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N.M. Stat. § 19-8-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 19-8-14
§ 19-8-14. Issuance of mineral leases authorized; minerals not included
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public lands, hereinafter referred to as the “commissioner,” is hereby authorized to execute and issue in the name of the state of New Mexico, as lessor, leases for the sole and exclusive purpose of prospecting, exploration and mining of all minerals other than common salt, oil and gas, coal, shale, clay, gravel, building stone and building materials, potassium, sodium, phosphorus and other minerals of similar occurrence, and their salts and compounds upon or from any public lands over which the commissioner has jurisdiction, direction, control, care and disposition under the constitution and laws of the state of New Mexico, such leases to be issued upon such terms and conditions as the commissioner may deem to be to the best interests of the state of New Mexico and not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 9-8-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 8 / Section 9-8-4
§ 9-8-4. Department established
Status: in_force

A. The “health care authority department” is created in the executive branch. The department is a cabinet department and consists of:

(1) the office of the secretary of health care authority;

(2) the administrative services division;

(3) the information technology division;

(4) the behavioral health services division;

(5) the developmental disabilities division;

(6) the health improvement division;

(7) the medical assistance division;

(8) the state health benefits division;

(9) the child support enforcement division; and

(10) the income support division.

B. All references in the law to the behavioral health services division of the department of health or to the mental health division of the department of health in Sections 29-11-1 through 29-11-7 NMSA 1978 or to the department of health in Sections 43-2-1.1 through 43-2-23 NMSA 1978 shall be construed as referring to the health care authority department.
N.M. Stat. § 3-7-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 3-7-14
§ 3-7-14. Meetings of the municipal boundary commission; election of a chairman; to meet in municipality to which annexation is proposed; public notice of meeting
Status: in_force

A. At its first meeting, and at any subsequent meeting when a change in the membership of the commission has occurred, the municipal boundary commission, by a majority vote, shall elect one member to serve as chairman of the commission and one member to serve as vice chairman who shall act whenever the chairman is not present. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum and the commission shall not transact business without a quorum being present.

B. After receipt of a petition, as authorized in Section 3-7-11 NMSA 1978 , the secretary to the municipal boundary commission shall call a meeting of the municipal boundary commission which shall meet within sixty days of the receipt of the petition to consider the petition for annexation. The secretary to the municipal boundary commission shall publish a notice, of a public hearing on the petition, once each week for four consecutive weeks and the last publication shall be at least twenty days before the day of the hearing. The notice shall contain the date when the meeting of the municipal boundary commission will be held, the place of the meeting and a general description of the boundary of the territory petitioned to be annexed to the municipality.

C. The municipal boundary commission shall meet in the municipality to which the territory is proposed to be annexed and shall hold a public hearing on the question of annexing to the municipality the territory petitioned to be annexed.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-9.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-9.1
§ 19-7-9.1. State land office; public notice; public meetings
Status: in_force

A. Prior to taking final agency action, the commissioner of public lands shall publish notice of and hold a public meeting to receive public comment regarding the following activities:

(1) land sales;

(2) land exchanges;

(3) right-of-way permits for electrical transmission lines in excess of two hundred thirty kilovolts situated on state trust land; and

(4) right-of-way permits for oil or gas pipelines in excess of twenty-four inches in diameter and at least ten contiguous miles in length situated on state trust land.

B. A notice of a proposed land sale, land exchange or right-of-way permit as set forth in Subsection A of this section shall be published on the state land office website and in a newspaper of general circulation published in Santa Fe and in a newspaper of general circulation published near the general geographic location of the proposed activity.

C. The notice required in this section shall contain:

(1) a description of the state trust land offered for sale or exchange or on which the right of way is to be located;

(2) a summary of the effect or potential effect of the proposed transaction or right of way on surrounding lands;

(3) the time, place and location for the public meeting on the sale, exchange or right-of-way permit; and

(4) the name of a person to contact at the state land office for additional information on the sale, exchange or right-of-way permit and the subject state trust land.

D. The public meeting required pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be held in the same general geographic location as the proposed activity.

E. The requirement for a hearing is waived if public input has been solicited pursuant to another state process or federal law. The commissioner of public lands shall by rule establish the procedures for a hearing held pursuant to this section.

