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N.M. Stat. § 41-10-2 — NM Code / Chapter 41 / Article 10 / Section 41-10-2
§ 41-10-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Food Donors Liability Act:

A. “canned food” means any food commercially processed and prepared for human consumption;

B. “gleaner” means any person who harvests for free distribution any part or all of an agricultural crop that has been donated by the owner;

C. “nonprofit organization” means any organization which was organized and is operated for charitable purposes and meets the requirements set forth in Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code ;

D. “perishable food” means any food that may spoil or otherwise become unfit for human consumption because of its nature, type or physical condition. “Perishable food” includes but is not limited to fresh or processed meats, poultry, seafood, dairy products, bakery products, eggs in the shell, fresh fruits or vegetables and foods that have been packaged, refrigerated or frozen; and

E. “person who donates food” means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity or public or private organization of any character which gives food to others, including restaurants, grocery stores, retail and wholesale businesses and community colleges which give or otherwise provide food, directly or indirectly, to the needy or indigent.
N.M. Stat. § 61-17B-17 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 17B / Section 61-17B-17
§ 61-17B-17. Body art practitioners fund created
Status: in_force

The “body art practitioners fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants and donations; license fees and charges that are imposed by the board; and money otherwise accruing to the fund. Money in the fund is appropriated to the board for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Body Art Safe Practices Act. Money in the fund shall be disbursed on warrants signed by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the chair of the board or the chair's authorized representative. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.
N.M. Stat. § 12-12-28 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12 / Section 12-12-28
§ 12-12-28. Good Samaritan law
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no person who provides assistance or advice in mitigating or attempting to mitigate the effects of an actual or threatened release of hazardous materials, or in preventing, cleaning up or disposing or attempting to prevent, clean up or dispose of such release, shall be subject to civil liabilities or penalties of any type.

B. The immunity provided for in Subsection A of this section does not apply to any person:

(1) whose act or omission caused, in whole or in part, the actual or threatened release of hazardous materials and who would otherwise be liable; or

(2) who receives compensation other than reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses for his services in rendering assistance or advice.

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the liability of any person for damages resulting from that person's gross negligence or reckless, wanton or intentional misconduct.
N.M. Stat. § 57-19A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 19A / Section 57-19A-1
§ 57-19A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 9 of this act may be cited as the “Petroleum Products Fair Trade Practices Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 3-51-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 51 / Section 3-51-13
§ 3-51-13. Formation of district; ordinance forming district
Status: in_force

A. If the governing body determines to proceed, it shall by ordinance form the parking district.

B. The ordinance shall prescribe:

(1) the extent of the district to be assessed, by boundaries or other brief description;

(2) the general nature and location of the proposed project (without mentioning minor details); and

(3) the amount or proportion of the total cost to be defrayed by assessments.
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-57 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-57
§ 72-17-57. Capitalization of costs
Status: in_force

Any resolution authorizing the issuance of securities or other instrument appertaining thereto may capitalize interest on any securities during any period of construction or other acquisition estimated by the board and one year thereafter and any other cost of any project, by providing for the payment of the amount capitalized from the proceeds of the securities.
N.M. Stat. § 74-9-41 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 9 / Section 74-9-41
§ 74-9-41. Solid waste facility grant fund created; administration
Status: in_force

A. There is created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the “solid waste facility grant fund”. The division shall administer the fund and make grants from the fund in accordance with the Solid Waste Act. Earnings on balances in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Money remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall accrue to the credit of the solid waste facility grant fund.

B. The division shall deposit in the solid waste facility grant fund all federal funds allocated to the state for the purpose of making grants to counties, municipalities and post-secondary educational institutions for solid waste facilities.

C. State money appropriated to the division to carry out the provisions of this section may be used to match any eligible federal funds allocated to the state for the purpose of making grants to counties or municipalities to implement the provisions of the Solid Waste Act.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15 / Section 9-15-14
§ 9-15-14. Administrative services division; duties
Status: in_force

A. The administrative services division of the department shall provide administrative services to the department, including:

(1) keeping all official records of the department;

(2) providing personnel administration, financial management, procurement and budget preparation services; and

(3) providing clerical, record-keeping and administrative support to agencies administratively attached to the department.

