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N.M. Stat. § 61-17B-7 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 17B / Section 61-17B-7
§ 61-17B-7. Exemptions
Status: in_force

A. A person who pierces only the outer perimeter of the ear, not including any cartilage, using a pre-sterilized encapsulated single use stud ear piercing system, implementing appropriate procedures, is exempt from the requirements of the Body Art Safe Practices Act.

B. A member of a federally recognized tribe, band, nation or pueblo who performs scarification rituals for religious purposes is exempt from the requirements of the Body Art Safe Practices Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-6.30 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-6.30
§ 7-1-6.30. Distribution; retiree health care fund
Status: in_force

A. Beginning January 1, 2017 and prior to July 1, 2019, a distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to the retiree health care fund in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the total amount distributed to the retiree health care fund beginning July 1, 2015 and prior to July 1, 2016.

B. Beginning July 1, 2019, a distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to the retiree health care fund in an amount equal to one-twelfth of one hundred twelve percent of the total amount distributed to the retiree health care fund in the previous fiscal year.
N.M. Stat. § 52-3-58 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 3 / Section 52-3-58
§ 52-3-58. Locale of employment
Status: in_force

A. A person's employment is principally localized in this or another state when:

(1) his employer has a place of business in this or such other state and he regularly works at or from such place of business; or

(2) if Paragraph (1) of this subsection is not applicable, he is domiciled and spends a substantial part of his working time in the service of his employer in this or such other state.

B. An employee whose duties require him to travel regularly in the service of his employer in this and one or more other states may, by written agreement with his employer, provide that his employment is principally localized in this or another state, and, unless the other state refuses jurisdiction, the agreement shall be given effect under the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law.

C. As used in Sections 52-3-55 through 52-3-58 NMSA 1978:

(1) “United States” includes only the states of the United States and the District of Columbia;

(2) “state” includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia or any province of Canada; and

(3) “carrier” includes any insurance company licensed to write workers' compensation insurance in any state of the United States or any state or provincial fund which insures employers against their liabilities under an occupational disease disablement law.
N.M. Stat. § 67-5-1 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 5 / Section 67-5-1
§ 67-5-1. County bridges, township and section lines are parts of public highways; width
Status: in_force

County bridges are parts of public highways and must not be less than sixteen feet in width; when practicable the county commissioners shall declare all township and section lines, public highways of not less than forty feet in width, and where there is no improvement, no compensation shall be paid for such highways.
N.M. Stat. § 53-8-4 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 8 / Section 53-8-4
§ 53-8-4. Purposes
Status: in_force

Corporations may be organized under the Nonprofit Corporation Act for any lawful purpose or purposes, including, without being limited to, any one or more of the following purposes: charitable; benevolent; eleemosynary; educational; civic; patriotic; political; religious; social; fraternal; literary; cultural; athletic; scientific; agricultural; horticultural; animal husbandry; and professional, commercial, industrial or trade association.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-46-11 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 46 / Section 59A-46-11
§ 59A-46-11. Grievance procedures
Status: in_force

A. Every health maintenance organization shall establish and maintain a grievance procedure that has been approved by the superintendent to provide procedures for the resolution of grievances initiated by enrollees. The health maintenance organization shall maintain records regarding grievances received since the date of its last examination of such grievances.

B. The superintendent or his designee may examine such grievance procedures and records.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-42 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-42
§ 22-8-42. Violation of act; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Any person violating any provision of the Public School Finance Act is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

B. Any person diverting or expending any public school money contrary to the approved budget is, in addition to being subject to any other civil or criminal action, liable along with his sureties to the state for the amount diverted or expended.

C. Any person diverting any public school funds from the purpose for which the funds were raised or acquired, or embezzling public school funds, shall be removed from office by the court imposing the criminal penalty.

D. Any person falsifying any record, account or report required to be kept or filed pursuant to the Public School Finance Act or knowingly using any money budgeted or appropriated for public school use or for any other purposes than that provided in the appropriation or budget is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall, in addition to all other civil or criminal penalties, forfeit his office or employment.

E. Legal proceedings for violation of the Public School Finance Act shall be instituted by the state superintendent [secretary].

F. A certified school instructor or certified school administrator guilty of any of the violations provided by this section shall, upon conviction, have his certificate revoked by the state board [department].

G. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prevent the enforcement of any provision of the Public School Finance Act by means of mandamus or injunction.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-12B-8 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 12B / Section 59A-12B-8
§ 59A-12B-8. Effective date
Status: in_force

No insurer may continue to utilize the services of a managing general agent on or after July 1, 1993, unless such utilization is in compliance with the Managing General Agents Law.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-60 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-60
§ 2-7F-60. Representative district fifty-four
Status: in_force

Representative district fifty-four is composed of Chaves county precinct 104; Eddy county precincts 2 through 8, 22, 29 through 31, 40, 41, 43 and 53; and Otero county precincts 2 through 4, 13 through 17, 35, 53 through 55, 59, 60 and 63.
N.M. Stat. § 6-4-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 6-4-6
§ 6-4-6. Expenditures authorized to maintain cash flow
Status: in_force

For cash flow purposes all amounts that have been appropriated for general government purposes may be used to pay current expenses and obligations of state government regardless of the specific fund or account to which the accounting records of the state government may show those funds or accounts allocated or appropriated. Nothing in this section authorizes:

A. the payment of expenses or obligations of state government from any fund or account unless it may reasonably be expected that at the end of the fiscal year the balances in that fund or account will be fully restored; or

B. the transfer or use of the following amounts to pay current expenses or obligations of state government unless there is a specific authorization for such a transfer or payment in a current law other than this section:

(1) revenues deposited for credit to any permanent fund;

(2) revenues deposited and pledged for the payment of principal and interest on any evidence of indebtedness of the state;

(3) federal revenues deposited for payment for a specific program; and

(4) any income from the permanent fund or from any other fund if the expenditure or transfer of that income would violate a constitutional, enabling act or trust provision.
N.M. Stat. § 21-13-24.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 13 / Section 21-13-24.1
§ 21-13-24.1. Establishing procedures for independence; funding; tuition; appropriation; local support level; outstanding indebtedness
Status: in_force

Any institution established in accordance with Chapter 21, Article 14 or 16 NMSA 1978 that desires to become an independent institution pursuant to the Community College Act and to receive more than three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325) per full-time-equivalent student is subject to the following:

A. approval of the institutional request for independent status by the higher education department; 2

B. tuition rates shall be recommended by the higher education department 2 and shall be set by the community college board;

C. the higher education department 2 shall recommend an appropriation for the institution based upon expenditure levels determined by department formulas in relation to its authorized program and its available funds from nongeneral fund sources, and the recommended appropriation shall be an amount not less than three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325) for each full-time-equivalent student;

D. the minimum level of local support for operational purposes shall be a tax rate of two dollars ($2.00), or any lower amount required by the operation of the rate limitation provisions of Section 7-37-7.1 NMSA 1978 upon an amount of at least two dollars ($2.00) on each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of net taxable value, as that term is defined in the Property Tax Code; 1 and

E. the community college board shall provide for the assumption of any outstanding indebtedness of the institution desiring to become independent by the voters of the community college district.
N.M. Stat. § 67-12-4 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 12 / Section 67-12-4
§ 67-12-4. Outdoor advertising prohibited; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. Outdoor advertising shall not be erected or maintained except:

(1) directional and other official signs and notices authorized or required by law, including, but not limited to, signs and notices pertaining to houses of worship, natural wonders and scenic and historic attractions;

(2) signs, displays and devices advertising the sale or lease of property upon which they are located;

(3) signs, displays and devices advertising activities conducted on the property upon which they are located, provided that the bisection of a parcel of land by a highway right-of-way acquisition shall not in itself be construed as converting the property into more than one parcel;

(4) signs, displays and devices located in areas which are zoned as industrial or commercial under authority of law;

(5) signs, displays and devices located within six hundred sixty feet of the nearest edge of the right of way, in unzoned industrial or commercial areas as defined by regulations promulgated by the commission, provided that no area shall be considered to be an unzoned commercial or industrial area unless and until a regulation defining the area as unzoned commercial or industrial is promulgated by the commission; and

(6) signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, determined by the commission, subject to any necessary federal approval, to be landmark signs of historic or artistic significance worthy of preservation including signs on farm structures or natural surfaces.

B. All outdoor advertising shall conform with standards and specifications, shall bear permits and have paid therefor permit fees, as required by the Highway Beautification Act and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto or authorized thereby, except that permits shall not be required or fees paid for outdoor advertising included in Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of Subsection A of this section.

