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N.M. Stat. § 35-2-4 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 2 / Section 35-2-4
§ 35-2-4. Qualification; continuing in office; mandatory training program
Status: in_force

A. As a qualification for continuing in office, each magistrate shall attend at least one magistrate training program each year unless excused in writing by the chief justice of the supreme court for good cause shown.

B. The administrative office of the courts shall prescribe and conduct annual magistrate training programs designed to inform magistrates with reference to judicial powers and duties and to improve the administration of justice, and shall notify each magistrate of times and places designated for such training programs each year. All officers, agencies and institutions of the state shall cooperate and assist with magistrate training programs upon request of the administrative office.

C. Any magistrate who fails to attend and remain present through all proceedings of at least one magistrate training program during any calendar year without being excused as provided in Subsection A shall be held to have resigned his office, and the administrative office shall revoke his certificate of magistrate qualification and certify the existence of the vacancy to the governor.

D. Magistrates shall be reimbursed per diem and mileage for one round trip to attend one magistrate training program each year. Per diem and mileage shall be paid as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-422 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-422
§ 66-3-422. Special registration plates; firefighters and volunteer firefighters
Status: in_force

A. The department shall issue special registration plates to a person employed as a New Mexico firefighter, upon the submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the department that the person is currently employed as a New Mexico firefighter, including submission of a signed consent form from the fire chief.

B. The department shall issue special registration plates to a person who is an active volunteer firefighter with a volunteer fire department recognized by the state fire marshal upon the submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the department that the person is currently an active member of a recognized volunteer fire department. Such proof shall include the submission of a signed consent form from the fire chief.

C. A person shall not falsely represent that the person is a New Mexico firefighter or volunteer firefighter if the person is not, in fact, a New Mexico firefighter or volunteer firefighter. The secretary shall determine what constitutes satisfactory proof of employment as a New Mexico firefighter or status as a volunteer firefighter.

D. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection C of this section is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor.

E. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee, shall be collected by the department for the original issuance of the special registration plate for New Mexico firefighters and volunteer firefighters.

F. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee collected pursuant to Subsection E of this section shall be retained by the department and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing special registration plates for New Mexico firefighters and volunteer firefighters.

G. The amount of the fee collected pursuant to this section less any amount distributed pursuant to Subsection F of this section shall be deposited in the firefighters' survivors fund.

H. The secretary shall approve the final plate design for the special registration plates for New Mexico firefighters in accordance with New Mexico law. The secretary shall approve and issue a separate and distinctive plate clearly marked as “volunteer” for issuance to volunteer firefighters.

I. When a person holding a special plate pursuant to this section ceases to be employed as a firefighter or serve as an active volunteer firefighter, the person shall immediately remove the plate from the vehicle and return it to the secretary, at which time it shall be exchanged for a regular registration plate. A person who fails to remove and return a special plate as required by the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a penalty assessment misdemeanor. A firefighter who holds a special plate and retires may retain the special plate.
N.M. Stat. § 5-3-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 5-3-5
§ 5-3-5. Issuance of bonds; execution
Status: in_force

Governing bodies of municipalities issuing bonds under the provisions of this act, may authorize the issuance thereof by ordinance adopted by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members of said governing bodies, at either regular or special meeting called for that purpose, wherein the necessity thereof shall be declared and, when issued, shall be signed by the mayor or other executive head and attested by the clerk of said governing body, with the seal of said municipality affixed thereto.
N.M. Stat. § 19-8-19.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 19-8-19.1
§ 19-8-19.1. Suspension of lease requirement; authorization by commissioner; causes; duration
Status: in_force

A. In all cases where the lessee of a valid lease issued under the provisions of Sections 19-8-14 through 19-8-33 NMSA 1978, or the record owner of an approved assignment of such lease, provides to the commissioner of public lands proof of discovery on such lease of an ore body containing valuable mineral deposits deemed to be of merchantable quality and quantity, the commissioner of public lands upon proper application by the lessee or the record owner and after notice and hearing shall authorize a suspension of the lease during either the primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary or indeterminable terms of such lease for such period as may be fixed by him if the commissioner is satisfied that:

(1) marketing conditions beyond the control of the lessee are such that the lease cannot be mined and the ore marketed except at a loss; or

(2) temporary conditions exist beyond the control of the lessee, with regard to the leased land then being mined, which would operate to prevent the mining of the maximum minable ore in keeping with safe mining practices.