B. The division shall, in addition to its other duties, administer programs and grants that have been assigned generally to the department by the governor or the commission or by statute.
N.M. Stat. § 57-17-1 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 17 / Section 57-17-1
§ 57-17-1. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act:

A. “person” includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, companies, societies and associations;

B. “weight(s)” and “measure(s)” include all instruments and devices used for weighing and measuring and their necessary and associated accessories and appliances;

C. “sell” and “sale” include barter and exchange;

D. “apparatus” includes any manual or mechanical unit, method or device used to determine weight, measure or quantity;

E. “correct” means the condition of apparatus, which by reason of its construction and adjustment, will give accurate readings or indications of weight and quantity;

F. “incorrect” means the condition of apparatus, or its construction, which precludes it from being reasonably permanent in its adjustment or which will not allow it to repeat its indications of weight or quantity with accuracy;

G. “in package form” means a good or commodity packaged or contained in advance of sale so as to constitute a unity [unit] quantity of the good or commodity; a good or commodity not contained, but upon which is marked a selling price based upon weight or measure, shall be construed to be in packaged form; a shipping container containing goods or commodities in packaged form is excluded from this definition;

H. “weight” means net weight;

I. “sale from bulk” means the sale of commodities when the quantity is determined at the time of sale;

J. “board” means the board of regents of New Mexico state university; and

K. “director” means the director of the New Mexico department of agriculture.
N.M. Stat. § 72-16-79 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 16 / Section 72-16-79
§ 72-16-79. Cancellation of paid securities
Status: in_force

Whenever the treasurer of the authority shall redeem and pay any of the securities issued under the provisions hereof, he shall cancel the same by writing across the face thereof or stamping thereon the word “paid,” together with the date of its payment, sign his name thereto, and transmit the same to the secretary of the authority, taking his receipt therefor, which receipt shall be filed in the records of the authority. The secretary shall credit the treasurer on his books for the amount so paid.
N.M. Stat. § 31-22-8 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 22 / Section 31-22-8
§ 31-22-8. Crimes enumerated
Status: in_force

A. The crimes to which the Crime Victims Reparation Act applies and for which reparation to victims may be made are the following enumerated offenses and all other offenses in which any enumerated offense is necessarily included:

(1) arson resulting in bodily injury;

(2) aggravated assault or aggravated battery;

(3) dangerous use of explosives resulting in bodily injury;

(4) negligent use of a deadly weapon;

(5) murder;

(6) voluntary manslaughter;

(7) involuntary manslaughter;

(8) kidnapping;

(9) criminal sexual penetration;

(10) criminal sexual contact of a minor;

(11) failure to give information and render aid, as provided in Section 66-7-201 or 66-7-203 NMSA 1978;

(12) homicide by vehicle or great bodily injury by vehicle, as provided in Section 66-8-101 NMSA 1978;

(13) abandonment or abuse of a child;

(14) aggravated indecent exposure, as provided in Section 30-9-14.3 NMSA 1978;

(15) stalking;

(16) human trafficking;

(17) assault against a household member; and

(18) battery against a household member.

B. No award shall be made for any loss or damage to property.
N.M. Stat. § 6-17-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 17 / Section 6-17-13
§ 6-17-13. Institutional bond statutes not affected by income-producing bond law
Status: in_force

This act shall not be construed as amending or repealing any existing acts authorizing the issuance of bonds by the board of regents of any such institution.
N.M. Stat. § 53-4-23 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 4 / Section 53-4-23
§ 53-4-23. Eligibility and admission to membership
Status: in_force

Any natural person, association, incorporated or unincorporated group organized on a cooperative basis, or any nonprofit group shall be eligible for membership in an association if it has met any qualifications for eligibility stated in the articles or bylaws, and shall be deemed a member upon payment in full for the minimum amount of share or membership capital stated in the articles as necessary to qualify for membership.
N.M. Stat. § 2-6-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 2-6-1
§ 2-6-1. Limit on the time within which bills may be introduced
Status: in_force

A. Legislation shall not be accepted for filing until after the beginning of the prohibited period for soliciting campaign contributions provided for in Section 1-19-34.1 NMSA 1978 .

B. No bill shall be introduced at any regular session of the legislature subsequent to the thirtieth legislative day in sessions held in the odd-numbered years or subsequent to the fifteenth legislative day in sessions held in the even-numbered years. The limitation provided in this subsection does not apply to the general appropriation bill, bills to provide for the current expenses of the government and such bills as may be referred to the legislature by the governor by special message specifically setting forth the emergency or necessity requiring such legislation.
N.M. Stat. § 5-13-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 13 / Section 5-13-14
§ 5-13-14. Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

A. A qualified municipality having issued revenue bonds as authorized in the Convention Center Financing Act may issue refunding revenue bonds payable from pledged revenues authorized for the payment of revenue bonds at the time of the refunding or at the time of the issuance of the bonds being refunded as the governing body of the qualified municipality may determine, notwithstanding that the revenue sources or the pledge of such revenues or both are thereby modified.

