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N.M. Stat. § 47-12A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 12A / Section 47-12A-5
§ 47-12A-5. Validity of easement
Status: in_force

A cultural properties preservation easement is valid even though the cultural properties preservation easement:

A. is not appurtenant to an interest in real properties;

B. imposes a negative covenant that is a restriction on the use of the land that is subject to the terms of the easement;

C. imposes affirmative obligations upon the owner of any interest in the property subject to the easement or upon the holder;

D. does not touch or concern real property; or

E. does not establish any privity of estate or of contract.
N.M. Stat. § 50-13-2 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 13 / Section 50-13-2
§ 50-13-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the State Directory of New Hires Act:

A. “employee” means a person who is an employee within the meaning of Chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It does not include an employee of a federal or state agency performing intelligence or counterintelligence functions, if the head of such agency has determined that reporting pursuant to Section 4 of this act with respect to the employee could endanger the safety of the employee or compromise an ongoing investigation or intelligence mission;

B. “employer” means the same as the term in Section 3401(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and includes any governmental entity and any labor organization; and

C. “labor organization” means the same as the term in Section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act 1 and includes any entity which is used by the organization and an employer to carry out requirements described in Section 8(f)(3) 2 of such act of an agreement between the organization and the employer.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-48 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-48
§ 10-11-48. Municipal general member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate
Status: in_force

A member under municipal general member coverage plan 1 shall contribute seven percent of salary starting with the first full pay period in the calendar month in which municipal general member coverage plan 1 becomes applicable to the member, except that a member whose annual salary is greater than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) shall contribute:

A. prior to July 1, 2022, eight and one-half percent of salary;

B. beginning July 1, 2022 and continuing through June 30, 2023, nine percent of salary;

C. beginning July 1, 2023 and continuing through June 30, 2024, nine and one-half percent of salary;

D. beginning July 1, 2024 and continuing through June 30, 2025, ten percent of salary; and

E. beginning July 1, 2025 and thereafter, ten and one-half percent of salary.
N.M. Stat. § 72-16-51 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 16 / Section 72-16-51
§ 72-16-51. Ranking among securities of same issue
Status: in_force

All securities of the same issue or series shall be equally and ratably secured without priority by reason of number, date of maturity, date of securities, of sale, of execution, or of delivery, by a lien on said revenues in accordance with the provisions of this act and the resolution authorizing, or other instrument appertaining to, said securities, except to the extent such resolution or other instrument shall otherwise expressly provide.
N.M. Stat. § 7-7-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 7-7-4
§ 7-7-4. Nonresidents; tax imposed; exemption
Status: in_force

A. Tax in an amount computed as provided in this section is imposed on the transfer of the net estate located in New Mexico of every nonresident.

B. The tax shall be computed by multiplying the federal credit by a fraction, the numerator of which is the value of the property located in New Mexico and the denominator of which is the value of the decedent's gross estate.

C. For purposes of this section, the following is included as property located in New Mexico:

(1) debts arising from transactions in, or having a business situs in, New Mexico; and

(2) the securities of any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of New Mexico.

D. The transfer of the personal property of a nonresident is exempt from the tax imposed by this section to the extent that the personal property of residents is exempt from taxation under the laws of the state in which the nonresident is domiciled.
N.M. Stat. § 1-4-36 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1-4-36
§ 1-4-36. Board of registration; compensation
Status: in_force

Each member of the board of registration shall be paid per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act for nonsalaried public officers. Such compensation shall be included as an item in the regular county budget.
N.M. Stat. § 72-16-21 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 16 / Section 72-16-21
§ 72-16-21. Protection of property rights
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared that the use of the property, lands, rights-of-way, easements or materials which may be condemned, taken or appropriated under the provisions of this act is a public use subject to the regulation and control of the state in the manner prescribed by law; but nothing herein shall be deemed to authorize the authority or public body or person to divert the waters of any river, creek, stream, irrigation system, canal or ditch from its channel to the detriment of any person, any public body or the federal government having any interest in such river, creek, stream, irrigation system, canal or ditch, or the waters thereof or therein, unless compensation is ascertained and paid therefor under the laws authorizing the taking of private property for public use.
N.M. Stat. § 28-8-7 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 8 / Section 28-8-7
§ 28-8-7. Other duties
Status: in_force

The duties imposed by this act are in addition to, and not in limitation of, other duties existing under the law of this state.
N.M. Stat. § 20-4-7.3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 4 / Section 20-4-7.3
§ 20-4-7.3. Service members' life insurance reimbursement fund created; purpose; appropriation
Status: in_force

A. The “service members' life insurance reimbursement fund” is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of legislative appropriations to the fund; gifts, grants, donations and bequests to the fund; and income from investment of the fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be made on warrants drawn by the secretary of finance and administration signed by the adjutant general of the department of military affairs or the adjutant general's authorized representative.