F. No provisions of this section shall alter, change, restrict or diminish the rights, powers and duties of the commissioner of public lands in the administration, management, care and control of state trust lands as provided for by the Enabling Act for New Mexico and applicable state statutes.
N.M. Stat. § 72-14A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 14A / Section 72-14A-1
§ 72-14A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 5 of this act may be cited as the “Water Security Planning Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 9-22-14.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 22 / Section 9-22-14.1
§ 9-22-14.1. Veterans' enterprise fund; purpose; administration
Status: in_force

The “veterans' enterprise fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, bequests, proceeds from the sale of publications produced by the department, fees collected by the department and public or private funds applied for and received by the department to carry out its programs, duties or services. Interest earned on money in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund or any other fund. The department shall administer the fund, and money in the fund is appropriated to the department to carry out its programs, duties or services. Disbursements from the fund shall be made by warrant of the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of veterans' services or the secretary's authorized representative.
N.M. Stat. § 1-8-20 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1-8-20
§ 1-8-20. Primary Election Law; candidacy for more than one office
Status: in_force

No person shall be a candidate in the primary election for more than one office, except that any person may be a candidate for both the expiring term and the next succeeding term for an office when both terms are to be voted upon at the next succeeding general election.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-30-6.1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 30 / Section 59A-30-6.1
§ 59A-30-6.1. Premiums; refinanced property
Status: in_force

The premium rates for title insurance policies issued in connection with the refinance of an existing mortgage or deed of trust, where a prior loan policy has been issued and a copy of the policy or a closing statement evidencing the issuance of the policy is furnished to the insurer or title insurance agent showing title vested in the same borrower and covering the same property, shall not exceed the percentage of the basic premium rate promulgated or approved by the superintendent as follows:

A. forty percent of the current basic premium rate applied to any amount up to the amount of the previous policy insuring the mortgage or deed of trust being refinanced, if the new policy is issued within three years from the date of the prior policy;

B. fifty percent of the current basic premium rate applied to any amount up to the amount of the previous policy insuring the mortgage or deed of trust being refinanced, if the new policy is issued more than three years but less than five years from the date of the prior policy;

C. sixty percent of the current basic premium rate applied to any amount up to the amount of the previous policy insuring the mortgage or deed of trust being refinanced, if the new policy is issued more than five years but less than ten years from the date of the prior policy;

D. eighty percent of the current basic premium rate applied to any amount up to the amount of the previous policy insuring the mortgage or deed of trust being refinanced, if the new policy is issued more than ten years but less than twenty years from the date of the prior policy; or

E. the premium for insurance coverage above the amount of the previous policy shall be ninety percent of the current basic premium rate as set by rule. In no event shall the premium collected be less than the minimum premium based on the promulgated or approved rate for a loan policy.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-424.34 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-424.34
§ 66-3-424.34. Special New Mexico junior college registration plate
Status: in_force

A. The division shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo as specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 commemorating New Mexico junior college.

B. For a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), which is in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fees, the owner of a vehicle may apply for issuance of a special New Mexico junior college registration plate. The owner shall apply for and pay the fee each year to retain and renew the special New Mexico junior college registration plate.

C. Revenue from the additional fee for a special New Mexico junior college registration plate shall be distributed as follows:

(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the additional fee collected shall be retained by and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing the special registration plate with the New Mexico junior college logo; and

(2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the additional fee shall be distributed to and is appropriated to the higher education department to support education and instruction programs at New Mexico junior college.
N.M. Stat. § 17-1-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 17-1-11
§ 17-1-11. Conservation officers; official duties; insurance
Status: in_force

Conservation officers shall, in emergency situations, be considered on duty and within the scope of their employment for purposes of employee benefits, when they follow specific instructions from a duly qualified full-time peace officer and in aid of such peace officer in the carrying out of his duties. The state game commission shall expand current insurance coverage to provide protection in such situations.
N.M. Stat. § 75-3-15 — NM Code / Chapter 75 / Article 3 / Section 75-3-15
§ 75-3-15. Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person conducting weather control or cloud modification operations without first having procured a license, or who makes a false statement in the application for a license, or who fails to file any report or evaluation required by the Weather Control Act, or who conducts any weather control or cloud modification operation after revocation of his license, or who violates any provision of the Weather Control Act is guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 10-4-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 10-4-14
§ 10-4-14. Judgment of removal; entry
Status: in_force

