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N.M. Stat. § 22-8-19.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-19.1
§ 22-8-19.1. Preschool programs; selected districts
Status: in_force

A. The children, youth and families department shall fund preschool programs for zero- to five-year-old children in selected school districts. The children, youth and families department shall distribute any appropriation for this purpose to local entities upon approval by that department of an application from an individual school district or community-based early childhood education program. The preschool programs shall collaborate, where possible, with existing headstart programs or with other appropriate early childhood education programs in the community, and the preschool programs shall use one of the following three models:

(1) a community-based early childhood education program;

(2) a school-based early childhood education program; or

(3) a home-based early childhood education program.

B. School districts may choose to contract with licensed community-based early childhood education programs already in existence. School-based early childhood education programs may be housed in a school accredited by the public education department. A home-based early childhood education program may include a parents-as-teachers program, which supports parents in meeting the developmental learning and social growth needs of their young children.

C. Each preschool program shall have a strong parental involvement component, a staff development component and a procedural process to enable the children, youth and families department to monitor and evaluate the program. The curriculum for each program shall comprehensively address the total developmental needs of the child, including physical, cognitive, social and emotional needs, and shall include aspects of health care, nutrition, safety, the needs of the family and multicultural sensitivity, in coordination with other resources for families.
N.M. Stat. § 29-4-8 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 4 / Section 29-4-8
§ 29-4-8. Administration of pension program; pension advisory board; membership; assistance to trustee
Status: in_force

The complete pension program authorized by the terms of this act shall be administered by the trustee with the assistance and counsel of a pension advisory board which shall consist of the chief of the department [director of the New Mexico state police division of the department] as chairman, two members appointed by the board of supervisors of the New Mexico state police [secretary of public safety] with the approval of the governor, and two members elected by the participating members. One of the initial appointees and one of the initial elected representatives shall serve for one-year terms and the other elected and appointed representatives shall serve for two-year terms.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-74 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-74
§ 58-1-74. Requirements of reorganization plan
Status: in_force

A. A plan of reorganization shall not be proposed under the Banking Act unless:

(1) the plan is feasible and fair to all classes of depositors, creditors and stockholders;

(2) the face amount of the interest accorded to any class of depositors, creditors or stockholders under the plan does not exceed the value of the assets upon liquidation less the full amount of the claim of all prior classes, subject, however, to any fair adjustment for new capital that any class will pay in under the plan;

(3) the plan provides for the issuance of common stock in an amount that will provide an adequate ratio to deposits;

(4) any exchange of new common stock for obligations or stock of the bank will be effected in inverse order to the priorities in liquidation of the classes that will retain an interest in the bank, and upon terms that fairly adjust any change in the relative interests of the respective classes that will be produced by the exchange;

(5) the plan assures the removal of any director, officer or employee responsible for any unsound or unlawful action, or the existence of an unsound condition; and

(6) any merger or consolidation provided by the plan conforms to the requirements of the Banking Act.

B. Whenever in the course of reorganization supervening conditions render the plan unfair, or its execution impractical, the commissioner [director of the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department] may modify the plan or liquidate the institution. Any such action shall be taken by order upon appropriate notice.
N.M. Stat. § 3-37-1 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 37 / Section 3-37-1
§ 3-37-1. Governing body is board of finance; duties of clerk and treasurer
Status: in_force

A. The governing body is the board of finance of the municipality and the members of the governing body shall serve without compensation additional to the compensation authorized by law for their services as members of the governing body.

B. The municipal clerk shall:

(1) serve as secretary to the board of finance;

(2) keep a record of the proceedings of the board of finance which shall be a public record; and

(3) convene a meeting of the board of finance whenever necessary or whenever requested to do so by any member of the board of finance.

C. The municipal treasurer shall:

(1) supervise the depositing and safekeeping of all money belonging to the municipality; and

(2) with the advice and consent of the municipal board of finance, designate banks qualified to receive on deposit money entrusted to his care.
N.M. Stat. § 56-15-7 — NM Code / Chapter 56 / Article 15 / Section 56-15-7
§ 56-15-7. Enforcement by appointment of receiver
Status: in_force

A. An assignee is entitled to the appointment of a receiver for the real property subject to the assignment of rents if:

(1) the assignor is in default and:

(a) the assignor has agreed in a signed document to the appointment of a receiver in the event of the assignor's default;

(b) it appears likely that the real property may not be sufficient to satisfy the secured obligation;

(c) the assignor has failed to turn over to the assignee proceeds that the assignee was entitled to collect; or

(d) a subordinate assignee of rents obtains the appointment of a receiver for the real property; or

(2) other circumstances exist that would justify the appointment of a receiver pursuant to the Receivership Act or any other law of New Mexico other than the Uniform Assignment of Rents Act.