B. The fund shall be administered by the department of military affairs, and money in the fund is appropriated to the department of military affairs for the purpose of reimbursing eligible members of the New Mexico national guard for premiums paid for benefits under the servicemembers' group life insurance program pursuant to 38 U.S.C. Section 1965 et seq., as amended.

C. The department of military affairs shall adopt rules necessary to determine eligibility for reimbursement from the service members' life insurance reimbursement fund and to implement a reimbursement program.

D. Nothing in this section is intended to alter, amend or change the eligibility or applicability of the servicemembers' group life insurance program pursuant to 38 U.S.C. Section 1965 et seq., as amended, or any rights, responsibilities or benefits thereunder.
N.M. Stat. § 13-1B-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 1B / Section 13-1B-2
§ 13-1B-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act:

A. “ alternative fuel ” means natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, electricity, hydrogen, a fuel mixture containing not less than eighty-five percent ethanol or methanol, a fuel mixture containing not less than twenty percent vegetable oil or a water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion consisting of a hydrocarbon base and water in an amount not less than twenty percent by volume of the total water-phased fuel emulsion;

B. “ conventional fuel ” means gasoline or diesel fuel;

C. “ department ” means the energy, minerals and natural resources department;

D. “ fund ” means the alternative fuel acquisition loan fund;

E. “ heavy duty vehicle ” means a vehicle weighing more than twenty-six thousand pounds;

F. “ light duty vehicle ” means a vehicle weighing not more than fourteen thousand pounds;

G. “ medium duty vehicle ” means a vehicle weighing more than fourteen thousand pounds but not more than twenty-six thousand pounds; and

H. “ political subdivision ” means a county, municipality or school district.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-824 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-824
§ 66-3-824. Lamp or flag on projecting load
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in Section 66-3-802 NMSA 1978 hereof, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the sides and rear. The red light or lantern required under this section shall be in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load a red flag or cloth not less than twelve inches square and so hung that the entire area is visible to the driver of a vehicle approaching from the rear.

B. If any part of a vehicle, or any load thereon, or any mechanical device, whether a temporary or permanent part of the vehicle, extends beyond the front bumpers thereof the extreme front corners of such projection shall at the times specified in Section 66-3-802 NMSA 1978 be indicated by amber lights or lanterns visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the sides and front.
N.M. Stat. § 67-1-1 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 1 / Section 67-1-1
§ 67-1-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Highway Department Organization Act.”
N.M. Stat. § 74-4A-10 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 4A / Section 74-4A-10
§ 74-4A-10. Membership; appointment; vacancies
Status: in_force

A. The committee shall be composed of twelve members. The legislative council shall appoint six members from the house of representatives and six members from the senate and may include members of the council, notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection D of Section 2-3-3 NMSA 1978 . At the time of making the appointments, the legislative council shall designate the chairman and vice chairman of the committee. Members shall be appointed from each house so as to give the two major political parties in each house the same proportionate representation on the committee as prevails in each house; provided that in no event shall either of such parties have less than one member from each house on the committee. Vacancies on the committee shall be filled by the legislative council.

B. No action shall be taken by the committee if a majority of the total membership from either house on the committee rejects such action.
N.M. Stat. § 30-7-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 7 / Section 30-7-15
§ 30-7-15. Weapons; transporting
Status: in_force

Any person wishing to transport a firearm or other deadly weapon on a bus may do so only in accordance with regulations established by the company; provided that any firearm or deadly weapon must be transported in a compartment which is not accessible to passengers while the bus is moving.
N.M. Stat. § 6-21D-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 21D / Section 6-21D-6
§ 6-21D-6. Calculation of cost savings; transfers to energy efficiency and renewable energy bonding fund
Status: in_force

A. Upon the installation of energy efficiency measures in a state building or school district building, the department shall calculate the estimated energy cost savings, in the form of lower utility payments by the school district or the state, that will be annually realized as a result of the installation of the energy efficiency measures. The department shall certify the estimate to the department of finance and administration and the general services department or other state agency with jurisdiction, in the case of state buildings, and to the department of finance and administration, the public education department and the school district, in the case of school district buildings.