B. A suspension authorized by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this section shall take effect as of the date of the commissioner's decision and shall suspend the lease for the period of such suspension, but in no event shall any single suspension be for a period longer than five years.

C. All obligations of the lessee under a lease suspended pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be suspended, including the payment of rentals and advance royalties; provided, however, that the lessee shall pay an annual rental of sixty dollars ($60.00) per acre per year for each year of suspension.

D. A suspension authorized by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall not subject the suspended lease to the provisions of Section 19-8-20 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 59A-34-13 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 34 / Section 59A-34-13
§ 59A-34-13. Removal, concealment of records, assets
Status: in_force

A. No person shall remove all or any material part of the records or assets of a domestic insurer from this state except pursuant to a plan of merger, consolidation or bulk reinsurance approved by the superintendent under this article, or for such other reasonable purposes and periods of time as may be permissible under Section 558 of this article, or as may have been approved by the superintendent in writing in advance of such removal.

B. No person shall conceal any such records or assets from the superintendent.

C. Any person who unlawfully removes or attempts to remove such records or assets or such material part thereof from its lawful location, or who unlawfully conceals or attempts to conceal the same from the insurer or superintendent, is upon conviction thereof guilty of a felony.

D. Upon any unlawful removal or attempted removal of such records or assets, or upon retention of such records or assets or material part thereof outside this state in violation of this section, or upon any unlawful concealment of or attempt to conceal records or assets the superintendent may, in his discretion, institute delinquency proceedings against the insurer pursuant to Article 41 (conservation, rehabilitation, liquidation) of the Insurance Code.
N.M. Stat. § 17-1-29 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 17-1-29
§ 17-1-29. Distribution of moneys received from United States government
Status: in_force

The state game commission is authorized to receive any moneys to which the state of New Mexico may become entitled under the aforesaid act of congress, such moneys, when received, to be deposited with the treasurer of the state of New Mexico to the credit of the state game protection fund, expended for the purpose designated and withdrawn and as other moneys are withdrawn from the state game protection fund.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16-7 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16 / Section 10-16-7
§ 10-16-7. Contracts involving public officers or employees
Status: in_force

A. A state agency shall not enter into a contract with a public officer or employee of the state, with the family of the public officer or employee or with a business in which the public officer or employee or the family of the public officer or employee has a substantial interest unless the public officer or employee has disclosed through public notice the public officer's or employee's substantial interest and unless the contract is awarded pursuant to a competitive process; provided that this section does not apply to a contract of official employment with the state. A person negotiating or executing a contract on behalf of a state agency shall exercise due diligence to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section.

B. Unless a public officer or employee has disclosed the public officer's or employee's substantial interest through public notice and unless a contract is awarded pursuant to a competitive process, a local government agency shall not enter into a contract with a public officer or employee of that local government agency, with the family of the public officer or employee or with a business in which the public officer or employee or the family of the public officer or employee has a substantial interest.

C. Subsection B of this section does not apply to a contract of official employment with a political subdivision. A person negotiating or executing a contract on behalf of a local government agency shall exercise due diligence to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 60-2F-22 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2F / Section 60-2F-22
§ 60-2F-22. Violation of act
Status: in_force

A. Unless exempted pursuant to Section 26 of the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act, it is a violation of that act for a qualified organization to hold a game of bingo or pull-tabs for profit or gain in any manner unless the person has been issued a bingo license by the board and has been authorized by the board to hold the game of chance.

B. It is a violation of the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act for a person who does not manufacture, fabricate, assemble, produce, program or make modifications to equipment to provide equipment to a qualified organization for use or play of games of chance in New Mexico unless the person has been issued a distributor's license pursuant to that act.

C. It is a violation of the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act for a person to manufacture, fabricate, assemble, produce, program or make modifications to equipment for use or play of games of chance in New Mexico or for sale or distribution outside of New Mexico unless the person has been issued a manufacturer's license pursuant to that act.

