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N.M. Stat. § 58-17-14 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 17 / Section 58-17-14
§ 58-17-14. Proceedings in case of law violations
Status: in_force

If a cemetery authority refuses or neglects to make a required report or to file an annual registration statement or willfully disobeys a valid order of the director or violates any provisions of the Endowed Care Cemetery Act or rule of the director, or if it appears to the director from any report or examination that a cemetery authority has committed a violation of law, that the care funds have not been administered properly or that it is unsafe or inexpedient for the cemetery authority or the trustee of the care funds of the cemetery authority to continue to administer those funds or that any officer of the cemetery authority or of the trustee of the care fund of the cemetery authority has abused his trust or has been guilty of misconduct in his official position injurious to the cemetery authority or that the cemetery authority has suffered as to its care funds a serious loss by larceny, embezzlement, burglary, repudiation or otherwise, the director may:

A. conduct an investigation or hold a hearing to investigate any allegations pertaining to violations of the provisions of the Endowed Care Cemetery Act;

B. issue any order in furtherance of the duty imposed on him by the Endowed Care Cemetery Act;

C. institute a lawsuit in the district court of the first judicial district for Santa Fe county to recover any amounts due to the care funds; or

D. apply to the district court of the first judicial district for Santa Fe county for other relief consistent with the duty imposed on him by the Endowed Care Cemetery Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2-30 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 7-2-30
§ 7-2-30. Optional designation of tax refund contribution; substance abuse education fund
Status: in_force

A. Any individual whose state income tax liability in any year is lower than the amount of money held by the taxation and revenue department to the credit of such individual for that tax year may designate any portion of the income tax refund due him to be paid into the substance abuse education fund. In the case of a joint return, both individuals must make such designation.

B. The secretary of the department shall revise the state income tax form to allow the designation by individual taxpayers of such contributions in substantially the following form:

“New Mexico Substance Abuse Education Fund--Check ☐

if you wish to contribute a part or all

of your tax refund to the Substance Abuse

Education Fund. Enter here $ __________ the amount

of your contribution.”.

C. The provisions of this section do not apply to refund amounts intercepted under the tax refund intercept program and any designation under the provisions of this section with respect to such intercepted refunds is void.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21R-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21R / Section 21-21R-5
§ 21-21R-5. Duration of scholarship authorized
Status: in_force

A. Each scholarship is for a period of one semester, including the summer semester. A scholarship may be renewed; provided that the eligible student continues to meet the conditions of eligibility.

B. Scholarships may be provided to an eligible student until the eligible student receives a credit-bearing certificate or certificates.

C. Scholarships may be provided to an eligible student for up to ninety credit hours for the completion of an associate degree.

D. Scholarships may be provided to an eligible student for up to one hundred sixty credit hours for the completion of a bachelor's degree.

E. Scholarships may be provided to an eligible student until the eligible student graduates from a four-year public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college.
N.M. Stat. § 60-2E-46 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2E / Section 60-2E-46
§ 60-2E-46. Examination of gaming devices; cost allocation
Status: in_force

A. The board shall examine prototypes of gaming devices of manufacturers seeking a license as required.

B. The board by regulation shall require a manufacturer to pay the anticipated actual costs of the examination of a gaming device in advance and, after the completion of the examination, shall refund overpayments or charge and collect amounts sufficient to reimburse the board for underpayment of actual costs.

C. The board may contract for the examination of gaming devices to meet the requirements of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 74-1-8.1 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 1 / Section 74-1-8.1
§ 74-1-8.1. Legal advice
Status: in_force

A. In the exercise of any of its powers or duties, the board shall act with independent legal advice. The manner in which such advice is provided shall be determined by the board, but from among one of the following:

(1) the office of the attorney general;

(2) independent counsel hired by the board, whether full- or part-time; or

(3) another state agency whose function is sufficiently distinct from the department of environment to assure independent, impartial advice.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this section, attorneys from the department may act for the board in lawsuits filed against or on behalf of the board, and the attorney general may, at the request of the board, file and defend lawsuits on behalf of the board.
N.M. Stat. § 70-10-2 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 10 / Section 70-10-2
§ 70-10-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Oil and Gas Proceeds Payment Act:

A. “oil and gas” means crude oil, natural gas, casinghead gas, condensate or any other related hydrocarbons;

B. “oil and gas proceeds” means all payments derived from oil and gas production from any well located in New Mexico, whether royalty interest, overriding royalty interest, production payment interest or working interest, expressed as a right to a specified interest in the cash proceeds received from the sale of oil and gas produced thereunder or the cash value thereof, subject to all taxes withheld therefrom pursuant to law, but excluding “net profits interests”, and other types of interest the extent of which cannot be determined with reference to a specified share of such proceeds; and

C. “payor” means the party who undertakes to distribute oil and gas proceeds to the parties entitled thereto, including, but not limited to, the first purchaser of such production or as operator of the well from which such production was obtained or as lessee under the lease on which royalty is due.
N.M. Stat. § 1-17-12 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 17 / Section 1-17-12
§ 1-17-12. Referendum petitions; determination of insufficiency; duty of secretary of state
Status: in_force

A. If the complete referendum petition filed with the secretary of state is found to be insufficient, the secretary of state shall forthwith notify the sponsors in writing, through their designated agent, and shall set forth his reasons for so finding.

B. After delivery of such notice of insufficiency, the sponsors shall have thirty days in which:

(1) to solicit and obtain additional signatures;

(2) to submit proof to show that a rejected signature is valid and should be counted; or

(3) to make the petition more definite and certain.

C. Any amendment and correction to the referendum petition shall not materially change the purpose and effect of the petition, and no change shall be made in petition except to correct apparent typographical errors and omissions.

D. If no action is taken as prescribed in Subsection B of this section within the time limit prescribed, the petition for purposes of referral to the people at the general election is void.
N.M. Stat. § 60-2A-14 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2A / Section 60-2A-14
§ 60-2A-14. Suspension; revocation of licenses
Status: in_force

A. The commission may suspend or revoke any license when in its judgment the licensee:

(1) participated in any sham or fake professional contest;

(2) is guilty of a failure to give his best efforts in a professional contest;

(3) is guilty of any foul or unsportsmanlike conduct in connection with a professional contest; or

(4) is guilty of participating in an event while under the influence of illegal drugs.

B. Before revocation of a license, the commission shall afford the licensee opportunity for a hearing, and upon request of the licensee and after reasonable notice, the commission shall conduct a hearing on the revocation, permitting the licensee to appear personally and by counsel, introduce evidence and examine and cross-examine witnesses.

C. A majority vote of the members of the commission is required to revoke a license. The commission shall file a written report of its findings, determinations and order with the record of the proceedings and shall send a copy thereof to the licensee.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-67 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-67
§ 1-12-67. Paper ballots to be placed in ballot box
Status: in_force

After all certificates have been executed, the election board shall place the bundles of tabulated paper ballots in the ballot box and the ballot box shall be closed and locked.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2A / Section 17-2A-1
§ 17-2A-1. Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978:

A. “hunt code” means a description used to identify and define the species, weapon type and time frame authorized for a specific hunt;

B. “outfitter” or “guide” means a person who advertises or holds himself out to the public for hire or is employed or accepts compensation for providing, within the unit where a hunt occurs, facilities, equipment or services for hunting activities; provided, however, that “outfitter” or “guide” does not include a person who only cooks, cuts wood or performs other comparable or incidental duties not directly related to hunting activities; and

C. “unit” means a geographically bound area in the state that is used to manage game species.
N.M. Stat. § 74-1-7.1 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 1 / Section 74-1-7.1
§ 74-1-7.1. Green zia program; business sensitive information confidential
Status: in_force

A. The department may develop and administer a pollution prevention program to be known as the “green zia program”. The department may enter into contracts with the federal government, promulgate rules and take other actions appropriate and necessary to produce an efficient and effective program.

B. Information provided to the department in accordance with the green zia program may be subject to confidentiality if the person furnishing the information demonstrates to the department that the information would divulge confidential methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets. If the department determines that the information is subject to confidentiality, the secretary shall promulgate a determination of confidentiality with an order of confidentiality. Confidential information may be disclosed to employees or authorized representatives of the department, but they shall not disclose the information to any other person.

C. A person who violates an order of confidentiality by disclosing confidential information pursuant to this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation or by imprisonment for a definite term of one year or both.
N.M. Stat. § 61-29-9 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 29 / Section 61-29-9
§ 61-29-9. Qualifications for license
Status: in_force

A. Licenses shall be granted only to persons who meet the requirements for licensure prescribed by law and are deemed by the commission to be of good repute and competent to transact the business of a qualifying broker or an associate broker in a manner that safeguards the interests of the public.

