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N.M. Stat. § 7-7-2 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 7-7-2
§ 7-7-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Estate Tax Act:

A. “department” means the taxation and revenue department, the secretary of taxation and revenue or any employee of the department exercising authority lawfully delegated to that employee by the secretary;

B. “certificate” means a certificate of no tax due or a receipt for payment of the tax due under the Estate Tax Act;

C. “decedent” means a deceased individual;

D. “federal credit” means the maximum amount of the credit for estate death taxes allowed by Section 2011 for the decedent's net estate;

E. “gross estate” means “gross estate” as defined and used in Section 2031 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended or renumbered;

F. “net estate” means “taxable estate” as defined in Section 2051 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended or renumbered;

G. “nonresident” means a decedent who was domiciled outside New Mexico at his death;

H. “person” means any individual, estate, trust, receiver, cooperative association, club, corporation, company, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate or other entity and, to the extent permitted by law, any federal, state or other governmental unit or subdivision or agency, department or instrumentality thereof;

I. “personal representative” means the executor or administrator of a decedent or, if no executor or administrator is appointed, qualified and acting, any person who has possession of any property;

J. “property” means property included in the gross estate;

K. “resident” means a decedent who was domiciled in New Mexico at his death;

L. “Section 2011” means Section 2011 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended or renumbered; and

M. “transfer” means “transfer” as defined and used in Section 2001 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended or renumbered.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-48-16 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 48 / Section 59A-48-16
§ 59A-48-16. Approval of advertising and sales material
Status: in_force

A. The prepaid dental plan organization shall prior to use thereof file with the superintendent for his approval all advertising and sales material proposed to be used by it, through agents, solicitors, or otherwise, in advertising solicitation or sale of membership coverage to be offered by such organization.

B. Within thirty (30) days after such filing the superintendent shall either approve or disapprove the advertising matter or sales material so filed; and if not disapproved within such period or within such extension of not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days as may be requested by the superintendent and communicated by him in writing to the prepaid dental plan organization, the advertising matter and sales material shall be deemed approved.

C. The superintendent shall disapprove any such advertising matter or sales material if found by him to be in whole or part untrue, deceptive, misleading, or conducive to misrepresentation.

D. The superintendent may withdraw any previous approval, or negate any prior failure to disapprove within the applicable period, as to any advertising matter or sales material found by him to be subject to disapproval on any of the grounds stated in this section. Any such withdrawal of a prior approval or negation of prior failure to disapprove, shall allow a reasonable period for withdrawal of the advertising matter or sales material involved.

E. Any such disapproval, withdrawal, or negation shall be by the superintendent's order stating the grounds therefor.

F. No prepaid dental plan organization and no representative thereof shall use or permit to be outstanding, any advertising matter or sales material as to which the superintendent's disapproval then exists. In addition to other applicable penalties for violation of this section, the superintendent may without additional cause withdraw approval of any membership coverage or other form as to which such advertising or sales material is used.
N.M. Stat. § 4-59-5 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 59 / Section 4-59-5
§ 4-59-5. Bonds issued to finance projects
Status: in_force

A. Bonds issued by a county under authority of the County Industrial Revenue Bond Act shall not be the general obligation of the county within the meaning of Article 9, Sections 10 and 13 of the constitution of New Mexico . The bonds shall be payable solely out of the revenue derived from the projects for which the bonds are issued. Bonds and interest coupons, if any, issued under authority of the County Industrial Revenue Bond Act shall never constitute an indebtedness of the county within the meaning of any state constitutional provision or statutory limitation and shall never constitute or give rise to a pecuniary liability of the county or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers, and such fact shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond.

B. The bonds may be executed and delivered at any time, and from time to time, may be in such form and denominations, may be of such tenor, may be in registered or bearer form either as to principal or interest or both, may be payable in such installments and at such time or times not exceeding thirty years from their date, may be payable at such place or places, may bear interest at such rate payable at such place or places and evidenced in such manner and may contain such provisions not inconsistent with this section, all as shall be provided in the ordinance and proceedings of the commission under which the bonds shall be authorized to be issued.

C. The bonds issued under the authority of the County Industrial Revenue Bond Act may be sold at public or private sale in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the commission to be most advantageous, and the county may pay all expenses, attorney, engineering and architects' fees, premiums and commissions that the commission may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the bonds.

D. The bonds issued under the authority of the County Industrial Revenue Bond Act and all applicable interest coupons shall be construed to be negotiable.

