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N.M. Stat. § 9-25-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 25 / Section 9-25-13
§ 9-25-13. Advisory committees
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the higher education advisory board, the department may create other advisory committees. “ Advisory ” means furnishing advice, gathering information, making recommendations and performing such other activities as may be instructed or delegated and as may be necessary to fulfill advisory functions or to comply with federal or private funding requirements and does not extend to administering a program or function or setting policy unless specified by law. Advisory committees shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Executive Reorganization Act.

B. All members of advisory committees are entitled to receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.
N.M. Stat. § 4-55D-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55D / Section 4-55D-9
§ 4-55D-9. Program guidebook; program administrator
Status: in_force

A. The department shall develop and make available on its website within ninety days of the effective date of the Improvement Special Assessment Act the program guidebook governing the terms and conditions under which financing for special assessments may be made available through the program. The program guidebook shall include:

(1) forms for the uniform assessment documents;

(2) a statement that the term of the special assessment financing agreement shall not exceed thirty years;

(3) a statement explaining the application process and eligibility requirements for participation in the program, consistent with Section 4 of the Improvement Special Assessment Act;

(4) a statement explaining the consent requirement provided in Section 4 of the Improvement Special Assessment Act; and

(5) a statement explaining the engineer certification requirement set forth in Section 4 of the Improvement Special Assessment Act.

B. The department may elect to serve as a program administrator and may contract with a third party to assist with administration. In the event the department or its contracted third party provides administrative services for the program, counties establishing a program pursuant to the Improvement Special Assessment Act shall designate the department or its contracted third party as program administrator in addition to any other program administrator designated by the county.

C. The board of county commissioners may authorize a department or official of the county as program administrator pursuant to the county ordinance and may contract with a third party to assist with the administration of the program.

D. Any combination of counties may agree to jointly administer a program pursuant to a memorandum of understanding. Any combination of counties may also agree to jointly administer a program pursuant to an agreement under the Joint Powers Agreements Act, notwithstanding that the secretary of finance and administration shall not approve more than one joint powers agreement for the administration of a single program.
N.M. Stat. § 34-6-36 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 6 / Section 34-6-36
§ 34-6-36. Finance; disposition of litigant money; court clerk trust account
Status: in_force

Each district court clerk shall open a trust fund checking account, designated as the “court clerk trust account,” in a bank which is a member of the federal deposit insurance corporation. Not later than two working days after receipt, the district court clerk shall deposit to this account all money which belongs to a litigant and all money which might be refunded to a litigant. Whenever the district court, by written order filed with the clerk, authorizes payment of money to a litigant from the court clerk trust account, the district court clerk shall issue his check on the account in accordance with the order. As prescribed by regulation of the director of the administrative office of the courts, money in the court clerk trust account may be invested by the district court clerk in obligations of the United States or in federally insured bank or savings and loan association savings accounts.
N.M. Stat. § 3-60A-37 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 60A / Section 3-60A-37
§ 3-60A-37. Revenue bonds; limited obligation
Status: in_force

In making agreements or provisions, a local government shall not obligate itself except with respect to the project and the application of the revenues and revenue bond proceeds from the project.
N.M. Stat. § 10-5-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 5 / Section 10-5-8
§ 10-5-8. Control of office; bond of agent in charge; discretionary reinstatement; institution of removal proceedings
Status: in_force

Whenever the secretary of finance and administration assumes control of any office as hereinabove provided, the secretary may assign any employee of the department of finance and administration to perform the duties of the official suspended by the secretary.

The secretary of finance and administration may reinstate a suspended official of any local public body whenever the suspended official has made a proper showing satisfactory to the secretary that he is able and willing to conduct his office as provided by law, and that no loss will be suffered by the local public body.

