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N.M. Stat. § 3-14-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 14 / Section 3-14-19
§ 3-14-19. Abandonment of commission-manager government
Status: in_force

A. Within ten days of the verification of a petition submitted to the municipal clerk and signed by thirty percent of the qualified electors of the municipality, the commission shall adopt an election resolution calling for the holding of a special election to vote on the question of abandoning the commission-manager form of government. The election shall be held in June or July in odd-numbered years or July or August in even-numbered years in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act.

B. If a majority of the votes cast at the special election favors abandonment of the commission-manager form of government, the form of government reverts to that form of government existing immediately preceding the adoption of the commission-manager form of government after the election and taking office of the new officers and the commission shall adopt an election resolution calling for the holding of an election to elect new officers, which shall be held at the first regular local or general election following adoption of the resolution.

C. The election shall be held in the same manner as regular local elections are held as provided in the Local Election Act. The mayor and one-half of the members of the governing body shall hold office until the next regular local election and the remaining one-half of the members of the governing body shall hold office until the succeeding regular local election. The terms of the members of the governing body shall be determined by lot after their election.

D. No election shall be held upon the question of abandoning the commission-manager form of government within two years after an election has been held adopting the commission-manager form of government or confirming its continued existence.
N.M. Stat. § 17-3-31 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 17-3-31
§ 17-3-31. Permit to capture or destroy protected game damaging crops or property; beavers
Status: in_force

The state game and fish warden [director of the department of game and fish] may grant permits to owners or lessees of land and for the capture or destruction on their lands of any protected game doing damage to their cultivated crops or property; provided, that on said permit or permits so issued as aforesaid, the state game and fish warden shall fix the numerical limit of any protected game so to be captured or destroyed and shall also therein fix the time limit within which any such protected game shall be so captured.

The state game and fish warden shall also grant permits, preferably to owners or lessees of land, for the capture of such beaver as interfere with the operation of any lawful canal, ditch or dam, or cause or threaten the destruction of private property and for the capture of beaver to be transferred from one stream to another; provided, however, that all skins of beaver taken under the provisions of this section shall be turned in to the state game and fish warden, to be by him sold and one-half of the proceeds therefor to be by said state game and fish warden conveyed into the game protection fund and the other one-half of the proceeds to be by said state game and fish warden turned over to the holder of said permit.
N.M. Stat. § 30-3-9.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 3 / Section 30-3-9.1
§ 30-3-9.1. Assault; battery; sports officials
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section:

(1) “ in the lawful discharge of his duties ” means engaged in the performance of the duties of a sports official;

(2) “ sports official ” means a person who:

(a) serves as a referee, umpire linesman, timer or scorer, or who serves in a similar capacity, while working, supervising or administering a sports event; and

(b) is registered as a member of a local, state, regional or national organization that is engaged in providing education and training to sports officials.

B. Assault upon a sports official consists of:

(1) an attempt to commit a battery upon the person of a sports official while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties; or

(2) any unlawful act, threat or menacing conduct that causes a sports official while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties to reasonably believe that he is in danger of receiving an immediate battery.

C. Whoever commits assault upon a sports official is guilty of a misdemeanor.

D. Aggravated assault upon a sports official consists of unlawfully assaulting or striking at a sports official with a deadly weapon while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties.

E. Whoever commits aggravated assault upon a sports official is guilty of a third degree felony.

F. Battery upon a sports official is the unlawful, intentional touching or application of force to the person of a sports official while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties, when done in a rude, insolent or angry manner.

G. Whoever commits battery upon a sports official is guilty of a misdemeanor.

H. Aggravated battery upon a sports official consists of the unlawful touching or application of force to the person of a sports official with intent to injure that sports official while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties.

I. Whoever commits aggravated battery upon a sports official, inflicting an injury to the sports official that is not likely to cause death or great bodily harm, but does cause painful temporary disfigurement or temporary loss or impairment of the functions of any member or organ of the body, is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

J. Whoever commits aggravated battery upon a sports official, inflicting great bodily harm, or does so with a deadly weapon or in any manner whereby great bodily harm or death can be inflicted, is guilty of a third degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 19-11-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 11 / Section 19-11-1
§ 19-11-1. Care and protection; rules and regulations; forestry standards
Status: in_force

That the commissioner of public lands shall have authority, and it shall be his duty, to care for the timber and the timber products upon the state lands, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, [and] said rules and regulations shall provide for the practice of forestry according to standards that will protect the timber and timber products and also protect the watersheds of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-22B-7 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 22B / Section 59A-22B-7
§ 59A-22B-7. Prior authorization or referral requirement for in-network mental health or substance use disorder services coverage prohibited
Status: in_force

A. A health insurer shall not require prior authorization and referral requirements for the following mental health or substance use disorder services:

(1) acute or immediately necessary care;

(2) acute episodes of chronic mental health or substance use disorder conditions; or

(3) initial in-network inpatient or outpatient substance use treatment services.