B. Refunding bonds may be issued for the purpose of refinancing, paying and discharging all or a part of outstanding bonds of any one or more outstanding bond issues:

(1) for the acceleration, deceleration or other modification of the payment of the obligations, including any capitalization of any interest in arrears or about to become due for any period not exceeding one year from the date of the refunding bonds;

(2) for the purpose of reducing interest costs or effecting other economies;

(3) for the purpose of modifying or eliminating restrictive contractual limitations pertaining to the issuance of additional bonds or otherwise concerning the outstanding bonds; or

(4) for any combination of the purposes specified in Paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection.

C. The interest on a bond refunded shall not be increased to a rate in excess of the rate authorized in the Public Securities Act and shall be paid as authorized in that act.

D. Refunding bonds for any other purpose permitted by the Convention Center Financing Act may be issued separately or issued in combination in one series or more.

E. Except as otherwise provided in the Convention Center Financing Act, refunding bonds authorized in that act shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Sections 3-31-10 and 3-31-11 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 22-18-2 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 18 / Section 22-18-2
§ 22-18-2. Bond elections; qualification of voters; calling for bond elections
Status: in_force

A. Before any general obligation bonds are issued, a local school board of a school district shall submit to a vote of the qualified electors of the school district the question of creating a debt by issuing the bonds, and a majority of those persons voting on the question shall vote for issuing the general obligation bonds.

B. The election on the question of creating a debt by issuing general obligation bonds shall be held pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act. The question shall be submitted to a vote at a district election upon the initiative of a local school board or upon a petition being filed with a local school board signed by qualified electors of the school district. The number of signatures required on the petition shall be at least ten percent of the number of votes cast for governor in the school district in the last preceding general election. For the purpose of determining the number of votes cast for governor in the school district at the last preceding general election, any portion of a voting division within the school district shall be construed to be wholly within the school district. A local school board shall call for a bond election at the next regular local or special election within ninety days following the date a properly signed petition is filed with it; provided that the timing of the election does not conflict with the provisions of Section 1-24-1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 3-45-11 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 45 / Section 3-45-11
§ 3-45-11. Bonds
Status: in_force

A. A city shall have power to issue bonds from time to time in its discretion to finance in whole or in part the cost of the preparation, acquisition, purchase, lease, construction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration, extension or repair of any project or undertaking hereunder. A city shall also have power to issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying or retiring bonds previously issued by it hereunder. In order to carry out the purposes of the Municipal Housing Law, a city may issue, upon proper resolution, bonds on which the principal and interest are payable:

(1) exclusively from the income and revenues of the housing project or projects financed with the proceeds of such bonds; or

(2) exclusively from such income and revenues together with grants and contributions from the federal government or other sources in aid of such project or projects.

B. Neither the governing body of a city nor any person executing the bonds shall be liable personally on any bonds by reason of the issuance thereof hereunder. The bonds issued under the provisions of the Municipal Housing Law shall be payable solely from the sources provided in this section. Such bonds shall not be a general obligation of the city issuing them, and they shall so state on their face. The bonds shall not constitute a debt or indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory or charter debt limitation or restriction.
N.M. Stat. § 3-16-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 16 / Section 3-16-9
§ 3-16-9. Municipal judges to be provided for in charter
Status: in_force

If there is a city and county consolidation, there shall be municipal judges who shall exercise the powers and jurisdiction vested by the combined municipal organization charter in municipal courts. They shall be elected and their vacancies filled in the manner provided for in the charter.
N.M. Stat. § 22-13-13.1 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 13 / Section 22-13-13.1
§ 22-13-13.1. Temporary provision; food and beverages sold outside of school meal programs
Status: in_force

The public education department, in collaboration with the department of health and one representative each from the New Mexico action for healthy kids, parents, students, school food service directors, school boards, school administrators, agriculture, dairy producers and the food and beverage industry, shall adopt rules no later than December 31, 2005 governing foods and beverages sold in all public schools to students outside of federal department of agriculture school meal programs. The rules shall, at a minimum, address nutrition standards, portion sizes and times when students may access these items. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or limit the sale or distribution of any food or beverage item through fundraisers by students, teachers or groups when the items are intended for sale off the school campus.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-2-29 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 2 / Section 32A-2-29
§ 32A-2-29. Motor Vehicle Code violations
Status: in_force

A. The municipal, magistrate or metropolitan court shall have original exclusive jurisdiction over all Motor Vehicle Code 1 or municipal traffic code violations when the person alleged to have committed the violation is a child, with the exception of those violations contained in Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of Section 32A-2-3 NMSA 1978 and all traffic offenses alleged to have been committed by the child arising out of the same occurrence pursuant to Subsection B of this section.