D. It is a violation of the New Mexico Bingo and Raffle Act for a person to act as a bingo manager, a bingo caller or any other bingo employee position for which the board, by rule, requires a permit unless the person has been issued a permit pursuant to that act.
N.M. Stat. § 12-13B-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 13B / Section 12-13B-3
§ 12-13B-3. New Mexico-Sonora commission created; members; administration
Status: in_force

A. The “New Mexico-Sonora commission” is created and is administratively attached to the economic development department.

B. The members of the commission representing New Mexico shall be:

(1) the governor of New Mexico;

(2) the secretary of economic development;

(3) the secretary of tourism;

(4) other state officials as assigned by the governor; and

(5) no more than nine members of the public appointed by the governor of New Mexico.

C. The members of the commission representing Sonora shall be appointed or assigned according to regulations and procedures governing commissions in that state.

D. The economic development department shall provide administrative assistance to the commission as needed.

E. The economic development department shall keep a record of commission proceedings.

F. The co-chairs of the commission shall be the governors of New Mexico and Sonora.

G. Meetings of the commission shall be at the call of the co-chairs or pursuant to the request of a majority of the members of the commission.

H. Terms for public members of the commission appointed by the governor of New Mexico shall be for two years with reappointment to additional terms at the discretion of the governor.

I. A vacancy in a term of a commission member representing New Mexico shall be filled by appointment by the governor of New Mexico for the remainder of the term of the position vacated.

J. The public members of the commission appointed by the governor of New Mexico shall receive per diem and mileage pursuant to the Per Diem and Mileage Act for performance of official duties required by the commission and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.
N.M. Stat. § 22-13-1.5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 13 / Section 22-13-1.5
§ 22-13-1.5. Core curriculum framework; purpose; curriculum
Status: in_force

A. School districts and charter schools may create core curriculum frameworks to provide high quality curricula in kindergarten through grade six to prepare students for pre-advanced placement and advanced placement coursework in grades seven through twelve.

B. The framework shall include:

(1) a curriculum that is aligned with state academic content and performance standards that is challenging, specific as to content and sequential from grade to grade, similar to a core curriculum sequence;

(2) in-depth professional development for teachers that includes vertical teaming in content areas; and

(3) content, materials and instructional strategies or methodologies that current research demonstrates are likely to lead to improved student achievement in pre-advanced placement and advanced placement coursework in grades seven through twelve.

C. The framework may be selected from previously developed curricula or may be developed by the school district or charter school.

D. A school district or charter school that meets department eligibility requirements may apply to the department for support of its core curriculum framework. Applications shall be in the form prescribed by the department and shall include the following information:

(1) a statement of need;

(2) goals and expected outcomes of the framework;

(3) a detailed description of the curriculum to be implemented;

(4) a detailed work plan and budget for the framework;

(5) documentation of the research upon which the anticipated success of the framework is based;

(6) a description of any partnership proposed to implement the framework, supported by letters of commitment from the partner;

(7) an evaluation plan; and

(8) any other information that the department requires.

E. The department shall award grants within ninety days of the deadline for receipt of grant applications.

F. The department shall adopt and promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2-11 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-11
§ 17-2-11. Witness testifying for state; evidence not to be used against him
Status: in_force

In any prosecution under this chapter, any participant in a violation thereof, when so requested by the district attorney, state warden [director of the department of game and fish] or other officer instituting the prosecution, may testify as a witness against any other person charged with violating the same, and his evidence so given shall not be used against him in any prosecution for such violation.
N.M. Stat. § 21-16A-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 16A / Section 21-16A-4
§ 21-16A-4. Establishment of learning center districts; determination of need; approval; advisory committee
Status: in_force

A. A learning center district may be established in a school district or community college district upon adoption of a resolution by the local school board or community college board calling for establishment of a district and a showing of need for such a district. A district may also be established to include more than one school district and, in that case, the two or more local school boards shall jointly adopt a resolution and determine the need for a learning center. A district may also be established by a board of county commissioners upon adoption of a resolution by the board of county commissioners calling for establishment of a district and a showing of need for such a district; provided that each community college board or local school board located wholly or partially within the county shall approve of the establishment prior to the adoption of the resolution. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the school district, community college district, combined school districts or county constituting the district. No district shall be established without the written approval of the commission [department].

