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N.M. Stat. § 30-15-1.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 15 / Section 30-15-1.1
§ 30-15-1.1. Unauthorized graffiti on personal or real property
Status: in_force

A. Graffiti consists of intentionally and maliciously defacing any real or personal property of another with graffiti or other inscribed material inscribed with ink, paint, spray paint, crayon, charcoal or the use of any object without the consent or reasonable ground to believe there is consent of the owner of the property.

B. Whoever commits graffiti to real or personal property when the damage to the property is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be required to perform a mandatory one hundred hours of community service within a continuous six-month period immediately following his conviction and shall be required to make restitution to the property owner for the cost of damages and restoration.

C. Whoever commits graffiti to real or personal property when the damage to the property is greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000) is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be required to perform a mandatory one hundred sixty hours of community service within a continuous eight-month period immediately following his conviction and shall be required to provide restitution to the property owner for the cost of damages and restoration as a condition of probation or following any term of incarceration as a condition of parole.

D. When a single occurrence of graffiti is committed by more than one individual, the court may apportion the amount of restitution owed by each offender in accordance with each offender's degree of culpability.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-22-1 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 22 / Section 32A-22-1
§ 32A-22-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 32A, Article 22 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Children's Cabinet Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 72-4-10 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 4 / Section 72-4-10
§ 72-4-10. Water revenue bonds, income, security instruments, agreements and revenue exempt from taxation
Status: in_force

The water revenue bonds authorized by this 1959 act [ 72-4-2 through 72-4-12 NMSA 1978 ] and the income from the water revenue bonds, all mortgages or other security instrument executed as security for the water revenue bonds, all agreements made pursuant to the provisions hereof and revenue derived therefrom by the county shall be exempt from all taxation by the state of New Mexico, or any subdivision thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 4-49-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 49 / Section 4-49-8
§ 4-49-8. Election on bond question; petition; notice; election without petition
Status: in_force

A. Whenever a petition signed by not less than two hundred qualified electors of any county in this state is presented to the board of county commissioners asking that a vote be taken on the question or proposition of building, remodeling or making additions to necessary public buildings or necessary public projects, setting forth in general terms the object of the petition and the amount of bonds asked to be voted for, the board of county commissioners of the county to which the petition is presented shall, within ten days after the presentation, call an election to be held within sixty days thereafter in the county. Except as provided in Chapter 4, Article 49 NMSA 1978 , such elections shall be held and conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act.

B. After the defeat of any proposition once voted for, a second special election upon any question or proposition under the provisions of Chapter 4, Article 49 NMSA 1978 shall not be held for a term of two years unless a petition requesting another election, containing the names of qualified electors of the county equal to ten percent of the votes cast for governor in the last preceding election and otherwise conforming to the requirements of this section, is presented to the board of county commissioners; provided, however, that in no event shall more than two elections upon any proposition or question under Chapter 4, Article 49 NMSA 1978 be held in any term of two years. A bond election as provided in this section may also be called by the board of county commissioners, without any petition, after the board has adopted a resolution calling such an election, which resolution shall set forth the object of the election and the amount of bonds to be issued.
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-7 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 20-12-7
§ 20-12-7. Advice; reviews and appeals; extraordinary writs
Status: in_force

A. The advice of the staff judge advocate prescribed by Article 34, Uniform Code of Military Justice and the review required by Article 64, Uniform Code of Military Justice shall be accomplished by the state judge advocate or his designee.

B. Appeals shall be taken according to the rules of appellate procedure applying to criminal cases tried in the district courts.

C. The action of the convening authority as to an approved sentence shall continue in effect while an appeal is pending.

D. Extraordinary writs may issue from the New Mexico supreme court upon such grounds as the United States court of military appeals may similarly act in federal courts-martial, following the New Mexico rules of appellate procedures applicable thereto.
N.M. Stat. § 24-21-5 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 21 / Section 24-21-5
§ 24-21-5. Rights of retention
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise authorized by Subsection C of Section 24-21-3 NMSA 1978 , no person shall retain an individual's genetic information, gene products or samples for genetic analysis without first obtaining informed and written consent from the individual or the individual's authorized representative. This subsection does not affect the status of original medical records of patients, and the rules of confidentiality and accessibility applicable to the records continue in force.

