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N.M. Stat. § 10-12C-17 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 12C / Section 10-12C-17
§ 10-12C-17. Adjustment of pension
Status: in_force

A. If payment of a pension or other retirement benefit causes a decrease in the amount of monetary payments or other needs-based benefits due to a payee from any other governmental agency, the pension or other retirement benefit shall be reduced for the period during which the pension or other retirement benefit prevents payment of another needs-based benefit to result in payment of the maximum amount possible by the association and the other governmental agency to the payee. Any amounts that would otherwise be paid out that are not paid in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not be recoverable by a payee at any later date.

B. If there is a change in the effect of a pension or other retirement benefit on any monetary payments or other needs-based benefits due to a payee from any other governmental agency, the pension or other retirement benefits shall be adjusted to result in the maximum total benefit to the payee. In no event shall any pension be increased in an amount greater than that authorized by the Magistrate Retirement Act.

C. The provisions of this section are mandatory and shall not be waived or declined by a payee. Each payee shall provide the association with all information necessary for the association to carry out the requirements imposed by this section.

D. If the payee fails to provide all the facts necessary to comply with the requirements imposed by this section, and payment of a pension or other retirement benefit is made without making the adjustment required by this section, neither the board, the executive director nor any officer or employee of the association or the board shall be liable to any third party because the adjustment was not made as required.

E. As used in this section:

(1) “pension” means a normal retirement, survivor or disability retirement pension payable to a retired member or survivor beneficiary pursuant to the Magistrate Retirement Act;

(2) “governmental agency” means the federal government, any department or agency of the federal government, any state and any department, agency or political subdivision of a state;

(3) “total benefits” means pensions plus any other monetary payments or other needs-based benefits due to the payee from any governmental agency;

(4) “needs-based benefit” means monetary or other benefits for which a determination of eligibility is based upon the recipient's level of income and resources; and

(5) “payee” means a retired member or the refund beneficiary or survivor beneficiary of a retired member.
N.M. Stat. § 12-3-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 3 / Section 12-3-8
§ 12-3-8. State song; filing in office of secretary of state
Status: in_force

A copy of state song exhibited with this bill shall be filed with the secretary of the state to be by him lodged in the archives of his office.
N.M. Stat. § 10-2-3 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 10-2-3
§ 10-2-3. State and county officers prohibited from being sureties
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any state or county officer who is required by law to give official bonds to sign any bond or become surety for any other person or persons during the term for which he is required to give official bonds for himself.
N.M. Stat. § 10-16-4.2 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16 / Section 10-16-4.2
§ 10-16-4.2. Disclosure of outside employment
Status: in_force

A public officer or employee shall disclose in writing to the officer's or employee's respective office or employer all employment engaged in by the officer or employee other than the employment with or service to a state agency or local government agency.
N.M. Stat. § 57-26-3 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 26 / Section 57-26-3
§ 57-26-3. Exempted transactions; relationship to other laws
Status: in_force

A. The Rental-Purchase Agreement Act does not apply to the following:

(1) rental-purchase agreements made primarily for business, commercial or agricultural purposes;

(2) a lease of a safe deposit box;

(3) a lease or bailment of personal property that is incidental to the lease of real property and provides that the consumer has no option to purchase the leased property;

(4) a lease of a “motor vehicle”, as defined in Subsection C of Section 56-1-1 NMSA 1978; or

(5) a lease of a “mobile home”, as defined in Subsection D of Section 56-1-1 NMSA 1978 .

B. Rental-purchase agreements are not governed by the provisions of:

(1) the Uniform Commercial Code;

(2) Chapter 56, Articles 1 and 8 NMSA 1978; or

(3) Chapter 58, Article 15 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 14-11-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 11 / Section 14-11-6
§ 14-11-6. Filing affidavit of publication; evidential value
Status: in_force

Any officer, board, commission or party to any legal proceeding required to publish any notice required by law shall obtain and file in his or its office, or with the clerk of the court in which any suit or legal proceeding is pending, as the case may require, the affidavit of publication referred to in Section one hereof. Such affidavit so filed shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated as to such publication.
N.M. Stat. § 60-8A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 8A / Section 60-8A-4
§ 60-8A-4. Returns
Status: in_force

A. The return or repossession of any stock of alcoholic beverages to or by any licensed New Mexico wholesaler shall not be construed as a sale within the meaning of any provision of the Liquor Control Act.