E. A bond shall not be issued by a class A county to finance a project unless an employer of the project that is valued at eight million dollars ($8,000,000) or more:

(1) offers to its employees and their dependents health insurance coverage that is in compliance with the New Mexico Insurance Code; and

(2) contributes not less than fifty percent of the premium for the health insurance for those employees who choose to enroll; provided that the fifty percent employer contribution shall not be a requirement for the dependent coverage that is offered.
N.M. Stat. § 14-4-8 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 4 / Section 14-4-8
§ 14-4-8. Documents not required to be filed with state library
Status: in_force

The state librarian may by appropriate written instructions advise the records center that he no longer desires a particular class of instrument to be filed with the state library and thereafter such records center shall no longer file such class of documents with the state library unless such rejection is rescinded in writing and sent to such agency or agencies.
N.M. Stat. § 9-17-2 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 17 / Section 9-17-2
§ 9-17-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the General Services Department Act is to make state government more efficient and responsive through consolidating certain state government service functions; and to establish a single, unified department to administer laws relating to services for governmental entities; and to perform other duties as provided by law.
N.M. Stat. § 9-24-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 24 / Section 9-24-9
§ 9-24-9. Public education commission
Status: in_force

A. The “public education commission” is created pursuant to Article 12, Section 6 of the constitution of New Mexico . The commission shall be administratively attached to the department, with administrative staff provided by the department. Additional requests for staff services shall be made through the secretary. The commission shall advise the department on policy matters and shall perform other functions as provided by law.

B. The commission shall consist of ten members elected from public education districts as provided in the decennial educational redistricting act. Members shall be entitled to receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act, but shall receive no other perquisite, compensation or allowance.

C. The commission shall annually elect a chairman, vice chairman and secretary from among its membership. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the conduct of business. The commission shall keep a record of all proceedings of the commission.

D. The commission shall meet at the call of the chairman at least quarterly. Meetings of the commission shall be held in Santa Fe and at other sites within the state at the direction of the commission. The chairman in consultation with the secretary shall call a meeting at the request of a majority of the members. Commission members shall not vote by proxy.

E. No member of the commission shall be appointed secretary or be employed by the department on either a full- or part-time basis.
N.M. Stat. § 4-44-30 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 44 / Section 4-44-30
§ 4-44-30. County treasurer; receipts; accounts of officers
Status: in_force

The county treasurer shall issue proper receipts for all monies paid over to him under the requirements of this act, and shall keep an accurate account thereof in proper books of entry to be kept in his office. The official accounts of all county officers shall be subject to inspection and audit, and shall be inspected and audited, by the officer authorized by law to audit the accounts of such officer.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15-34 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15 / Section 9-15-34
§ 9-15-34. Duties of the department
Status: in_force

A. The economic development department shall establish the office of enterprise development. Within the office of enterprise development, the department shall:

(1) develop and maintain a comprehensive statewide business information data base and referral service;

(2) establish a mechanism for advertising the existence of the office and its referral service;

(3) provide professional assistance and information regarding licensing, permitting and taxation procedures; and

(4) establish a reporting procedure to monitor the success of the referral service.

B. The department shall develop a budget and hire a staff to operate the office of enterprise development.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-43.6 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-43.6
§ 10-11-43.6. State legislator member coverage plan 2; contributions for service prior to 2003
Status: in_force

To be eligible for state legislator member coverage plan 2, a state legislator or lieutenant governor shall make the necessary contributions by December 31, 2004 for years of credited service earned prior to January 1, 2003, in an amount that totals five hundred dollars ($500) for each year of credited service.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-40.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-40.1
§ 22-8-40.1. Deposit of public school funds; providing exception on interest rate limitation for “NOW” accounts
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection E of Section 22-8-40 NMSA 1978 , the requirement for a rate of interest of not less than one hundred percent of the asked price on United States treasury bills of the same maturity on the day of deposit shall not apply to interest-bearing checking accounts.
N.M. Stat. § 44-2-11 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 2 / Section 44-2-11
§ 44-2-11. Pleadings allowed; proceedings as in civil actions
Status: in_force

No other pleading or written allegation is allowed than the writ and answer. They shall be construed and amended in the same manner as pleadings in a civil action, and the issues thereby joined shall be tried and further proceedings had in the same manner as in a civil action.
N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-5
§ 4-55A-5. Improvement district; powers of a county
Status: in_force

