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N.M. Stat. § 6-30-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 30 / Section 6-30-7
§ 6-30-7. Colonias infrastructure trust fund; created; investment; distribution
Status: in_force

A. The “colonias infrastructure trust fund” is created in the state treasury. The trust fund shall consist of money that is appropriated, donated or otherwise allocated to it. Money in the trust fund shall be invested by the state investment officer in the manner that land grant permanent funds are invested pursuant to Chapter 6, Article 8 NMSA 1978 . Income from investment of the trust fund shall be credited to the fund. Money in the trust fund shall not be expended for any purpose, but an annual distribution from the trust fund shall be made to the project fund pursuant to this section.

B. On July 1 of each year in which adequate money is available in the trust fund, an annual distribution shall be made from the trust fund to the project fund in the amount of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) until the distribution is less than an amount equal to four and seven-tenths percent of the average of the year-end market values of the trust fund for the immediately preceding five calendar years. Thereafter, the amount of the annual distribution shall be four and seven-tenths percent of the average of the year-end market values of the trust fund for the immediately preceding five calendar years.
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 20-12-5
§ 20-12-5. Judge advocates
Status: in_force

A. The adjutant general may appoint commissioned officers of the national guard and of the state defense force who are members of the bar of the supreme court of New Mexico as judge advocates. One judge advocate shall be designated by the adjutant general as the state judge advocate. The remaining senior judge advocate of each of the army national guard, the 111th air defense artillery brigade, the air national guard and the state defense force shall be designated as the staff judge advocate for their respective component, but this designation shall not preclude their assignment as military judge, trial counsel or defense counsel to other components in individual cases where they have not earlier participated. All other judge advocates shall be designated as assistant staff judge advocates. Designation as a judge advocate may be as a primary military specialty or as an additional duty, with their concurrence, for line officers who are members of the bar of the supreme court of New Mexico.

B. Judge advocates shall make frequent inspections in the field in supervision of the administration of military justice. Judge advocates of one component may participate in the administration of military justice in other components. Appointment as a judge advocate by the adjutant general shall substitute for Article 27(b)(2), Uniform Code of Military Justice certification.

C. The adjutant general, with the concurrence of the state judge advocate, shall appoint one military judge from the army national guard and one military judge from the air national guard. To the extent practicable, military judges will hear cases from components other than their own. Appointment as military judge shall not preclude assignment of judge advocate duties which are not in conflict with those of a military judge. A judge advocate's performance of duty as a military judge shall not be the subject of comment in any effectiveness, fitness or efficiency report beyond a statement that the officer is designated as military judge.

D. Federally recognized judge advocates of other active and reserve military components may, with their concurrence, serve as judge advocates for national guard and the state defense force when so requested and detailed by the state judge advocate.
N.M. Stat. § 57-5-10 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 5 / Section 57-5-10
§ 57-5-10. Exhibitor having contract running longer than year; rights in selection of pictures
Status: in_force

Any competitive exhibitor or exhibitors having contracts or franchise, with any producer and/or distributor continuing for a period of more than one year, at the time of the passage of this act, such competitive exhibitor, or exhibitors, shall not participate in the alternative drawing or selection of pictures with the other competitive exhibitors, as provided in Section five of this act, until such competitive exhibitor or exhibitors not having any such contract or franchise have acquired a number of pictures equal to that covered by said contract or franchise for a period of more than one year. In the acquiring of such pictures, same shall be done by taking the annual product of any one producer and/or distributor upon reasonable terms, and, if necessary, a sufficient number from another producer and/or distributor, upon reasonable terms each year during the remaining life of said contract or franchise, as to equal the number of pictures to be supplied under said contract or franchise for more than one year.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-37-21 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 37 / Section 59A-37-21
§ 59A-37-21. Adequacy of surplus
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this article, in determining whether an insurer's surplus as regards policyholders is reasonable in relation to the insurer's outstanding liabilities and adequate to its financial needs, the following factors, among others, shall be considered:

A. the size of the insurer as measured by its assets, capital and surplus, reserves, premium writings, insurance in force and other appropriate criteria;

B. the extent to which the insurer's business is diversified among the several lines of insurance;

C. the number and size of risks insured in each line of business;

D. the extent of the geographical dispersion of the insurer's insured risks;

E. the nature and extent of the insurer's reinsurance program;

F. the quality, diversification and liquidity of the insurer's investment portfolio;

G. the recent past and projected future trend in the size of the insurer's surplus as regards policyholders;

H. the surplus as regards policyholders maintained by other comparable insurers;

I. the adequacy of the insurer's reserves; and

J. the quality and liquidity of investments in subsidiaries made pursuant to Section 145 of the Insurance Code. The superintendent may treat any such investment as a disallowed asset for purposes of determining the adequacy of surplus as regards policyholders whenever in his judgment such investment warrants.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-16 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-16
§ 6-10-16. Security for deposits of public money
Status: in_force

