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N.M. Stat. § 65-3-3 — NM Code / Chapter 65 / Article 3 / Section 65-3-3
§ 65-3-3. Applicability
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any provision of the Motor Vehicle Code to the contrary, the provisions of the Motor Carrier Safety Act and the regulations promulgated under that act shall apply to a commercial motor carrier vehicle operating on the public highways of New Mexico of a type that:

(1) is operated interstate and has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating, or gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight, of four thousand five hundred thirty-six kilograms, or ten thousand one pounds or more; or is operated only in intrastate commerce and has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating, or gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight, of twenty-six thousand one or more pounds;

(2) is designed or used to transport more than eight passengers, including the driver, and is used to transport passengers for compensation;

(3) is designed or used to transport more than fifteen passengers, including the driver, and is not used to transport passengers for compensation; or

(4) is used to transport hazardous materials of the type or quantity requiring placarding under rules prescribed by applicable federal or state law.

B. Whenever a commercial motor carrier vehicle of one type is used to perform the functions normally performed by a motor vehicle of another type, the requirements of the Motor Carrier Safety Act shall apply to that motor vehicle and to its operation as if that motor vehicle were actually a motor vehicle of the latter type.

C. Whenever a duty is prescribed for a driver or a prohibition is imposed upon the driver pursuant to the provisions of the Motor Carrier Safety Act, it shall be the duty of the motor carrier to require observance of such prescription or prohibition. If the motor carrier is also the driver, the motor carrier shall likewise be bound.
N.M. Stat. § 38-10-3 — NM Code / Chapter 38 / Article 10 / Section 38-10-3
§ 38-10-3. Certified interpreter required; compensation
Status: in_force

A. After July 1, 1986, if a non-English speaking person who is a principal party in interest or a witness has requested an interpreter, the appointing authority shall appoint, after consultation with the non-English speaking person or his attorney, an interpreter certified pursuant to the Court Interpreters Act to interpret or to translate the proceedings to him and to interpret or translate his testimony. The appointing authority shall select the interpreter from the current list of certified interpreters provided by the administrative office of the courts, except as provided in Subsection B of this section.

B. The appointing authority may appoint an interpreter pursuant to Subsection A of this section who is not certified but who is otherwise competent only when the appointing authority has made diligent efforts to obtain a certified interpreter and has found none to be reasonably available in the judicial district.

C. The appointing authority shall reimburse the interpreter at a fixed rate according to a current approved fee schedule established by the administrative office of the courts.

D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any court from employing a certified interpreter on a full-time basis or under contract at a mutually agreed upon compensation rate.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-13 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-13
§ 6-10-13. Limitation on investment of special road fund
Status: in_force

Investments mentioned in Section one of this act shall not be made until after funds due the highway department for expenses incurred against such balance, are deducted nor shall such investments be made if the balance in such fund is to be expended by the state highway department within one year from the date that investment may be made.
N.M. Stat. § 6-27-4 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 27 / Section 6-27-4
§ 6-27-4. Eligibility requirements; non-individual and individual qualifying grantees
Status: in_force

A. To be eligible to receive lands, buildings and infrastructure pursuant to Article 9, Section 14 of the constitution of New Mexico , a nonindividual qualifying grantee shall:

(1) have a functioning accounting system that is operated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or shall designate an entity that will maintain such an accounting system consistent with generally accepted accounting principles;

(2) have among its purposes significant activities related to providing housing or services to low- or moderate-income persons or households; and

(3) if it has significant outstanding or unresolved monitoring findings from either the authority or its most recent independent financial audit, have a certified letter from the authority or auditor stating that the findings are in the process of being resolved.

B. To be eligible to receive lands, buildings and infrastructure pursuant to Article 9, Section 14 of the constitution of New Mexico , an individual qualifying grantee shall meet the requirements established by the authority pursuant to the Affordable Housing Act.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7C-8 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 7C / Section 29-7C-8
§ 29-7C-8. Reports and rosters
Status: in_force

A. A safety agency that operates within the state shall submit a quarterly report to the director and the board on the status of each telecommunicator. The reporting forms and submittal dates shall be prescribed by the director.

B. The director and the board shall maintain a roster of all certified telecommunicators.
N.M. Stat. § 12-10B-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10B / Section 12-10B-10
§ 12-10B-10. Liability
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 9 of the Intrastate Mutual Aid Act, a person responding to a request for aid by a member jurisdiction and who is under the operational control of that member jurisdiction, as provided in Section 6 of the Intrastate Mutual Aid Act, is considered for the purposes of liability to be an employee of the requesting member jurisdiction.
N.M. Stat. § 4-42-5 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 42 / Section 4-42-5
§ 4-42-5. Licensed professional surveyor; latitudes and departures; following United States instructions
Status: in_force

All calculations to ascertain the contents of a tract of land by a licensed professional surveyor appointed by the board of county commissioners shall be made by latitudes and departures, and on each plat shall be laid down the variations of the magnetic needle from the true meridian. In reestablishing missing corners, the county surveyor shall establish said corners in strict accordance with the manual of instructions of the United States to the United States deputy surveyors.
N.M. Stat. § 3-60C-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 60C / Section 3-60C-2
§ 3-60C-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Main Street Revolving Loan Act is to provide owners of eligible properties with low-cost financial assistance, through the creation of a self-sustaining revolving loan program, in the restoration, rehabilitation and repair of those properties if they meet certain eligibility criteria and would contribute substantially to the state's economic well-being and to a sound and proper balance between preservation and development.
N.M. Stat. § 3-65-4 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 65 / Section 3-65-4
§ 3-65-4. Authorization of surcharge; use of proceeds
Status: in_force

A. A municipality may impose a stadium surcharge by majority vote of the governing body. If a stadium surcharge has been imposed, the municipality shall include a stadium surcharge in each vendor contract, and each vendor contract shall be signed by the chief executive officer.

B. Before establishing the amount of the stadium surcharge to be included in each vendor contract, the municipality shall notify the authority in writing of the proposed amount of the loan requested for the minor league baseball stadium and of the proposed amount of the surcharge to be included in each vendor contract. The authority shall review the proposed amount of the stadium surcharge and shall make a written recommendation to a municipality setting forth the minimum amount of the surcharge to be set forth in the loan and related documents. The minimum amount of the stadium surcharge shall never be less than five percent and may be any higher percentage recommended by the authority or otherwise established by the municipality.

C. After receipt of the written recommendation from the authority, a municipality shall establish the amount of the stadium surcharge to be included in each vendor contract, provided that the amount of the surcharge to be set forth in the loan and related documents shall be at least the minimum amount recommended by the authority.

D. The receipts from the stadium surcharge may be used by the municipality for all or any portion of:

(1) loan payments;

(2) costs of constructing, renovating, operating, maintaining or improving the minor league baseball stadium; or

(3) costs of collecting and otherwise administering the surcharge.

E. A municipality shall establish a fund for construction, renovation, operation, maintenance and improvement of a minor league baseball stadium for deposit of all receipts from the stadium surcharge that exceed the required loan payments, and all receipts deposited in that fund shall be used for such purposes and may also be used for the costs of collection and otherwise administering the surcharge.
N.M. Stat. § 57-1-18 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 1 / Section 57-1-18
§ 57-1-18. Limitation of retail purchases unlawful
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any merchant to advertise or offer for sale any item of merchandise with a limitation upon the number of the item that any retail purchaser may purchase at the advertised price. It is further unlawful for any merchant offering or advertising any item of merchandise in his place of business at any given price to refuse to sell to any prospective retail purchaser for cash the whole or any part of his stock of such item at such price. However, this section shall not be applicable to a purchaser purchasing for resale.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1C-2 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1C / Section 58-1C-2
§ 58-1C-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Interstate Bank Branching Act is to permit interstate bank branching by merger pursuant to the provisions of the federal Regle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994, 1 P.L. 103-328.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1B-8 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1B / Section 58-1B-8
§ 58-1B-8. Reports; examinations
Status: in_force

A. To the extent specified by the director by regulation, order or written request, each bank holding company that directly or indirectly controls a New Mexico state bank or a New Mexico bank holding company, or the home state regulator of the company, shall submit to the director copies of each financial report filed by the company with any bank supervisory agency within fifteen days after the report is filed with the agency unless the report is one the disclosure of which is prohibited by federal or state law.

B. To the extent disclosure is permitted by state or federal law, a bank holding company that controls a New Mexico state bank or a New Mexico bank holding company, or the home state regulator of the controlling bank holding company, shall provide the director copies of any reports of examination of that bank holding company or of the New Mexico bank holding company.

C. The director may examine a New Mexico bank holding company whenever the director has reason to believe that the company is not being operated in compliance with the laws of this state or in accordance with safe and sound banking practices. The provisions of Section 58-1-46 NMSA 1978 shall apply to the examination.
N.M. Stat. § 12-13B-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 13B / Section 12-13B-4
§ 12-13B-4. Powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall provide a forum for discussion and resolution of issues of mutual concern to the governments of New Mexico and Sonora.

B. The commission may:

(1) identify projects that can be cooperatively pursued by New Mexico and Sonora;

(2) create avenues of communication between New Mexico and Sonora concerning cultural, artistic, public safety, economic and industrial affairs;

(3) confer with New Mexican and Sonoran cultural, artistic, public safety, economic and industrial leaders to determine the best methods and procedures to carry out the provisions of the New Mexico-Sonora Commission Act;

(4) promote legislation to further the goals of the commission; and

(5) communicate with state or provincial international commissions in other states or nations in order to obtain information about successful international intergovernmental cooperative activities or models.

C. The governor of New Mexico may negotiate with appropriate officials from Sonora to create cooperative projects to be implemented by New Mexico and Sonora or to resolve issues of mutual concern to New Mexico and Sonora. The governor may implement the agreements reached through those negotiations or projects developed, provided that an agreement that has a fiscal impact on New Mexico and requires an appropriation shall require an act of the legislature.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-47-28.3 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 47 / Section 59A-47-28.3
§ 59A-47-28.3. Provider discrimination prohibited
Status: in_force

All individual and group subscriber contracts delivered or issued for delivery in New Mexico that, on a prepaid, service or indemnity basis, or all of them, provide for treatment of persons for the prevention, cure or correction of an illness or physical or mental condition shall include coverage for the services of a physician assistant and a certified nurse practitioner. Deductibles, limits of coverage or other terms and conditions of coverage for certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants shall not differ substantially from coverage for the same or similar services provided by other practitioners. Nothing in this section shall restrict a health care plan from including in the terms of its coverage any benefit differences based on differences in the scope of practice of health care practitioners.
N.M. Stat. § 52-3-37 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 3 / Section 52-3-37
§ 52-3-37. Compensation exempt from execution
Status: in_force

Compensation shall be exempt from claims of creditors and from any attachment, garnishment or execution, and shall be paid only to such claimant or his personal representative, or such other persons as the court may, under the terms hereof, appoint to receive or collect the same. No claim or judgment for compensation, under this act, shall accrue to or be recovered by relatives or dependents not residents of the United States.
N.M. Stat. § 7-38-69 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-69
§ 7-38-69. Distribution of amounts collected under installment agreements
Status: in_force

Amounts collected under installment agreements entered into by the department that represent delinquent taxes shall be remitted to the county treasurer of the county to which the net taxable value of the property is allocated for distribution to the governmental units. Amounts collected that represent penalties, interest and costs shall be retained by the department in accordance with Section 7-38-71 NMSA 1978 . Money collected shall be remitted at the times and in the manner required by regulations of the department of finance and administration. When the department has received payment in full of delinquent taxes, penalties, interest and costs paid under an installment agreement, the department shall notify the county treasurer of that fact, and the county treasurer shall make an entry on the property tax schedule indicating that the delinquent property taxes, penalties and interest have been paid.
N.M. Stat. § 3-60A-48 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 60A / Section 3-60A-48
§ 3-60A-48. Liberal interpretation
Status: in_force

The Metropolitan Redevelopment Code shall be liberally construed to carry out its purposes.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-7 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-7
§ 6-10-7. Retirement of certificates
Status: in_force

Such certificates of indebtedness shall be paid within two years after date upon order of the department of finance and administration. Any balance remaining in the special fund created for the proceeds of the issuance and sale of the certificates of indebtedness shall be first applied. Any additional amount required for retirement of such certificates shall be paid from the state general fund.
N.M. Stat. § 12-5-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 5 / Section 12-5-4
§ 12-5-4. August 3rd designated Ernie Pyle Day
Status: in_force

In appreciation of the splendid work as a writer and war correspondent, and the great credit reflected upon the state of New Mexico by Ernie Pyle, one of her outstanding citizens, his birthday, August 3rd, of each year, is hereby designated as Ernie Pyle Day, upon which appropriate ceremonies shall be held in his honor and in honor of all members of the armed forces of the United States serving so valiantly in the present world war [World War II].
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-51 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-51
§ 1-12-51. Paper ballots; unauthorized receipt or delivery of paper ballot
Status: in_force

Except for absentee ballots and unless otherwise provided by law, a voter shall not receive a paper ballot from any person other than from a member of the precinct board or at an alternate voting location. No person other than a member of the precinct board or officer authorized by law shall deliver a paper ballot to any voter.
N.M. Stat. § 31-4-10 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 4 / Section 31-4-10
§ 31-4-10. Rights of accused person; application for writ of habeas corpus
Status: in_force

No person arrested upon such warrant shall be delivered over to the agent whom the executive authority demanding him shall have appointed to receive him unless he shall first be taken forthwith before a judge of a court of record in this state, who shall inform him of the demand made for his surrender and of the crime with which he is charged, and that he has the right to demand and procure legal counsel; and if the prisoner or his counsel shall state that he or they desire to test the legality of his arrest, the judge of such court of record shall fix a reasonable time to be allowed him within which to apply for a writ of habeas corpus. When such writ is applied for, notice thereof, and of the time and place of hearing thereon, shall be given to the prosecuting officer of the county in which the arrest is made and in which the accused is in custody, and to the said agent of the demanding state.
N.M. Stat. § 71-10-7 — NM Code / Chapter 71 / Article 10 / Section 71-10-7
§ 71-10-7. Bonding authority
Status: in_force

A. An authority may issue revenue bonds for the purpose of constructing, purchasing, improving, remodeling, furnishing or equipping any necessary buildings, structures, roads or other infrastructure of the district.

B. An authority may pledge irrevocably any or all of the revenue received by the district to the payment of the interest on and principal of revenue bonds for any of the purposes authorized in the Electric Generating Facility Economic District Act.

C. Revenues in excess of the annual principal and interest due on revenue bonds secured by a pledge of revenue may be accumulated in a debt service reserve account. The authority may appoint a commercial bank trust department to act as paying agent or trustee of the revenues and to administer the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds.

D. Except as otherwise provided in the Electric Generating Facility Economic District Act, revenue bonds:

(1) may have interest, principal value or any part thereof payable at intervals or at maturity as may be determined by the authority;

(2) may be subject to a prior redemption at the district's option at a time and upon terms and conditions, with or without the payment of a premium, as determined by the authority;

(3) may mature at any time not exceeding thirty years after the date of issuance;

(4) may be serial in form and maturity, may consist of one bond payable at one time or in installments or may be in another form determined by the authority;

(5) shall be sold for cash at, above or below par and at a price that results in a net effective interest rate that does not exceed the maximum permitted by the Public Securities Act 1 and the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act 2 ; and

(6) may be sold at public or negotiated sale.

E. At a regular or special meeting, the authority may adopt a resolution that:

(1) declares the necessity for issuing revenue bonds;

(2) authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds by an affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the authority; and

(3) designates the sources of revenues to be pledged to the repayment of the revenue bonds.
N.M. Stat. § 3-18-11.1 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 18 / Section 3-18-11.1
§ 3-18-11.1. Fingerprinting of fireman applicants required; authorization for municipality to communicate such information to the federal bureau of investigation
Status: in_force

After July 1, 1985, anyone applying for the position of fireman in any municipality with a population of more than one hundred thousand shall provide the municipality with copies of his fingerprints. The municipality is authorized by this section to transmit copies of all fingerprints of applicant firemen to the federal bureau of investigation.
N.M. Stat. § 4-57-1 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 57 / Section 4-57-1
§ 4-57-1. Creation of planning commission
Status: in_force

Any county may by ordinance establish a planning commission. A county planning commission shall consist of not less than five (5) members who shall be appointed by the county commission. Administrative officials of the county may be appointed as ex-officio nonvoting members of the planning commission.
N.M. Stat. § 3-60A-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 60A / Section 3-60A-19
§ 3-60A-19. Tax Increment Law; short title
Status: in_force

Sections 3-60A-19 through 3-60A-24 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Tax Increment Law”.
N.M. Stat. § 24-21-6 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 21 / Section 24-21-6
§ 24-21-6. Penalties
Status: in_force

A. The attorney general or a district attorney may bring a civil action against a person for violating the provisions of the Genetic Information Privacy Act or to otherwise enforce those provisions.

B. An individual whose rights under the provisions of the Genetic Information Privacy Act have been violated may bring a civil action for damages or other relief.

C. The court may order a person who violates the provisions of the Genetic Information Privacy Act to comply with those provisions and may order other appropriate relief, including:

(1) directing an insurer who has violated Section 24-21-3 or 24-21-4 NMSA 1978 to provide a policy for hospital and medical expenses, including health insurance, group disability insurance or long-term care coverage, to the injured individual under the same terms and conditions as would have applied had the violation not occurred;

(2) actual damages;

(3) damages of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) in addition to any economic loss if the violation results from willful or grossly negligent conduct; and

(4) reasonable attorney fees and appropriate court costs.

D. Pursuant to Subsection C of Section 24-21-3 NMSA 1978 , the court may use genetic information to determine the cause of damage or injury and penalty awards.

E. Each instance of wrongful collection, analysis, retention, disclosure or use of genetic information constitutes a separate and actionable violation of the Genetic Information Privacy Act.