Every county shall have the power to construct improvements authorized by the County Improvement District Act on any location within the boundaries of the county, a municipality or another county. Improvements shall be constructed pursuant to the powers granted in the County Improvement District Act only if the governing body of the municipality or the board of county commissioners of such other county in which such improvements are to be made has, by resolution submitted to the board of county commissioners of the county, determined:

A. that the construction of such improvements is in the best interests of the municipality or such other county;

B. that the maximum amount of benefit estimated to be conferred on the tracts or parcels of land lying within the municipality or such other county is determined in the same manner as the maximum amount of benefit estimated to be conferred on the tracts or parcels of land lying within the county; and

C. that the owners of real property representing at least fifty-one percent of the total assessed valuation of the property benefited, which lies within the municipality or such other county, have not objected in writing to such improvements within thirty days after having received written notice of the adoption of the provisional order described in Subsection E of Section 4-55A-11 NMSA 1978 1 by the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners may enter into a joint powers agreement with the governing body of the municipality or the board of county commissioners of such other county to provide for joint administration of any such improvement district.
N.M. Stat. § 69-27-6 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 27 / Section 69-27-6
§ 69-27-6. Safety devices and orders; employees' duty
Status: in_force

No mine employee or other person shall remove, displace, damage, destroy, carry off or fail to use any safety device, safeguard notice or warning provided for use in any mine employment or place of mine employment, or interfere in any way with the use thereof by any other person, or interfere with the use of any method or process adopted for the protection of any mine employee, in such employment or place of employment, or fail or neglect to follow and obey safety orders promulgated by the mine operator or the mine inspector, and to do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, health, safety and welfare of employees, including himself.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-19 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-19
§ 22-8-19. Early childhood education program units
Status: in_force

A. The number of early childhood education program units is determined by multiplying the early childhood education MEM by the cost differential factor 1.44. Early childhood education students enrolled in half-day kindergarten programs shall be counted for 0.5 early childhood MEM. Early childhood education students enrolled in full-day kindergarten programs shall be counted for 1.0 early childhood education MEM.

B. For the purpose of calculating early childhood education program units, developmentally disabled three- and four-year-old students shall be counted in early childhood education membership. No developmentally disabled three- or four-year-old student shall be counted for more than 0.5 early childhood education MEM.
N.M. Stat. § 7-17-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 17 / Section 7-17-12
§ 7-17-12. Interpretation of act; administration and enforcement of tax
Status: in_force

A. The department shall interpret the provisions of the Liquor Excise Tax Act.

B. The department shall administer and enforce the collection of the liquor excise tax, and the Tax Administration Act 1 applies to the administration and enforcement of the tax.
N.M. Stat. § 60-16-8 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 16 / Section 60-16-8
§ 60-16-8. Disposition of fees
Status: in_force

All fees collected pursuant to the Pecan Buyers Licensure Act shall be paid into the treasury of New Mexico state university and credited to the department for administration and enforcement of the Pecan Buyers Licensure Act.
N.M. Stat. § 24-5-15 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 5 / Section 24-5-15
§ 24-5-15. Liability
Status: in_force

Any person reporting, receiving, using or disclosing information to or from the immunization registry as authorized by the Immunization Act or by any rule adopted pursuant to that act shall not be liable for civil damages of any kind connected with such submission, use or disclosure of immunization information.
N.M. Stat. § 19-4-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-10
§ 19-4-10. Claim for lots; time limit; unclaimed lots revert to town
Status: in_force

Each and every person or association or company of persons claiming to be an occupant or occupants, or to have possession, or to be entitled to the occupancy or possession of such lands, or to any lot, block, share or parcel thereof, shall, within sixty days after the first publication of such notice, in person, or by his, her or their, duly authorized agent or attorney, sign a statement in writing, containing an accurate description of the particular parcel or parts of lands, in which he, she or they, claim to have an interest, and the specific right, interest or estate therein which he, she or they, claim to be entitled to, [and shall] receive and deliver the same to, or into, the office of such corporate authorities, or probate judge, and all persons failing to sign and deliver such statement within the time specified in this section shall be forever barred the right of claiming or recovering such lands, or any interest or estate therein, or any part, parcel or share thereof, in any court of law or equity. In case any lots in such town remain unclaimed and unconveyed at the end of said sixty days, all such lots shall revert to and become the property of such town.
N.M. Stat. § 53-11-25 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 11 / Section 53-11-25
§ 53-11-25. Liability of subscribers and shareholders
Status: in_force

A. A holder of or subscriber to shares of a corporation shall be under no obligation to the corporation or its creditors with respect to the shares other than the obligation to pay to the corporation the full consideration for which the shares were issued or to be issued.