B. An individual's genetic information or samples for genetic analysis shall be destroyed promptly upon the specific request by that individual or that individual's authorized representative unless:

(1) retention is necessary for the purposes of a criminal or death investigation or a criminal or juvenile proceeding;

(2) retention is authorized by order of a court of competent jurisdiction;

(3) retention is authorized under a research protocol approved by an institution review board pursuant to federal law or a medical registry or repository authorized by state or federal law; or

(4) the genetic information or samples for genetic analysis have been obtained pursuant to Subsection C of Section 24-21-3 NMSA 1978 .

C. Actions of an insurer and third parties dealing with an insurer in the ordinary course of conducting and administering the business of life, disability income or long-term care insurance are exempt from the provisions of this section. However, before or at the time of collecting genetic information for use in conducting and administering the business of life, disability income or long-term care insurance, the insurer shall notify in writing an applicant for insurance or the insured that the information may be used, transmitted or retained solely for the purpose of conducting and administering the business of life, disability income or long-term care insurance.

D. Nothing in Paragraph (3) or (4) of Subsection B of this section authorizes retention of an individual's genetic information or samples for genetic analysis if the individual or the individual's authorized representative or guardian, or the parent or guardian of a minor child, objects on the basis of religious tenets or practices.
N.M. Stat. § 4-38-17.1 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 38 / Section 4-38-17.1
§ 4-38-17.1. Tax levies authorization; procedures; health purposes
Status: in_force

A. A board of county commissioners may adopt a resolution to submit to the qualified electors of the county the question of whether a property tax at a rate not to exceed the rate specified in the resolution should be imposed upon the net taxable value of property allocated to the county under the Property Tax Code for the purpose of providing health care to sick and indigent persons in the county.

B. The resolution shall specify the rate of the proposed tax, which shall not exceed one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) on each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of net taxable value of property allocated to the county under the Property Tax Code and shall:

(1) specify the date of the election at which the question of imposition of the tax to the qualified electors of the county shall be held, which may be a general election or a special election called for that purpose, except that the election may not be held on the same ballot as an election held pursuant to Section 4-48B-15 NMSA 1978; and

(2) limit the imposition of the proposed tax to no more than eight years.

C. The question shall be voted upon as a separate question and shall be called, conducted and canvassed in substantially the same manner as provided by law for general elections. Upon certification, copies of the election shall be mailed immediately to the department of finance and administration and the taxation and revenue department.

D. For purposes of this section, “ county ” means a class B county with a population of no less than forty-one thousand and no more than forty-five thousand according to the last federal decennial census.

E. The mill levy authorized in this section is not subject to the rate limitation provisions of Section 7-37-7.1 NMSA 1978 and shall not be used to meet a county's obligations pursuant to Section 27-10-4 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 17-11-1 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 11 / Section 17-11-1
§ 17-11-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 17, Article 11 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 60-7A-17 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 7A / Section 60-7A-17
§ 60-7A-17. Prostitution; loitering; promoting
Status: in_force

A. It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act for a licensee to knowingly:

(1) allow prostitution on the licensed premises;

(2) allow or permit the loitering of or solicitation by known prostitutes on the licensed premises; or

(3) procure a prostitute for a patron, solicit a patron for a prostitute or solicit for a house of prostitution.

B. No municipality shall enact any ordinance or resolution inconsistent with the provisions of Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-15 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-15
§ 10-11-15. State general member coverage plan 1; applicability
Status: in_force

State general member coverage plan 1 is applicable to state general members who are not specifically covered by another coverage plan.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16B-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16B / Section 10-16B-5
§ 10-16B-5. Investigations; complaints; enforcement
Status: in_force

A. The state ethics commission may initiate investigations to determine whether the provisions of the Gift Act have been violated. A person who believes that a violation of the Gift Act has occurred may file a complaint with the state ethics commission.

B. If the state ethics commission determines that a violation has occurred, the commission shall refer the matter to the attorney general for criminal prosecution.
N.M. Stat. § 75-9-4 — NM Code / Chapter 75 / Article 9 / Section 75-9-4
§ 75-9-4. Administration
Status: in_force

A. The Land Conservation Incentives Act shall be administered by the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources in consultation with the committee established pursuant to the Natural Lands Protection Act.

