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N.M. Stat. § 22-11-37 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-37
§ 22-11-37. Disability benefit
Status: in_force

A. The annual disability benefit shall be equal to two percent of the member's average annual salary multiplied by the number of years of the member's total service-credit if the result is greater than one-third of the member's average annual salary. If the result of that formula is less than one-third of the member's average annual salary, the annual disability benefit shall be equal to the lesser of the following amounts:

(1) two percent of the member's average annual salary multiplied by the sum of the member's total service-credit plus the number of years, calculated to the nearest completed quarter, from the effective date of the member's disability to the member's sixtieth birthday; or

(2) one-third of the member's average annual salary.

B. A member's average annual salary for the purpose of computing disability benefits shall be the average salary for the last five years of employment or for any other consecutive five-year period for which contribution was made by the member, whichever is higher.

C. The annual disability benefit shall be paid in equal monthly installments.
N.M. Stat. § 73-12-47 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 12 / Section 73-12-47
§ 73-12-47. Supervision of electrical and mechanical appliances; schedules for use of power; regulations of quantity of water to be pumped
Status: in_force

The board may employ a competent engineer or mechanic whose duty it shall be to supervise the operation and maintenance of all power plants, transmission lines, motors, engines, pumps and all electrical and mechanical appliances installed by the district and may, through such engineer or otherwise, provide engineering, electrical, mechanical, irrigation and agricultural assistance and instruction to owners of lands within the district.

The board shall in its printed rules relating to the service provide schedules for irrigation by the several owners of land so as to evenly and equitably distribute the power-load and may establish rules as to the amount of water to be pumped from each of such wells in conjunction with any state authority that may now or later be vested with jurisdiction of the appropriation of water from subsurface streams or reservoirs, in order to control, as far as practicable, the water level of such subsurface streams or reservoirs, and to avoid excessive pumping which might increase the pumping cost beyond the point of efficiency.

Said board shall also have the jurisdiction and authority to stop the waste of water in such district. The board may refuse service to owners of land unless and until such owners conform to such rules so established by the board in their use of such power and water.

All such rules must be reasonable and are subject to correction by action of any person affected thereby in the district court.
N.M. Stat. § 48-6-6 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 6 / Section 48-6-6
§ 48-6-6. Oath and bond
Status: in_force

The plaintiff, his agent or attorney, shall make oath that the amount sued for is for rent or advances, such as are mentioned in the first section of this act, or shall produce a writing signed by such tenant to that effect, and shall further swear that such warrant is not sued out for the purpose of vexing and harassing the defendant; and the person applying for such warrant shall execute a bond with two or more good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the magistrate, payable to the defendant, conditioned that the plaintiff will pay the defendant such damages as he may sustain in case such warrant has been illegally and unjustly sued out, which bond shall be filed among the papers of the cause; and, in case the suit be finally decided in favor of the defendant, he may bring suit against the plaintiff and his sureties on such bond, and shall recover such damages as may be awarded to him by the proper tribunal.
N.M. Stat. § 2-3-8 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 2-3-8
§ 2-3-8. Purpose and duties of legislative council service
Status: in_force

The purpose and duties of the legislative council service shall be:

A. to assist the legislature of the state of New Mexico in the proper performance of its constitutional functions by providing its members with impartial and accurate information and reports concerning the legislative problems which come before them; by providing digests showing the practices of other states and foreign nations in dealing with similar problems;

B. when so requested to secure information for and to report to the legislators of this state on the social and economic effects of statutes of this state or elsewhere by cooperating with the legislative service agencies in other states and other reference agencies and libraries;

C. to furnish to the members of the legislature of this state the assistance of expert draftsmen, qualified to aid the legislators in the preparation of bills for introduction into the legislature;

D. to recommend to the legislature measures which will improve the form and working of the statutes of this state, and clarify and reconcile their provisions;

E. to provide for the legislature adequate staff facilities and to provide the adequate expert assistance without which no legislature can properly perform its required functions;

F. to prepare and index for printing as promptly as possible after the adjournment of each session the session laws therefor, which compilation shall include all resolutions and acts which the legislature has adopted or passed during the session, and have received the approval of the governor when such approval is necessary.
N.M. Stat. § 22-10A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 10A / Section 22-10A-6
§ 22-10A-6. Educational requirements for licensure
Status: in_force

A. The department shall require a person seeking licensure or reciprocity in elementary, special, early childhood or secondary education to have completed the following minimum requirements in the college of arts and sciences:

(1) nine semester hours in communication;

(2) six semester hours in mathematics;

(3) eight semester hours in laboratory science;

(4) nine semester hours in social and behavioral science; and

(5) nine semester hours in humanities and fine arts.