B. No person who becomes an assignee or transferee of shares or of a subscription for shares in good faith and without knowledge or notice that the full consideration therefor has not been paid shall be personally liable to the corporation or its creditors for any unpaid portion of the consideration. No executor, administrator, conservator, guardian, custodian, trustee, assignee for the benefit of creditors or receiver shall be personally liable to the corporation as a holder of, or subscriber to, shares of a corporation but the estate and funds in his hands shall be so liable. No pledgee or other holder of shares as collateral security shall be personally liable as a shareholder.
N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-4.1 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-4.1
§ 4-55A-4.1. Improvement district; additional purpose
Status: in_force

An improvement district may also be created as authorized in Chapter 4, Article 55A NMSA 1978 in order to construct, repair or maintain improvements in one or more locations as a means to stimulate manufacturing, industrial, commercial or business development or to construct or acquire, repair, operate and maintain one or more of the following inadequacies necessary to bring a premature subdivision into compliance within an improvement district within a municipality:

A. street right-of-way or street access control;

B. drainage easements or right-of-way;

C. park, recreation or open-space areas;

D. overall grading and drainage plan; and

E. adequate subdivision grading both on or off the public right-of-way.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-54 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-54
§ 58-1-54. Powers of director and of state banks
Status: in_force

In addition to other powers provided for the director and for state banks in the Banking Act notwithstanding any other provision of laws, the director may grant to state banks any of the powers and authority that national banks or federally chartered or insured depository institutions are or may be authorized, empowered, permitted or otherwise allowed to exercise. As used in this section and in Section 58-1-34 NMSA 1978 , “ federally chartered or insured depository institution ” means a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association or credit union.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21B-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21B / Section 21-21B-2
§ 21-21B-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Work-Study Act:

A. “ board ” or “ commission ” or “ department ” means the higher education department; and

B. “ institution ” means any state post-secondary educational institution and any private nonprofit post-secondary educational institution within New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-39-18 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 39 / Section 59A-39-18
§ 59A-39-18. Subscribers' liability
Status: in_force

A. The liability of each subscriber, other than as to a nonassessable policy, for the obligations of the reciprocal insurer shall be an individual, several and proportionate liability, and not joint.

B. Except as to a nonassessable policy, each subscriber shall have a contingent assessment liability, in the amount provided for in the power of attorney or in the subscribers' agreement, for payment of actual losses and expenses incurred while his policy was in force. Such contingent liability may be at the rate of not less than one nor more than ten (10) times the premium or premium deposit stated in the policy, and the maximum aggregate thereof shall be computed in the manner set forth in Section 679 of this article.

C. Each assessable policy issued by the insurer shall contain a statement of the contingent liability, set in type of not less prominence than the insuring clause.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9C-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9C / Section 7-9C-8
§ 7-9C-8. Deductions; telecommunications providers
Status: in_force

A. Receipts from interstate telecommunications services that are provided by a corporation to itself or to an affiliated corporation may be deducted from interstate telecommunications gross receipts.

B. For the purposes of this section:

(1) “affiliated corporation” means a corporation that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the subject corporation; and

(2) “control” means ownership of stock in a corporation that represents at least eighty percent of the total voting power of the corporation and has a value equal to at least eighty percent of the total value of the stock of that corporation.
N.M. Stat. § 6-13-5 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 6-13-5
§ 6-13-5. Bonds; form; terms
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the Institution Bond Act shall be payable not later than fifty years from the date of issue and in consecutive order commencing not later than two years from the date of issue. They shall be in denominations determined by the governing board of the state institution. The form of the bonds shall be determined by the governing board of the state institution and signatures may be affixed in compliance with the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 49-4-11 — NM Code / Chapter 49 / Article 4 / Section 49-4-11
§ 49-4-11. Quorum
Status: in_force

A majority of the members of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the land grant-merced and its inhabitants shall be bound by the acts of the board pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 49, Article 4 NMSA 1978 and the land grant-merced bylaws.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2-22 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 7-2-22
§ 7-2-22. Administration
Status: in_force

The Income Tax Act shall be administered pursuant to the provisions of the Tax Administration Act. 1