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N.M. Stat. § 73-14-33 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 14 / Section 73-14-33
§ 73-14-33. Organization of the board of directors
Status: repealed

A. Immediately after their appointment the directors shall meet for the purpose of organizing the board of directors. Each director before entering upon his official duties shall take and subscribe to an oath before an officer authorized to administer oaths, that he will honestly, faithfully and impartially perform the duties of his office, and that he will not be interested directly or indirectly in any contract let by said district, which said oath shall be filed in the office of the clerk.

B. Upon taking the oath, the board shall choose one of their members chairman of the board and president of the district, and shall elect some suitable person secretary of the board, who may or may not be a member of the board.

C. Such board shall adopt a seal, and shall keep in a well-bound book a record of all its proceedings, minutes of all meetings, certificates, contracts, bonds given by employees and all corporate acts, which shall be open to the inspection of all owners of property in the district, as well as to all other interested parties. It shall have power to make and adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, for the conduct of the business and affairs of the district, and when adopted, no rule or regulation shall be altered, amended or repealed except upon three (3) days' notice to each member of the board, service to be had by a personal delivery or by mailing a copy of such notice in a sealed envelope, postage fully prepaid, to the address of the director to be served, or at a regular or called meeting at which all directors are present.
N.M. Stat. § 58-10-69 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 10 / Section 58-10-69
§ 58-10-69. Dividends on permanent capital stock
Status: in_force

The balance of net income of an association, if any, may be credited to a surplus account from which the board of directors of any association with permanent capital stock may, at its discretion and at such times as it may determine, declare and pay dividends in cash or additional stock to the holders of record of the stock outstanding at the date the dividends are declared. The reserve fund shall, at all times, be maintained at not less than the minimum amounts required in the Savings and Loan Act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-52-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 52 / Section 3-52-7
§ 3-52-7. Terms of bonds
Status: in_force

A. The ordinance authorizing issuance of bonds shall specify:

(1) issuance in any number of series;

(2) maturity dates;

(3) interest not exceeding six percent a year;

(4) denominations;

(5) form, either coupon or registered;

(6) conversion or registration privileges;

(7) rank or priority;

(8) manner of execution;

(9) if desirable, features of redemption, prior to maturity with or without premium; and

(10) the terms, manner and medium of payment and redemption.

B. No member of the governing body or any person executing bonds is personally liable on any bond. All bonds are payable solely from the sources allowed by the governing body as specified in the authorizing ordinance. No bond is a debt, liability or general obligation of the issuing municipality.

C. The terms prescribed by the authorizing ordinance and by this section shall be carried on the face of each bond.
N.M. Stat. § 3-29-17.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 29 / Section 3-29-17.1
§ 3-29-17.1. Registered office and registered agent
Status: in_force

An association shall have and continuously maintain in the state:

A. a registered office, which may be the same as its principal office; and

B. a registered agent that may be:

(1) an individual resident in the state whose business office is identical with the registered office of the association;

(2) a for-profit or not-for-profit domestic corporation having an office identical with the registered office of the association; or

(3) a for-profit or not-for-profit foreign corporation authorized to transact business or conduct affairs in New Mexico and having an office identical with the registered office of the corporation.
N.M. Stat. § 71-8-7 — NM Code / Chapter 71 / Article 8 / Section 71-8-7
§ 71-8-7. Sale of land within a sustainable development testing site
Status: in_force

Land within a sustainable development testing site shall not be sold in whole or in part unless:

A. the subsequent owner obtains a testing site permit pursuant to the provisions of the Sustainable Development Testing Site Act; or

B. the owner or subsequent owner enters into an agreement with the planning commission to bring the land and improvements within the sustainable development testing site into compliance with all county codes, ordinances, rules or permits that would be applicable to the site in the absence of a testing site permit.
N.M. Stat. § 30-1-14 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 1 / Section 30-1-14
§ 30-1-14. Venue
Status: in_force

All trials of crime shall be had in the county in which they were committed. In the event elements of the crime were committed in different counties, the trial may be had in any county in which a material element of the crime was committed. In the event death results from the crime, trial may be had in the county in which any material element of the crime was committed, or in any county in which the death occurred. In the event that death occurs in this state as a result of criminal action in another state, trial may be had in the county in which the death occurred. In the event that death occurs in another state as a result of criminal action in this state, trial may be had in the county in which any material element of the crime was committed in this state.
N.M. Stat. § 47-6-11.3 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 6 / Section 47-6-11.3
§ 47-6-11.3. Approval of final plats
Status: in_force

A. After the approval or conditional approval of a preliminary plat and prior to the expiration of such plat, the subdivider may prepare a final plat in accordance with the approved or conditionally approved preliminary plat.