B. The provisions of Subsection A of this section shall apply in case of the return or repossession of any alcoholic beverages to or by a nonresident licensee by or from any New Mexico wholesaler.
N.M. Stat. § 14-3-1 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 3 / Section 14-3-1
§ 14-3-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 14, Article 3 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Public Records Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 22-15C-10 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 15C / Section 22-15C-10
§ 22-15C-10. Reports; budgets
Status: in_force

A. Annually, the department shall submit a budget for the next fiscal year to the department of finance and administration showing expenditures for school library material to be paid from the fund, including reasonable shipping and handling charges and library material processing expenses.

B. Upon request, the department shall make reports to the public education commission concerning the administration and execution of the School Library Material Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-3-6 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 7-3-6
§ 7-3-6. Date payment due
Status: in_force

Taxes withheld under the provisions of the Withholding Tax Act must be paid on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month following the month when the taxes were required to be withheld.
N.M. Stat. § 5-15-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 15 / Section 5-15-7
§ 5-15-7. Public hearing
Status: in_force

A. At a public hearing conducted pursuant to the Tax Increment for Development Act, the governing body shall hear all relevant evidence and testimony and make findings. A record of the hearing shall be kept and may consist of a transcription by a court reporter, an electronic recording or minutes taken by a designated person. The record shall be preserved in the official records of the governing body and shall be open to public inspection pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act.

B. Testimony at a hearing is not required to be given under oath.

C. At the conclusion of a hearing, the governing body shall determine whether the tax increment development district should be formed based upon the interests, convenience or necessity of the owners, the residents of the proposed tax increment development district and the residents of the municipality or county in which the proposed tax increment development district is to be located. The governing body shall make the following findings before adopting a resolution to approve the formation of a district:

(1) the tax increment development plan reasonably protects the interests of the governing body in meeting its goals to support:

(a) job creation;

(b) workforce housing;

(c) public school facility creation and improvement, including the creation and improvement of facilities for charter schools; and

(d) underdeveloped area or historical area redevelopment;

(2) the tax increment development plan demonstrates elements of innovative planning techniques, including mixed-use transit-oriented development, traditional neighborhood design or sustainable development techniques, that are deemed by the governing body to benefit community development;

(3) the tax increment development plan incorporates sustainable development considerations; and

(4) the tax increment development plan conforms to general or long-term planning of the governing body.

D. If the governing body determines that the district should be formed, it shall:

(1) adopt a resolution ordering that the tax increment development district be formed;

(2) order that a formation determination among the owners of real property within the proposed district be conducted or declare that the formation determination is waived pursuant to Subsection B of Section 5-15-8 NMSA 1978; and

(3) set the matter for an election or declare that an election is canceled pursuant to Subsection I of Section 5-15-8 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 8-2-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 8-2-2
§ 8-2-2. Governor-elect; office space and equipment
Status: in_force

Whenever the governor-elect is a different individual than the incumbent governor, the legislative council shall upon his certification of election provide suitable office space in the legislative building and furniture and equipment for the temporary use of the governor-elect and his staff until the inauguration.
N.M. Stat. § 3-10-8 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 10 / Section 3-10-8
§ 3-10-8. Officers; delivery of records
Status: in_force

Any officer who vacates his office shall forthwith deliver to his successor all money, records, property or other things in his charge and belonging to the municipality.
N.M. Stat. § 5-16-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 16 / Section 5-16-5
§ 5-16-5. Board
Status: in_force

A. All powers, privileges and duties vested in or imposed upon the district shall be exercised and performed by the board. The board may delegate its powers by resolution to an officer or agent of the board, with the exception of the following:

(1) adoption of board policies and procedures;

(2) initiation or continuation of legal action;

(3) establishment of policies regarding the use of revenues; and

(4) request to the authority to issue bonds.

B. Only an elected official may vote on resolutions regarding Paragraph (4) of Subsection A of this section.

C. The board shall adopt rules to govern its conduct and provide meaningful opportunities for public input, which shall include standards and procedures for calling emergency meetings.

D. The board shall be composed of at least one director from each governmental unit that is a member of the district. A director shall be an elected official or the official's designee. A governmental unit shall not have a majority of membership on the board, unless there are three or fewer participating governmental units in the district.

E. A director of the board shall not vote on an issue when the director has a conflict of interest. A director of the board, officer of the board or employee of the board shall not:

(1) acquire a financial interest in a new or existing business venture or business property of any kind when the person believes or has reason to believe that the new financial interest will be directly affected by the official act;

(2) use confidential information acquired by virtue of the person's office or employment for the person's or another's private gain; or

(3) contract with the district without public notice and competitive bidding and full disclosure of the person's financial or other interest in the business that is party to the contract.