B. In addition to the requirements specified in Subsections A and C of this section, the department shall require that a person seeking standard or alternative elementary licensure shall have completed six hours of reading courses, and a person seeking standard or alternative secondary licensure shall have completed three hours of reading courses in subject matter content. The department shall establish requirements that provide a reasonable period of time to comply with the provisions of this subsection.

C. Except for licensure by reciprocity, the department shall require, prior to initial licensure, no less than sixteen weeks of student teaching, a portion of which shall occur in the first thirty credit hours taken in the college of education and shall be under the direct supervision of a teacher and a portion of which shall occur in the student's senior year with the student teacher being directly responsible for the classroom.

D. Nothing in this section shall preclude the department from establishing or accepting equivalent requirements for purposes of reciprocal licensure or minimum requirements for alternative licensure.

E. Vocational teacher preparatory programs may be exempt from Subsections A through C of this section upon a determination by the department that other licensure requirements are more appropriate for vocational teacher preparatory programs.

F. Before December 31, 2021, the department shall create a license endorsement in secondary computer science available to all teachers who hold a valid license and demonstrate sufficient content knowledge in computer science as determined by the department. The department shall consult with computer science education experts with experience in creating or supporting computer science endorsement pathways when developing computer science endorsement requirements.
N.M. Stat. § 19-2-1 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 2 / Section 19-2-1
§ 19-2-1. Lands erroneously set apart to state; quitclaim to United States; selection of lands in lieu thereof
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public lands is authorized to quitclaim to the United States the title to any lands set apart to the state, under grants from the United States through error of the department of the interior or local land office, and which have been patented to other persons or corporations or on which, because of erroneous descriptions, filings have been made, and to select other lands of the United States in lieu thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 73-16-20 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 16 / Section 73-16-20
§ 73-16-20. County commissioners cannot rebate district assessments
Status: in_force

County commissioners shall have no power to abate, reduce or compromise by any order, sale or any other means or device whatsoever, any district assessment made, levied and assessed under the provisions of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-34-1 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 34 / Section 7-34-1
§ 7-34-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 7, Article 34 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Oil and Gas Production Equipment Ad Valorem Tax Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 17-3-27 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 17-3-27
§ 17-3-27. Bait license; bond; fee; issuance
Status: in_force

Any person desiring to procure a license for the purpose of engaging in the business of selling minnows and nongame fish for bait or taking minnows and nongame fish from the streams of this state for the purpose of sale to others shall apply to the state game commission for a license. The application shall be upon forms provided by the commission and shall set forth the public streams or waters out of which the applicant intends to take the minnows and nongame fish and the place at which they are to be sold. The application shall be accompanied by a just and reasonable fee as determined by regulation of the state game commission. Upon receipt of the application, it shall be the duty of the state game commission or, when it is not in session, the director of the department of game and fish to pass upon the application and to issue a license authorizing the taking and the manner of taking of the minnows and nongame fish by the applicant from those waters in the state as in the opinion of the state game commission or director will not be detrimental to the public or injurious to protected fish. The license when so issued shall specify the manner of taking and the waters from which the applicant is permitted to take minnows and nongame fish for sale for bait.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9I-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9I / Section 7-9I-6
§ 7-9I-6. Administration of the act
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act, the department shall administer the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act pursuant to the Tax Administration Act.
N.M. Stat. § 9-29-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 29 / Section 9-29-12
§ 9-29-12. Early childhood education and care finance plan
Status: in_force

A. The department shall prepare and update a four-year early childhood education and care finance plan to provide the legislature and the governor with demographic information on at-risk children, data on the efficacy of early childhood education and care programs and recommendations for financing the early childhood education and care system.

