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N.M. Stat. § 7-12A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 12A / Section 7-12A-1
§ 7-12A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 7, Article 12A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Tobacco Products Tax Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 1-22-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 22 / Section 1-22-8
§ 1-22-8. Declaration of candidacy; sworn statement of intent; form
Status: in_force

In making a declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall submit a sworn statement of intent in substantially the following form:

“DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY--STATEMENT OF INTENT

I, ______________________________________________________

(candidate's name on certificate of

registration), being first duly sworn, say that I am a voter of the county of ____________________, State of New Mexico. I reside at

and was registered to vote at that place on the date of the proclamation calling this election;

I reside within and am registered to vote in the area to be elected to represent;

I desire to become a candidate for the office of ______________________________ at the regular local election to be held in November of the year this declaration is filed;

I will be eligible and legally qualified to hold this office at the beginning of its term; and

I make the foregoing affidavit under oath, knowing that any false statement herein constitutes a felony punishable under the criminal laws of New Mexico.

______________________________________________

(Signature of Declarant)

______________________________________________

(Mailing Address)

______________________________________________

(Residence Address)

Subscribed and sworn to before me by ______________________________ this ______ day of ____________________, 20 ____.

______________________________________________

(Notary Public)

My commission expires:

______________________________________________

”.
N.M. Stat. § 9-1-3 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 9-1-3
§ 9-1-3. Cabinet created; members; powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. There is created the “executive cabinet” headed by the governor and consisting of, but not limited to, the lieutenant governor, and the secretaries of such departments as are hereafter created and designated as “cabinet departments” pursuant to law.

B. The cabinet shall:

(1) advise the governor on problems of state government;

(2) establish liaison and provide communication between the executive departments and state elected officials;

(3) investigate problems of public policy;

(4) study government performance and recommend methods of interagency cooperation;

(5) review policy problems and recommend solutions;

(6) strive to minimize and eliminate overlapping jurisdictions and conflicts within the executive branch; and

(7) assist the governor in defining policies and programs to make the government responsive to the needs of the people.

C. The governor shall call meetings of the cabinet at his pleasure and shall seek the advice of the cabinet members.
N.M. Stat. § 53-8-91 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 8 / Section 53-8-91
§ 53-8-91. Appeal from Secretary of state
Status: in_force

A. If the secretary of state fails to approve any articles of incorporation, amendment, merger, consolidation or dissolution, or any other document required by the Nonprofit Corporation Act to be approved by the secretary of state before the same is filed in its office, the secretary of state shall, within fifteen working days after the delivery thereof, give written notice of its disapproval to the person or corporation, domestic or foreign, delivering the same, specifying the reasons therefor. The person or corporation may appeal the disapproval to the district court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 .

B. If the commission [secretary of state] revokes a certificate of authority to conduct affairs in New Mexico of any foreign corporation or a certificate of incorporation of a domestic corporation, pursuant to the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Act, the foreign or domestic corporation may appeal to the district court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 30-12-10 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 12 / Section 30-12-10
§ 30-12-10. Interception of privileged or unauthorized communications
Status: in_force

A. No otherwise privileged wire or oral communication intercepted in accordance with, or in violation of, the provisions of this act shall lose its privileged character.

B. When an investigative or law enforcement officer, while engaged in intercepting wire or oral communications in the manner authorized in this act, intercepts wire or oral communications relating to offenses other than those specified in the order of authorization or approval, the contents thereof and evidence derived therefrom may be disclosed or used as provided in Subsection A of Section 30-12-9 NMSA 1978 . Such contents and evidence derived therefrom may be used under Subsection B of Section 30-12-9 NMSA 1978 when authorized or approved by a judge of competent jurisdiction, when such judge finds on subsequent application that the contents were otherwise intercepted in accordance with the provisions of this act. Such application shall be made as soon as practicable.
N.M. Stat. § 30-44-8 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 44 / Section 30-44-8
§ 30-44-8. Civil penalties; created; enumerated; presumption; limitation of action
Status: in_force

A. Any person who receives payment for furnishing treatment, services or goods under the program, which payment the person is not entitled to receive by reason of a violation of the Medicaid Fraud Act, shall, in addition to any other penalties or amounts provided by law, be liable for:

(1) payment of interest on the amount of the excess payments at the maximum legal rate in effect on the date the payment was made, for the period from the date payment was made to the date of repayment to the state;

(2) a civil penalty in an amount of up to three times the amount of excess payments;

(3) payment of a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each false or fraudulent claim submitted or representation made for providing treatment, services or goods; and

(4) payment of legal fees and costs of investigation and enforcement of civil remedies.

