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N.M. Stat. § 6-10-24.1 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-24.1
§ 6-10-24.1. State funds; limitation
Status: in_force

A. No person depositing or investing state funds in banks or savings and loan associations in New Mexico shall deposit or invest any funds if that deposit or investment when added to state funds already in that bank or savings and loan association would be in excess of four hundred percent of equity capital of the bank or four hundred percent of net worth of the savings and loan association or more than twenty-five percent of the total of that financial institution's deposits, whichever is less, as shown by the most recent quarterly statement of financial condition required by federal or state financial authorities as certified by an authorized officer of that institution. The funds held by the state fiscal agent bank as such fiscal agent bank and demand deposits held by a state checking depository bank shall not be considered in construing these limits. The twenty-five percent of total deposits limitation shall not apply to a newly chartered bank or savings and loan association in the first year of its operation.

B. No person depositing state funds in credit unions in New Mexico shall deposit any funds in excess of that which is insured by an agency of the United States.

C. For the purposes of this section, “state funds” means money in the custody of the state treasurer or deposited or invested by him or by any state agency, department or instrumentality in New Mexico banks, savings and loan associations or credit unions and does not include local funds, which include funds deposited by institutions enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico .

D. In the event a bank or savings and loan association exceeds the limitations set forth in Subsection A of this section, any person charged with responsibility for investing or depositing state funds shall not deposit additional new funds, but may renew any maturing certificate of deposit at the interest rate applicable for new state fund deposits and may provide for the staged withdrawal of the amount of funds which exceeds such limitation from the bank or savings and loan association over a reasonable period of time in order to avoid causing the failure of the institution. If, however, withdrawal of the state funds is necessary to prevent loss of such funds, they shall be removed.
N.M. Stat. § 58-13A-12 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 13A / Section 58-13A-12
§ 58-13A-12. Enforcement
Status: in_force

A. If the director believes, whether or not based upon an investigation conducted under Section 11 of the Model State Commodity Code, that any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of that code or any rule or order under that code, the director may:

(1) issue a cease and desist order;

(2) take disciplinary action against a licensed person as specified in that code;

(3) issue an order imposing a civil penalty in amount which may not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for any single violation or one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for multiple violations in a single proceeding or a series of related proceedings; or

(4) initiate any of the actions specified in Subsection B of this section.

B. The director may institute any of the following actions in the appropriate courts of this state, or in the appropriate courts of another state, in addition to any legal or equitable remedies otherwise available:

(1) a declaratory judgment;

(2) an action for a prohibitory or mandatory injunction to enjoin the violation and to ensure compliance with the Model State Commodity Code or any rule or order of the director;

(3) an action for disgorgement;

(4) an action for restitution; or

(5) an action for appointment of a receiver or conservator for the defendant or the defendant's assets.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-3B-7 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3B / Section 32A-3B-7
§ 32A-3B-7. Protective custody hearing; time limitations
Status: in_force

A. When a child of an alleged family in need of court-ordered services is taken into protective custody by the department or the department petitions the court for protective custody of the child, a custody hearing shall be held within ten days from the date the petition is filed to determine if the child should remain with the family or be placed in the custody of the department pending adjudication. Upon written request of the respondent, the hearing may be held earlier, but in no event shall the hearing be held sooner than two days after the date the petition was filed.

B. The parent, guardian or custodian of the child shall be given reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing.

C. When the custody hearing is conducted, the court shall release the child to his parent, guardian or custodian unless probable cause exists to believe that:

(1) the child is in immediate danger from his surroundings and the child's removal from those surroundings is necessary for his safety or well-being;

(2) the child will be subject to injury by others if not placed in the protective custody of the department; or

(3) a parent, guardian or custodian of the child or any other person is unable or unwilling to provide adequate supervision and care for the child.

D. At the conclusion of the protective custody hearing, if the court determines that protective custody pending adjudication is appropriate, the court may:

(1) award custody of the child to the department; or

(2) return the child to the child's parent, guardian or custodian, subject to conditions that will reasonably assure the safety and well-being of the child.

E. In addition to any disposition made by the court pursuant to the provisions of Subsection D of this section, the court may order the child and family to participate in an assessment and referral process. Copies of any diagnostic or evaluation reports ordered by the court shall be provided to the parties at least five days before the adjudicatory hearing is scheduled. The diagnostic and evaluation reports shall not be sent to the court.

