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N.M. Stat. § 59A-25-3 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 25 / Section 59A-25-3
§ 59A-25-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article:

A. “credit life insurance” means insurance on the life of a debtor pursuant to or in connection with a specific loan or other credit transaction;

B. “credit accident and health insurance” means insurance on a debtor to provide indemnity for payments becoming due on a specific loan or other credit transaction while the debtor is disabled as defined in the policy;

C. “creditor” means the lender of money or vendor or lessor of goods, services or property, rights or privileges for which payment is arranged through a credit transaction, or any successor to the right, title or interest of any such lender, vendor or lessor, and an affiliate, associate or subsidiary of any of them or any director, officer or employee of any of them or any other person in any way associated with any of them;

D. “credit transaction” includes loans, purchases and leases in which the debtor or his successor in interest become liable for the payment of the indebtedness in one or more payments to the creditor;

E. “debtor” means a borrower of money or a purchaser or lessee of goods, services, property, rights or privileges for which payment is arranged through a credit transaction; and

F. “indebtedness” means the total amount payable by a debtor to a creditor in connection with a loan or other credit transaction.
N.M. Stat. § 17-3-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 17-3-18
§ 17-3-18. Director authorized to issue fishing permit without license to certain handicapped persons
Status: in_force

The director of the department of game and fish is authorized to issue a fishing permit without a license to any group of mentally or physically handicapped persons who participate in a field trip of less than one week's duration under the supervision provided by a special institution or school for handicapped persons.
N.M. Stat. § 9-25-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 25 / Section 9-25-3
§ 9-25-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Higher Education Department Act:

A. “ board ” means the higher education advisory board;

B. “ department ” means the higher education department; and

C. “ secretary ” means the secretary of higher education.
N.M. Stat. § 4-48B-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48B / Section 4-48B-10
§ 4-48B-10. Hospital governing boards for county hospitals; members; appointment; terms; powers; bonds
Status: in_force

A. The county commissioners of a county or counties maintaining or operating a county hospital are authorized to appoint a hospital governing board to be composed of either five, seven or nine members. The hospital governing board so appointed shall have the authority to exercise all powers that the county is granted by the Hospital Funding Act for the operation of such hospitals except the powers to issue bonds, call a mill levy election, levy the annual assessments for the mill levy authorized by the Hospital Funding Act and to dispose of real property of the hospital acquired with the proceeds of any bond issue.

B. Members of the hospital governing board shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners for staggered terms of three years or less. Appointments shall be made in such a manner that the terms of not more than one-third of the members, or as near thereto as possible, expire on June 30 of each year. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the board of county commissioners.

C. The hospital governing board shall select from its membership a president and a secretary. After their appointment, none of the members of the hospital governing board shall be removed except for cause specified in a written charge and after full public hearing on the charge.

D. The hospital governing board shall account annually for the receipt and expenditures of funds received for the operation of the hospital.

E. The county commissioners, by an agreement for the maintenance and operation of a county hospital with another county or counties, another political subdivision, person, association or corporation, may permit the selection of a hospital governing board by the other party to the agreement subject to approval by the county commissioners.

F. All actions taken or purportedly taken or proceedings had or purportedly had by or on behalf of county commissioners with respect to the appointment of or delegation of authority to a hospital governing board, notwithstanding any lack of power, authority or otherwise and notwithstanding any defects and irregularities in the actions or proceedings, are hereby validated, ratified, approved and confirmed. This section shall operate to supply such legislative authority as may be necessary to validate any actions or proceedings by any group acting as a hospital governing board which would have been valid had the provisions of this section been in effect at the time the action or proceedings were taken. This section shall not operate to validate, ratify, approve, confirm or legalize any action or proceeding which has previously been determined in any legal proceeding to be illegal, void or ineffective.
N.M. Stat. § 33-16-5 — NM Code / Chapter 33 / Article 16 / Section 33-16-5
§ 33-16-5. Correctional facilities; transparency and reporting
Status: in_force

A. Every three months, every correctional facility shall:

(1) produce a report that includes:

(a) the age, gender and ethnicity of every inmate who was placed in restricted housing during the previous three months, including every inmate who is in restricted housing at the time the report is produced;

(b) the reason restricted housing was instituted for each inmate listed in the report; and

(c) the dates on which each inmate was placed in and released from restricted housing during the previous three months; and

(2) submit a report prepared in accordance with this subsection to the:

(a) legislature, if the correctional facility is a prison; and

(b) board of county commissioners of the county in which the correctional facility is located, if the facility is a jail.