B. The department shall include in the early childhood education and care finance plan:

(1) an identification of:

(a) the social, emotional, cognitive, health, educational, safety and other needs and risk factors of children by age and location;

(b) the availability of, cost of and funding for programs that address those needs and reduce those risks by: 1) type of program; 2) age of program participant; and 3) geographic location;

(c) the gaps between those needs and the programs that address those needs and the reasons for those gaps; and

(d) the funding for each of the previous four years for programs that address those needs and reduce those risks;

(2) an evaluation of the early childhood education and care system by service type;

(3) an assessment of whether desired outcomes have been reached for each of the previous four years; and

(4) recommendations for legislation, funding and other changes necessary to improve that system and to close the gaps in those programs.

C. The department shall post prominently on its website the early childhood education and care finance plan in a user-friendly, searchable format.
N.M. Stat. § 16-4-7 — NM Code / Chapter 16 / Article 4 / Section 16-4-7
§ 16-4-7. Inclusion in national system
Status: in_force

Nothing in El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral Act shall preclude the designated river from becoming part of the national wild and scenic rivers system. The secretary shall encourage and assist any federal studies for inclusion of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River in the national system and may enter into written cooperative agreements for joint federal and state administration of El Rio Chama Scenic and Pastoral River as a component of the national system. Such agreements shall recognize the established rights and culture of the area.
N.M. Stat. § 19-8-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 19-8-5
§ 19-8-5. Term of lease
Status: in_force

Leases under this act may be made for a term of ten years or less and as long thereafter as said minerals, or any of them, in paying quantities shall be produced from the leased lands.
N.M. Stat. § 52-1-16 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 1 / Section 52-1-16
§ 52-1-16. Worker; real estate salesperson excepted
Status: in_force

A. As used in the Workers' Compensation Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “worker” means any person who has entered into the employment of or works under contract of service or apprenticeship with an employer, except a person whose employment is purely casual and not for the purpose of the employer's trade or business. The term “worker” shall include “employee” and shall include the singular and plural of both sexes. “Worker” includes public employee, as defined in the Workers' Compensation Act, including salaried public officers.

B. For the purposes of the Workers' Compensation Act, an individual who performs services as a qualified real estate salesperson shall not be treated as an employee and the person for whom the services are performed shall not be treated as an employer.

C. For the purpose of Subsection B of this section, a “qualified real estate salesperson” means an individual who:

(1) is a licensed real estate salesperson, associate broker or broker under contract with a real estate firm;

(2) receives substantially all of his remuneration, whether or not paid in cash, for the services performed as a real estate salesperson, associate broker or broker under contract with a real estate firm in direct relation to sales or other output, including the performance of services, rather than to the number of hours worked; and

(3) performs services pursuant to a written contract between himself and the person for whom the services are performed, and the contract provides that the individual will not be treated as an employee with respect to such services.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-13-3.1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 13 / Section 59A-13-3.1
§ 59A-13-3.1. Examination for license
Status: in_force

A. An individual applying for a license as an adjuster shall, prior to issuance of a license, personally take and pass a written examination. The examination shall test the knowledge of the individual concerning the duties and responsibilities of an adjuster and the insurance laws and rules of this state. Examinations required by this section shall be developed and conducted under rules prescribed by the superintendent.

B. The superintendent may contract with an outside testing service for administering examinations and collecting the nonrefundable fee set forth in Section 59A-6-1 NMSA 1978 .

C. Each individual applying for an examination shall remit a nonrefundable fee as prescribed by the superintendent as set forth in Section 59A-6-1 NMSA 1978 .

D. An individual who fails to appear for an examination as scheduled or fails to pass the examination shall reapply for an examination and remit all required fees and forms before being rescheduled for another examination.

E. No examination shall be required:

(1) for renewal or continuation of an existing license, except as provided in Subsection D of Section 59A-11-10 NMSA 1978; or

(2) if the applicant took and passed a similar examination in a state in which the applicant is already licensed, subject to Section 59A-5-33 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 42-4-13 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 4 / Section 42-4-13
§ 42-4-13. Execution; judgment for damages and costs
Status: in_force

If the judgment be for damages and costs, an execution shall issue as in a personal action.
N.M. Stat. § 19-13-10 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 13 / Section 19-13-10
§ 19-13-10. Suspension of operation and production
Status: in_force

