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N.M. Stat. § 31-15-2.4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 15 / Section 31-15-2.4
§ 31-15-2.4. Public defender commission; powers and duties; restriction on individual member
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall exercise independent oversight of the department, set representation standards for the department and provide guidance and support to the chief in the administration of the department and the representation of indigent persons pursuant to the Public Defender Act.

B. The commission shall develop fair and consistent standards for the operation of the department and the provision of services pursuant to the Public Defender Act, including standards relating to:

(1) the minimum experience, training and qualifications for appointed, contract and staff attorneys in both adult and juvenile cases in coordination with the state personnel office;

(2) monitoring and evaluating appointed, contract and staff attorneys;

(3) ethically responsible caseload and workload levels and workload monitoring protocols for staff attorneys, contract attorneys and district defender offices;

(4) the competent and efficient representation of clients whose cases present conflicts of interest;

(5) qualifications and performance of appointed, contract and staff attorneys in capital cases at the trial, appellate and post-conviction levels; and

(6) personnel policies and procedures, including the development of public defender personnel rules, to establish an independent system of personnel administration for the department; provided that no employee of the department, except the chief, assistant chief public defenders, appellate defender and district public defenders, shall have fewer rights than under the Personnel Act 1 and under administrative rules applicable to state employees on the effective date of this 2014 act.

C. An individual member of the commission shall not interfere with the discretion, professional judgment or advocacy of a public defender, a public defender office, a public defender contractor or an assigned counsel in the representation of a public defender client.
N.M. Stat. § 58-23-9 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 23 / Section 58-23-9
§ 58-23-9. Meetings of the board
Status: in_force

The board shall meet at least annually and may meet more often as required by the business of the council.
N.M. Stat. § 21-7-11 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 7 / Section 21-7-11
§ 21-7-11. Sectarianism prohibited
Status: in_force

No sectarian tenets or opinions shall be required to entitle any person to be admitted as a student or employed as a tutor, or other instructor in said university, but the same shall forever be strictly nonsectarian in character.
N.M. Stat. § 48-1-3 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 1 / Section 48-1-3
§ 48-1-3. Duties of filing officer
Status: in_force

A. If a notice of federal lien, notice of compromise or notice of revocation of any certificate described in Subsection B of this section is presented to the recording officer, he shall endorse the certificate with his identification and the date and time of receipt, and immediately file it alphabetically or enter it in an alphabetical index showing the name and address of the person named in the notice, the date and time of receipt, the serial number of the district director and the total amount of tax or other obligation, interest, penalties and costs.

B. If a certificate of release, nonattachment, discharge or subordination of any federal lien is presented to the recording officer specified in Section 48-1-1 NMSA 1978 , he shall record the certificate and shall enter the certificate or notice with the date of recording in any alphabetical federal lien index on the line where the notice of lien is entered.

C. Upon request of any person, the recording officer shall issue his certificate showing whether there is recorded, on the date and hour stated on it, any presently effective notice of federal lien or certificate or notice affecting the lien, recorded on or after July 1, 1988 naming a particular person, and if a notice or certificate is recorded, giving the date and hour of its recording. The fee for a certificate is two dollars ($2.00). Upon request, the recording officer shall furnish a copy of any notice of federal lien or notice or certificate affecting a federal lien for a fee of one dollar ($1.00) per page.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-1 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-1
§ 6-10-1. Fiscal year designated
Status: in_force

A. The fiscal year for the state and for the counties, cities, towns, villages and school districts thereof begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. The year beginning on July 1, 1925 shall be known as the fourteenth fiscal year.

B. Beginning July 1, 1994, the fiscal year shall be cited by citing the calendar year in which the fiscal year ends. The fiscal year beginning July 1, 1994 shall be fiscal year 1995.
N.M. Stat. § 28-1-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 1 / Section 28-1-9
§ 28-1-9. Exemptions
Status: reserved

Nothing contained in the Human Rights Act shall:

A. apply to any single-family dwelling sold, leased, subleased or rented by an owner without the making of any notice, statement or advertisement with respect to the sale, lease, sublease or rental of a dwelling unit that indicates any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity. This exemption is subject to these further reservations:

(1) to qualify for the exemption, the seller must not be an owner of or own or have reserved any interest in more than three single-family dwellings; and

(2) if the seller does not currently live in the dwelling or he was not the most recent occupant, the exemption granted in this section shall only apply to one sale in twenty-four months;