In all cases where there shall be grounds for removal of such official, the secretary of finance and administration may cause removal proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted by the attorney general or district attorney, in the manner now provided by law for the institution and prosecution of such proceedings by the district attorney.
N.M. Stat. § 39-5-1.1 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 5 / Section 39-5-1.1
§ 39-5-1.1. Judicial sales of perishable property; court order; petition; hearing
Status: in_force

In all cases of the sale of perishable goods by virtue of any execution or other process pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-5-1 NMSA 1978 or by virtue of the foreclosure of a landlord's lien pursuant to the provisions of Section 48-3-14 NMSA 1978 , when the property being sold is of a perishable nature and liable to be lost or diminished in value before the time for the notice required for such sale has elapsed, the judgment creditor or the lienholder may petition the judge of the district court having jurisdiction, setting forth the kind, nature and condition of the property being sold, its approximate value and the possibility of damage to its value. If the judge finds the petition sufficient in form and conditions, he may hear testimony of witnesses as to the property and if he believes that the interests of both the owner of the goods and the lienholder or judgment creditor will be protected by the sale, he may order such sale to be made, may order the posting of appropriate security and may direct the manner of such sale.
N.M. Stat. § 77-11-6 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 11 / Section 77-11-6
§ 77-11-6. Contracts previously filed; effect
Status: in_force

All such partido or herding contracts which have heretofore been filed in accordance with the law covering the filing of chattel mortgages in force and effect at the time of such filing shall by such filing be considered as effective notice thereof to all persons, and such filing thereof shall have the full force and effect given to the recording of an instrument affecting real estate; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be considered to mean that the recording or filing of such contracts in any other manner required or permitted by law is to any extent ineffective.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-4-9 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 4 / Section 59A-4-9
§ 59A-4-9. Examination report; contents
Status: in_force

No later than sixty days following completion of an examination, the examiner in charge shall file with the office of superintendent of insurance a verified, written examination report. The examination report shall comprise only facts appearing upon the books, records or other documents of the person examined, or from information provided to the examiner during the course of the examination by the examinee's officers or agents and other individuals examined concerning its affairs, together with the conclusions and recommendations of the examiners as may reasonably be warranted from the facts. The examination report shall be verified by the oath of the examiner in charge of the examination.
N.M. Stat. § 16-6-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 16 / Article 6 / Section 16-6-14
§ 16-6-14. Creating New Mexico state fair, a separate and independent legal entity
Status: in_force

The New Mexico state fair, is hereby constituted and confirmed a body politic and corporate and separate and confirmed as a governmental instrumentality for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Chapter 46, Laws of 1913 ( Sections 16-6-1 to 16-6-4 , 16-6-6 to 16-6-9 , 16-6-11 , 16-6-12 NMSA 1978 ), and all amendments thereto and the provisions of this act. A corporate purpose of New Mexico state fair, in addition to any other purposes thereof, shall be to acquire any project. The powers of the said New Mexico state fair delegated to it by this act and the Act of Chapter 46, Laws of 1913, and all amendments thereto, shall be vested in and exercised by a majority of the members of the commission, and a majority of all the members of such commission shall be a quorum for the transaction of any business authorized by this act, but a lesser number may adjourn and compel the attendance of absent members.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-2-4.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 2 / Section 32A-2-4.1
§ 32A-2-4.1. Adult jails and lockups used as temporary holding facilities; reports
Status: in_force

A. A child arrested and detained for an alleged delinquent act may be temporarily held in an adult jail or lockup for no longer than six hours. A child who is detained in an adult jail or lockup shall be placed in a setting that is physically segregated by sight and sound from adult offenders. After six hours, the child may be placed or detained pursuant to the provisions of Section 32A-2-12 NMSA 1978 .

B. An adult jail or lockup used as a temporary holding facility for alleged delinquent offenders shall file an annual report regarding its compliance with federal requirements. The juvenile justice advisory committee and the department shall determine the format of the annual reports.
N.M. Stat. § 76-12-10 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 12 / Section 76-12-10
§ 76-12-10. Bylaws
Status: in_force

Each association incorporated under this act shall adopt bylaws consistent with this act, within thirty days after its incorporation. A majority of the members voting thereon is necessary to adopt such bylaws, or if the association permits its members to vote on the basis of patronage, a majority in numbers which is also a majority of the patronage. The bylaws shall provide for their amendment by the members and the method by which amendments may be adopted. The following matters among others may be covered in the bylaws:

A. the time, place and manner of calling and conducting its meetings, which meetings, and the meetings of its directors, may be held either within or without the state;

B. the number of members constituting a quorum;

C. the right of members to vote except by proxy, at general or special meetings and by mail; and the conditions, manner, form and effects of such votes;

D. the number of directors constituting a quorum;

E. the number, qualifications, compensation, duties and term of office of directors and officers; the time of their election and the mode and manner of giving notice thereof;