B. Interest amounts, legal fees and costs of enforcement of civil remedies assessed under this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund.

C. Any penalties and costs of investigation recovered on behalf of the state shall be remitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund except an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in fiscal year 2004, one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) in fiscal year 2005 and seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) in fiscal year 2006 may be retained by the unit and expended, consistent with federal regulations and state law, for the purpose of carrying out the unit's duties.

D. A criminal action need not be brought against a person as a condition precedent to enforcement of civil liability under the Medicaid Fraud Act.

E. The remedies under this section are separate from and cumulative to any other administrative and civil remedies available under federal or state law or regulation.

F. The department may adopt regulations for the administration of the civil penalties contained in this section.

G. No action under this section shall be brought after the expiration of five years from the date the action accrues.
N.M. Stat. § 76-25-5 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 25 / Section 76-25-5
§ 76-25-5. Use of appropriated funds
Status: in_force

Funds appropriated to the board of regents for the department to administer the program may be used for:

A. the healthy soil grant program;

B. the healthy soil assessment and education program;

C. promotion and outreach;

D. department staffing support;

E. capacity building for eligible entities;

F. soil health research;

G. travel reimbursement and per diem in accordance with the Per Diem and Mileage Act; and

H. other expenditures as determined by the department to be necessary to support the overall effective administration of the program.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-35-13 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 35 / Section 59A-35-13
§ 59A-35-13. Public announcements of offering
Status: in_force

A. No registrant, issuer, or other person proposing to sell in this state any securities covered by a securities permit issued by the superintendent under this article shall publish or disseminate in this state in any manner any advertising, announcement or literature regarding the offering unless the proposed advertising, announcement or literature has first been filed with and not disapproved by the superintendent.

B. The proposed advertising, announcement or literature may be used after expiration of thirty (30) days after filing with the superintendent unless disapproved in writing by the superintendent within such thirty (30) day period. The superintendent shall disapprove any such advertising, announcement, or literature if found by him to be untrue, misleading, or likely to deceive the public. Failure of the superintendent to disapprove shall not constitute or be deemed to constitute an approval of the advertising, announcement or literature.

C. The superintendent may require insertion in any such advertising, announcement, or literature of a disclaimer similar to that required for securities permit under Section 601 of this article in terminology prescribed or accepted by the superintendent.
N.M. Stat. § 26-2C-28 — NM Code / Chapter 26 / Article 2C / Section 26-2C-28
§ 26-2C-28. Unlicensed sales of cannabis; penalties
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section, “ traffic ” means the:

(1) distribution, sale, barter or giving away of cannabis products; or

(2) possession with intent to distribute, sell, barter or give away cannabis products.

B. Unless otherwise provided in the Cannabis Regulation Act or the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act, it is unlawful for a person without a license to intentionally traffic cannabis products.

C. A person under eighteen years of age who violates Subsection B of this section shall be subject to:

(1) attendance at a four-hour evidence-based drug education and legal rights program at no cost to the person; or

(2) four hours of community service.

D. Except as otherwise provided in Section 14 of the Cannabis Regulation Act, a person eighteen years of age or older who violates Subsection B of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 .