C. Notwithstanding this section, any outdoor advertising that was lawfully in existence on the effective date of the Highway Beautification Act and has continued to so exist may remain in place until the outdoor advertising is acquired by the commission or condemnation in relation thereto is commenced by the commission, whichever first occurs, but only if and so long as all provisions of Subsection B of this section are complied with.
N.M. Stat. § 66-8-6 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 8 / Section 66-8-6
§ 66-8-6. Owner to return evidences of registration upon cancellation, suspension or revocation
Status: in_force

Whenever the division cancels, suspends or revokes the registration of a vehicle, or a certificate of title, registration evidence, or registration plate, or any nonresident permit or other permit, or the license of any dealer or wrecker, the owner or person in possession of the same shall immediately return all evidences of registration, title or license so cancelled, suspended or revoked to the division.
N.M. Stat. § 13-7-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 13-7-19
§ 13-7-19. Prior authorization for gynecological or obstetrical ultrasounds prohibited
Status: in_force

A. Group health coverage, including any form of self-insurance, offered, issued or renewed under the Health Care Purchasing Act that provides coverage for gynecological or obstetrical ultrasounds shall not require prior authorization for gynecological or obstetrical ultrasounds.

B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require payment for a gynecological or obstetrical ultrasound that is not:

(1) medically necessary; or

(2) a covered benefit.

C. As used in this section, “ prior authorization ” means advance approval that is required as a condition precedent to payment for medical care or related benefits rendered to a covered person, including prospective or utilization review conducted prior to the provision of covered medical care or related benefits.
N.M. Stat. § 44-7A-22 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 7A / Section 44-7A-22
§ 44-7A-22. Remedies; fees and expenses of arbitration proceeding
Status: in_force

(a) An arbitrator may award punitive damages or other exemplary relief if such an award is authorized by law in a civil action involving the same claim and the evidence produced at the hearing justifies the award under the legal standards otherwise applicable to the claim.

(b) An arbitrator may award reasonable attorney's fees and other reasonable expenses of arbitration if such an award is authorized by law in a civil action involving the same claim or by the agreement of the parties to the arbitration proceeding.

(c) As to all remedies other than those authorized by Subsections (a) and (b), an arbitrator may order such remedies as the arbitrator considers just and appropriate under the circumstances of the arbitration proceeding. The fact that such a remedy could not or would not be granted by the court is not a ground for refusing to confirm an award under Section 23 or for vacating an award under Section 24.

(d) An arbitrator's expenses and fees, together with other expenses, must be paid as provided in the award.

(e) If an arbitrator awards punitive damages or other exemplary relief under Subsection (a), the arbitrator shall specify in the award the basis in fact justifying and the basis in law authorizing the award and state separately the amount of the punitive damages or other exemplary relief.
N.M. Stat. § 3-52-10 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 52 / Section 3-52-10
§ 3-52-10. Additional security
Status: in_force

To further the marketability of bonds, the ordinance authorizing their issue may:

A. secure their payment by deed of trust or mortgage conveying municipally owned land and improvements acquired for the public transit facility from the proceeds of the bonds to a trustee for the benefit and security of the bondholders; and

B. authorize any other security agreement not in conflict with law.
N.M. Stat. § 69-27-2 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 27 / Section 69-27-2
§ 69-27-2. Presence of official with complete authority required
Status: in_force

The mine operator shall at all times during the operation of the mine have a person on the ground with authority over all branches and phases of the operation of the mine during the time he is on duty. Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prevent the owner or operator from personally having such charge of the mine, provided he can qualify under all other provisions of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-74 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-74
§ 2-7F-74. Representative district sixty-eight
Status: in_force

Representative district sixty-eight is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 1, 19, 68, 80, 85, 87, 117, 127 through 129, 170, 175 through 177, 201, 217, 229 through 231, 261, 264, 606, 623, 625, 628, 631, 635 through 637, 641, 643 and 644.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 7-2-1
§ 7-2-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 7, Article 2 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Income Tax Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 21-12-10 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 12 / Section 21-12-10
§ 21-12-10. Ordnance and quartermaster's stores; care and custody; annual report
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the superintendent to provide a safe and convenient place for the keeping and preservation of all ordnance and quartermaster's stores received from the state for the use of the institution, and on and before the thirty-first day of December in each year, he shall make a report to the adjutant general of the state of all such stores on hand, and in such report he shall show their condition, whether serviceable or unserviceable, and if any of such stores should be lost or destroyed, the manner of their loss or destruction.
N.M. Stat. § 18-5-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 5 / Section 18-5-1
§ 18-5-1. Findings; declaration
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares:

A. that many people in this state lack the opportunity to view, enjoy or participate in living theatrical performances, musical concerts, operas, dance and ballet recitals, art exhibits, examples of fine architecture and the performing and visual arts, generally;