F. The Rules of Evidence shall not apply to protective custody hearings conducted pursuant to the provisions of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 14-11-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 11 / Section 14-11-7
§ 14-11-7. Rates for legal notice or advertisement; costs
Status: in_force

For publication of all legal notices or advertisements that a governmental entity is required by law or the order of any court of record in this state to publish in newspapers, the publishers shall be paid a reasonable rate, to be set by rule or regulation of the secretary of general services. Changes in economic conditions within the newspaper industry, the general economy and inflation shall be considered in determining a reasonable rate.

The clerk of any court in the state or any public trustee, county treasurer or other public officer required by law to publish legal notices or advertisements shall tax the cost of publishing notices or advertisements, as prescribed in this section, as part of the costs of the cause or proceeding and shall collect for publication before the cause or proceeding is closed and shall remit to the publisher the proper cost of the legal notices or advertisements.
N.M. Stat. § 7-27-27 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 27 / Section 7-27-27
§ 7-27-27. Purpose and intent
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Severance Tax Bonding Act is to establish the authority who shall issue and sell all severance tax bonds for financing specific projects authorized by the legislature and all supplemental severance tax bonds pursuant to Section 7-27-12.2 NMSA 1978 and to guarantee redemption of such bonds by revenue derived from the receipts from taxes levied upon natural resource products severed and saved from the soil and such other money as the legislature may from time to time determine. It is intended that projects to be financed from the fund shall include the construction of public school buildings, other buildings for state institutions and water resource projects; and it is further intended that the income from water resource projects in excess of the amount required for operation and maintenance of the project shall be used to repay the severance tax bonding fund.
N.M. Stat. § 33-9A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 33 / Article 9A / Section 33-9A-5
§ 33-9A-5. Selection panels
Status: in_force

A. The department shall establish a state panel whose duties shall be to immediately screen and identify delinquents sentenced to a juvenile correctional facility of the department and transferred to the legal custody of the department, except individuals who are sentenced or transferred from a judicial district that has established a local panel to exercise these duties pursuant to the provisions of this section and who meet the following criteria:

(1) the offense involved is one for which community service or reasonable restitution may be made using a payment schedule compatible with the total amount of restitution to be paid and the time the offender is to participate in a program; and

(2) the child is willing to enter into a contract that establishes objectives that shall be achieved before release from the program.

B. The department may establish criteria in addition to those established in Subsection A of this section for the screening of delinquents who would benefit from participation in a program and who would not pose a threat to the community.

C. If the state panel determines that a child is suitable for placement in a program, a recommendation to that effect and for modification of disposition shall be presented as soon as possible to the sentencing judge or the department, which may, notwithstanding any provision of law, accept, modify or reject the recommendation. The determination shall be presented to the county, municipality or private nonprofit organization, as applicable, for approval or rejection.

D. A county, municipality or private nonprofit organization, individually or jointly, may establish a local panel to exercise the duties and responsibilities of the state panel pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this section and, using the same criteria as the state panel, the local panel may screen and identify delinquents. The composition of a local panel shall include, to the maximum extent possible, representatives of the judiciary, the administrative office of the district attorneys, the public defender department, the children, youth and families department, the county sheriff or the municipal police department, individuals representing local programs and private citizens.
N.M. Stat. § 18-2-22 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 2 / Section 18-2-22
§ 18-2-22. Agreements
Status: in_force

The compact administrator and the governing authority of any municipality or county may enter into agreements with other states or their political subdivisions pursuant to the interstate library compact. Such agreements made pursuant to the interstate library compact on behalf of the state shall be made by the compact administrator. Such agreements made on behalf of a political subdivision shall be made after due notice to the compact administrator and after consultation with him.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-120 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-120
§ 66-3-120. Transportation of certain vehicles; proof of ownership
Status: in_force

A. A person transporting a crushed or inoperable vehicle or motor vehicle on a public way, street or highway in any manner shall have in the person's possession proof of ownership of the vehicle or:

(1) an affidavit from the property owner upon whose property the vehicle or motor vehicle was abandoned authorizing the vehicle's removal from the property owner's land; and

(2) a police clearance indicating the vehicle or motor vehicle has not been reported stolen.

B. Any person who possesses either a New Mexico dismantler's or wrecker's license, a New Mexico auto dealer's license, a department of transportation license or a vehicle contract or common carrier license issued by the federal interstate commerce commission shall be exempt from the provisions of this section while transporting vehicles that are not abandoned, provided the person prominently displays a dealer's license plate or a dismantler's plate on the vehicle in tow or has a New Mexico department of transportation vehicle contract or common carrier permit number or a federal interstate commerce commission vehicle contract or common carrier permit number prominently displayed on the towing vehicle.

