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N.M. Stat. § 21-16-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 16 / Section 21-16-16
§ 21-16-16. Alternate procedures permitted
Status: in_force

In addition to the election procedures provided in Chapter 21, Article 16 NMSA 1978 for an election for the approval or disapproval of a tax levy of not to exceed five mills for current operations and retirement of bonds of a technical and vocational institute, the election procedures set out in the Technical and Vocational Institute Act may be used for those purposes.
N.M. Stat. § 4-44-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 44 / Section 4-44-3
§ 4-44-3. Establishment of H class counties
Status: in_force

There is hereby created and established a further and additional classification of counties in New Mexico, which shall be and are hereby declared to be and are described as H class counties. Any county which covers an area of not more than 200 square miles shall be a county of the H class.
N.M. Stat. § 3-19-5 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 19 / Section 3-19-5
§ 3-19-5. Planning and platting jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. Each municipality shall have planning and platting jurisdiction within its municipal boundary. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, the planning and platting jurisdiction of a municipality:

(1) having a population of twenty-five thousand or more persons includes all territory within five miles of its boundary and not within the boundary of another municipality; or

(2) having a population of fewer than twenty-five thousand persons includes all territory within three miles of its boundary and not within the boundary of another municipality.

B. A municipality located in a class A county with a population of more than three hundred thousand persons shall not have planning and platting jurisdiction in the unincorporated area of the county.

C. If territory not lying within the boundary of a municipality is within the planning and platting jurisdiction of more than one municipality, the planning and platting jurisdiction of each municipality shall terminate equidistant from the boundary of each municipality unless one municipality has a population of fewer than two thousand five hundred persons and another municipality has a population of more than two thousand five hundred persons according to the most recent census. Then the planning and platting jurisdiction of the municipality having the greatest population extends to such territory.
N.M. Stat. § 74-6B-6 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 6B / Section 74-6B-6
§ 74-6B-6. Civil liability for damage to property from leaking storage tank
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Ground Water Protection Act prohibits any existing or future claim for relief a person may have as a result of damages sustained because of a release from a storage tank.
N.M. Stat. § 3-38-17.3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 38 / Section 3-38-17.3
§ 3-38-17.3. Enforcement
Status: in_force

A. An action to enforce the Lodgers' Tax Act may be brought by:

(1) the attorney general or the district attorney in the county of jurisdiction; or

(2) a vendor who is collecting the proceeds of an occupancy tax in the county of jurisdiction.

B. A district court may issue a writ of mandamus or order an injunction or other appropriate remedy to enforce the provisions of the Lodgers' Tax Act.

C. The court shall award costs and reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party in a court action to enforce the provisions of the Lodgers' Tax Act.
N.M. Stat. § 4-42-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 42 / Section 4-42-13
§ 4-42-13. Licensed professional surveyor; numbering surveys; assessment for taxation
Status: in_force

All surveys made by the licensed professional surveyors appointed by the board of county commissioners of the several counties in accordance with Chapter 4, Article 42 NMSA 1978 , which are not government subdivisions, shall be numbered with a consecutive series of numbers, commencing with thirty-seven, and it shall be the duty of the assessor in each county to enter for taxation in the assessor's book all lands liable for taxation, referring to them by the proper number as designated by the surveyor in the surveyor's records.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15 / Section 9-15-5
§ 9-15-5. Secretary of the economic development department; appointment
Status: in_force

The chief executive and administrative officer of the department is the “secretary of economic development”. The secretary shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. The secretary shall hold that office at the pleasure of the governor and shall serve in the executive cabinet; provided, however, that the secretary appointed to serve as the secretary of economic development and tourism and whose appointment has been confirmed by the senate may serve as the secretary of the economic development department at the pleasure of the governor and without further confirmation.
N.M. Stat. § 72-20-70 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 20 / Section 72-20-70
§ 72-20-70. Customary provisions
Status: in_force

The resolution authorizing the securities or other instrument appertaining thereto may contain any agreement or provision customarily contained in instruments securing securities, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, covenants designated in Section 76 of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-50-8 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 50 / Section 3-50-8
§ 3-50-8. Lease of parking facilities; bids
Status: in_force