B. bar any religious or denominational institution or organization that is operated, supervised or controlled by or that is operated in connection with a religious or denominational organization from limiting admission to or giving preference to persons of the same religion or denomination or from making selections of buyers, lessees or tenants as are calculated by the organization or denomination to promote the religious or denominational principles for which it is established or maintained, unless membership in the religious or denominational organization is restricted on account of race, color, national origin or ancestry;

C. bar any religious or denominational institution or organization that is operated, supervised or controlled by or that is operated in connection with a religious or denominational organization from imposing discriminatory employment or renting practices that are based upon sexual orientation or gender identity; provided, that the provisions of the Human Rights Act with respect to sexual orientation and gender identity shall apply to any other:

(1) for-profit activities of a religious or denominational institution or religious organization subject to the provisions of Section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended; or

(2) nonprofit activities of a religious or denominational institution or religious organization subject to the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended;

D. apply to rooms or units in dwellings containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than four families living independently of each other, if the owner actually maintains and occupies one of the living quarters as his residence;

E. apply to public restrooms, public showers, public dressing facilities or sleeping quarters in public institutions, where the preference or limitation is based on sex; and

F. prevent the mandatory retirement of an employee upon reaching the age of sixty-five years or older, if the employer is operating under a retirement plan that meets the requirements of Public Law 93-406 , the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 1
N.M. Stat. § 5-16-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 16 / Section 5-16-2
§ 5-16-2. Purposes
Status: in_force

The purposes of the Regional Spaceport District Act are to:

A. serve the public by providing for the development of a southwest regional spaceport;

B. allow multi-jurisdictional cooperation in the creation of a southwest regional spaceport;

C. provide for the promotion of the southwest regional spaceport; and

D. foster tourism in the cities and counties comprising the district.
N.M. Stat. § 30-1-9.1 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 1 / Section 30-1-9.1
§ 30-1-9.1. Offenses against children; tolling of statute of limitations
Status: in_force

The applicable time period for commencing prosecution pursuant to Section 30-1-8 NMSA 1978 shall not commence to run for an alleged violation of Section 30-6-1 , 30-9-11 or 30-9-13 NMSA 1978 until the victim attains the age of eighteen or the violation is reported to a law enforcement agency, whichever occurs first.
N.M. Stat. § 3-1-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 3-1-4
§ 3-1-4. Municipalities; change of status; continuation of ordinances; judicial notice
Status: in_force

A. Whenever a municipality changes its name as authorized in Sections 3-6-1 and 3-6-2 NMSA 1978 or reorganizes its government as provided in Sections 3-3-1 through 3-3-4 , 3-14-1 through 3-14-19 and 3-15-1 through 3-15-16 NMSA 1978 , the municipal clerk shall file certified copies of the election certificates indicating approval of the change of name or reorganization of the municipality in the office of the county clerk and the office of the secretary of state. The municipal clerk shall also transmit, if the municipal boundaries are to be changed, certified copies of a map or plat of the revised municipal boundaries to the secretary of finance and administration and the secretary of taxation and revenue.

B. All acts performed in the name of the municipality previous to the change in name or the reorganization of the municipality shall continue in effect except as they are amended or modified by the change in name or reorganization of the municipality; provided, that the change of name or reorganization of the municipality shall not in any manner affect the rights or liabilities of the municipality or any other right, liability or right of action, civil or criminal, for or against the municipality.

C. When certified copies of the election certificates are filed in the office of the county clerk and the office of the secretary of state, as required in this section, the change of name or reorganization of the municipality shall be deemed complete and shall be judicially recognized in all subsequent proceedings in which the municipality is interested.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-26-9 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 26 / Section 32A-26-9
§ 32A-26-9. Discharge hearing
Status: in_force

A. At the last review hearing held prior to the eligible adult's twenty-first birthday, or prior to an eligible adult's discharge from the fostering connections program, the court shall review the eligible adult's transition plan and shall determine whether the department has made active efforts to implement the requirements of Subsection B of this section.

B. The court shall determine whether the department made active efforts to assist the eligible adult in effectuating each element of the transition plan.