B. If the court acquires jurisdiction over a child pursuant to Section 32A-2-3 NMSA 1978 , it shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all traffic offenses alleged to have been committed by the child arising out of the same occurrence.

C. Disposition as to any delinquent offenses shall be pursuant to the Delinquency Act.

D. Disposition as to a Motor Vehicle Code or municipal traffic code violation in which jurisdiction is acquired as set forth in Subsection B of this section shall be pursuant to the respective Motor Vehicle Code or municipal traffic code in the children's court's discretion and to the extent that it neither conflicts with nor is inconsistent with the dispositional provisions of the Children's Code.

E. All traffic offenses that the child is found to have committed by the municipal, magistrate or metropolitan court or for which the child is adjudicated delinquent by the children's court shall be subject to the reporting requirements and the suspension and revocation provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code and shall not be subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Delinquency Act.

F. Only the children's court may incarcerate a child who has been found guilty of any Motor Vehicle Code or municipal traffic code violations.
N.M. Stat. § 53-17-7 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 17 / Section 53-17-7
§ 53-17-7. Application for readmission
Status: in_force

The commission [secretary of state] may waive the filing of articles of incorporation or other documents by a corporation making application for a certificate of authority if the documents were filed in connection with a previous application for a certificate of authority.
N.M. Stat. § 30-31A-14 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 31A / Section 30-31A-14
§ 30-31A-14. Injunctions
Status: in_force

The district courts may exercise jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin violations of the Imitation Controlled Substances Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-16B-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 16B / Section 7-16B-10
§ 7-16B-10. Administration and enforcement of act
Status: in_force

The department shall interpret the provisions of the Alternative Fuel Tax Act. The department shall administer and enforce the collection of the alternative fuel excise tax, and the Tax Administration Act 1 applies to the administration and enforcement of the tax.
N.M. Stat. § 53-20-7 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 20 / Section 53-20-7
§ 53-20-7. Issuance of certificate of authority
Status: in_force

A. If the public regulation secretary of state finds that the application for a certificate of authority meets the requirements of the Foreign Business Trust Registration Act and the requisite fees have been paid, it shall:

(1) endorse on the original the word “filed” and the month, day and year of the filing;

(2) file in its office the original of the application; and

(3) issue a certificate of authority to transact business in this state to which it shall affix a copy of the application.

B. The certificate of authority, together with a copy of the application affixed to it, shall be returned by the public regulation secretary of state to the business trust or its representative.
N.M. Stat. § 50-6-3 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 6 / Section 50-6-3
§ 50-6-3. Maximum hours for children fourteen to sixteen
Status: in_force

A. Children over the age of fourteen and under the age of sixteen years shall not be employed or permitted to labor at any gainful occupation for more than forty hours in any one week nor more than eight hours in any one day when school is not in session unless otherwise provided for in the Child Labor Act.

B. Children over the age of fourteen or under the age of sixteen shall not be employed unless otherwise provided for in the Child Labor Act:

(1) before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. during the calendar school year;

(2) before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. outside of the calendar school year;

(3) during school hours, except as provided for in work experience and career exploration programs;

(4) more than three hours per day during school days; or

(5) more than eighteen hours per week during school weeks.
N.M. Stat. § 22-11-17 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-17
§ 22-11-17. Provisional membership
Status: in_force

A provisional member is a person who is employed by the board, the department, the New Mexico school for the deaf, the northern New Mexico state school, the New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired, the girls' welfare home, the New Mexico boys' school or the Los Lunas medical center and who has the option of qualifying for coverage under either the Educational Retirement Act or the public employees retirement association. This option shall be exercised by filing a written election with both the director and the executive secretary of the public employees retirement association. This election shall be made within six months after employment and shall be irrevocable regardless of subsequent employment or reemployment in any administrative unit enumerated in this section. Until this election is made, the provisional member shall be covered and shall be required to make contributions under the Educational Retirement Act.