If a city desires to lease any project acquired by it under the provisions of the Municipal Parking Law, it shall do so by publication of notice and award to the highest responsible bidder. The governing body shall by ordinance prescribe the method of giving notice inviting bids. The notice shall distinctly and specifically describe the project and the facilities in connection therewith which are to be leased, the period of time for which the project is to be leased and the minimum rental to be paid under the lease. The governing body may reject any and all bids presented, and readvertise.
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-13 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-13
§ 72-17-13. Organizational meetings
Status: in_force

Except for the first board, each board shall meet on the first business day next following the first day of the month that the term of office begins for members elected in the immediately preceding election at the office of the board within the authority. Each member of the board, before entering upon the member's official duties, shall take and subscribe an oath that the member will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution and laws of New Mexico and that the member will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of office to the best of the member's ability, which oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. Each director shall, before entering upon the director's official duties, give a bond to the authority in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) with good and sufficient surety, conditioned for the faithful performance of each of the duties of office, without fraud, deceit or oppression, and the accounting for all money and property coming into the director's hands, and the prompt and faithful payment of all money and the delivering of all property coming into the director's custody or control belonging to the authority of the director's successors in office. Premiums on all bonds provided for in this section shall be paid by the authority, and all such bonds shall be kept on file in the office of the secretary of state.
N.M. Stat. § 6-24-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 24 / Section 6-24-10
§ 6-24-10. Chief executive officer; compensation; appointment; duties
Status: in_force

A. The board shall appoint and set the compensation of a “chief executive officer”, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board.

B. The chief executive officer, who shall be an employee of the authority, shall:

(1) manage and direct the operation of the lottery and all administrative and technical activities of the authority in accordance with the provisions of the New Mexico Lottery Act and pursuant to rules, policies and procedures adopted by the board pursuant to that act;

(2) employ and supervise such personnel as deemed necessary;

(3) with the approval of the board and pursuant to rules, policies and procedures adopted by the board, enter into contracts for materials, equipment and supplies to be used in the operation of the lottery, for the design and installation of lottery games, for consultant services and for promotion of the lottery;

(4) contract with lottery retailers pursuant to the New Mexico Lottery Act and board rules;

(5) promote or provide for promotion of the lottery and any functions related to the authority;

(6) hire an executive vice president for security and an internal auditor and take all necessary measures to provide for the security and integrity of the lottery;

(7) prepare an annual budget for the approval of the board;

(8) provide quarterly to the board, the governor and the legislative finance committee a full and complete report of lottery revenues and expenses for the preceding quarter; and

(9) perform such other duties as are necessary to implement and administer the lottery.

C. The chief executive officer may refuse to renew a lottery contract in accordance with the provisions of the New Mexico Lottery Act or the rules, policies and procedures of the board.

D. The chief executive officer or his designee may conduct hearings and administer oaths to persons for the purpose of assuring the security or integrity of lottery operations or to determine the qualifications of or compliance by lottery vendors and lottery retailers.
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-71 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-71
§ 72-17-71. Sale of securities
Status: in_force

Any securities herein authorized, except for warrants not issued for cash, and except for temporary bonds issued pending preparation of definitive bond or bonds, shall be sold at public or private sale for not less than the principal amount thereof and accrued interest, or at the board's option, below par at a discount not exceeding five percent of the principal amount thereof and at a price which will not result in a net interest cost to the authority of more than six percent per annum computed to maturity according to standard tables of bond values.
N.M. Stat. § 6-5-6 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 6-5-6
§ 6-5-6. Determinations to be made prior to issuance of warrants
Status: in_force

A. No warrant upon the state treasury for the disbursement of funds shall be issued except upon the determination of the division and the state agency that the amount of the expenditure:

(1) does not exceed the appropriation made to the state agency; and

(2) does not exceed the periodic allotment made to the state agency or the unencumbered balance of funds at its disposal unless the warrant includes federal funds that will be receipted based upon established warrant-clearing patterns.