B. that many people in this state possess talents of an artistic and creative nature which cannot be utilized to their fullest extent under existing conditions;

C. that the general welfare of the people of this state will be promoted by giving further recognition to the arts as a vital part of our culture and heritage and as an important means of expanding the scope of our educational program; and

D. that increased activity in the arts will increase employment by encouraging the production of artistic events in various communities of this state, thus utilizing the talents and services of many local citizens.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21B-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21B / Section 21-21B-1
§ 21-21B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 21, Article 21B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Work-Study Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15D-2 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15D / Section 9-15D-2
§ 9-15D-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Green Jobs Act:

A. “ department ” means the higher education department;

B. “ fund ” means the green jobs fund;

C. “ green industries ” means industries that contribute directly to preserving or enhancing environmental quality by reducing waste and pollution or producing sustainable products using sustainable processes and materials and that provide opportunities for advancement along a career track of increasing skills and wages. Green industries include:

(1) energy system retrofits to increase energy efficiency and conservation;

(2) production and distribution of biofuels, including vehicle retrofits for biofuels;

(3) building design and construction that meet the equivalent of best available technology in energy and environmental design standards;

(4) organic and community food production;

(5) manufacture of products from nontoxic, environmentally certified or recycled materials;

(6) manufacture and production of sustainable technologies, including solar panels, wind turbines and fuel cells;

(7) solar technology installation and maintenance;

(8) recycling, green composting and large-scale reuse of construction and demolition materials and debris; and

(9) water retrofits to increase water efficiency and conservation;

D. “ green jobs training programs ” means those programs implemented by educational institutions related to training individuals to work in green industries and to ensure that appropriate support services are provided;

E. “ support services ” means those services that provide trainees with the opportunity to participate in green jobs training programs, including:

(1) child care;

(2) tuition;

(3) materials needed for training programs;

(4) counseling and mentoring services;

(5) internships; or

(6) job placement programs; and

F. “ target populations ” means disadvantaged individuals, including:

(1) low-income individuals;

(2) veterans;

(3) formerly incarcerated, nonviolent offenders;

(4) tribal and rural constituencies;

(5) workers adversely affected by changing national or state energy policy;

(6) at-risk youth;

(7) unemployed youth and adults;

(8) high school dropouts; or

(9) single mothers.
N.M. Stat. § 28-16C-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 16C / Section 28-16C-7
§ 28-16C-7. Confidentiality of information
Status: in_force

A. All files and records maintained by the office that pertain to students are confidential and not subject to the provisions of the Inspection of Public Records Act. The state ombud shall not disclose the identity of a concerned person or student about whom the office maintains files or records unless:

(1) the concerned person, student or parent consents in writing to the disclosure;

(2) the concerned person, student or parent gives oral consent that is documented immediately in writing by a representative of the office. If the student is unable to give oral consent, the student may give consent in any way that the student is able to, and the consent shall also be documented immediately in writing by a representative of the office; or

(3) disclosure is ordered by a court.

B. The annual report required pursuant to Section 4 of the Special Education Ombud Act may be based on confidential information and may be published or furnished to the public, but the report shall not identify individual students directly or indirectly nor violate the privileged or confidential nature of the relationship and communications between the student and the office.
N.M. Stat. § 61-23-1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 23 / Section 61-23-1
§ 61-23-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 61, Article 23 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Engineering and Surveying Practice Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21B-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21B / Section 21-21B-9
§ 21-21B-9. Prohibitions
Status: in_force

Students cannot work in the following jobs and remain eligible for the state work-study program:

A. jobs that advance a religious purpose;

B. jobs that have an objective that is primarily religious;

C. jobs that involve excessive entanglements with a religious organization; and

D. jobs that involve partisan political activity.
N.M. Stat. § 34-2-11 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 2 / Section 34-2-11
§ 34-2-11. Supreme court law library
Status: in_force

The supreme court shall have the management, control and supervision of the supreme court law library and shall:

A. have the right to prescribe rules for the management and control of the supreme court law library, as in their judgment is fit and proper for the safety, care and custody of the library and its shelving, books, documents and archives and for the convenience and accommodation of the patrons of the library;

B. order and purchase all books for the library for which an appropriation is made;

C. have full and complete management of the financial affairs of the library;

D. meet from time to time, select from opinions of the supreme court and designate to the clerk of the supreme court the opinions that shall be officially reported and published;

E. supervise, amend and correct all syllabi or headnotes for published opinions; and

F. trade, barter and exchange books and periodicals in the supreme court law library for other books and periodicals of equal or similar value.