A. Deposits of public money shall be secured by:

(1) securities of the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities;

(2) securities of the state of New Mexico, its agencies, instrumentalities, counties, municipalities or other subdivisions;

(3) securities, including student loans, that are guaranteed by the United States or the state of New Mexico;

(4) revenue bonds that are underwritten by a member of the financial industry regulatory authority, known as FINRA, and are rated “BAA” or above by a nationally recognized bond rating service; or

(5) letters of credit issued by a federal home loan bank.

B. No security is required for the deposit of public money that is insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation or the national credit union administration.

C. All securities shall be accepted as security at market value. The restrictions of Subsection A of this section apply to all securities subject to this subsection.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-20-4 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 20 / Section 59A-20-4
§ 59A-20-4. Grace period
Status: in_force

There shall be a provision that a grace period of thirty (30) days, or, at the option of the insurer, of one month of not less than thirty (30) days, or of four (4) weeks in the case of industrial life insurance policies the premiums for which are payable more frequently than monthly, shall be allowed within which the payment of any premium after the first may be made, during which period of grace the policy shall continue in full force. The insurer may impose an interest charge not in excess of six percent per annum for the number of days of grace elapsing before the payment of the premium, and whether or not such interest charge is imposed, if a claim arises under the policy during such period of grace the amount of any premium due or overdue, together with interest and any deferred installment of the annual premium, may be deducted from the policy proceeds.
N.M. Stat. § 21-22D-4 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 22D / Section 21-22D-4
§ 21-22D-4. Department powers and duties; participant eligibility; qualifications
Status: in_force

A. The commission [department] may grant an award to repay loans obtained for health educational expenses of a health professional upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed by regulations of the commission [department].

B. Applicants shall be licensed or certified to practice in New Mexico as health professionals and shall be bona fide citizens and residents of the United States and of New Mexico. Applicants shall declare their intent to practice as health professionals within designated health professional shortage areas of the state.

C. The commission [department] shall make a full and careful investigation of the ability, character and qualifications of each applicant and determine fitness to become a health professional in the health professional loan repayment program.

D. The commission [department] shall assist selected health professionals in locating practice positions in designated health professional shortage areas.
N.M. Stat. § 22-15-28 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 15 / Section 22-15-28
§ 22-15-28. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Braille Access Act:

A. “ alternate accessible format ” means one of several alternatives to traditional print, including braille, large print and computer text files;

B. “ braille ” means the tactile system of reading and writing used by persons who are blind and visually impaired, as defined by the braille authority of North America;

C. “ department ” means the state department of public education;

D. “ educational institution ” means a public school or public post-secondary educational institution;

E. “ instructional materials ” means textbooks, workbooks, teacher manuals or editions, blackline masters, transparencies, test packets, software, CD-ROMs, videotapes and cassette tapes;

F. “ structural integrity ” means all of the printed instructional materials, including the text of the material, sidebars, table of contents, chapter headings and subheadings, footnotes, indexes, glossaries and bibliographies. “Structural integrity” need not include nontextual elements such as pictures, illustrations, graphs or charts, though the publisher should include a brief textual description of any such nontextual element when it is practical to do so and mention of the nontextual element when a description is not practical;

G. “ student ” means a blind or visually handicapped person accepted, enrolled or attending an educational institution; and

H. “ textbook ” means a book, a system of instructional materials or a combination of a book and supplementary instructional material that conveys information to the student or otherwise contributes to the learning process, including electronic textbooks.
N.M. Stat. § 29-16-1 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 16 / Section 29-16-1
§ 29-16-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 29, Article 16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “DNA Identification Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 31-3-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 3 / Section 31-3-9
§ 31-3-9. Failure to appear; penalty
Status: in_force

A person released pending any proceeding related to the prosecution or appeal of a criminal offense or a probation revocation proceeding who willfully fails to appear before any court or judicial officer as required:

A. is guilty of a fourth degree felony, if he was released in connection with a felony proceeding; or

B. is guilty of a petty misdemeanor, if he was released in connection with a misdemeanor or a petty misdemeanor proceeding.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-47-21 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 47 / Section 59A-47-21
§ 59A-47-21. Joint coverage, reinsurance
Status: in_force

Two (2) or more health care plans may enter into and carry out cooperative agreements under which subscribers may subscribe jointly to and receive the benefits of all such plans; and any health care plan may enter into and carry out reinsurance agreements.
N.M. Stat. § 66-6-3 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 6 / Section 66-6-3
§ 66-6-3. Trailers; registration fees
Status: in_force

A. For freight trailers, the division shall collect thirteen dollars ($13.00) for permanent registration or re-registration after sale or transfer.