B. The division may implement and perform internal pre-audit and post-audit procedures to monitor and enforce compliance with the provisions of this section. The pre-audit and post-audit procedures may be applied on a stratified or statistical basis.

C. A state agency shall determine that a proposed expenditure is for a public benefit and purpose consistent with the related appropriation and is necessary to carry out the statutory mission of the state agency prior to committing the state to the transaction.
N.M. Stat. § 14-9A-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 9A / Section 14-9A-4
§ 14-9A-4. Recording of documents
Status: in_force

A. In this section, “ paper document ” means a document that is received by the county clerk in a form that is not electronic.

B. A county clerk:

(1) who implements any of the functions listed in this section shall do so in compliance with standards established by the information technology commission and the state commission of public records, in consultation with the county clerks of New Mexico, pursuant to Section 5 of the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act;

(2) may receive, index, store, archive and transmit electronic documents;

(3) may provide for access to and for search and retrieval of documents and information by electronic means;

(4) who accepts electronic documents for recording shall continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law and shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index;

(5) may convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form;

(6) may convert into electronic form information recorded before the county clerk began to record electronic documents;

(7) may accept electronically any fee that the county clerk is authorized to collect; and

(8) may agree with other officials of a state, of a political subdivision of a state or of the United States on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic payment of fees.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21H-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21H / Section 21-21H-2
§ 21-21H-2. Purpose of act
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of the New Mexico Scholars Act to encourage New Mexico students to attend college in New Mexico thereby making it possible for them to pursue their studies and develop their talents at both public school and higher education levels to the greater benefit of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 56-12-6 — NM Code / Chapter 56 / Article 12 / Section 56-12-6
§ 56-12-6. Pawnbroker; bond required
Status: in_force

No person shall engage in business as a pawnbroker without having executed and delivered a bond to his local government in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000). The bond shall be in a form approved by the local government and shall be conditioned upon the conduct of the pawnbroker's business according to the provisions of the Pawnbrokers Act. The bond shall be for the benefit of each and every person damaged by a breach of any condition set forth in the bond. Every pawnbroker shall provide the local government with thirty days' notice in writing of the cancellation of the bond.
N.M. Stat. § 57-22-2 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 22 / Section 57-22-2
§ 57-22-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Charitable Solicitations Act is to authorize the attorney general to monitor, supervise and enforce the charitable purposes of charitable organizations and regulate professional fundraisers operating in this state.
N.M. Stat. § 4-54-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 54 / Section 4-54-5
§ 4-54-5. Liberal construction
Status: in_force

The Community Service District Act shall be liberally construed to protect the interests and rights of the owners of the taxable property within the community service district.
N.M. Stat. § 33-1-3 — NM Code / Chapter 33 / Article 1 / Section 33-1-3
§ 33-1-3. Purpose
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of the legislature to create a single, unified corrections department to administer all laws and exercise all functions formerly administered and exercised by the penitentiary of New Mexico and the state board of probation and parole except to the extent delegated to the parole board by the Parole Board Act.
N.M. Stat. § 21-5-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 5 / Section 21-5-2
§ 21-5-2. Management of New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired; corporate powers
Status: in_force

A. The management and control of the New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired, the care and preservation of all property of which it shall become possessed, the erection and construction of all buildings necessary for its use and the disbursement and expenditure of all money appropriated by the state or that shall otherwise come into the school's possession shall be vested in a board of five regents, at least one of whom shall be visually handicapped and at least one other of whom shall be the parent of a visually handicapped child.

B. The regents and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate under the name and style of “the board of regents of the New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired”. The board has the right as such of suing and being sued, of contracting and being contracted with, of making and using a common seal and altering the same at pleasure and of causing all things to be done necessary to carry out the provisions of Chapter 21, Article 5 NMSA 1978 . A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time. The officers of the board shall be elected in the same manner and possess the same qualifications as the officers of the board of regents of the university of New Mexico.