B. The secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources may promulgate rules as may be deemed necessary to certify eligible projects for treatment in fulfillment of the purposes of this act. The secretary of taxation and revenue, in consultation with the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources, shall promulgate rules as may be deemed necessary to administer the tax incentives provided for in the Land Conservation Incentives Act and shall coordinate the preparation of the report to the legislature showing the fiscal impact on the treasury of the credits claimed pursuant to that act.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-53-13 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 53 / Section 59A-53-13
§ 59A-53-13. Liability for unauthorized expenditure
Status: in_force

Any person who shall expend, or direct or permit the expenditure of, any money distributed from the fire protection fund for purposes not expressly authorized by Chapter 59A, Article 53 NMSA 1978 or by rules duly promulgated by the marshal pursuant to that article shall be personally liable to the state of New Mexico for the full amount of the money wrongfully expended, together with interest thereon and costs. An action to recover the amount of any wrongful expenditure may be commenced by the attorney general or the district attorney in the county in which the wrongful expenditure was made, upon the filing with the officer of a verified statement describing the wrongful expenditure.
N.M. Stat. § 74-4A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 4A / Section 74-4A-7
§ 74-4A-7. Duties of the task force
Status: in_force

A. The task force shall negotiate for the state with the federal government in all areas relating to siting, licensing and operation of new federal disposal facilities, including research, development and demonstration, for high-level radioactive wastes, transuranic radioactive wastes and low-level radioactive waste. This subsection shall not be construed to limit the powers of any agency otherwise authorized to negotiate with the federal government, and if such negotiation should also come within the authority of the task force, the task force shall provide assistance to that agency but shall not limit the agency's exercise of authority. Any action taken pursuant to this subsection may be disapproved by joint resolution of the legislature.

B. The task force may recommend legislation to implement the state's policies with respect to new federal disposal facilities.

C. The task force shall identify impacts of new federal and private disposal facilities within the state and shall disseminate that information.

D. The task force shall coordinate the investigations and studies undertaken by all state agencies and shall forward an executive summary of ongoing and recently completed investigations and studies, including information from federal or other studies, to the legislature and the governor as the studies are completed or information released.

E. The task force shall meet at least annually with the committee and keep the committee apprised of all actions taken by the task force.

F. The authority of the task force and its actions and those of state agencies with respect to federal or privately operated disposal or storage facilities are subject to the limitations contained in federal law and shall be consistent with federal law.
N.M. Stat. § 56-9-50 — NM Code / Chapter 56 / Article 9 / Section 56-9-50
§ 56-9-50. Appeals from final judgment
Status: in_force

Appeals may be taken from the final judgment of the court, in the same manner as now provided by law, for appeals or writs of error in ordinary cases.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1E-3.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1E / Section 24-1E-3.1
§ 24-1E-3.1. Rulemaking
Status: in_force

No later than December 31, 2001, the secretary shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of the Health Facility Receivership Act.

As a minimum, the rules shall establish:

A. conditions under which a petition for a health facility receivership may be filed;

B. the duties, authority and responsibilities of the deputy receiver and the health facility;

C. the specific authority of the deputy receiver to impose financial conditions and requirements on the health facility;

D. minimum qualifications for deputy receivers; and

E. provisions that will be requested for inclusion in district court orders entered pursuant to the Health Facility Receivership Act.
N.M. Stat. § 14-11-3 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 11 / Section 14-11-3
§ 14-11-3. Frequency of newspaper's publication; effect
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law in express terms or by necessary implication, daily, weekly, semiweekly and triweekly newspapers shall all be equally competent as media for the publication of all legal notices and advertisements.
N.M. Stat. § 60-13-51 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 13 / Section 60-13-51
§ 60-13-51. Contractor's bond; municipal requirement prohibited
Status: in_force

No municipality shall require any person or corporation licensed under the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act to file or obtain as a condition of doing business as a licensed contractor within the municipality any additional license bond as proof of responsibility if the person or corporation has met the responsibility requirements of the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 52-1-50.1 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 1 / Section 52-1-50.1
§ 52-1-50.1. Rehiring of injured workers
Status: in_force

A. If an employer is hiring, the employer shall offer to rehire the employer's worker who has stopped working due to an injury for which the worker has received, or is due to receive, benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act and who applies for his pre-injury job or modified job similar to the pre-injury job, subject to the following conditions:

(1) the worker's treating health care provider certifies that the worker is fit to carry out the pre-injury job or modified work similar to the pre-injury job without significant risk of reinjury; and

(2) the employer has the pre-injury job or modified work available.