C. If the court finds that the department has not made active efforts to assist the eligible adult in effectuating each element of the transition plan and that termination of jurisdiction would be harmful to the eligible adult, the court may continue to exercise its jurisdiction for a period not to exceed one year from the eligible adult's twenty-first birthday or the eligible adult's discharge from the fostering connections program; provided that the eligible adult consents to continued jurisdiction of the court. The court may dismiss the case for good cause at any time after the eligible adult's twenty-first birthday or the eligible adult's discharge from the fostering connections program.
N.M. Stat. § 3-35-4 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 35 / Section 3-35-4
§ 3-35-4. Provisional order; determination of advisability; advertising for bids; contract with lowest bidder
Status: in_force

After the hearing, the governing body shall determine the advisability of the order, the improvements to be made, advertise for bids on the work and equipment, and enter into a contract with the lowest bidder for the work and furnishing of necessary supplies. Where the work is to be done by the municipality, by itself or in cooperation with another governmental agency contributing money, labor or materials, it is not necessary to advertise for bids or enter into contracts.
N.M. Stat. § 24-27-2 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 27 / Section 24-27-2
§ 24-27-2. Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Act is to educate pregnant women regarding the potential benefits of umbilical cord blood donations and to provide opportunities for the donation and storage of umbilical cord blood when desired by a pregnant woman.
N.M. Stat. § 48-12-2 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 12 / Section 48-12-2
§ 48-12-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act:

A. “ broker ” means a person licensed as a qualifying broker under the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 29 NMSA 1978; and

B. “ commercial real estate ” means any real estate other than:

(1) real estate on which no buildings or structures are located and that is zoned for single-family residential use; or

(2) real estate containing one or more single-family residential units, including apartments, condominiums, town houses or homes in a subdivision when sold, leased or otherwise conveyed on a unit-by-unit basis.
N.M. Stat. § 22-15F-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 15F / Section 22-15F-3
§ 22-15F-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the New Mexico School for the Arts Act:

A. “ board ” means the governing body of the school; and

B. “ school ” means the New Mexico school for the arts.
N.M. Stat. § 3-41-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 41 / Section 3-41-4
§ 3-41-4. Flood control; right of entry; obstructing
Status: in_force

A. An employee or representative of a municipality has free and unobstructed ingress and egress on any land or premise if such ingress or egress is necessary to carry out the provisions of Sections 3-41-1 through 3-41-5 NMSA 1978 , and is not liable for damages because of such entry except for wanton and malicious injury. Any person obstructing such ingress or egress is guilty of a misdemeanor.

B. If the state engineer files a written objection with the governing body, no dike, embankment, dam, ditch, structure or excavation shall be constructed or maintained in any public stream except in a manner approved by the state engineer.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-23C-7 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 23C / Section 59A-23C-7
§ 59A-23C-7. Disclosure of rating practices and renewability provisions
Status: in_force

Each small employer carrier shall make reasonable disclosure in solicitation and sales materials provided to small employers of the following:

A. the provisions concerning the carriers' right to change premium rates and the factors that affect changes in premium rates; and

B. the provisions relating to renewability of coverage.
N.M. Stat. § 1-1-28 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1-1-28
§ 1-1-28. Real-time synchronization
Status: in_force

As used in the Election Code, “ real-time synchronization ” means that the internet connection at a voting location is able to synchronize voting data with the office of the county clerk in real time.
N.M. Stat. § 25-2-14 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 2 / Section 25-2-14
§ 25-2-14. When advertising deemed false
Status: in_force

An advertisement of a food shall be deemed to be false if it is false or misleading in any particular.
N.M. Stat. § 12-10C-2 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10C / Section 12-10C-2
§ 12-10C-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Volunteer Emergency Responder Job Protection Act:

A. “ emergency or disaster ” means an event so declared by the governor or president of the United States; and

B. “ volunteer emergency responder ” means a person who is a member in good standing of a volunteer fire department, an emergency medical service, a search and rescue team or a law enforcement agency or who is enrolled by the state or a political subdivision of the state for response to an emergency or disaster.
N.M. Stat. § 53-8-54 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 8 / Section 53-8-54
§ 53-8-54. Issuance of certificate of revocation
Status: in_force

A. Upon revoking a certificate of incorporation, the commission [secretary of state] shall:

(1) issue a certificate of revocation in duplicate;

(2) file one of the certificates in its office; and

(3) mail to the corporation at the corporation's mailing address as shown in the most recent corporate report filed with the commission [secretary of state] a notice of the revocation accompanied by one of the certificates.

B. Upon the issuance of a certificate of revocation, the authority of the corporation to conduct affairs in New Mexico ceases.

C. A corporation administratively revoked under Section 53-8-53 NMSA 1978 may apply to the commission [secretary of state] for reinstatement within two years after the effective date of revocation. The application shall:

(1) recite the name of the corporation and the effective date of its administrative revocation;

(2) state that the ground or grounds for revocation either did not exist or have been eliminated; and

(3) state that the corporation's name satisfies the requirements of Section 53-8-7 NMSA 1978 .

D. If the commission [secretary of state] determines that the application contains the information required by Subsection C of this section and that the information is correct, it shall cancel the certificate of revocation and prepare a certificate of reinstatement that recites its determination and the effective date of reinstatement, file the original of the certificate and serve a copy on the corporation.

E. When the reinstatement is effective, it relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the administrative revocation and the corporation resumes carrying on its business as if the administrative revocation had never occurred.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-6.38 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-6.38
§ 7-1-6.38. Distribution; governmental gross receipts tax
Status: in_force

A. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made in amounts equal to the following percentages of the net receipts attributable to the governmental gross receipts tax, less the net receipts attributable to a hospital licensed by the department of health:

(1) seventy-five percent to the public project revolving fund administered by the New Mexico finance authority;

(2) twenty-four percent to the energy, minerals and natural resources department; provided that forty-one and two-thirds percent of the distribution is appropriated to the energy, minerals and natural resources department to implement the provisions of the New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps Act and fifty-eight and one-third percent of the distribution is appropriated to the energy, minerals and natural resources department for state park and recreation area capital improvements, including the costs of planning, engineering, design, construction, renovation, repair, equipment and furnishings; and

(3) one percent to the cultural affairs department for capital improvements at state museums and monuments administered by the cultural affairs department.

B. The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of any bonds or notes issued by the New Mexico finance authority or by the energy, minerals and natural resources department and payable from the net receipts attributable to the governmental gross receipts tax distributed to the New Mexico finance authority or the energy, minerals and natural resources department pursuant to this section that the state will not limit, reduce or alter the distribution of the net receipts attributable to the governmental gross receipts tax to the New Mexico finance authority or the energy, minerals and natural resources department or limit, reduce or alter the rate of imposition of the governmental gross receipts tax until the bonds or notes together with the interest thereon are fully met and discharged. The New Mexico finance authority and the energy, minerals and natural resources department are authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of the bonds or notes.
N.M. Stat. § 6-23-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 23 / Section 6-23-4
§ 6-23-4. Guaranteed utility savings contract; performance guarantee required
Status: in_force

A governmental unit shall not enter into a guaranteed utility savings contract unless a performance guarantee that meets the requirements of this section is delivered by the qualified provider to the governmental unit and that guarantee becomes binding on the parties upon the execution of the guaranteed utility savings contract. The qualified provider shall provide a performance guarantee in the form of a performance bond, a cash bond, a letter of credit issued by a bank with a Moody's or Standard and Poor's rating of “A” or better or any other surety, including insurance, satisfactory to the governmental unit and its approving agency. The guarantee for each year shall be in an amount equal to the amount of the annual guarantee given by the qualified provider in the guaranteed utility savings contract.
N.M. Stat. § 56-15-6 — NM Code / Chapter 56 / Article 15 / Section 56-15-6
§ 56-15-6. Enforcement of security interest in rents
Status: in_force

A. An assignee may enforce an assignment of rents using one or more of the methods specified in Sections 7, 8 and 9 of the Uniform Assignment of Rents Act or any other method sufficient to enforce the assignment pursuant to any law of New Mexico other than that act.

B. From the date of enforcement, the assignee or, in the case of enforcement by appointment of a receiver pursuant to Section 7 of the Uniform Assignment of Rents Act, the receiver is entitled to collect all rents that:

(1) have accrued but remain unpaid on that date; and

(2) accrue on or after that date, as those rents accrue.
N.M. Stat. § 9-16-15 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 16 / Section 9-16-15
§ 9-16-15. Mortgage regulatory fund; created; purpose; appropriation
Status: in_force

A. The “mortgage regulatory fund” is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury and shall be administered by the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department. The fund shall consist of application, licensing, renewal, examination, investigation and any other fees received that are associated with the costs of administering the New Mexico Mortgage Loan Originator Licensing Act, fees specified in Subsection E of Section 58-21-5 NMSA 1978 and any money that is appropriated or donated or that otherwise accrues to the fund. Money in the fund shall be invested by the state investment officer in the manner that land grant permanent funds are invested pursuant to Chapter 6, Article 8 NMSA 1978 . Income from investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund.

B. Money in the mortgage regulatory fund is appropriated to the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department to carry out the provisions of the New Mexico Mortgage Loan Originator Licensing Act and the Mortgage Loan Company Act.

C. Money shall be disbursed from the mortgage regulatory fund only on warrant of the secretary of finance and administration upon vouchers signed by the director of the financial institutions division or the director's authorized representative. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.