C. The board of regents of the New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired shall comply with provisions of the fourteenth amendment to the United States constitution, the federal Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act 1 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 2
N.M. Stat. § 12-13A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 13A / Section 12-13A-1
§ 12-13A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “New Mexico-Chihuahua Commission Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 44-3-1 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 3 / Section 44-3-1
§ 44-3-1. Commencement of proceedings; complaint; writ permissive
Status: in_force

The remedies heretofore obtainable by writ of quo warranto and by proceedings by information in the nature of quo warranto shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint as in other civil actions, and it shall not be necessary to sue out such writs in form, but this section shall not prevent nor be construed to prohibit the use by the supreme court and the district courts of the state of writs and proceedings in the forms hitherto used in such cases by such courts.
N.M. Stat. § 21-3-18 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 3 / Section 21-3-18
§ 21-3-18. Creation of interest and retirement fund by New Mexico highlands university regents; deposits
Status: in_force

That the board of regents issuing said bonds, shall, at the time of issuing said bonds, establish for the payment of the principal and interest thereof a fund to be known as “interest and retirement fund” into which fund said board shall immediately place a sum not less than the amount necessary to pay the interest and maturing principal of said bonds for the ensuing twelve months, and annually thereafter shall continue to place in said fund a sufficient amount to pay principal and interest maturing in the succeeding twelve months.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-29 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-29
§ 21-8-29. Function of testing institute
Status: in_force

The function of the building materials research and testing institute is:

A. to make technical investigations and determinations concerning the physical and chemical properties of all materials used in the construction of, or in connection with the construction of, buildings and dwellings;

B. to supply technical and engineering data which will tend to increase the economy, efficiency and safety of the manufacture and use of construction materials in this state; and

C. to establish and recommend standards for the physical and chemical properties of the materials and for the manufacture and use of these construction materials.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-23-4 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 23 / Section 32A-23-4
§ 32A-23-4. Early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten programs; interagency cooperation; contracts; contract monitoring; research
Status: in_force

A. The department shall develop and implement an early pre-kindergarten program and a pre-kindergarten program. The department may transfer funds to the public education department for an approved public provider or may contract with any other eligible provider for the delivery of early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten program services.

B. The department shall establish standards and performance measures for the early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten programs to ensure the delivery of high-quality, effective services that prepare participating children for kindergarten. The department and the public education department shall cooperate to align standards for early pre-kindergarten, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs. Those departments shall enter into an agreement to share data necessary to report on the early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten programs' performance, including the percentage of program participants who:

(1) enter kindergarten:

(a) developmentally prepared for it;

(b) needing special services; and

(c) proficient in reading and mathematics; and

(2) are retained in kindergarten or first, second or third grade.

C. The department shall coordinate with federal head start agencies to avoid duplication of effort and maximize the use of available resources in the implementation of the early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten programs.

D. The department shall promulgate rules on pre-kindergarten program services, including state policies and standards defining length of service for pre-kindergarten and early pre-kindergarten programs, and shall review the process for making contract awards and for the expenditure and use of contract funds.

E. The department shall monitor activity under early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten program contracts to ensure adherence to child-centered, developmentally appropriate practices and outcomes. The department shall provide early childhood training and technical assistance to contract award recipients.

F. Each year, the department shall provide an annual report to the governor and the legislature on the early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten programs.
N.M. Stat. § 24-26-4 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 26 / Section 24-26-4
§ 24-26-4. Monitoring device option; installation; accommodation by facility
Status: in_force

A. At the time of admission to a facility, a patient shall be offered the option to have a monitoring device, and a record of the patient's authorization or choice not to have a monitoring device shall be kept by the facility and shall be made accessible to the program.

B. After authorization, consent and notice, a patient or surrogate may install, operate and maintain a monitoring device in the patient's room at the patient's expense.

C. The facility shall cooperate to accommodate the installation of the monitoring device, provided the installation does not place undue burden on the facility.
N.M. Stat. § 25-2-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 25 / Article 2 / Section 25-2-18
§ 25-2-18. Personnel
Status: in_force

The division shall employ such personnel for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of the New Mexico Food Act, in the same manner that other public health personnel are now employed, as may be necessary and required.