B. An assignee may file a petition for the appointment of a receiver in connection with an action:

(1) to foreclose the security instrument;

(2) for specific performance of the assignment;

(3) seeking a remedy on account of waste or threatened waste of the real property subject to the assignment; or

(4) otherwise to enforce the secured obligation or the assignee's remedies arising from the assignment.

C. An assignee that files a petition pursuant to Subsection B of this section shall also give a copy of the petition in the manner specified in Section 3 of the Uniform Assignment of Rents Act to any other person that, ten days before the date the petition is filed, held a recorded assignment of rents arising from the real property.

D. If an assignee enforces an assignment of rents pursuant to this section, the date of enforcement is the date on which the court enters an order appointing a receiver for the real property subject to the assignment.

E. From the date of its appointment, a receiver is entitled to collect rents as provided in Subsection B of Section 6 of the Uniform Assignment of Rents Act. The receiver also has the authority provided in the order of appointment, the Receivership Act and any other law of New Mexico other than the Uniform Assignment of Rents Act.

F. The following rules govern priority among receivers:

(1) if more than one assignee qualifies pursuant to this section for the appointment of a receiver, a receivership requested by an assignee entitled to priority in rents pursuant to the Uniform Assignment of Rents Act has priority over a receivership requested by a subordinate assignee, even if a court has previously appointed a receiver for the subordinate assignee; and

(2) if a subordinate assignee obtains the appointment of a receiver, the receiver may collect the rents and apply the proceeds in the manner specified in the order appointing the receiver until a receiver is appointed pursuant to a senior assignment of rents.
N.M. Stat. § 25-1-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 25 / Article 1 / Section 25-1-11
§ 25-1-11. Judicial review of board and division actions
Status: in_force

A. Rules adopted by the board are subject to judicial review under the provisions of Section 74-1-9 NMSA 1978 .

B. Any person to whom the division denies a permit or whose permit is suspended or revoked by the division may appeal to the district court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 21-1-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 21-1-8
§ 21-1-8. Eligibility for retirement pension
Status: in_force

When any member of the faculty or other employee of any one of said institutions shall have taught or rendered service for not less than twenty (20) years in the schools of this state, the last ten (10) years of which service shall have been rendered at the institution retiring such person, and when such person shall have reached or passed the age of sixty (60) years, he or she shall have the right to request retirement and receive thereafter the full pension provided by this act, and after any such person who has rendered the service hereinabove described shall have reached or passed the age of sixty-five (65) years, the regents or governing body of said institution shall have the right in their discretion to order the retirement of such person with the maximum pension hereinabove set forth; provided, that when any member of the faculty or other employee of any one of said institutions shall have taught or rendered service for not less than twenty-five (25) years in the same institution, such person shall be eligible to request retirement and receive the pension provided when he or she shall have reached or passed the age of fifty-five (55) years.
N.M. Stat. § 67-7-6 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 7 / Section 67-7-6
§ 67-7-6. Irrigation or drainage water overflowing highway; penalty
Status: in_force

Any farmer, mayordomo of acequia or other person having charge of irrigation or drainage waters, who, through neglect, oversight, carelessness or design, shall allow irrigation or drainage waters to flow upon any public highway so as to hinder, delay or obstruct travel, or any person, who, through neglect, oversight, carelessness or design, shall allow water to flow from any reservoir, tank or watering trough upon any public highway, so as to hinder, delay or obstruct travel, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
N.M. Stat. § 58-10-59 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 10 / Section 58-10-59
§ 58-10-59. Savings accounts of minors
Status: in_force

Any association operating under the Savings and Loan Act, and any federal savings and loan association doing business in this state, may accept savings accounts in the name of a minor or in the name of two or more persons, one or more of whom are minors, and pay the account to the order of the minor or minors as if they were of full age.
N.M. Stat. § 24-14-16 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 14 / Section 24-14-16
§ 24-14-16. Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth
Status: in_force

A. If a delayed certificate of birth is rejected under the provisions of Section 24-14-15 NMSA 1978 , a petition may be filed with a court for an order establishing a record of the date and place of the birth and the parentage of the person whose birth is to be registered.