The commissioner may, upon application and after a public hearing, suspend operations and production on a producing lease. On his own motion and after a public hearing, the commissioner, in the interest of conservation, may suspend operations on any lease, but in any such case he shall extend the lease term for the period of any suspension.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-46-30 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 46 / Section 59A-46-30
§ 59A-46-30. Statutory construction and relationship to other laws
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of the Insurance Code other than Chapter 59A, Article 46 NMSA 1978 shall not apply to health maintenance organizations except as expressly provided in the Insurance Code and that article. To the extent reasonable and not inconsistent with the provisions of that article, the following articles and provisions of the Insurance Code shall also apply to health maintenance organizations and their promoters, sponsors, directors, officers, employees, agents, solicitors and other representatives. For the purposes of such applicability, a health maintenance organization may therein be referred to as an “insurer”:

(1) Chapter 59A, Article 1 NMSA 1978;

(2) Chapter 59A, Article 2 NMSA 1978;

(3) Chapter 59A, Article 4 NMSA 1978;

(4) Subsection C of Section 59A-5-22 NMSA 1978;

(5) Sections 59A-6-2 through 59A-6-4 and 59A-6-6 NMSA 1978;

(6) Chapter 59A, Article 8 NMSA 1978;

(7) Chapter 59A, Article 10 NMSA 1978;

(8) Chapter 59A, Article 16 NMSA 1978;

(9) the Domestic Abuse Insurance Protection Act;

(10) the Insurance Fraud Act;

(11) Chapter 59A, Article 18 NMSA 1978;

(12) the Policy Language Simplification Law; 1

(13) Section 59A-22-14 NMSA 1978;

(14) the Health Insurance Portability Act;

(15) Sections 59A-34-2 , 59A-34-7 through 59A-34-13 , 59A-34-17 , 59A-34-23 , 59A-34-33 , 59A-34-36 , 59A-34-37 , 59A-34-40 through 59A-34-42 and 59A-34-44 through 59A-34-46 NMSA 1978;

(16) the Insurance Holding Company Law 2 ;

(17) the Patient Protection Act 3 ; and

(18) the Surprise Billing Protection Act.

B. Solicitation of enrollees by a health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority, or its representatives, shall not be construed as violating any provision of law relating to solicitation or advertising by health professionals, but health professionals shall be individually subject to the laws, rules and ethical provisions governing their individual professions.

C. Any health maintenance organization authorized under the provisions of the Health Maintenance Organization Law shall not be deemed to be practicing medicine and shall be exempt from the provisions of laws relating to the practice of medicine.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-75 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-75
§ 7-9-75. Deduction; gross receipts tax; sale of certain services performed directly on product manufactured
Status: in_force

Receipts from selling the service of combining or processing components or materials may be deducted from gross receipts if the sale is made to a person engaged in the business of manufacturing who delivers a nontaxable transaction certificate to the seller. The buyer delivering the nontaxable transaction certificate must have the service performed directly upon tangible personal property which he is in the business of manufacturing or upon ingredients or component parts thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 7-14-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 14 / Section 7-14-4
§ 7-14-4. Determination of amount of motor vehicle excise tax
Status: in_force

The rate of the motor vehicle excise tax is four percent and is applied to the price paid for the vehicle. If the price paid does not represent the value of the vehicle in the condition that existed at the time it was acquired, the tax rate shall be applied to the reasonable value of the vehicle in such condition at such time. However, allowances granted for vehicle trade-ins may be deducted from the price paid or the reasonable value of the vehicle purchased.
N.M. Stat. § 29-2-28 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 2 / Section 29-2-28
§ 29-2-28. Provide concurrent jurisdiction of state property and grounds
Status: in_force

The New Mexico state police shall have concurrent jurisdiction for the protection of all public buildings, grounds and property of the state government, its agencies, instrumentalities and institutions, including but not limited to the state capitol and the state capitol complex. Such concurrent jurisdiction shall include the exercise of supervisory authority over any other security forces employed on such property by the agency, instrumentality or institution, at the option or election of the chief of the New Mexico state police.
N.M. Stat. § 13-1C-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 1C / Section 13-1C-7
§ 13-1C-7. Procurement by state agencies and local public bodies; cooperative agreements
Status: in_force

A. A state agency or local public body intending to procure a service on a list published by the council shall, in accordance with rules of the council, procure the service at the price established by the council if the service is available within the period required by the state agency or local public body. Procurement pursuant to the State Use Act is exempt from the provisions of the Procurement Code.

B. The council and a state agency or local public body may enter into a cooperative agreement for effective coordination of the objectives of the State Use Act and any other law requiring procurement of services from a state agency or local public body.