B. The corrections department shall post to its public website every report produced pursuant to Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 3-61-1.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 61 / Section 3-61-1.1
§ 3-61-1.1. Metropolitan water board
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, a metropolitan water board shall be composed of the following:

(1) seven elected members as provided in Subsection C of this section;

(2) one member who is a registered voter of the municipality appointed by the governing body of the municipality; and

(3) one member who is a registered voter of the county appointed by the governing body of the county.

B. In addition to the members specified in Subsection A of this section, the members of a metropolitan water board that is located in a class B county and a municipality lying totally or partially within the boundaries of that county shall include one additional member appointed by the primary privately owned water company of that municipality if:

(1) the city has a population of more than fifty thousand but less than one hundred thousand according to the last federal decennial census or any subsequent decennial census; or

(2) the county has a population separate of the city of more than twenty-five thousand but less than sixty thousand according to the last federal decennial census or any subsequent decennial census.

C. Elected members of a metropolitan water board shall be elected at a county-wide special election or at a general election by the registered voters of such county and municipality for such terms as are specified in the respective identical ordinances of the municipality and the county, pursuant to Section 3-61-1 NMSA 1978 . Public employees may be elected to and serve on the board.

D. For the purpose of electing members of the metropolitan water board, the governing bodies of the municipality and the county shall, in the identical such ordinances pursuant to Section 3-61-1 NMSA 1978 , district the county once after each federal decennial census into a number of single-member districts equal to the number of elected board members; provided that in class B counties the board shall consist of no less than seven elected members. The districts shall be of equal populations as nearly as is practicable, and each member of the board shall reside in and be elected from his respective district.

E. Change of residence to a place outside the district from which a metropolitan board member was elected shall automatically terminate the service of that member on the board, and the office shall be declared vacant. The respective governing bodies shall jointly, by appointment, fill any vacancies on the board until the next succeeding regular or special election, other than a school election, which is applicable to the area over which the board has jurisdiction, at which time the position shall be filled by election for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member creating the vacancy.
N.M. Stat. § 22-11-25 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-25
§ 22-11-25. Retirement; reemployment
Status: in_force

A. A member retired pursuant to the provisions of the Educational Retirement Act may be removed from retirement status by returning to employment. A reemployed member shall make regular contributions pursuant to the Educational Retirement Act. Upon termination of reemployment, the member shall be eligible for retirement benefits again based upon all service credit acquired. In no case shall the retirement benefits be less than the member was receiving prior to the member's reemployment.

B. At the time of retirement following a period of reemployment, the member's retirement benefits shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the option selected at the time of the first retirement.
N.M. Stat. § 63-1-31 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 1 / Section 63-1-31
§ 63-1-31. Call for stockholders' meeting when authority is lacking; warrant of magistrate
Status: in_force

Whenever, from any cause, there is no person authorized to call or preside at a meeting of the stockholders, any justice of the peace [magistrate] of the county where the principal place of business of the corporation is established, may, on written application of three or more of the stockholders, issue a warrant to one of the stockholders directing him to call a meeting of the stockholders, by giving the notice required in other cases; and said justice [magistrate] may in the same warrant direct such stockholder to preside at such meeting until a clerk is chosen and qualified, if there is no other officer present legally authorized to preside thereat.
N.M. Stat. § 62-2-15 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 2 / Section 62-2-15
§ 62-2-15. Borrowing money; bonds; mortgages
Status: in_force

Corporations formed under this article shall have power to borrow such sums of money as may be necessary for the construction, completion or operation of their reservoirs, canals and ditches, or pipelines, or the purchase of any lands, water rights or other property necessary, in order to carry out the objects for which they were incorporated; and to issue and dispose of their bonds for any amount so borrowed, and to mortgage their corporate property and franchises to secure the payment of any debt contracted for the purpose aforesaid.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21A-24 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21A / Section 21-21A-24
§ 21-21A-24. Educational assistance; foundation activities not affected by repeal
Status: in_force

The repeal of sections or parts of sections of the Educational Assistance Act does not affect the existence of the educational assistance foundation created pursuant to that act or its activities in relation to bonds issued and outstanding or the servicing of student loans outstanding, including any special status of the foundation or dispensation granted to the foundation prior to the effective date of this 2011 act in other provisions of law.
N.M. Stat. § 42-9-8 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 9 / Section 42-9-8
§ 42-9-8. Form of bond
Status: in_force

The form of said bond shall be as follows, to wit:

Know all men by these presents, that we (A. B., principal, or C. D., agent for A. B., principal, as the case may be) and N. N. and M. M., his securities, are held and firmly bound unto ․․․․․․․․․․ (defendant), in the sum of ․․․․․․․․․․ dollars, for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals and dated this ․․․ day of ․․․․․․․․․․., A.D. ․․․․․․․․․․.