B. For utility trailers, the division shall collect:

(1) for the annual registration of each utility trailer not permanently registered, seven dollars ($7.00) plus one dollar ($1.00) for each one hundred pounds or major fraction thereof of actual empty weight over five hundred pounds;

(2) for the permanent registration of utility trailers not used in commerce that have a gross vehicle weight of less than six thousand one pounds, thirty-three dollars ($33.00) plus seven dollars ($7.00) for each one hundred pounds or major fraction thereof of actual empty weight over five hundred pounds; and

(3) for the re-registration of permanently registered utility trailers after sale or transfer, seven dollars ($7.00).

C. For travel trailers, the division shall collect:

(1) for the annual registration of each travel trailer that is not permanently registered, seven dollars ($7.00) plus fifty cents ($.50) for each one hundred pounds or major fraction thereof of gross factory shipping weight over five hundred pounds or, if gross factory shipping weight is not available, of actual empty weight over five hundred pounds;

(2) for the permanent registration of travel trailers, thirty-three dollars ($33.00) plus three dollars fifty cents ($3.50) for each one hundred pounds or major fraction thereof of gross factory shipping weight over five hundred pounds or, if the gross factory shipping weight is not available, of actual empty weight over five hundred pounds; and

(3) for the re-registration of permanently registered travel trailers after sale or transfer, seven dollars ($7.00).

D. At the option of the owner of a fleet of fifty or more utility trailers wishing to register them in New Mexico, the division shall issue a registration and registration plate for each trailer in the fleet, the registration and registration plate to expire on the last day of the final month of a five-year period. Registrations and registration plates shall be issued for five years only if the owner of the trailers meets the following requirements:

(1) application is made on forms prescribed by the division and payment of the proper fee is made;

(2) upon the option of the director, presentation is made at the time of registration of a surety bond, certificate of deposit or of other financial security; and

(3) payment is made by the fleet owner of all registration fees due each year prior to the expiration date. If such fees are not paid, all registrations and registration plates in the fleet shall be canceled.
N.M. Stat. § 7-40-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 40 / Section 7-40-4
§ 7-40-4. Reciprocity provision
Status: in_force

A. When by or pursuant to the laws of any other state or foreign country or province, any taxes, in the aggregate, are or would be imposed upon New Mexico insurers doing business or that might seek to do business in such state, country or province, or upon the agents or representatives of such insurers or upon brokers or adjusters, which are in excess of such taxes, in the aggregate, directly imposed upon similar insurers, or upon the agents or representatives of such insurers, or upon brokers, or upon adjusters, of such other state, country or province under the statutes of this state, so long as such laws of such other state, country or province continue in force or are so applied, the same taxes, in the aggregate, may be imposed by the secretary upon the insurers, or upon the agents or representatives of such insurers, or upon brokers of such other state, country or province, doing business or seeking to do business in New Mexico. Any tax imposed by any city, county or other political subdivision or agency of such other state, country or province on New Mexico insurers or their agents, representatives, brokers or adjusters shall be deemed to be imposed by such state, country or province within the meaning of this section.

B. This section does not apply as to:

(1) personal income taxes;

(2) ad valorem taxes on real or personal property; or

(3) special purpose obligations or assessments, or assessments under insurance guaranty fund laws, imposed by another state in connection with particular kinds of insurance, except that assessment of insurers for financing of public safety, health and protection purposes is not exempt under this subsection. Except that deductions from premium taxes or other taxes otherwise payable, allowed on account of real or personal property taxes paid shall be taken into consideration by the secretary in determining propriety and extent of reciprocity action under this section.

C. For purposes of this section, domicile of an alien insurer, other than Canadian insurer, shall be that state designated by the insurer in writing filed with the secretary at time of authorization in this state or within six months after the effective date of the New Mexico Insurance Code, whichever date is the later, and may be any one of the following states:

(1) that in which the insurer was first authorized to transact insurance;

(2) that in which is located the insurer's principal place of business in the United States; or

(3) that in which is held the largest deposit of trusteed assets of the insurer for protection of its policyholders in the United States.