E. A person eighteen years of age or older who violates Subsection B of this section and who conducts unlicensed cannabis product sales from a building, room or other area open to the public in a manner that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the area is a cannabis establishment licensed pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-43 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-43
§ 2-7F-43. Representative district thirty-seven
Status: in_force

Representative district thirty-seven is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 33, 34, 59, 61, 62, 67 through 70, 91, 93, 94, 102, 103, 125, 128 through 130, 137 through 139, 141, 143, 144, 175, 180 and 190.
N.M. Stat. § 3-7-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 3-7-3
§ 3-7-3. Limitation on annexation
Status: in_force

No municipality may annex territory within the boundary of another municipality or territory within a class A county with a population of more than three hundred thousand persons unless approved by the board of county commissioners for that county.
N.M. Stat. § 44-5-3 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 5 / Section 44-5-3
§ 44-5-3. Action maintainable by spouse, children, heirs, executors, administrators and creditors of loser
Status: in_force

The spouse, children, heirs, executors, administrators and creditors of the person losing may have the same remedy against the winner as provided in Sections 44-5-1 and 44-5-2 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 10-7F-6 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7F / Section 10-7F-6
§ 10-7F-6. Personnel files
Status: in_force

A. No document containing comments adverse to a hazardous duty officer shall be entered into the officer's personnel file unless the officer has read and signed the document. When an officer refuses to sign a document containing adverse comments, the document may be entered into an officer's personnel file if:

(1) the officer's refusal to sign is noted on the document by the chief administrator of the officer's employer; and

(2) the notation regarding the officer's refusal to sign the document is witnessed by a third party.

B. A hazardous duty officer may file a written response to any document containing adverse comments entered into the officer's personnel file, and the response shall be filed with the officer's employer within thirty days after the document was entered into the officer's personnel file. A hazardous duty officer's written response shall be attached to the document.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21E-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21E / Section 21-21E-1
§ 21-21E-1. Fund created; administration; purpose
Status: in_force

A. There is created in the state treasury the “Vietnam veterans' scholarship fund”. The fund shall consist of all money appropriated to the fund and any grants, gifts and bequests made to the fund. Any money in the fund that was the result of grants, gifts or bequests shall not revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year.

B. The commission [department] shall administer the fund and shall make disbursements from the fund to reimburse educational institutions under the exclusive control of the state for any tuition payments, required student fees and book allowances and to non-state colleges in New Mexico an amount equal to the highest tuition, required student fees and book allowances at a state institution for Vietnam veterans who are residents of New Mexico and are undergraduate post-secondary students, including students who have already received a baccalaureate degree or post-secondary students enrolled in a program of study leading to a master's degree attending educational institutions pursuant to Article 9, Section 14 of the constitution of New Mexico and are in compliance with the institution's satisfactory academic progress requirements. The commission [department] may adopt rules, regulations and procedures as necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions of the act. A financial aid officer may exercise professional judgment when special circumstances exist to adjust cost of attendance or expected family contribution or to modify other factors that make the program responsive to a student's special financial circumstances and for which documentation exists in the student's file within the parameters authorized for this program.
N.M. Stat. § 1-8-3.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1-8-3.1
§ 1-8-3.1. Nominating petition for candidate of an unqualified state political party; qualification as an independent candidate
Status: in_force

The declaration of candidacy and petition signatures submitted to the proper filing officer by a candidate for nomination as a minor party candidate shall be counted toward the requirements for qualification as an independent candidate for the same office in the same election if the candidate's party files for, but does not obtain status as, a qualified political party in that election cycle. To qualify as an independent candidate, the candidate must meet all requirements for an independent candidate in Section 1-8-45 NMSA 1978 and submit the required number of petition signatures for an independent candidate as prescribed in Section 1-8-51 NMSA 1978 . No candidate may circulate petitions for candidacy for more than one political party in an election cycle.
N.M. Stat. § 37-1-1 — NM Code / Chapter 37 / Article 1 / Section 37-1-1
§ 37-1-1. Generally
Status: in_force

The following suits or actions may be brought within the time hereinafter limited, respectively, after their causes accrue, and not afterwards, except when otherwise specially provided.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-9-17 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 9 / Section 59A-9-17
§ 59A-9-17. Savings and share accounts, time certificates
Status: in_force