The condition of the above obligation is such that, whereas the above named A. B. has this day sued out an attachment before J. J., clerk of the district court, against E. F. for the sum of ․․․․․․․․․․ dollars, in the district court for the county of ․․․․․․․․․․.

Now, if the said A. B. shall prosecute his said action without delay, and with effect, and refund all sums of money that may be adjudged to be refunded to the defendant, and pay all damages that may accrue, to any defendant or garnishee by reason of said attachment, or any process of judgment thereon, then this obligation to be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

A. B.

(L. S.)

N. N.

(L. S.)

M. M.

(L. S.)
N.M. Stat. § 30-7-2.3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 7 / Section 30-7-2.3
§ 30-7-2.3. Seizure and forfeiture of a handgun possessed or transported by a person in violation of unlawful possession of a handgun by a person
Status: in_force

A. A handgun is subject to seizure and forfeiture by a law enforcement agency when the handgun is possessed or transported by a person in violation of the offense of unlawful possession of a handgun by a person.

B. The provisions of the Forfeiture Act 1 apply to the seizure, forfeiture and disposal of a handgun subject to forfeiture pursuant to Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 74-13-1 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 13 / Section 74-13-1
§ 74-13-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 20 of this act may be cited as the “Recycling and Illegal Dumping Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 6-19-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 19 / Section 6-19-1
§ 6-19-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Economic Advancement District Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 6-33-2 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 33 / Section 6-33-2
§ 6-33-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Venture Capital Program Act:

A. “ authority ” means the New Mexico finance authority;

B. “ New Mexico business ” means, in the case of a corporation or limited liability company, a business with its principal office and a majority of its full-time employees located in New Mexico or, in the case of a limited partnership, a business with its principal place of business and at least eighty percent of its assets located in New Mexico; and

C. “ venture private equity fund ” means an entity that makes, manages or sources potential investments in New Mexico businesses and that:

(1) has as its primary business activity the investment of funds in return for equity in or debt of businesses for the purpose of providing capital for start-up, expansion, product or market development, recapitalization or business purposes in early stages of development;

(2) holds out prospects for capital appreciation from such investments;

(3) has at least one full-time manager with at least three years of professional experience in assessing the growth prospects of businesses or evaluating business plans; and

(4) accepts investments only from accredited investors, as that term is defined in the federal Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to that section, or federally recognized Indian nations, tribes and pueblos with at least five million dollars ($5,000,000) in overall investment assets.
N.M. Stat. § 39-1-3 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 1 / Section 39-1-3
§ 39-1-3. Death of party after verdict
Status: in_force

If either party to any suit shall die between verdict and judgment, the judgment shall be entered as if both parties were living.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-34-6 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 34 / Section 59A-34-6
§ 59A-34-6. Amendment of articles of incorporation
Status: in_force

A. The articles of incorporation of a stock insurer may be amended in accordance with the general statutes of New Mexico applying to corporations formed for profit. A copy of the amendment, certified by the secretary of state, shall be filed with the superintendent, and a copy likewise certified shall be recorded in the county clerk's office of the county of the corporation's principal place of business. No amendment shall reduce authorized capital below the amount of paid-in capital stock required under Section 59A-5-16 NMSA 1978 for the certificate of authority covering the kinds of insurance immediately thereafter to be transacted by the insurer.

B. The articles of incorporation of a mutual insurer may be amended by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members present in person or by proxy at a regular or special meeting of its members of which notice in writing of the proposed amendment was mailed to all members at least thirty days in advance, unless notice shall otherwise be provided for as approved by the superintendent. A certificate of the amendment, signed and acknowledged by the president and attested by the secretary of the corporation, shall be filed and recorded as required of original articles of incorporation.
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-52 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 20-12-52
§ 20-12-52. Larceny and wrongful appropriation
Status: in_force

A. Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds, by any means, from the possession of the owner or of any other person any money, personal property or article of value of any kind:

(1) with intent permanently to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to his own use or the use of any person other than the owner, steals that property and is guilty of larceny; or

(2) with intent temporarily to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to his own use or the use of any person other than the owner;

is guilty of wrongful appropriation.