Upon a conviction the court must pronounce judgment that the defendant be removed from office; and the judgment must be entered upon the minutes assigning therein the causes of removal.
N.M. Stat. § 1-11-4 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 1-11-4
§ 1-11-4. Notice of election; errors and omissions
Status: in_force

A. The county clerk may amend the notice of election between the time of its issuance and the day of election to provide for any corrections or to supply any omissions.

B. Upon petition of any voter that an error or omission has occurred in the notice of election, the district court may forthwith order the county clerk to correct the error or to supply the omission or immediately show cause why the error should not be corrected or the omission should not be supplied.
N.M. Stat. § 28-17-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 17 / Section 28-17-12
§ 28-17-12. Access to long-term care facilities
Status: in_force

Representatives of the office shall have immediate access to any patient, resident or client for the purpose of effectively carrying out the provisions of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act.
N.M. Stat. § 6-3-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 6-3-19
§ 6-3-19. Agencies to complete budget forms
Status: in_force

Each state agency shall fill out the budget forms provided for in Section 6-3-18 NMSA 1978 in the manner prescribed by the state budget division. Each state agency, in completing the budget forms, shall include information for all divisions, subdivisions and offices of the agency. Related agencies, upon approval of the state budget division, may join in submitting one set of budget forms. Completed budget forms shall be returned to the state budget division not later than September 1 in each year.
N.M. Stat. § 34-6-15 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 6 / Section 34-6-15
§ 34-6-15. Judges; twelfth judicial district
Status: in_force

There shall be five district judges in the twelfth judicial district.
N.M. Stat. § 5-15-26 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 15 / Section 5-15-26
§ 5-15-26. Termination of tax increment development district
Status: in_force

A. A district shall be terminated by a resolution of the district board that all of the following conditions exist:

(1) all improvements owned by the district have been, or provision has been made for all improvements to be, conveyed to the municipality or county in which the district is located;

(2) either the district does not have any outstanding bond obligations or the municipality or county has assumed all of the outstanding bond obligations of the district; and

(3) all obligations of the district pursuant to any agreement with the municipality or county have been satisfied.

B. Property in the district that is subject to the lien of district taxes shall remain subject to the lien for the payment of bonds, notwithstanding termination of the district. The district shall not be terminated if any bonds of the district remain outstanding unless an amount of money sufficient, together with investment income thereon, to make all payments due on the bonds either at maturity or prior redemption has been deposited with a trustee or escrow agent and pledged to the payment and redemption of the bonds. The district may continue to operate after termination only as needed to collect money and make payments on any outstanding bonds.
N.M. Stat. § 53-19-61 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 19 / Section 53-19-61
§ 53-19-61. Conversions and mergers; effect of conversion
Status: in_force

A. A corporation, partnership, limited liability company or limited partnership that has been converted pursuant to Section 53-19-60 or 53-19-60.1 NMSA 1978 is for all purposes the same entity that existed before the conversion.

B. When a conversion takes effect:

(1) all property owned by the converting entity is vested in the converted entity;

(2) all debts, liabilities and other obligations of the converting entity continue as obligations of the converted entity;

(3) an action or proceeding pending by or against the converting entity may be continued as if the conversion had not occurred;

(4) except as prohibited by other law, all of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers and purposes of the converting entity are vested in the converted entity; and

(5) except as otherwise provided in the agreement of conversion under Subsection C of Section 53-19-60 NMSA 1978 , all of the owners of the converting entity continue as owners of the converted entity.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7E-16 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7E / Section 10-7E-16
§ 10-7E-16. Decertification of exclusive representative
Status: in_force

A. A member of a labor organization or the labor organization itself may initiate decertification of a labor organization as the exclusive representative if thirty percent of the public employees in the appropriate bargaining unit make a written request to the board or local board for a decertification election. Decertification elections shall be held in a manner prescribed by rule of the board. An election shall only be valid if forty percent of the eligible employees in the bargaining unit vote in the election.

B. When there is a collective bargaining agreement in effect, a request for a decertification election shall be made to the board or local board no earlier than ninety days and no later than sixty days before the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement; provided, however, a request for an election may be filed at any time after the expiration of the third year of a collective bargaining agreement with a term of more than three years.

C. When, within the time period prescribed in Subsection B of this section, a competing labor organization files a petition containing signatures of at least thirty percent of the public employees in the appropriate bargaining unit, a representation election rather than a decertification election shall be conducted.

D. When an exclusive representative has been certified but no collective bargaining agreement is in effect, the board or local board shall not accept a request for a decertification election or an election sought by a competing labor organization earlier than twelve months subsequent to a labor organization's certification as the exclusive representative.
N.M. Stat. § 30-16B-8 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 16B / Section 30-16B-8
§ 30-16B-8. Forfeitures; property subject
Status: in_force

Pursuant to the provisions of the Forfeiture Act, 1 the following are subject to forfeiture:

A. all equipment, devices or articles that have been produced, reproduced, manufactured, distributed, dispensed or acquired in violation of the Unauthorized Recording Act;

B. all devices, materials, products and equipment of any kind that are used or intended for use in producing, reproducing, manufacturing, processing, delivering, importing or exporting any item set forth in and in violation of the Unauthorized Recording Act;

C. all books, business records, materials and other data that are used or intended for use in violation of Section 30-16B-3 , 30-16B-4 or 30-16B-5 NMSA 1978; and

D. money or negotiable instruments that are the fruit or instrumentality of the crime.
N.M. Stat. § 6-8-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 6-8-4
§ 6-8-4. Investment office; state investment officer; terms
Status: in_force

A. There is established an “investment office”. The chief administrative officer of the office shall be known as the “state investment officer”.

B. The state investment officer shall be appointed by the council. The state investment officer shall devote the officer's entire time and attention to the duties of that office and shall not engage in any other occupation or profession or hold any other public office, appointive or elective. The state investment officer shall be an individual qualified by at least ten years of investment and executive experience to direct the work of the investment office. The state investment officer shall appoint a deputy state investment officer, with at least seven years' professional experience in the field of institutional investment management, to serve as the chief investment officer. The state investment officer shall receive a salary to be determined by the council.

C. The state investment officer shall serve at the will of the council.
N.M. Stat. § 24-7C-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 7C / Section 24-7C-1
§ 24-7C-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 24, Article 7C NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “End-of-Life Options Act” or the “Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21R-2 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21R / Section 21-21R-2
§ 21-21R-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Opportunity Scholarship Act:

A. “ community college ” means a branch community college of a four-year state educational institution, a two-year state educational institution or a community college or technical and vocational institute established pursuant to Chapter 21, Article 13 or 16 NMSA 1978;

B. “ department ” means the higher education department;

C. “ eligible student ” means a New Mexico resident who is enrolled or enrolling in at least six credit hours, excluding the summer semester, in a public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college at any time following high school graduation or the award of a high school equivalency credential;

D. “ public post-secondary educational institution ” means a four-year state educational institution or a community college;

E. “ scholarship ” means an opportunity scholarship;

F. “ state educational institution ” means an institution of higher education enumerated in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico ; and

G. “ tribal college ” means a tribally, federally or congressionally chartered post-secondary educational institution located in New Mexico that is accredited by the higher learning commission.
N.M. Stat. § 4-18-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 18 / Section 4-18-2
§ 4-18-2. Northwest boundary with Taos county
Status: in_force

The boundaries dividing the counties of Taos and Mora shall hereafter be as follows, that is to say: west of the valley of Mora, a line running north, commencing at the first hill west of the said valley of Mora, and east of the Jicarita, crossing the Vega del Estillero opposite Canada del Raton, passing through the said canada till it reaches the foot of the Osha hill on the western base thereof; thence continuing north along the eastern base of said range, along the eastern side of the head of the Rio Colorado which runs into the Rio Grande in the county of Taos, and thence in a northeast direction to the limits of the territory of New Mexico and the territory of Colorado.