B. The petition shall allege that:

(1) the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in this state;

(2) no record of birth of the person can be found in the bureau;

(3) diligent efforts by the petitioner have failed to obtain the evidence required in accordance with Section 24-14-15 NMSA 1978;

(4) the state registrar has refused to register a delayed certificate of birth; and

(5) any other allegations as may be required.

C. The petition shall be accompanied by a statement of the registration official made in accordance with Section 24-14-15 NMSA 1978 and all documentary evidence that was submitted to the registration official in support of the registration. The petition shall be sworn to by the petitioner.

D. The court shall fix a time and place for hearing the petition and shall give the registration official who refused to register the petitioner's delayed certificate of birth ten days' notice of the hearing. The official or the official's authorized representative may appear and testify in the proceeding.

E. If the court finds from the evidence presented that the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in this state, it shall make findings as to the place and date of birth, parentage and other findings as the case may require and shall issue an order to establish a record of birth. This order shall include the birth data to be registered, a description of the evidence presented in the manner prescribed by Section 24-14-15 NMSA 1978 and the date of the court's action.

F. The court shall determine the parent-child relationship of the mother and father pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act.

G. The clerk of the court shall forward each order to the state registrar not later than the tenth day of the calendar month following the month in which it was entered. The order shall be registered by the state registrar and shall constitute the record of birth from which copies may be issued in accordance with Sections 24-14-28 and 24-14-29 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 27-11-18 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 11 / Section 27-11-18
§ 27-11-18. Applicability of Administrative Procedures Act
Status: in_force

A. The department shall be subject to Sections 12-8-2 , 12-8-10 through 12-8-13 , 12-8-15 and 12-8-16 NMSA 1978 for expedited adjudicatory proceedings as provided by the Medicaid Provider and Managed Care Act.

B. Sections 12-8-2 , 12-8-10 through 12-8-13 , 12-8-15 and 12-8-16 NMSA 1978 apply to Sections 5, 7 through 11 and 14 of this 2019 act.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8B-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8B / Section 22-8B-5
§ 22-8B-5. Charter schools; status; local school board authority
Status: in_force

A. The local school board may waive only locally imposed school district requirements for locally chartered charter schools.

B. A state-chartered charter school is exempt from school district requirements. A state-chartered charter school is responsible for developing its own written policies and procedures in accordance with this section.

C. The department shall waive requirements or rules and provisions of the Public School Code pertaining to individual class load, teaching load, length of the school day, staffing patterns, subject areas, purchase of instructional material, evaluation standards for school personnel, school principal duties and driver education. The department may waive requirements or rules and provisions of the Public School Code pertaining to graduation requirements. Any waivers granted pursuant to this section shall be for the term of the charter granted but may be suspended or revoked earlier by the department.

D. A charter school shall be a public school accredited by the department and shall be accountable to the chartering authority for purposes of ensuring compliance with applicable laws, rules and charter provisions.

E. A local school board shall not require any employee of the school district to be employed in a charter school.

F. A local school board shall not require any student residing within the geographic boundary of its district to enroll in a charter school.

G. A student who is suspended or expelled from a charter school shall be deemed to be suspended or expelled from the school district in which the student resides.
N.M. Stat. § 38-6A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 38 / Article 6A / Section 38-6A-7
§ 38-6A-7. Order regarding testimony by alternative method
Status: in_force

A. An order allowing or disallowing a child witness to testify by an alternative method shall state the findings of fact and conclusions of law that support the presiding officer's determination.

B. An order allowing a child witness to testify by an alternative method shall:

(1) state the method by which the child is to testify;

(2) list any individual or category of individuals allowed to be in, or required to be excluded from, the presence of the child during the testimony;

(3) state any special conditions necessary to facilitate a party's right to examine or cross-examine the child;

(4) state any condition or limitation upon the participation of individuals present during the testimony of the child; and

(5) state any other condition necessary for taking or presenting the testimony.