D. If the insurer makes no such designation, its domicile shall be deemed to be that state in which is located its principal place of business in the United States.

E. The domicile of a Canadian insurer shall be Canada and the province of Canada in which its head office is located.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-28-3 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 28 / Section 32A-28-3
§ 32A-28-3. Indian child's domicile; determination of domicile and residence
Status: in_force

A. In a child custody proceeding involving an Indian child, the court shall determine and make an order of the domicile and residence of the Indian child and whether the Indian child is under the jurisdiction of a tribal court.

B. The department shall communicate with the Indian child's tribe as necessary to assist the court in making a determination pursuant to this section. If it is unclear which tribe is the Indian child's tribe, the department shall communicate with any tribe with which there is reason to know that the Indian child may be a member or eligible for membership.
N.M. Stat. § 72-20-79 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 20 / Section 72-20-79
§ 72-20-79. Cancellation of paid securities
Status: in_force

Whenever the treasurer shall redeem and pay any of the securities issued under the provisions of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act, the treasurer shall cancel the same by writing across the face thereof or stamping thereon the word “paid”, together with the date of its payment, sign the treasurer's name thereto and transmit the same to the secretary, taking the secretary's receipt therefor, which receipt shall be filed in the records of the authority. The secretary shall credit the treasurer on the secretary's books for the amount so paid.
N.M. Stat. § 72-14-26 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 14 / Section 72-14-26
§ 72-14-26. Disposition of water for public, domestic, industrial and other uses; reconveyance to grantors
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers conferred upon the commission to sell, lease and otherwise dispose of waters for the purpose of irrigation, development of power, watering of stock or other purposes, the commission shall have power to sell, lease and otherwise dispose of waters from its waterworks systems for public, domestic, industrial and other uses and for fire protection. The commission, after the discharge of all of the bonds issued by the commission to finance the construction or acquisition of any works, except for hydrographic surveys used by the state engineer for determining water rights, and of all interest thereon and costs and expenses incurred in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders of such bonds, shall reconvey the same to the grantors thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 30-6-2 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 6 / Section 30-6-2
§ 30-6-2. Abandonment of dependent
Status: in_force

Abandonment of dependent consists of a person having the ability and means to provide for his spouse or minor child's support and abandoning or failing to provide for the support of such dependent.

Whoever commits abandonment of dependent is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 72-12A-12 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 12A / Section 72-12A-12
§ 72-12A-12. Eminent domain; entry on lands; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The United States, the state of New Mexico or any person, firm, association or corporation, may exercise the right of eminent domain to take and acquire land and right-of-way for the construction, maintenance and operation of water wells, reservoirs, canals, ditches, flumes, aqueducts, pipelines or other works necessary for the replacement of water; any such right-of-way for canal, ditch, pipeline or other means for the conveyance of water shall in all cases be so located as to do the least damage to private or public property consistent with proper use and economical construction. Such land and right-of-way shall be acquired in the manner provided by law for the condemnation and taking of private property in the state of New Mexico for railroad, telegraph, telephone and other public uses and purposes. The engineers and surveyors of the United States, the state and any person, firm or corporation shall have the right to enter upon the lands and waters of the state and of private persons and of public and private and public corporations, for the purpose of making hydrographic surveys and examinations and surveys necessary for selecting and locating suitable sites and routes for reservoirs, canals, pipelines and other waterworks, subject to responsibility for any damage done to such property, in making such surveys.

B. The power of eminent domain for the replacement of water is necessary to accomplish maximum beneficial use of the waters of this state.

C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the taking of any state or federal land including land held in trust, except as may be provided by law.
N.M. Stat. § 61-24B-4 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 24B / Section 61-24B-4
§ 61-24B-4. Registration required
Status: in_force

No person shall practice landscape architecture or represent himself as a landscape architect unless he has a certificate of registration issued pursuant to the Landscape Architects Act.
N.M. Stat. § 41-5-12 — NM Code / Chapter 41 / Article 5 / Section 41-5-12
§ 41-5-12. Claims for compensation not assignable
Status: in_force

A patient's claim for compensation under the Medical Malpractice Act is not assignable.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-5-29.1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 5 / Section 59A-5-29.1
§ 59A-5-29.1. Quarterly reports
Status: in_force

The superintendent may, in his sole discretion at any time and for any reason, including those set forth in Sections 59A-41-24 through 59A-41-26 NMSA 1978 , require any authorized insurer to file quarterly financial statements with the superintendent and with the national association of insurance commissioners in accordance with the provisions of Section 59A-5-29 NMSA 1978 .