C. Any person failing to have such documentation in the person's possession while transporting such a vehicle or motor vehicle is subject to the penalties produced in Section 66-4-9 NMSA 1978 , and any vehicle or motor vehicle being transported by the person is subject to immediate confiscation. The vehicle or motor vehicle shall be towed to an authorized police impound lot until proof of ownership is presented or until the documentation described in this section is provided by either the owner of the vehicle or the person in possession. Failure to provide documentation within thirty days shall result in the vehicle or motor vehicle being deemed unclaimed and thus subject to claim by the person or firm in possession.
N.M. Stat. § 70-1-1 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 1 / Section 70-1-1
§ 70-1-1. Production of oil, gas or other minerals; assignments of royalties to be recorded
Status: in_force

That all assignments and other instruments of transfer of royalties in the production of oil, gas or other minerals on any lands in this state, including lands operated under lease or contract from the United States and from the state of New Mexico, shall be recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county where the lands are situated.
N.M. Stat. § 31-6-10 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 6 / Section 31-6-10
§ 31-6-10. Requirement for indictment; number of jurors concurring
Status: in_force

Before the grand jury may vote an indictment charging an offense against the laws of the state, it must be satisfied from the lawful evidence before it that an offense against the laws has been committed and that there is probable cause to accuse by indictment the person named, of the commission of the offense so that he may be brought to trial therefor. In the absence of an indictment against a person holding public office or a presentment for the removal of a local elected officer, the grand jury shall not denigrate that person's moral fitness to hold public office. Eight jurors must concur to return an indictment.
N.M. Stat. § 3-16-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 16 / Section 3-16-18
§ 3-16-18. Collection of taxes; budgets; powers and duties of officers of combined organization
Status: in_force

A. The county treasurer shall proceed to collect all taxes assessed against persons or property within the combined municipal organization prior to the effective date of the consolidation, in the same manner as if no consolidation had occurred. When the combined municipal organization becomes operative, all county officers shall deliver to the proper officer of the combined municipal organization designated in the charter to receive the same, all money, property, books and records of the respective offices.

B. After the combined municipal organization becomes operative, budgets for its government and operation shall be made in the same manner, subject to the same limitations as provided by law for budgets of cities and counties. From said date property shall be assessed for taxes and taxes levied and collected thereon by the combined municipal organization in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as provided by law for assessment, levy and collection of taxes in cities and counties including the procedure for collection of delinquent taxes.

C. After the combined municipal organization becomes operative, each officer of the organization designated by the charter to assume the powers and duties in whole or in part of the county officer or city officer whom he supersedes, shall have all of the rights, powers and duties respectively imposed by law upon the superseded county officer or city officer, and the exercise and performance of the functions when done shall be valid and of the same force and effect as if done by the officer superseded.
N.M. Stat. § 9-2A-19 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 2A / Section 9-2A-19
§ 9-2A-19. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 9-2A-19 through 9-2A-22 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Youth Alliance Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 1-22A-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 22A / Section 1-22A-10
§ 1-22A-10. Campaign funds; limitations on use
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a candidate or the candidate's agent to make an expenditure of contributions received, except for the following purposes:

A. expenditures of the campaign;

B. donations to the state general fund;

C. donations to an organization to which a federal income tax deduction would be permitted under Subparagraph (A) of Paragraph (1) of Subsection (b) of Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended;

D. expenditures to eliminate the campaign debt of the candidate for the office sought or expenditures incurred by the candidate when seeking election to another public office;

E. donations to a political committee or to another candidate seeking election to a public office that is subject to the reporting provisions of the School District Campaign Reporting Act or the Campaign Reporting Act; or

F. disbursements to return unused funds pro rata to the contributors if no campaign debt exists.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-5 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-5
§ 1-12-5. Conduct of election; state police; other peace officers
Status: in_force

A. Any member of the state police or other peace officer may enter a polling place upon request for the purpose of observing the conduct of the election.

B. No member of the state police or other peace officer shall interfere in any way with a member of the precinct board, a voter or the conduct of the election, except to assist in maintaining order and orderly control of access when requested by the presiding judge or an election judge.