F. penalties for violations of bylaws;

G. the amount of entrance, organization and membership fees, if any; the manner and method of collection of the same, and the purposes for which they may be used;

H. the amount which each member shall be required to pay annually or from time to time, if at all, to carry on the business of the association; the charge, if any, to be paid by each member for services rendered by the association to him and the time of payment and the manner of collection; and the marketing contract between the association and its members which every member may be required to sign;

I. the number, qualification and voting rights of members of the association and the conditions precedent to membership; the method, time and manner of permitting members to withdraw or to transfer their stock; the manner of assignment and transfer of the interest of members; the mode, manner and effect of the expulsion of a member; the manner of determining the value of a member's interest and provision for its purchase by the association upon the death or withdrawal of a member or upon the expulsion of a member or forfeiture of his membership.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-424.22 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-424.22
§ 66-3-424.22. Special breast cancer awareness registration plate
Status: in_force

A. The division shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo as specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 commemorating breast cancer awareness.

B. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, the owner of a vehicle may apply for issuance of a special breast cancer awareness registration plate. The owner shall apply for and pay the fee each year to retain and renew the special breast cancer awareness registration plate.

C. Revenue from the additional fee for a special breast cancer awareness registration plate shall be distributed as follows:

(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the additional fee collected shall be retained by and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing the special registration plate with a breast cancer awareness logo; and

(2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the additional fee shall be distributed to and is appropriated to the department of health for the purpose of funding breast cancer screening, outreach and education.
N.M. Stat. § 43-1-8 — NM Code / Chapter 43 / Article 1 / Section 43-1-8
§ 43-1-8. Right to habilitation
Status: in_force

Each resident client receiving developmental disabilities services shall have the right to prompt habilitation services pursuant to an individualized habilitation plan and consistent with the least drastic means principle.
N.M. Stat. § 41-4A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 41 / Article 4A / Section 41-4A-5
§ 41-4A-5. Attorney fees
Status: in_force

In any action brought under the New Mexico Civil Rights Act, the court may, in its discretion, allow a prevailing plaintiff or plaintiffs reasonable attorney fees and costs to be paid by the defendant.
N.M. Stat. § 20-2-7 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 2 / Section 20-2-7
§ 20-2-7. Miscellaneous provisions
Status: in_force

A. The composition, uniform, equipment and location of all units of the militia shall be prescribed by the governor consistent with the laws and regulations of the United States.

B. The designation of organizations of the national guard shall not be given to any new organization during their absence from the state.
N.M. Stat. § 66-8-7 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 8 / Section 66-8-7
§ 66-8-7. Penalty for misdemeanor
Status: in_force

A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any provision of the Motor Vehicle Code unless the violation is declared a felony.

B. Unless another penalty is specified in the Motor Vehicle Code, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for violation of any provision of the Motor Vehicle Code shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300) or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days or both.
N.M. Stat. § 7-7-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 7-7-6
§ 7-7-6. Date payment due
Status: in_force

The taxes imposed by the Estate Tax Act shall be paid by the personal representative on or before the date the return for the taxes is required by Section 7-7-5 NMSA 1978 to be filed.
N.M. Stat. § 58-18-27 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 18 / Section 58-18-27
§ 58-18-27. Liberal interpretation
Status: in_force

The Mortgage Finance Authority Act, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
N.M. Stat. § 73-16-39 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 16 / Section 73-16-39
§ 73-16-39. Bonds considered additional to other bonds; authority to issue; limitations
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized to be issued under the terms hereof shall not in any manner impair the original construction fund bond issue, but shall be considered as additional securities authorized to be issued by conservancy districts, and full legislative authority is hereby granted to said districts to sell tax anticipation bonds, refunding bonds, debentures and other negotiable securities, pledging the full faith and credit of such districts, and power is hereby granted to such districts for the levy of special assessments to pay the same, but in no event shall the assessments or outstanding obligations of such districts exceed the amount of the benefits confirmed and approved.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-834 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-834
§ 66-3-834. Number of driving lamps required or permitted
Status: in_force

A. At all times specified in Section 66-3-802 NMSA 1978 , at least two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one on each side at the front of every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, except when such vehicle is parked subject to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles.

B. Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with headlamps as herein required is also equipped with any auxiliary lamp or spot lamps or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of intensity greater than three hundred candle power, not more than a total of four of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when upon a highway.
N.M. Stat. § 24-13-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 13 / Section 24-13-4
§ 24-13-4. Burial after investigation; cost of opening and closing grave
Status: in_force

The county after proper investigation shall cause an unclaimed decedent to be decently interred or cremated. The cost to be paid by the county of opening and closing a grave shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), which sum shall be in addition to the sums enumerated in Section 24-13-3 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 76-16-6 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 16 / Section 76-16-6
§ 76-16-6. Pecans not in conformity with act
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful to pack or cause to be packed, sell, offer for sale, deliver for shipment, load, ship or transport for shipment, whether packed, shipped or sold or offered for sale in domestic, interstate, intrastate or foreign commerce any unshelled pecans within the meaning of this act which do not conform with the requirements of this act. It shall also be unlawful to prepare, deliver for shipment, load, ship, transport, offer for sale or sell a deceptive peck, bulk lot, bulk load, arrangement or display of unshelled pecans within the meaning of this act, or to mislabel any container, subcontainer or display of such unshelled pecans.

B. Nothing in this act shall be construed to conflict with any other law of the state of New Mexico or of the United States of America or regulations regarding net weight or other markings on containers or subcontainers.
N.M. Stat. § 13-7-21 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 13-7-21
§ 13-7-21. Physical rehabilitation services; limits on cost sharing
Status: in_force

A. Group health coverage, including any form of self-insurance, offered, issued or renewed under the Health Care Purchasing Act that offers coverage of physical rehabilitation services shall not impose a member cost share for physical rehabilitation services that is greater than that for primary care services on a coinsurance percentage basis when coinsurance is applied or on an absolute dollar amount when a copay is applied.

B. As used in this section:

(1) “ physical rehabilitation services ” means services aimed at maximizing an individual's level of function, returning to a prior level of function or maintaining or slowing the decline of function, which services are provided by or under the direction of a licensed physical therapist, occupational therapist or speech therapist; and

(2) “ primary care services ” means the first level of basic or general health care for a person's health needs, including diagnostic and treatment services, initiation of referrals for other health care services and maintenance of the continuity of care when appropriate.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16B-5 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16B / Section 10-16B-5
§ 10-16B-5. Investigations; complaints; enforcement
Status: in_force

A. The state ethics commission may initiate investigations to determine whether the provisions of the Gift Act have been violated. A person who believes that a violation of the Gift Act has occurred may file a complaint with the state ethics commission.

B. If the state ethics commission determines that a violation has occurred, the commission shall refer the matter to the attorney general for criminal prosecution.
N.M. Stat. § 31-15-4 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 15 / Section 31-15-4
§ 31-15-4. Chief public defender; appointment; qualifications; removal
Status: in_force

A. The chief shall be the administrative head of the department. The commission shall appoint a chief for a term of four years by approval of two-thirds of its members. The commission may reappoint a chief for subsequent terms. A vacancy in the office of the chief shall be filled by appointment by the commission.

B. The commission shall appoint as chief only a person with the following qualifications:

(1) an attorney licensed to practice law in New Mexico or who will be so licensed within one year of appointment;

(2) an attorney whose practice of law has been active for at least five years immediately preceding the date of this appointment;

(3) an attorney whose practice of law has included a minimum of five years' experience in defense of persons accused of crime; and

(4) an attorney who has clearly demonstrated management or executive experience.

C. The chief may be removed by the commission; provided, however, that no removal shall be made without notice of hearing and an opportunity to be heard having been first given to the chief.
N.M. Stat. § 29-13-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 13 / Section 29-13-9
§ 29-13-9. Expenditures of money distributed from the law enforcement protection fund; wrongful expenditure
Status: in_force

A. Amounts distributed from the fund shall be expended only for the specific purposes for which they are distributed and shall not be distributed for accumulation, except as provided for the peace officers' survivors fund.

B. Any person who expends or directs or permits the expenditure of any money distributed from the fund for purposes other than those expressly authorized by the Law Enforcement Protection Fund Act shall be personally liable to the state for the amount of money wrongfully expended and interest and costs. An action to recover the amount of any wrongful expenditure may be commenced by the attorney general or the district attorney upon the filing with that officer of a verified statement describing the wrongful expenditure.