F. The attorney general shall investigate and prosecute, when appropriate, a complaint brought to the attorney general's attention involving a violation of Subsection E of this section. Violation of the provisions of Subsection E of this section by a director of the board, officer of the board or employee of the board is grounds for removal or suspension of the director or officer and dismissal, demotion or suspension of the employee.

G. In addition to all other powers conferred by the Regional Spaceport District Act, the board may:

(1) adopt bylaws;

(2) fix the time and place of meetings and the method of providing notice of the meetings;

(3) make and pass orders and resolutions necessary for the government and management of the affairs of the district and the execution of the powers vested in the district;

(4) adopt and use a seal; and

(5) appoint advisory committees and define the duties of the committees.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12A / Section 61-12A-7
§ 61-12A-7. Exemptions
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Occupational Therapy Act shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services or activities of:

A. a person engaged in the profession or occupation for which he is licensed in New Mexico;

B. a person lawfully engaged in a profession or occupation known by a name other than occupational therapy when engaged in that profession or occupation;

C. a person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree or certificate in occupational therapy in an educational program accredited or seeking accreditation by the accreditation council of occupational therapy education if the activities and services constitute part of the supervised course of study and if that person is designated by a title that clearly indicates his status as a student or trainee;

D. a person fulfilling the supervised student field work experience requirement pursuant to the Occupational Therapy Act if the activities and services constitute part of the experience necessary to meet that requirement; and

E. an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed in another state from conducting continuing education, workshops or seminars in New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-7-1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 7 / Section 59A-7-1
§ 59A-7-1. Definitions not mutually exclusive; insuring powers; classification of insurers
Status: in_force

A. It is intended that certain insurance coverages may come within more than one “ kind ” of insurance as defined in Chapter 59A, Article 7 NMSA 1978 , and inclusion of such coverage within one definition shall not exclude it as to any other kind of insurance within the definition of which the coverage is likewise reasonably includable.

B. No insurer shall be authorized to transact any kind or kinds of insurance other than those defined in Chapter 59A, Article 7 NMSA 1978 . Insurers shall be classified as to insuring powers according to kind or kinds of insurance for which so authorized.

C. An insurer may apply to engage in insurance activities in one or more of the following lines of insurance:

(1) life and annuities;

(2) accident and health;

(3) property;

(4) casualty; and

(5) variable life and annuity.
N.M. Stat. § 60-6A-38 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 6A / Section 60-6A-38
§ 60-6A-38. Study effects of delivery of alcohol
Status: in_force

Five years after the enactment of the law, the department of health shall conduct a study of impacts of the delivery of alcohol, evaluating consumption trends and public safety impacts of the delivery of alcohol.
N.M. Stat. § 24-13-7 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 13 / Section 24-13-7
§ 24-13-7. Failure to notify; funeral director's liability
Status: in_force

If a funeral director or other person authorized by law to conduct the business of a funeral director receives or contracts to receive any money or thing of value from relatives or friends of an unclaimed decedent whose burial or cremation expenses are paid or to be paid by the county and fails to notify the county of that fact, the funeral director or other person authorized by law to conduct the business of a funeral director shall be liable to the county in an amount double the amount paid or to be paid by the county.
N.M. Stat. § 12-16-4 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 16 / Section 12-16-4
§ 12-16-4. Intertribal Indian ceremonial association fund created; administration
Status: in_force

The “intertribal Indian ceremonial association fund” is created in the state treasury. Money appropriated to the fund or accruing to it through sales, gifts, grants, fees, penalties, bequests or any other source shall be delivered to the state treasurer and deposited in the fund. Money in the fund is subject to appropriation to the local government division of the department of finance and administration for the purpose of carrying out the intertribal Indian ceremonial. Money in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert. Interest and earnings from the fund shall be credited to the fund. Disbursements from the fund shall be made on warrant drawn by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the director or the director's authorized representative.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12D-1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12D / Section 61-12D-1
§ 61-12D-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Physical Therapy Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-16C-3 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 16C / Section 59A-16C-3
§ 59A-16C-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Insurance Fraud Act:

A. “ fund ” means the insurance fraud fund;

B. “ insurance fraud ” means any act or practice in connection with an insurance transaction that constitutes a crime under the Criminal Code or the Insurance Code;

C. “ insurance transaction ” means any act or practice relating to insurance and includes complying with the Insurance Code or any rule adopted under its authority; and

D. “ superintendent ” means the superintendent of insurance.
N.M. Stat. § 65-7-22 — NM Code / Chapter 65 / Article 7 / Section 65-7-22
§ 65-7-22. Involuntary suspension and revocation
Status: in_force

A. The department of transportation shall immediately suspend, without notice or a hearing, the permit of a transportation network company that:

(1) does not continuously maintain the insurance coverage prescribed by the Transportation Network Company Services Act;

(2) does not pay the fees owed by the transportation network company and the transportation network company's drivers; or

(3) operates in a manner that poses an immediate or imminent threat to public safety.