B. If an employer is hiring, that employer shall offer to rehire a worker who applies for any job that pays less than the pre-injury job and who has stopped working due to an injury for which he has received, or is due, benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act, provided that the worker is qualified for the job and provided that the worker's treating health care provider certifies that the worker is fit to carry out the job offered. Compensation benefits of a worker rehired prior to maximum medical improvement and pursuant to this subsection shall be reduced as provided in Section 52-1-25.1 NMSA 1978 .

C. As used in this section, “rehire” includes putting the injured worker back to active work, regardless of whether he was carried on the employer's payroll during the period of his inability to work.

D. The exclusive remedy for a violation of the section shall be a fine as specified in Section 52-1-61 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-65 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-65
§ 2-7F-65. Representative district fifty-nine
Status: in_force

Representative district fifty-nine is composed of Chaves county precincts 2 through 9, 11 through 18, 20 through 23, 31, 35, 36, 82 through 85 and 93.
N.M. Stat. § 7-5A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 5A / Section 7-5A-7
§ 7-5A-7. Member states
Status: in_force

The agreement is an accord among member states in furtherance of their governmental functions. The agreement permits each member state to establish and maintain a cooperative, uniform, simplified system to apply sales taxes and use taxes pursuant to the law of the member state.
N.M. Stat. § 2-1-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 2-1-1
§ 2-1-1. Resignation of members
Status: in_force

Any member of the legislature of the state of New Mexico may resign his office by filing a written statement of such resignation with the secretary of state of New Mexico, and upon the filing of such resignation, the office of senator or representative filled by the person so resigning shall become vacant.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-16 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-16
§ 58-1-16. Special remedies for nonpayment of rent
Status: in_force

A. If the rental due on a safe deposit box has not been paid for six months, the lessor may send a notice by certified or registered mail to the last known address of the lessee stating that the safe deposit box will be opened and its contents stored at the expense of the lessee unless payment of the rental is made within thirty days. If the rental is not paid within thirty days from the mailing of the notice, the box may be opened in the presence of an officer of the lessor and of a notary public who is not a director, officer, employee or stockholder of the lessor. The contents shall be sealed in a package by the notary public who shall write on the outside the name of the lessee and the date of the opening. The notary public shall execute a certificate reciting the name of the lessee, the date of the opening of the box and a list of its contents. The certificate shall be included in the package and a copy of the certificate shall be sent by registered mail to the last known address of the lessee. The package shall then be placed in the general vaults of the lessor at a rental not exceeding the rental previously charged for the box.

B. If the contents of the box are not claimed within the time prescribed by the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, they shall be disposed of as provided therein. Upon a sale of such contents by the state treasurer, the lessor shall be reimbursed for the accrued rental and storage charges from the proceeds of the sale.
N.M. Stat. § 1-13-9 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 13 / Section 1-13-9
§ 1-13-9. Post-election duties; county canvass; voting machine recheck
Status: in_force

A. During the official canvass of an election, the county canvassing board, upon written request of any candidate in the election or upon receipt of a written petition of twenty-five voters of the county, shall make, in the presence of the district judge, a recheck and comparison of the results shown on the official returns being canvassed with the results appearing on the alphanumeric printout of the contest, candidates and vote totals of each voting machine used in the election.

B. The necessary corrections, if any, shall be made on the returns, and the results of the election, as shown by the recheck and comparison, shall be declared.
N.M. Stat. § 11-7-5 — NM Code / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 11-7-5
§ 11-7-5. Notice of transfer
Status: in_force

Whenever the compact administrator receives a request for the transfer of a patient from an institution in this state to an institution in another party state, and he determines that the transfer is in the best interest of the patient, he shall give notice of the proposed transfer to the patient, the spouse of the patient, the parents of the patient and the adult children of the patient. This notice shall also notify these people of the right, if requested, to a court hearing on the proposed transfer and shall contain a request for written consent from these people for the transfer. The notice shall be in writing, and the respondents shall be given fourteen days from the date of mailing of the notice to consent or object to the transfer, or to request a court hearing. No transfer shall be made if there is any written objection or request made to the compact administrator except upon order of the court after hearing. However, no transfer shall be made if the compact administrator receives written objections from all these people. No transfer shall be made of a patient ordered hospitalized by any court unless written notice of the proposed transfer has been given to that court.