C. The alternative method ordered by the presiding officer shall be no more restrictive of the rights of the parties than is necessary under the circumstances to serve the purposes of the order and shall be subject to the other provisions of the Uniform Child Witness Protective Measures Act.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-34 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-34
§ 21-8-34. Fees for services
Status: in_force

The board of regents shall establish and charge fees to be paid by any person, firm, corporation or governmental department, agency or institution using the services of the building materials research and testing institute which shall be sufficient to defray the cost of providing the service to such person, firm, corporation or governmental department, agency or institution.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7-7.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 7 / Section 29-7-7.2
§ 29-7-7.2. Reports
Status: in_force

Every law enforcement agency within the state shall submit quarterly a report to the director and the board on the status of each police officer employed by the law enforcement agency. The reports shall include the status of in-service law enforcement training. The reporting forms and submittal dates shall be prescribed by the board.
N.M. Stat. § 12-10C-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10C / Section 12-10C-4
§ 12-10C-4. Cause of action
Status: in_force

In addition to other available remedies, an employee who has been terminated, demoted or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment in violation of the Volunteer Emergency Responder Job Protection Act may bring a cause of action seeking reinstatement of the employee's former position, payment of back wages, reinstatement of fringe benefits or, where seniority rights are granted, reinstatement of seniority rights; provided that an action for violation of the Volunteer Emergency Responder Job Protection Act shall be brought within one year from the date of the violation.
N.M. Stat. § 3-18-20 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 18 / Section 3-18-20
§ 3-18-20. Police ordinances; county jails
Status: in_force

A municipality may use the county jail for the confinement or punishment of offenders subject to the requirements imposed by law and the board of county commissioners.
N.M. Stat. § 29-11-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 11 / Section 29-11-1
§ 29-11-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Sexual Crimes Prosecution and Treatment Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 14-16-20 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 16 / Section 14-16-20
§ 14-16-20. Electronic certifications, permits, registrations and licenses
Status: in_force

A governmental agency may provide by rule the manner by which an applicant may satisfy by electronic means all agency requirements relating to certifications, permits, registrations, and licenses including but not limited to obtaining, renewing, reactivating, and reinstating, a professional or occupational certification, permit, registration or license.
N.M. Stat. § 1-19A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 19A / Section 1-19A-3
§ 1-19A-3. Terms of participation; declaration of intent
Status: in_force

A. A person choosing to obtain financing pursuant to the Voter Action Act shall first file with the secretary a declaration of intent to participate in that act as an applicant candidate for a stated covered office. The declaration of intent shall be filed with the secretary prior to or during the qualifying period according to forms and procedures developed by the secretary.

B. To become an applicant candidate and participate in the Voter Action Act, a person shall submit a declaration of intent prior to collecting any qualifying contributions or other contributions and make explicit in the declaration that the candidate has complied with and will continue to comply with that act's contribution and expenditure limits and all other requirements set forth in that act and rules issued by the secretary.

C. Except as provided in Subsection D of this section, a person shall not be eligible to become an applicant candidate if the person has accepted contributions totaling more than one hundred dollars ($100) from any one contributor during the election cycle in which the person is running for office.

D. A person who has accepted contributions of more than one hundred dollars ($100) from any one contributor during the election cycle in which the person decides to run for a covered office is still eligible to become an applicant candidate if:

(1) the contributions were for a candidacy for an office other than a covered office and no money was raised for or expended on any campaign-related activity for a covered office during the time those contributions were made;

(2) the person does not solicit or accept contributions for a candidacy for an office other than a covered office or for the purpose of supporting or opposing a ballot measure or another candidate after the person declares candidacy for a covered office or becomes an applicant candidate;

(3) the person places all campaign account money that was collected before the person became an applicant candidate in a segregated bank account and does not transfer any money into or out of that account for the duration of the person's campaign for a covered office; and

(4) the person agrees that, if elected to the covered office, the person will transfer all money in the campaign account to the fund.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-31 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-31
§ 6-10-31. Interest on time deposits
Status: in_force

Any board of finance may, whenever in its opinion such a course is advisable and the public money under its control, or any part thereof, will not be needed immediately for public purposes, place such funds on time deposit with a bank, savings and loan association or credit union whose deposits are insured by an agency of the United States, taking the certificate of deposit or other evidence of indebtedness of the bank, savings and loan association or credit union receiving the deposit; provided, however, that all such deposits shall be secured as provided by law. No county or municipal board of finance shall make any deposits outside of its county.
N.M. Stat. § 1-1-3.3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1-1-3.3
§ 1-1-3.3. Election-related organization
Status: in_force

As used in the Election Code, “ election-related organization ” means an organization registered with the secretary of state that is involved in election monitoring or voter turnout activities, but does not include a qualified political party in an election in which the political party is represented on the ballot.
N.M. Stat. § 3-52-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 52 / Section 3-52-16
§ 3-52-16. Coercive action prohibited
Status: in_force

This act shall not be construed as authorizing or permitting such public employees, associations or groups to carry out such collective bargaining by means of strikes, picketing or any other coercive action.