B. The board of county commissioners shall not deny a final plat if it has previously approved a preliminary plat for the proposed subdivision and it finds that the final plat is in substantial compliance with the previously approved preliminary plat. Denial of a final plat shall be accompanied by a finding identifying the requirements that have not been met.

C. If, at the time of approval of the final plat, any public improvements have not been completed by the subdivider as required by the board of county commissioners pursuant to the New Mexico Subdivision Act or county subdivision regulations, the board of county commissioners shall, as a condition precedent to the approval of the final plat, require the subdivider to enter into an agreement with the county upon mutually agreeable terms to thereafter complete the improvements at the subdivider's expense.
N.M. Stat. § 29-15-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 15 / Section 29-15-8
§ 29-15-8. Release of dental records; immunity
Status: in_force

A. At the time a missing person report is made, the law enforcement agency to which the missing person report is given shall provide a dental record release form conforming to the requirements of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 1 to the custodian or immediate family member of the missing person, provided that the custodian or immediate family member is authorized pursuant to that federal act to execute a release on behalf of the missing person. The law enforcement agency shall endorse the dental record release form with a notation that a missing person report has been made in compliance with the provisions of the Missing Persons Information and Reporting Act. When the dental record release form is properly completed by the custodian or immediate family member of the missing person and contains the endorsement, the form is sufficient to permit a dentist or physician in this state to release dental records relating to the missing person to the law enforcement agency.

B. If a release form cannot be executed, the law enforcement agency shall seek disclosure of the dental records of a missing person directly from the records custodian pursuant to the provisions of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 that allow disclosure of health information for law enforcement purposes.

C. The law enforcement agency shall send the dental records to the clearinghouse.

D. A dentist or physician who releases dental records pursuant to this section is immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for the release of the dental records.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-817 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-817
§ 66-3-817. Clearance lamps to indicate extreme width, height and length
Status: in_force

Clearance lamps shall, so far as is practicable, be mounted as to indicate the extreme width, height and length of the motor vehicle; except that clearance lamps on truck tractors shall be so located as to indicate the extreme width of the truck-tractor cab.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7-4 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 7 / Section 29-7-4
§ 29-7-4. Powers and duties of council
Status: in_force

The council shall:

A. develop a planned program, to be implemented by the director, of:

(1) basic law enforcement training and in-service law enforcement training, a portion of which may be conducted on a regional basis; and

(2) basic telecommunicator training and in-service telecommunicator training, as provided in the Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act, 1 a portion of which may be conducted on a regional basis;

B. prescribe qualifications for instructors and prescribe courses of instruction for:

(1) basic law enforcement training and in-service law enforcement training; and

(2) basic telecommunicator training and in-service telecommunicator training, as provided in the Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act;

C. report annually to the governor;

D. in its discretion, accept donations, contributions, grants or gifts from whatever source for the benefit of the academy, which donations, contributions, grants or gifts are appropriated for the use of the academy; and

E. adopt, publish and file, in accordance with the provisions of the State Rules Act, 2 all rules concerning the implementation and enforcement of Sections 29-7-2 through 29-7-7.7 , 29-7-12 , 29-7-14 , 29-7C-4 , 29-7C-5 and 29-7C-7 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 6-4-11 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 6-4-11
§ 6-4-11. Tobacco settlement distributions to state; transfer to tobacco settlement permanent fund
Status: in_force

The state treasurer shall deposit in the tobacco settlement permanent fund all amounts distributed to the state pursuant to the master settlement agreement entered into between tobacco product manufacturers and various states, including New Mexico, and executed November 23, 1998 or any money released to the state from a qualified escrow fund or otherwise paid to the state as authorized under the model state statute, Sections 6-4-12 and 6-4-13 NMSA 1978 , enacted pursuant to the master settlement agreement.
N.M. Stat. § 28-8-5 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 8 / Section 28-8-5
§ 28-8-5. Duty of others
Status: in_force

A. A person, other than a peace officer or medical practitioner, who finds a disabled person may make a reasonable effort to notify a peace officer. If a peace officer or medical practitioner is not present, a person who finds a disabled person may:

(1) make a reasonable search for an identifying device; and

(2) if the identifying device is found, may make a reasonable search for an identification card of the type described in Subsection B of Section 2 of this act.