B. An applicant for a qualifying broker's license or an associate broker's license shall have reached the age of majority. Each applicant for a qualifying broker's license or an associate broker's license shall have passed the real estate broker's examination approved by the commission and shall:

(1) furnish the commission with certificates of completion of ninety hours of classroom instruction consisting of commission-approved thirty-hour courses in real estate principles and practice, real estate law and broker basics; or

(2) in the case of an out-of-state applicant, furnish the commission with a certified license history from the real estate licensing jurisdiction in the state or states in which the applicant is currently or has been previously licensed as a real estate broker, or certificates of completion of those courses issued by the course sponsor or provider, certifying that the applicant has or had a license in that state and has completed the equivalent of sixty classroom hours of prelicensing education approved by that licensing jurisdiction in real estate principles and practice and real estate law. Upon receipt of such documentation, the commission may waive sixty hours of the ninety hours of prelicensing education required to take the New Mexico real estate broker's examination and may waive the national portion of the examination. The applicant shall complete the commission-approved thirty-hour broker basics class to be eligible to take the state portion of the New Mexico real estate broker's examination.

C. An applicant for a qualifying broker's license shall have passed the New Mexico real estate broker's examination and had an active associate broker's license or equivalent real estate license for at least two of the last five years immediately preceding application for a qualifying broker's license and shall furnish the commission with a certificate of completion of the commission-approved thirty-hour brokerage office administration course and any additional educational courses required by the commission by rule.

D. Notwithstanding Subsection C of this section, a qualifying broker shall not supervise associate brokers until the qualifying broker has had an active associate broker's or qualifying broker's license or equivalent real estate license for at least four years. Licensees who hold an active or inactive qualifying broker's license on January 1, 2018 are exempt from this subsection.

E. The commission shall require the information it deems necessary from every applicant to determine that applicant's honesty, trustworthiness and competency.
N.M. Stat. § 49-1-17 — NM Code / Chapter 49 / Article 1 / Section 49-1-17
§ 49-1-17. Process; how served on board
Status: in_force

Process in all actions or suits against a board of trustees of a land grant-merced shall be served upon the president or, in his absence, upon the secretary.
N.M. Stat. § 30-21-1 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 21 / Section 30-21-1
§ 30-21-1. Sabotage
Status: in_force

Sabotage consists of:

A. intentionally destroying, impairing, injuring, interfering or tampering with real or personal property with reasonable grounds to believe that such act will delay or interfere with the preparation of the United States or of any of the states for defense or for war or with the prosecution of war by the United States; or

B. intentionally making or causing to be made or omitting to note on inspection any defect in any article or thing with reasonable grounds to believe that such article or thing is intended to be used in connection with the preparation of the United States or any of the states for defense or war or for the prosecution of war by the United States.

Whoever commits sabotage is guilty of a second degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7C-2 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 7C / Section 29-7C-2
§ 29-7C-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act:

A. “ board ” means the law enforcement certification board;

B. “ certified ” means meeting the training standards established by statute and rule as determined by the board;

C. “ council ” means the New Mexico law enforcement standards and training council;

D. “ director ” means the director of the New Mexico law enforcement academy;

E. “ dispatch ” means the relay of information to public safety personnel by all forms of communication;

F. “ safety agency ” means a unit of state or local government, a special purpose district or a private business that provides police, firefighting or emergency medical services; and

G. “ telecommunicator ” means an employee or volunteer of a safety agency who:

(1) receives calls or dispatches the appropriate personnel or equipment in response to calls for police, fire or medical services; and

(2) makes decisions affecting the life, health or welfare of the public or safety employees.
N.M. Stat. § 29-6-4.2 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 6 / Section 29-6-4.2
§ 29-6-4.2. Mounted patrol; applicants; criminal history screening; denial of commission
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section:

(1) “ criminal record ” means information concerning a person's arrests, indictments or other formal criminal charges and any dispositions arising from them, including convictions, dismissals, acquittals, sentencing and correctional supervision, collected by criminal justice agencies and stored in the databases of the federal bureau of investigation, the national law enforcement telecommunications system, the department of public safety or the repositories of criminal history information of other states; and

(2) “ criminal history screening ” means a criminal history background investigation of an applicant for the New Mexico mounted patrol conducted by using fingerprints collected by the department of public safety or a local law enforcement agency and submitted to the federal bureau of investigation.