B. Once suspended, the transportation network company may apply for reinstatement by requesting a public hearing before the department of transportation and shall establish that the basis for the suspension has been corrected.
N.M. Stat. § 4-42-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 42 / Section 4-42-14
§ 4-42-14. Licensed professional surveyor; not to change established corners or survey private lands
Status: in_force

Nothing in Chapter 4, Article 42 NMSA 1978 shall be construed to empower any licensed professional surveyor appointed by the board of county commissioners to change the established lines or corners of any land owned or possessed by any person, and no private lands shall be surveyed except by the consent of the owner of the land.
N.M. Stat. § 76-3-14 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 3 / Section 76-3-14
§ 76-3-14. Treasurer's duties
Status: in_force

The duties of the treasurer shall be to receive and safely keep all moneys of the board. He shall pay out the same only for bills approved by the board, and shall render a detailed account to the board before the first of October of each year, or as often as may be required by the board, showing the amount of money received by the board and paid out by him. At the expiration of his term of office he shall turn over to his successor in office all moneys, books and papers of the board. He shall give bond in sum as provided for.
N.M. Stat. § 72-20-67 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 20 / Section 72-20-67
§ 72-20-67. Signatures of predecessors in office
Status: in_force

The securities and any coupons bearing the signatures of the officers in office at the time of the signing shall be the valid and binding obligations of the authority, notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof and payment therefor, any or all of the persons whose signatures appear on those securities or coupons shall have ceased to fill their respective offices.
N.M. Stat. § 27-7A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 7A / Section 27-7A-7
§ 27-7A-7. Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

By January 1, 2006, the department of health and the aging and long-term services department shall jointly establish and adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the Employee Abuse Registry Act, including procedures for determining abuse, neglect and exploitation that consider the severity of the alleged abuse, neglect and exploitation and procedures for reporting for the administrative hearing process and for sanctions for failure to comply with the Employee Abuse Registry Act.
N.M. Stat. § 34-5-8 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 5 / Section 34-5-8
§ 34-5-8. Court of appeals; appellate jurisdiction
Status: reserved

A. The appellate jurisdiction of the court of appeals is coextensive with the state, and the court has jurisdiction to review on appeal:

(1) any civil action not specifically reserved to the jurisdiction of the supreme court by the constitution or by law;

(2) all actions under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1 the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law, the Subsequent Injury Act and the federal Employers' Liability Acts; 2

(3) criminal actions, except those in which a judgment of the district court imposes a sentence of death or life imprisonment;

(4) post-conviction remedy proceedings, except where the sentence involved is death or life imprisonment;

(5) actions for violation of municipal or county ordinances where a fine or imprisonment is imposed;

(6) decisions of administrative agencies of the state; and

(7) decisions in any other action as may be provided by law.

B. The supreme court may provide for the transfer of any action or decision enumerated in this section from the court of appeals to the supreme court in addition to the transfers provided for in Section 34-5-10 and Subsection C of Section 34-5-14 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 3-16-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 16 / Section 3-16-14
§ 3-16-14. Assets and liabilities of city and county vest in combined organization; exceptions
Status: in_force

If there is a city and county consolidation all property, assets, credits, causes of action or other rights or interests belonging to the city or county at the time the combined municipal organization government becomes operative shall belong to the combined municipal organization, and, if necessary, the combined municipal organization may demand, sue for, recover and enforce the rights in appropriate courts in the name of the combined municipal organization, and all debts and obligations of the city or county existing at the time the combined municipal organization government becomes operative shall become the debt and obligation of the combined municipal organization and shall be assumed and paid by it as and when due; provided, that all bonded indebtedness of the city or county shall remain the separate debt of the city or county, respectively, and the city or county shall respectively retain its separate identity for debt service purposes until the debts of each legal entity have been fully paid. Tax levies shall continue to be made in the city and county for the required debt service. Special assessments and revenue bonds of the city or county shall likewise continue to be paid only as provided originally for the payment thereof and the city or county shall maintain its separate identity for the purpose of the debt service. All budget and cash balances in all funds of the city and county, except interest and sinking funds for debt service, shall likewise vest in and belong to the combined municipal organization and become available for its use in paying current operating expenses.