If a device or a card is located, the person making the search shall attempt promptly to bring its contents to the attention of a peace officer or medical practitioner.

B. A claim for relief does not arise from a reasonable search to locate an identifying device or identification card as authorized by Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 29-15-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 15 / Section 29-15-11
§ 29-15-11. Confidentiality of records
Status: in_force

A. The department of public safety shall by rule provide for the classification of information and records as confidential that:

(1) are otherwise confidential under state or federal law or rules adopted pursuant to state or federal law;

(2) are related to the investigation by a law enforcement agency of a missing person or unidentified human remains, if the department of public safety, in consultation with the law enforcement agency, determines that release of the information would be deleterious to the investigation;

(3) are records or notations that the clearinghouse maintains for internal use in matters relating to missing persons and unidentified human remains and the department of public safety determines that release of the internal documents might interfere with an investigation by a law enforcement agency in New Mexico or any other jurisdiction; or

(4) the department of public safety determines might interfere with an investigation or otherwise harm a person, custodian or reporter.

B. The rule may provide for the sharing of confidential information with the custodian or immediate family member of the missing person, except as provided pursuant to Section 29-15-5 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 31-16-10 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 16 / Section 31-16-10
§ 31-16-10. Counsel not subject to liability
Status: in_force

No attorney assigned or contracted with to perform services under the Indigent Defense Act shall be held liable in any civil action respecting his performance or nonperformance of such services.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-4 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-4
§ 7-1-4. Investigative authority and powers
Status: in_force

A. For the purpose of establishing or determining the extent of the liability of any person for any tax, for the purpose of collecting any tax, for the purpose of enforcing any statute administered under the provisions of the Tax Administration Act or for the purpose of investigating possible criminal violations of the revenue laws of this state, including fraud or other crimes that may affect the taxes due to the state, the secretary or the secretary's delegate is authorized to examine equipment and to examine and require the production of any pertinent records, books, information or evidence, to require the presence of any person and to require that person to testify under oath concerning the subject matter of the inquiry and to make a permanent record of the proceedings.

B. As a means for accomplishing the matters referred to in Subsection A of this section, the secretary is hereby invested with the power to issue subpoenas and summonses. In no case shall a subpoena or summons be made returnable less than ten days from the date of service.

C. Any subpoena or summons issued by the secretary shall state with reasonable certainty the nature of the evidence required to be produced, the time and place of the hearing, the nature of the inquiry or investigation and the consequences of failure to obey the subpoena or summons; shall bear the seal of the department; and shall be attested by the secretary.

D. After service of a subpoena or summons upon the person, if any person neglects or refuses to appear in response to the summons or neglects or refuses to produce records or other evidence or to allow the inspection of equipment in response to the subpoena or neglects or refuses to give testimony as required, the department may invoke the aid of the court in the enforcement of the subpoena or summons. In appropriate cases, the court shall issue its order requiring the person to appear and testify or produce books or records and may, upon failure of the person to comply with the order, punish the person for contempt.

E. If a person, the extent of whose tax liability is being established, or that person's agent, nominee or other person acting under the direction or control of that person, files an action with the court to quash a subpoena or summons issued by that court pursuant to this section, the running of the period of limitations pursuant to Sections 7-1-18 and 7-1-19 NMSA 1978 or Section 30-1-8 NMSA 1978 with respect to the tax liability under investigation shall be suspended for the period during which a proceeding and related appeals regarding the enforcement of the subpoena or summons is pending.
N.M. Stat. § 17-1-5.1 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 17-1-5.1
§ 17-1-5.1. Conservation services division; duties
Status: in_force

A. The “conservation services division” is created within the department of game and fish.

B. The conservation services division is responsible for:

(1) management, enhancement, research and conservation of public wildlife habitat;

(2) the lease, purchase, enhancement and management of state wildlife habitat;

(3) assisting landowners in improving wildlife habitats;

(4) development of educational programs related to conservation of wildlife and the environment, including the expanded dissemination of wildlife publications; and

(5) communication and consultation with federal and other state agencies, local governments and communities, private organizations and affected interests responsible for habitat, wilderness, recreation, water quality and environmental protection to ensure comprehensive conservation services for hunters, anglers and nonconsumptive wildlife users.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2-25 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-25
§ 17-2-25. Game or fish in possession of passenger; carrier exempt from liability; seizure
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall make a common carrier liable for transportation of game and fish when same is in the possession of a passenger, but such fact shall not exempt the same from seizure if unlawfully taken, killed, held in possession or transported.
N.M. Stat. § 61-3-10.2 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 3 / Section 61-3-10.2
§ 61-3-10.2. Medication aides
Status: in_force

A. A statewide program for certification of medication aides and approval of medication aide training programs is created under the board.