B. Upon a determination of need and receipt of written approval from the commission [department], the district shall be established and the local school board, community college board, combined local school boards or board of county commissioners authorizing the district shall serve as the board. The board shall act as a representative of the communities in the district for the purpose of assessing local educational needs and contracting with one or more institutions to offer educational programs or services at one or more learning centers.

C. The board may appoint an advisory committee consisting of business representatives and citizens from the area being served by a learning center to advise and assist the board in determining the most appropriate educational and training programs and services to be offered at the learning center.

D. A learning center shall not be deemed to be an institution, but the students enrolled at the center shall be students of the respective institutions providing educational programs and services.

E. The commission [department] 1 shall develop criteria for determining the need for a district and the process and procedures for establishing and operating a learning center.
N.M. Stat. § 31-2-1 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 2 / Section 31-2-1
§ 31-2-1. Officer of another state entering this state in fresh pursuit; power to arrest and hold fugitive
Status: in_force

Any member of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of another state of the United States who enters this state in fresh pursuit, and continues within this state in such fresh pursuit, of a person in order to arrest him on the ground that he is believed to have committed a felony in such other state, shall have the same authority to arrest and hold such person in custody, as has any member of any duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of this state, to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that he is believed to have committed a felony in this state.
N.M. Stat. § 3-65-1 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 65 / Section 3-65-1
§ 3-65-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 11 of this act may be cited as the “Minor League Baseball Stadium Funding Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 28-4-7 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 4 / Section 28-4-7
§ 28-4-7. Agency staff
Status: in_force

The director shall hire such staff as is necessary, all of whom shall be subject to the Personnel Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 62-9-2 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 9 / Section 62-9-2
§ 62-9-2. Applications by utilities brought under the Public Utility Act
Status: in_force

A. Within sixty days after the effective date of this 1967 act, each utility brought within the jurisdiction of the commission by virtue of this 1967 act shall file with the commission an application, in such form as may be prescribed by the commission, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity covering its present plant, lines and system. Upon proof of the existence and operation of the plant, lines and system upon the effective date of this 1967 act, the commission shall grant the certificate to the utility.

B. In the event the certificate granted a utility under Subsection A of this section overlaps or conflicts with a valid certificate heretofore issued by the commission and exercised within the time required under Section 62-9-4 NMSA 1978 , both certificates shall be valid and both utilities shall be permitted to continue service subject to the other provisions of the Public Utility Act, as amended.
N.M. Stat. § 49-9-6 — NM Code / Chapter 49 / Article 9 / Section 49-9-6
§ 49-9-6. Issuance or refusal to issue deeds; contesting right of possession
Status: in_force

If no protest should be filed with the city clerk against the granting of said deed to any applicant, within the time and manner as above provided, or if the said protest should be filed and the party whose duty it is fails or neglects to institute his proceeding in the district court contesting the right of said applicant to said deed within the time as above provided, the said city council shall be authorized to make, execute and deliver a deed for the said land to the person who shall have first applied for said deed: and provided, further, that should any person make application for a deed to any portion of said land within the limits of said grant, and should said city council, upon investigation thereof, be not satisfied that the land for which such deed is applied for is in fact owned by said applicant, then said city council shall refuse to execute or cause to be executed a deed to said applicant for said land until the court shall determine, in a proceeding properly instituted therefor, that the city should execute said deed to said applicant; or in case any individual, company or corporation shall be in possession of or shall claim any part or portion of the land within the limits of said grant to which they or it may be not entitled as against said city holding said lands in trust as aforesaid, then the city council of said city shall direct the city attorney, or other attorney or attorneys, to institute on behalf of said city and said trustees a proper proceeding in the district court in which the said grant is situated to contest the right and title of said individual, company or corporation to any of said lands so held or claimed, which suit shall be instituted by said city against said parties within twelve months after February 23, 1893, or within twelve months after the said claim is so set up to said lands by said individual, company or corporation.