B. Prior authorization shall be determined in consultation with the insured's mental health or substance use disorder services provider for:

(1) continuation of services in chronic or stable conditions; or

(2) additional services.

C. Except in cases in which the insured terminates a plan, a health insurer shall not terminate coverage of services without consultation with the insured's mental health or substance use disorder services provider.

D. A health insurer shall not limit coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services up to the point of relief of presenting signs and symptoms or to short-term care or acute treatment.

E. The duration of coverage for an insured with a mental health or substance use disorder shall be based on the mental health or substance use disorder needs of the insured rather than on arbitrary time limits.

F. A health insurer may require a mental health or substance use disorder services provider to provide notification to the health insurer after the initiation of in-network mental health or substance use disorder treatment pursuant to Subsection A of this section.

G. If a provider fails to notify a health insurer pursuant to Subsection F of this section, a health insurer may perform appropriate utilization review.

H. A health insurer may require a mental health or substance use disorder services provider to develop and submit a treatment plan for an insured receiving in-network services in a manner that is compliant with federal law.
N.M. Stat. § 1-21A-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 21A / Section 1-21A-6
§ 1-21A-6. Early voting locations; requirements
Status: in_force

A. A county clerk who has received a written request from an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo for one or more early voting locations shall provide at least one alternate voting or mobile alternate voting location on or near the Indian nation, tribal or pueblo land; provided that:

(1) any voter of the county shall have access to and be permitted to vote at the early voting location;

(2) the location of the early voting location on Indian nation, tribal or pueblo land conforms to the requirements for alternate voting locations, except as specified in this section;

(3) the county clerk provides federally mandated language translators at the early voting locations;

(4) the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo provides the facility and services for the early voting location; and

(5) the early voting location may operate for less than the full early voting period, to be decided upon between the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo and the county clerk.

B. When responding to a written request, the county clerk shall evaluate the population on the Indian nation, tribal or pueblo land, the distance voters have to travel and the number of monitored secured containers and early voting locations on or near the Indian nation, tribal or pueblo land.
N.M. Stat. § 22-25-11 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 25 / Section 22-25-11
§ 22-25-11. Expenditures by charter schools; reports to department
Status: in_force

A. No later than December 1 of each year, each locally chartered or state-chartered charter school that expects a state distribution or a distribution of property taxes pursuant to the Public School Capital Improvements Act during the next calendar year shall submit a report to the department and its chartering authority showing the purposes for which the expected distribution will be expended. The department shall review the report and, no later than twenty days after receiving the report, shall advise the charter school if, in its opinion, the proposed expenditures are consistent with law and shall provide a copy of the advice to the local district.

B. No later than January 31 of each year, each locally chartered or state-chartered charter school that received a state distribution or a distribution of property taxes pursuant to the Public School Capital Improvements Act during the preceding calendar year shall submit a report to the department and its chartering authority showing the purposes for which the distribution was expended and the amount expended for each purpose.
N.M. Stat. § 70-3-7 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 3 / Section 70-3-7
§ 70-3-7. Use of public highways by pipeline; grant of right by county commissioners
Status: in_force

The county commissioners of the various counties in the state are hereby empowered and authorized to grant rights-of-way for laying and maintaining pipelines for oil and gas transportation in, on or over public highways in their respective counties to all applicants upon such terms and conditions as such county commissioners deem to be for the best interests of their respective counties, and as prescribed by the terms of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 21-2-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 2 / Section 21-2-2
§ 21-2-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Post-Secondary Educational Planning Act:

A. “post-secondary education”:

(1) means education, training or retraining for persons sixteen years of age or older who have graduated from secondary school or left elementary or secondary school without graduating from secondary school, which is designed to provide for such persons:

(a) adult basic education;

(b) high school equivalency education;

(c) prevocational education;

(d) vocational education;

(e) technical education;

(f) general academic education;

(g) undergraduate academic education leading to associate's and bachelor's degrees;

(h) graduate academic education leading to master's and doctor's degrees;

(i) undergraduate and graduate professional education leading to professional degrees;