B. In the case of a school district building, when calculating the state equalization guarantee distribution pursuant to Section 22-8-25 NMSA 1978 , the public education department shall deduct ninety percent of the amount certified for the school district by the department.

C. Reduction of a school district's state equalization guarantee distribution shall cease when the school district's cumulative reductions equal its proportional share of the cumulative debt service payments necessary to service the bonds issued pursuant to the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Bonding Act.

D. Prior to June 30 of each year, the total amount deducted for all school districts pursuant to Subsection B of this section shall be transferred to the fund.

E. In the case of a state building, the department of finance and administration shall deduct from the operating budget of the agency responsible for paying the utilities of the state building ninety percent of the amount certified for the agency by the department.

F. Deduction from the operating budget of the agency responsible for paying the utilities of the state building shall cease when the agency's cumulative deductions equal its proportional share of the cumulative debt service payments necessary to service the bonds issued pursuant to the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Bonding Act.

G. Prior to June 30 of each year, the total amount deducted for all agencies and all state buildings pursuant to Subsection D of this section shall be transferred from the appropriate funds to the energy efficiency and renewable energy bonding fund.
N.M. Stat. § 20-13-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 13 / Section 20-13-2
§ 20-13-2. Military airborne hazards and open burn pit registry; creation; duties
Status: in_force

For the purposes of outreach, education and advocacy for New Mexico service members and veterans who have been exposed to open burn pit smoke or other airborne hazards during their service in operation Iraqi freedom, operation enduring freedom, operation new dawn, the Gulf War 1990-1991 or other conflicts or theaters that may subsequently be identified, the secretary of veterans' services shall:

A. identify a subject-matter expert at the United States department of veterans affairs who has the ability and capacity to assist veterans seeking medical care or assistance with the department of veterans affairs' claims process;

B. make available to veterans the most current medical studies and recommendations with regards to inhalation of toxic substances due to exposure to open burn pits; and

C. establish and maintain a public information program to educate and inform service members, veterans and their families regarding:

(1) how to sign up and use the United States department of veterans affairs burn pit registry and information regarding the veterans health administration's presumptive conditions or diseases believed to have been caused by exposure to open burn pits;

(2) the types of treatment offered by the veterans health administration that are available for any conditions or diseases caused by exposure to open burn pits and care offered outside the veterans health administration that have been approved for medical use;

(3) how to document medical conditions that may be related to exposure to open burn pits and how to apply for a service-connected disability through the United States department of veterans affairs; and

(4) appealing an existing disability rating decision or requesting an upgrade in disability rating from the United States department of veterans affairs.
N.M. Stat. § 7-38-22 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-22
§ 7-38-22. Protesting values, classification, allocation of values and denial of exemption determined by the department
Status: in_force

A. A property owner may protest the value or classification determined by the department for the property owner's property for property taxation purposes or the department's allocation of value of the property owner's property to a particular governmental unit or the denial of a claim for an exemption by filing a petition with the administrative hearings office. Filing a petition in accordance with this section entitles a property owner to a hearing on the property owner's protest.

B. Petitions shall:

(1) be filed no later than thirty days after:

(a) the mailing by the department of the notice of valuation; or

(b) the mailing of a property tax bill on omitted property pursuant to Section 7-38-76 NMSA 1978;

(2) state the property owner's name and address and the description of the property;

(3) state why the property owner believes the value, classification, allocation of value or denial of an exemption is incorrect and what the property owner believes the correct value, classification, allocation of value or exemption to be;

(4) state the value, classification, allocation of value or exemption that is not in controversy; and

(5) contain such other information as the administrative hearings office may by rule require.

C. The administrative hearings office shall notify the secretary and the property owner by certified mail of the date, time and place that the parties may appear before the administrative hearings office to present evidence related to the petition; provided that the parties may request, consent or agree to an alternative service method for the notice of hearing. The notice shall be sent at least fifteen days prior to the hearing date.