B. The New Mexico mounted patrol shall perform a criminal history screening on all applicants for mounted patrol. If an applicant has a criminal record, his application for a commission in the mounted patrol may be denied. If an applicant has a felony conviction or a conviction for a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, his application for a commission in the mounted patrol shall be denied.

C. The chief of the New Mexico state police shall determine whether to grant a commission to an applicant who has a criminal record that did not result in conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. The chief's decision to deny an application for a commission in the mounted patrol is final and may not be appealed.

D. An applicant for the New Mexico mounted patrol shall be fingerprinted and the applicant shall provide two fingerprint cards or the equivalent electronic fingerprints to the mounted patrol to assist the mounted patrol in conducting a criminal history screening of the applicant. The applicant shall pay the cost of the criminal history screening. The mounted patrol shall not charge the applicant more than the actual cost of the nationwide criminal history screening.
N.M. Stat. § 60-13A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 13A / Section 60-13A-3
§ 60-13A-3. Registration as an employee leasing contractor required as condition to do business in the state
Status: in_force

A. No person shall do business in the state as an employee leasing contractor unless the person is registered with the department.

B. Registration shall be renewed annually. The renewal date shall be the first day of the month one year after the month in which the initial registration occurred.

C. Applications for initial registration and renewals of registration shall be made on forms supplied by the department and shall contain the information required by Section 6 of the Employee Leasing Act. The department may by regulation require additional information for initial registration and renewal of registration.

D. Upon initial registration an employee leasing contractor shall pay a fee to the department of one thousand dollars ($1,000). On the annual renewal date the employee leasing contractor shall pay an annual renewal fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000).

E. Neither the initial registration fee nor the renewal fee is refundable.

F. If a registered employee leasing contractor does not submit a completed renewal application within thirty days after the annual renewal date, the department shall mail a notice to the contractor by certified mail, return receipt requested, which notice shall inform the contractor that unless the renewal fee is paid within thirty days of the receipt of the notice by the contractor, together with a delinquency charge of five hundred dollars ($500), the contractor's registration shall be canceled. The department shall cancel the registration of any contractor who does not comply with the requirements for payment of a renewal fee and a delinquency charge.
N.M. Stat. § 40-4A-18 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 4A / Section 40-4A-18
§ 40-4A-18. Information regarding delinquency payments
Status: in_force

Upon a request from an obligee, the department shall make available a written statement of:

A. payments made to the obligee by the obligor pursuant to an order for support; and

B. the amount of any delinquency still owed to the obligee by the obligor.
N.M. Stat. § 7-27-23 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 27 / Section 7-27-23
§ 7-27-23. Suit may be brought to compel performance of officers
Status: in_force

Any holder of severance tax bonds or supplemental severance tax bonds or any person or officer being a party in interest may sue to enforce and compel the performance of the provisions of the Severance Tax Bonding Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-6.63 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-6.63
§ 7-1-6.63. Distribution; health care quality surcharge; health care facility fund; disability health care facility fund
Status: in_force

A. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to the health care facility fund in an amount equal to the net receipts attributable to the health care quality surcharge imposed on skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities pursuant to the Health Care Quality Surcharge Act.

B. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to the disability health care facility fund in an amount equal to the net receipts attributable to the health care quality surcharge imposed on intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities pursuant to the Health Care Quality Surcharge Act.
N.M. Stat. § 12-12A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12A / Section 12-12A-4
§ 12-12A-4. Regulation of services during emergency
Status: in_force

A. While an emergency declaration is in effect, the homeland security and emergency management department may limit, restrict or otherwise regulate:

(1) the duration of practice by volunteer health practitioners;

(2) the geographical areas in which volunteer health practitioners may practice;

(3) the types of volunteer health practitioners who may practice; and

(4) any other matters necessary to coordinate effectively the provision of health or veterinary services during the emergency.

B. An order issued pursuant to Subsection A of this section may take effect immediately, without prior notice or comment.

C. A host entity that uses volunteer health practitioners to provide health or veterinary services in this state shall:

(1) consult and coordinate its activities with the homeland security and emergency management department to the extent practicable to provide for the efficient and effective use of volunteer health practitioners; and

(2) comply with any laws other than the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act relating to the management of emergency health or veterinary services, including the Emergency Medical Services Act and the All Hazard Emergency Management Act.