(j) continuing education; or

(k) some combination of the above; and

(2) includes public, private, nonprofit and proprietary educational institutions and programs of the following types, among others:

(a) technical and vocational institutes;

(b) junior colleges;

(c) branch community colleges;

(d) colleges and universities;

(e) post-secondary military institutes;

(f) post-secondary vocational schools;

(g) adult vocational and prevocational manpower and training programs;

(h) programs designed to identify persons who can benefit from post-secondary education and to assist them in enrolling in appropriate programs; and

(i) programs providing guidance, counselling and placement services for persons in connection with their participation in post-secondary education; and

B. “state commission” means the state commission on post-secondary education.
N.M. Stat. § 29-9-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 9 / Section 29-9-7
§ 29-9-7. Construction
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in the Organized Crime Act shall be construed to supersede, repeal or limit any power, duty or function of the executive department, or any agency of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, conferred by law.
N.M. Stat. § 18-3-11 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 3 / Section 18-3-11
§ 18-3-11. Laboratory of anthropology; acceptance of deed and title
Status: in_force

The state of New Mexico accepts the deed and bill of sale and the title of the laboratory of anthropology building and land described in the deed dated September 30, 1947 and directs that the property become part of the museum of New Mexico and be controlled and administered by the cultural affairs department.
N.M. Stat. § 9-27A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 27A / Section 9-27A-1
§ 9-27A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Cybersecurity Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 66-6-10 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 6 / Section 66-6-10
§ 66-6-10. Registration fees for manufactured homes and travel trailers; division to notify county assessor of manufactured home registration
Status: in_force

A. For the registration of each manufactured home, the division shall collect a fee of seven dollars ($7.00).

B. The division shall compile and transmit to each county assessor each year a list of the manufactured homes that are registered with the division showing the assessor's county as the principal location of the manufactured home. The listing shall include all data pertinent to and necessary for the county assessor to value the manufactured homes in accordance with valuation rules promulgated by the property tax division pursuant to Section 7-36-26 NMSA 1978 . The listing required by this subsection shall be transmitted no later than thirty days following the close of the annual registration process and shall be supplemented no less often than every thirty days to provide information to the appropriate county assessors on registrations occurring throughout the year.

C. At the time a person registers a manufactured home and pays the fee required by this section, the person shall be notified in writing by the division that the information required by Subsection B of this section will be furnished to the county assessor of the county of the principal location of the manufactured home and that the manufactured home is subject to property taxation under the Property Tax Code.
N.M. Stat. § 42A-1-23 — NM Code / Chapter 42A / Article 1 / Section 42A-1-23
§ 42A-1-23. Possession; no effect on other rights
Status: in_force

By taking possession pursuant to the provisions of Section 42A-1-22 NMSA 1978 , the condemnor does not waive the right to appeal from the judgment, the right to abandon or the right to request a new trial.
N.M. Stat. § 22-15F-4 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 15F / Section 22-15F-4
§ 22-15F-4. Purpose of school; school exempt from certain provisions of the Charter Schools Act
Status: in_force

A. The commission may charter a “New Mexico school for the arts” as a statewide residential state-chartered charter school for grades nine through twelve to offer intensive preprofessional instruction in the performing and visual arts combined with a strong academic program that leads to a New Mexico diploma of excellence.

B. The school and the board are subject to all the provisions of the Charter Schools Act, except Subsection K of Section 22-8B-4 NMSA 1978 and Section 22-8B-4.1 NMSA 1978 . The school shall not charge tuition, except as otherwise provided in the Public School Code. The school shall be supported by state funds in the same manner as other charter high schools authorized by the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 41-3A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 41 / Article 3A / Section 41-3A-2
§ 41-3A-2. Definition
Status: in_force

As used in this act, “person” means any individual or entity of any kind whatsoever.
N.M. Stat. § 11-10-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 10 / Section 11-10-3
§ 11-10-3. Effective date
Status: in_force

That ratification and approval of said compact by this state shall not be binding or obligatory until it shall have been likewise approved by the legislatures of the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, and the states of Alaska and Hawaii, and consented by the Congress of the United States of America.
N.M. Stat. § 5-16-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 16 / Section 5-16-9
§ 5-16-9. Taxation
Status: in_force

A district has no direct taxation authority.
N.M. Stat. § 5-5-25 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 5-5-25
§ 5-5-25. Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

Bonds issued by any municipality pursuant hereto and the income therefrom shall at all times be free from taxation by the state of New Mexico and any subdivision thereof, except for any estate, inheritance and transfer taxes.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-50 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-50
§ 7-9-50. Deduction; gross receipts tax; lease for subsequent lease
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided otherwise in Subsection B of this section, receipts from leasing tangible personal property or licenses may be deducted from gross receipts if the lease is made to a lessee who delivers a nontaxable transaction certificate to the lessor or provides alternative evidence pursuant to Section 7-9-43 NMSA 1978 . The lessee may not use the tangible personal property or license in any manner other than for subsequent lease in the ordinary course of business.