B. Any person found guilty of larceny or wrongful appropriation shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
N.M. Stat. § 10-4-12 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 10-4-12
§ 10-4-12. Jury trial required; procedure
Status: in_force

The trial must be by jury and conducted in all respects in the same manner as a trial on an information or indictment for a misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-15-16 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 15 / Section 59A-15-16
§ 59A-15-16. Jurisdiction over health care benefits providers presumed
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in the Health Care Benefits Jurisdiction Act, any person who provides coverage in this state for health benefits, including coverage for medical, surgical, hospital, osteopathic, acupuncture and oriental medicine, chiropractic, physical therapy, speech pathology, audiology, professional mental health, dental or optometric expenses, whether such coverage is by direct payment, reimbursement or otherwise, shall be presumed to be subject to the provisions of the Insurance Code and the jurisdiction of the superintendent unless the person provides evidence satisfactory to the superintendent that he is subject exclusively to the jurisdiction of another agency of this state or the federal government.
N.M. Stat. § 24-14B-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 14B / Section 24-14B-4
§ 24-14B-4. Electronic medical records; electronic signatures; legal recognition
Status: in_force

If a law or rule requires a medical record to be in writing, or if a law or rule requires a signature pertaining to a medical record, an electronic medical record or an electronic signature satisfies that law or rule, except for a court rule.
N.M. Stat. § 42A-1-31 — NM Code / Chapter 42A / Article 1 / Section 42A-1-31
§ 42A-1-31. Property taken or damaged by state agencies or political subdivisions; statutes of limitations
Status: in_force

A. No action or proceeding shall be commenced against any state agency or political subdivision by any person claiming an interest in property acquired or held by a state agency or political subdivision unless such action is brought within three years from the date such person was first entitled to reclaim his interest in the property, or if the right to reclaim such property has occurred prior to the effective date of this section, within three years from the date such person was first entitled to reclaim his interest in the property or within six months after the effective date of this section, whichever date occurs later. For the purpose of this subsection, the date a person is entitled to reclaim his interest in the property is the date of abandonment of the use for which the property was taken.

B. No action or proceeding shall be commenced pursuant to Section 42-1-23 NMSA 1978 against any state agency or political subdivision by any person unless such action or proceeding is brought within three years from the date of the taking or damaging.

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed as reviving any cause of action, extending any time limit or statute of limitations or creating any right of action.
N.M. Stat. § 2-18-3 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 18 / Section 2-18-3
§ 2-18-3. Duties; subpoena power; cooperation
Status: in_force

A. After its appointment, the corrections oversight committee shall hold one organizational meeting to develop a work plan and budget for the ensuing interim. The work plan and budget shall be submitted to the New Mexico legislative council for approval.

B. Upon approval of the work plan and budget by the New Mexico legislative council, the corrections oversight committee shall:

(1) oversee implementation of the recommendations set forth in the January 14, 2000 document entitled “The Consultants' Report on Prison Operations in New Mexico Correctional Institutions”;

(2) assess the feasibility of expanding community corrections programming as a means to reduce the inmate population;

(3) monitor other issues related to the operation of public and private correctional facilities; and

(4) recommend legislation or changes, if they are found to be necessary, to the legislature.

C. Vetoed by Governor March 7, 2000.

D. The corrections department and every other state agency and political subdivision of the state shall, upon request, furnish and make available to the corrections oversight committee documents, material or information requested by the members of the committee or its staff.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-39-13 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 39 / Section 59A-39-13
§ 59A-39-13. Service of process; judgment
Status: in_force

A. Legal process shall be served upon a domestic reciprocal insurer by serving the insurer's attorney at his principal office or by serving the superintendent as the insurer's process agent under Sections 98 and 99 of the Insurance Code.

B. Any judgment based upon legal process so served shall be binding upon each of the insurer's subscribers as their respective interests may appear, but in an amount not exceeding their respective contingent liabilities, if any, the same as though personal service of process was had upon each such subscriber.
N.M. Stat. § 2-17-6 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 17 / Section 2-17-6
§ 2-17-6. Staff
Status: in_force

The staff for the welfare reform oversight committee shall be provided primarily by the legislative council service but the legislative council service may request the assistance of the legislative finance committee staff at the direction of the welfare reform oversight committee.