D. The secretary may provide for an informal conference on the protest before the hearing.
N.M. Stat. § 2-8F-3 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 8F / Section 2-8F-3
§ 2-8F-3. Residence
Status: in_force

At the time of filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of senator, the candidate shall reside in the district for which the candidate files. Thereafter, if a senator permanently removes the senator's residence from or maintains no residence in the district from which the senator was elected, the senator shall be deemed to have resigned, and the senator's successor shall be selected as provided in Section 4 of the 2021 Senate Redistricting Act.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2-46 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2 / Section 27-2-46
§ 27-2-46. Medically indigent patient deductible
Status: in_force

A medically indigent patient's deductible shall be an amount determined by the hospital that the medically indigent patient is able to pay the hospital in monthly installments over an eighteen-month period. That determination shall be made pursuant to department rules and regulations and shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of the medically indigent patient's family size, household income and obligations.
N.M. Stat. § 3-24-7 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 24 / Section 3-24-7
§ 3-24-7. Limitations on electric utility of municipality
Status: repealed

A. No municipality in the operation of its electric utility may exercise dominion over territory outside its boundary in which rights have been granted to an electric cooperative under the provisions of Section 62-15-3 NMSA 1978 .

B. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with Sections 3-24-1 through 3-24-10 NMSA 1978 , are repealed, except that these sections shall not be construed as amending or repealing Section 62-9-1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 24-1I-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1I / Section 24-1I-4
§ 24-1I-4. Liquidated damages
Status: in_force

A. An agreement may provide for liquidated damages in an amount that is reasonable at the time the agreement is executed and in light of anticipated harm and difficulty of proving the amount of loss resulting from breach of the agreement by any party.

B. A provision in an agreement fixing unreasonably large liquidated damages is void as a penalty.
N.M. Stat. § 8-2-3 — NM Code / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 8-2-3
§ 8-2-3. Access to budget information
Status: in_force

The secretary of finance and administration shall fully cooperate with the governor-elect and his staff and shall permit the governor-elect to have full access to all reports, hearings, information and data pertaining to the proposed executive budget.
N.M. Stat. § 30-3A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 3A / Section 30-3A-3
§ 30-3A-3. Stalking; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Stalking consists of knowingly pursuing a pattern of conduct, without lawful authority, directed at a specific individual when the person intends that the pattern of conduct would place the individual in reasonable apprehension of death, bodily harm, sexual assault, confinement or restraint of the individual or another individual.

B. As used in this section:

(1) “ lawful authority ” means within the scope of lawful employment or constitutionally protected activity; and

(2) “ pattern of conduct ” means two or more acts, on more than one occasion, in which the alleged stalker by any action, method, device or means, directly, indirectly or through third parties, follows, monitors, surveils, threatens or communicates to or about a person.

C. Whoever commits stalking is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, the offender is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

D. In addition to any punishment provided pursuant to the provisions of this section, the court shall order a person convicted of stalking to participate in and complete a program of professional counseling at the person's own expense or a domestic violence offender treatment or intervention program.
N.M. Stat. § 4-52-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 52 / Section 4-52-7
§ 4-52-7. Hearing; notice
Status: in_force

A. Within thirty days after the petition has been filed with the board of county commissioners, it shall cause due notice to be given by publication for three consecutive weeks immediately prior to action in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, or, if no newspaper of general circulation exists, shall post in not less than eight public places within the proposed area a notice of hearing upon the practicability and feasibility of creating the district. All interested parties have the right to attend the hearing and be heard. If it appears at the hearing that other lands should be included or that lands included in the petition should be excluded, the board of county commissioners may permit such inclusion or exclusion.

B. If it appears upon hearing that it is desirable to include within the proposed district, territory outside of the area, within which due notice of hearing has been given, the hearing shall be adjourned and due notice of a further hearing given throughout the entire area considered for inclusion in the district, and a further hearing shall be held. After final hearing, if the board of county commissioners determine upon the facts presented at the hearing and upon other available information that there is need, in the interest of public health, safety and welfare for such a district to function in the territory considered, it shall make and record the determination and define by metes and bounds, or by legal subdivisions, the boundaries of the district.

C. If the board determines after the hearing that it is not feasible for the district to function in the territory considered, it shall make and record the determination and deny the petition.