B. Unless certified as a certified medication aide under the Nursing Practice Act, no person shall:

(1) practice as a certified medication aide; or

(2) use the titles “certified medication aide” or “medication aide” or any other title, abbreviation, letters, figures, signs or devices to indicate or imply that the person is a certified medication aide.

C. The board shall:

(1) maintain a permanent register of all persons certified to practice as a certified medication aide;

(2) adopt rules for certified medication aide education and certification, including standards and curricula;

(3) adopt rules governing the supervision of certified medication aides by licensed nurses, including standards and performance evaluations of certified medication aides;

(4) conduct disciplinary hearings of certified medication aides or on the denial, suspension or revocation of certified medication aide certificates in accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act; and

(5) grant approval to a certified medication aide training program that meets all the requirements set by the board and deny or withdraw approval from medication aide training programs that fail to meet prescribed standards or fail to maintain a current contract.

D. Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978 , every applicant for certification as a certified medication aide shall pay the required application fee, submit written evidence of having completed a board-approved training program for certified medication aides and successfully complete a board-approved examination. The board shall issue a certificate to any person who fulfills the requirements for certification.

E. Every certificate issued by the board to practice as a certified medication aide shall be renewed every two years. The certified medication aide seeking renewal shall submit proof of employment as a certified medication aide and proof of having met continuing education requirements adopted by the board.

F. The board shall set the following nonrefundable fees:

(1) for initial certification by initial or subsequent examination, a fee not to exceed sixty dollars ($60.00);

(2) for renewal of certification, a fee not to exceed sixty dollars ($60.00);

(3) for reactivation of a lapsed certificate after failure to renew a certificate or following board action, a fee not to exceed sixty dollars ($60.00);

(4) for initial review and approval of a training program, a fee not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300);

(5) for subsequent review and approval of a training program that has changed, a fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200);

(6) for subsequent review and approval of a training program when a change has been required by a change in board policy or rules, a fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00); and

(7) for periodic evaluation of a training program, a fee not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200).
N.M. Stat. § 34-8A-4.1 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 8A / Section 34-8A-4.1
§ 34-8A-4.1. Metropolitan court judges; terms of office
Status: in_force

The term of office for each judge of the metropolitan court is four years. Judges shall be appointed, elected and retained in accordance with Article 6 of the constitution of New Mexico .
N.M. Stat. § 72-16-52 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 16 / Section 72-16-52
§ 72-16-52. Payment recital in securities
Status: in_force

Each security issued hereunder shall recite in substance that the security and the interest thereon are payable solely from the revenues or other moneys pledged to the payment thereof. Securities specifically pledging the full faith and credit of the authority for their payment shall so state.
N.M. Stat. § 34-2-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 34 / Article 2 / Section 34-2-3
§ 34-2-3. Seal; power to adopt design
Status: in_force

That the justices of the supreme court be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to adopt a design for the seal of said court.
N.M. Stat. § 31-21-3 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 21 / Section 31-21-3
§ 31-21-3. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 31-21-3 through 31-21-19 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Probation and Parole Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 6-12-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 12 / Section 6-12-2
§ 6-12-2. Certificates of indebtedness and interest; treasurer may borrow to pay
Status: in_force

Whenever the money in the funds is insufficient to meet the outstanding certificates of indebtedness and interest coupons as they mature, it shall be the duty of the state treasurer to borrow temporarily a sufficient sum to make such payment, and for such purposes the said treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to make and negotiate the necessary loan on the best terms obtainable, at a rate of interest not to exceed six per centum per annum; provided, that any surplus money in the interest on deposits fund and any surplus of any other fund on hand not otherwise appropriated shall be first used to pay said deficit before borrowing money to make such payments. The secretary of finance and administration shall countersign any and all necessary papers for the negotiation of such loan, and charge the proceeds to the treasurer, and the treasurer shall redeem such paper out of the interest fund whenever there shall be money in such fund available.
N.M. Stat. § 66-4-4 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 4 / Section 66-4-4
§ 66-4-4. Criminal offender's character evaluation
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act govern any consideration of criminal records required or permitted by Sections 66-4-1 through 66-4-9 NMSA 1978 .