C. Any member of the state police or other peace officer violating Subsection B of this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and in addition to any other penalty provided by law shall be subject to dismissal and is ineligible for reinstatement.
N.M. Stat. § 2-8F-34 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 8F / Section 2-8F-34
§ 2-8F-34. Senate district twenty-eight
Status: in_force

Senate district twenty-eight is composed of Grant county precincts 7 through 9, 11 through 34 and 36 through 39; Hidalgo county precincts 1 through 3, 5 and 6; and Luna county precincts 1 and 3 through 17.
N.M. Stat. § 6-3-23 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 6-3-23
§ 6-3-23. Budget adjustment defined
Status: in_force

As used in Chapter 6, Article 3 NMSA 1978 , “budget adjustment” means:

A. an increase or decrease in expenditures from other state funds, internal service funds or interagency transfer;

B. a transfer of funds from one division of an agency to other divisions of that agency;

C. a transfer of funds between budget categories within an agency or a division; or

D. an authorization to expend federal funds.
N.M. Stat. § 9-2A-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 2A / Section 9-2A-18
§ 9-2A-18. Correctional officers; children, youth and families department; qualifications
Status: in_force

Correctional officers of the children, youth and families department shall:

A. be citizens of the United States;

B. be eighteen years of age or older;

C. possess a high school education or its equivalent;

D. be of good moral character and not have been convicted of a felony offense by a court of this state, any other state or the United States; and

E. successfully pass a physical examination and an aptitude examination administered by the department.
N.M. Stat. § 49-3-8 — NM Code / Chapter 49 / Article 3 / Section 49-3-8
§ 49-3-8. Powers of board of trustees enumerated
Status: in_force

That the said board of trustees shall have the following powers:

A. to control and manage the said community lands of the people of Chaperito and prescribe rules and regulations for the administration thereof;

B. to prohibit all trespasses and depredations upon the same, or any part thereof;

C. to institute action of ejectment to recover the possession of said lands or any part thereof, and any other action or suit that may be necessary and proper in the exercise of the powers herein conferred;

D. to pay all taxes and other expenses due on said community lands of the people of Chaperito;

E. to have a common seal;

F. to adopt all necessary rules and regulations for the management and control of the said lands and for the carrying out of the powers conferred in this chapter;

G. in case the income exceeds the expenses, to expend the balance in such improvements upon the said community lands as will be for the general benefit of the people residing within the said lands.
N.M. Stat. § 67-3-59.2 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 67-3-59.2
§ 67-3-59.2. Highway infrastructure fund created; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The “highway infrastructure fund” is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the department. The fund shall consist of money from various fees and taxes distributed to the fund. Earnings on investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Balances in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert and shall remain in the fund for the purposes authorized in this section.

B. Money in the fund shall be used solely for acquisition of rights of way or planning, design, engineering, construction or improvement of state highway projects authorized pursuant to the provisions of Laws 1998, Chapter 84, Subsections C through H of Section 1 of Chapter 85 of Laws 1998, Laws 2003 (1st S.S.), Chapter 3, Sections 27 and 28, Laws 2020 (1st S.S.), Chapter 3, Section 8 and Section 1 of this 2021 act and is appropriated to the department for expenditure for those purposes.

C. The taxes and fees required by law to be distributed to the highway infrastructure fund may be pledged for the payment of bonds issued pursuant to Sections 67-3-59.1 , 67-3-59.3 and 67-3-59.4 NMSA 1978 , Laws 2020 (1st S.S.), Chapter 3, Section 8 and Section 1 of this 2021 act for the highway projects authorized in the laws specified in Subsection B of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 19-10-19 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 10 / Section 19-10-19
§ 19-10-19. Withholding lands from lease authorized
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this act shall be construed as requiring the commissioner to offer any tract or tracts of land for lease but the commissioner shall have power to withhold any tract or tracts from leasing for oil and gas purposes if in his opinion the best interests of the state will be served by so doing.
N.M. Stat. § 3-16-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 16 / Section 3-16-17
§ 3-16-17. Substitution of combined organization in pending court proceedings
Status: in_force

If any action, suit or proceeding is pending in any court for or against the city or county at the time the combined municipal organization becomes operative, the combined municipal organization shall be substituted as plaintiff or defendant, as the case may be, in such action, suit or proceeding, and the same shall proceed as if the claim, right, debt or demand upon which the action, suit or proceeding was founded, had originally existed in favor of or against the combined municipal organization.