An insurer may invest in share or savings accounts of state or federal savings and loan or building and loan associations, or in time certificates issued by any such association, and in any one such institution only to the extent that the investment is insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation or similar federal agency.
N.M. Stat. § 16-6-1 — NM Code / Chapter 16 / Article 6 / Section 16-6-1
§ 16-6-1. State fair commission; members; appointment; number; qualification; terms; oath; bond
Status: in_force

A. The governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the senate, a “state fair commission”, consisting of seven members, for terms of five years each; provided that the first appointments shall be made of two commissioners for one-year terms, two for two-year terms, one for a three-year term, one for a four-year term and one for a five-year term. All state fair commissioners shall be bona fide residents of the state. No less than two commissioners shall be engaged in the business of livestock raising, and no less than two commissioners shall be engaged in agricultural vocations and pursuits other than livestock raising.

B. Before entering upon the duties of his office, each state fair commissioner shall take and subscribe an oath that he will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office, which oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. Each commissioner shall furnish a good and sufficient surety bond as provided in the Surety Bond Act.

C. No member of the commission shall be removed during the term for which he is appointed, except for cause, following notice and an opportunity for a hearing, unless the notice and hearing are, in writing, expressly waived.
N.M. Stat. § 14-2-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 2 / Section 14-2-7
§ 14-2-7. Designation of custodian; duties
Status: in_force

Each public body shall designate at least one custodian of public records who shall:

A. receive requests, including electronic mail or facsimile, to inspect public records;

B. respond to requests in the same medium, electronic or paper, in which the request was made in addition to any other medium that the custodian deems appropriate;

C. provide proper and reasonable opportunities to inspect public records;

D. provide reasonable facilities to make or furnish copies of the public records during usual business hours; and

E. post in a conspicuous location at the administrative office and on the publicly accessible web site, if any, of each public body a notice describing:

(1) the right of a person to inspect a public body's records;

(2) procedures for requesting inspection of public records, including the contact information for the custodian of public records;

(3) procedures for requesting copies of public records;

(4) reasonable fees for copying public records; and

(5) the responsibility of a public body to make available public records for inspection.
N.M. Stat. § 69-25A-11 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 25A / Section 69-25A-11
§ 69-25A-11. Public liability and self-insurance requirements
Status: in_force

A. Each applicant for a permit shall submit to the director as part of the permit application a certificate issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the United States certifying that the applicant has a public liability policy in force for the surface coal mining and reclamation operations for which the permit is sought. The policy shall provide for personal injury and property damage protection in the amount required by Subsection C of this section.

B. The director may waive the requirement of Subsection A of this section, or may reduce the amount of such insurance, if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the director the existence of a suitable agent to receive service of process in New Mexico and a history of financial solvency and continuous operation, within or without New Mexico, sufficient for authorization to self-insure all or part of the amount required by Subsection C of this section; or the existence of other insurance maintained by the applicant and arising from an insurance exchange such as Lloyd's of London, a mutual insurance association or a reciprocal insurance association, provided that such other insurance coverage be legally enforceable within New Mexico, notwithstanding that some or all member companies of such associations or exchanges may not be companies authorized to do business in the United States within the meaning of Subsection A of this section. The director may require periodic review of the coverage maintained by the applicant pursuant to this subsection following issuance of a permit involving a waiver of the requirements of Subsection A of this section.

C. The policy or undertaking of self-insurance or other coverage, or the total of such coverage, shall be in an amount determined by the director to be an amount adequate to compensate any persons damaged as a result of surface coal mining and reclamation operations, including use of explosives, and entitled to compensation under state law. In determining such amount, the director shall take into account the liability record of the applicant, the nature and size of the applicant's proposed operation and the location of the permit area relative to areas of public access. Such coverage shall be maintained in full force and effect during the terms of the permit and any renewal, including the length of all reclamation operations. A certificate of such insurance, if any, shall be submitted to the director with the application.

D. This section shall have no effect upon the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law and the Workmen's Compensation Act and shall not be construed to give to workmen any cause of action barred by such laws, it being the intent of this section to compensate persons not employed by the applicant.