds by an affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the authority; and

(3) designates the sources of revenues to be pledged to the repayment of the revenue bonds.
N.M. Stat. § 76-5-15 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 5 / Section 76-5-15
§ 76-5-15. Inspection of nurseries
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to inspect all nurseries in the state and all nursery stock grown within the state. If the nursery stock is found to be free of plant pests, an inspection certificate shall be issued certifying that the nursery stock has been inspected and is believed to be free from plant pests. The certificate shall be valid for one license year. If, at any subsequent inspection, the nursery is found to be infested with plant pests, the certificate may be canceled until the conditions are corrected.
N.M. Stat. § 3-16-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 16 / Section 3-16-3
§ 3-16-3. Approval of charter at election; legislative body for combined organization
Status: in_force

If the propositions submitted to the electors shall carry in both election units, and if the charter shall be approved by the majority of electors voting on the question, it may become the organic law of the combined city and county government and shall be effective as hereinafter provided. If the charter is rejected, in the event approval is given for the consolidation, the governing body of the city and county shall, within sixty days thereafter, provide for a new charter committee as hereinbefore set forth for the purpose of framing a new proposed charter which shall be done and submitted to the voters in like manner, and this procedure shall be followed until a proposed charter for such combined city and county government is approved by the electors. The charter, when adopted, may be revised or amended as provided in the charter or bylaw for such charters. The governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners shall be the first legislative authority of the combined municipal organization and they shall continue in office until the terms for which each was elected expires, and no successor shall be elected or appointed under the combined municipal organization charter until the number of said body falls below the number provided in the city and county charter.
N.M. Stat. § 1-8-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1-8-5
§ 1-8-5. Canvassing boards; certification of nominees of parties participating in primary
Status: in_force

Immediately upon completion of their respective canvasses, the state and county canvassing boards shall certify to the county clerk the name of each person who has been nominated by each participating political party in the primary election, and the offices for which they have been nominated. The county clerk shall send a certified list of all persons so nominated to the secretary of state.
N.M. Stat. § 21-10-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 10 / Section 21-10-10
§ 21-10-10. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this act is to provide funds to New Mexico state university to create an Indian scientific educational assistance and work experience program in order that agriculture, engineering and business education and related work experience opportunities may be provided to Indian students to help prepare them for agricultural sciences, engineering sciences and management positions in irrigation projects, energy resources development, forestry projects, outdoor recreation activities and small business developments to the end that the economic growth and public welfare of New Mexico will be promoted.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1F-6 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1F / Section 24-1F-6
§ 24-1F-6. Annual report; policies and procedures
Status: in_force

A. The department of health shall provide an annual report on activities and expenditures conducted pursuant to the Billy Griego HIV and AIDS Act. The report shall be submitted no later than December 15 to the legislature and the governor.

B. The department of health shall develop and annually review policies and procedures pertaining to the Billy Griego HIV and AIDS Act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-23-10 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 23 / Section 3-23-10
§ 3-23-10. Municipal utility; board of utility commissioners
Status: in_force

A. A municipality may establish a municipal board of utility commissioners to manage and operate a municipal utility. The board of utility commissioners is responsible for the administration of the affairs of the utility. Members of the board of utility commissioners shall be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the governing body, and, except in the case of a class H county, each shall represent a commissioner district within the area served by the utility.

B. The ordinance establishing the board of utility commissioners:

(1) shall fix the number of commissioners;

(2) except in the case of a class H county, shall establish commissioner districts within the municipal utility's service area, with each district representing approximately the same number of consumers of the municipal utility;

(3) shall set the term of office for commissioners, which shall not exceed six years;

(4) may provide for staggered terms of office;

(5) shall establish the duties and jurisdiction of the board with respect to the management and administration of the affairs of the utility; and

(6) may contain such terms and provisions, consistent with law, that are reasonably necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes assigned to the board.

C. Any municipality establishing a board of utility commissioners shall retain and possess all powers with respect to the utility for which the board is established as are consistent with the laws and constitution of New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 7-31-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 31 / Section 7-31-5
§ 7-31-5. Taxable value; method of determining
Status: in_force

To determine the taxable value there shall be deducted from the value of products:

A. royalties paid or due the United States or the state of New Mexico;

B. royalties paid or due any Indian tribe, Indian pueblo or Indian that is a ward of the United States of America; and

C. the reasonable expense of trucking any product from the production unit to the first place of market.
N.M. Stat. § 52-1-6.2 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 1 / Section 52-1-6.2
§ 52-1-6.2. Safety programs; inspections; penalties; bonuses
Status: in_force

A. Every employer subject to the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act who has an annual workers' compensation premium liability of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) or more or who is a certified self-insurer shall receive an annual safety inspection. The director shall determine the adequacy and structure of the safety inspection, including establishing procedures for appropriate self-inspection. For any employer who is not self-insured, inspections and recommendations for creating a safer workplace shall be provided upon request by every insurer providing workers' compensation insurance in this state to its workers' compensation insurance policyholders. To enforce this provision, the director may assess a penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) against any employer.

B. The administration shall develop safety programs for employers with an annual workers' compensation premium liability of less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).

C. The superintendent of insurance may assess a penalty against an insurer that refuses to provide annual safety inspections and recommendations. The penalty shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per insurer per violation.

D. Any employer who is subject to the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act may implement a safety program, as approved by the superintendent of insurance, that provides for bonuses of up to ten percent of a worker's wage to be paid to a worker who fulfills criteria established by the employer for eligibility for the bonus. The criteria shall incorporate the concept of bonuses based upon a stated number of accident-free work days completed by the worker. Any bonus paid under a program authorized by this section shall not be included in computing a worker's average wage for establishing workers' compensation insurance premiums or benefits.

E. The administration shall develop a program to identify extra-hazardous employers. The administration shall notify each identified extra-hazardous employer and the insurance carrier for that employer that the employer has been identified as an extra-hazardous employer.

F. An employer that receives notification under Subsection E of this section shall obtain a safety consultation within thirty days from the administration's safety consultants, the employer's insurer or another professional source approved by the director for that purpose. The safety consultant shall file a written report with the director and the employer setting out any hazardous conditions or practices identified by the safety consultation.

G. The employer, in consultation with the safety consultant, shall, within a reasonable time, formulate a specific accident-prevention plan that addresses the hazards identified by the consultant. An employer that fails to formulate, implement or otherwise comply with the accident-prevention plan shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).