B. The deduction provided by this section does not apply to receipts from leasing:

(1) furniture or appliances, the receipts from the rental or lease of which are deductible under Subsection C of Section 7-9-53 NMSA 1978;

(2) coin-operated machines; or

(3) manufactured homes.
N.M. Stat. § 1-20-2 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 20 / Section 1-20-2
§ 1-20-2. Scope of penalty provision
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise provided in the law governing elections of a political subdivision, Sections 1-20-4 through 1-20-22 NMSA 1978 describing offenses and imposing penalties shall apply to all elections conducted in the state.

B. “Election Code” as used in Sections 1-20-4 through 1-20-22 NMSA 1978 includes laws governing the elections of municipalities, school districts or bond elections held pursuant to the Bond Election Act.
N.M. Stat. § 19-10-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 10 / Section 19-10-15
§ 19-10-15. Rental; limits; first year; rental districts; alteration; maximum size of lease; rent where lease crosses district line
Status: in_force

All leases issued by the commissioner of public lands shall provide for an annual rental to be paid by the lessee, the amount thereof to be fixed by the commissioner, but in no case shall the same be less than five cents [($.05)] nor more than one dollar [($1.00)] per acre, except during the secondary term of the leases provided for herein; provided the first year's rental for any lease, except leases issued pursuant to relinquishment under Section 8 of this act, shall not be less than one hundred dollars ($100).

It shall be the duty of the commissioner to classify and divide all state lands subject to lease hereunder, into districts to be known as “rental” districts, and thereupon prescribe the rental per acre to be paid under leases to be made upon lands in the respective rental districts, and upon such division shall post in a conspicuous place in the state land office a description of such districts and the rental prevailing in each; provided, however, the commissioner may, from time to time, alter or change the boundaries of such districts, or redistrict all of said lands, and increase or diminish the rental prevailing in each, but any change in the boundaries of the districts, or amount of rental, shall not become effective until ten days after giving notice thereof by posting a description, or list, of such changes, in a conspicuous place in the state land office.

Not more than six thousand, four hundred (6,400) acres of land may be embraced within any one lease, and where part of the lands in any lease are situated in one rental district and part thereof in another, or other districts, the lessee shall be required to pay the rental prevailing in the district wherein part of the lands affected are situated having the highest rental.
N.M. Stat. § 22-2-2.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 2 / Section 22-2-2.1
§ 22-2-2.1. Additional department duties; waiver of certain requirements
Status: in_force

A. The department shall approve all reasonable requests to waive the following for all public schools that exceed educational standards as determined by the department:

(1) accreditation review requirements as provided in Section 22-2-2 NMSA 1978;

(2) the length of the school day requirement as provided in Section 22-2-8.1 NMSA 1978;

(3) the individual class load requirement as provided in Section 22-10A-20 NMSA 1978;

(4) the subject area requirement as provided in Section 22-13-1 NMSA 1978; and

(5) purchase of instructional material from the department-approved multiple list requirement as provided in Section 22-15-8 NMSA 1978 .

B. Upon receiving a waiver request from a school that exceeds educational standards and in addition to the requirements set forth in Subsection A of this section, the department may waive:

(1) the graduation requirement as provided in Section 22-13-1.1 NMSA 1978;

(2) evaluation standards for school personnel; and

(3) other requirements of the Public School Code that impede innovation in education if the waiver request is supported by the teachers at the requesting school and the requesting school's local school board.

C. Waivers granted pursuant to this section shall begin in the school year following that in which a public school exceeds educational standards and may remain in effect as long as the school continues to exceed educational standards.

D. The department shall only waive requirements that do not conflict with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 or rules adopted pursuant to that act.
N.M. Stat. § 60-2E-57 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2E / Section 60-2E-57
§ 60-2E-57. Crime; general penalties for violation of act
Status: in_force

A person who willfully violates, attempts to violate or conspires to violate any of the provisions of the Gaming Control Act specifying prohibited acts, the classification of which is not specifically stated in that act, is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .