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N.M. Stat. § 6-9-3 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 9 / Section 6-9-3
§ 6-9-3. Use of facsimile seal
Status: in_force

When the seal of this state or any of its departments, agencies or other instrumentalities or of any of its political subdivisions is required in the execution of a public security or instrument of payment, the authorized officer may cause the seal to be printed, engraved, stamped or otherwise placed in facsimile thereon. The facsimile seal has the same legal effect as the impression of the seal.
N.M. Stat. § 6-30-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 30 / Section 6-30-4
§ 6-30-4. Colonias infrastructure board created
Status: in_force

A. The “colonias infrastructure board” is created.

B. The board shall consist of seven voting members as follows:

(1) the secretary of finance and administration or the secretary's designee from the department of finance and administration;

(2) the secretary of environment or the secretary's designee from the department of environment;

(3) the chief executive officer of the authority or the chief executive officer's designee from the authority;

(4) one member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate;

(5) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;

(6) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(7) one member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.

C. The members appointed pursuant to Paragraphs (4) through (7) of Subsection B of this section shall be appointed with the advice and consent of the senate, serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, be residents of the colonias area and have experience in capital project development or administration, and they may receive per diem and mileage as provided for nonsalaried public officers in the Per Diem and Mileage Act but shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.

D. There shall be five advisory, nonvoting members of the board as follows:

(1) the executive director of the south central council of governments or the director's designee;

(2) the executive director of the southwest New Mexico council of governments or the director's designee;

(3) the executive director of the southeastern New Mexico economic development district or the director's designee;

(4) the executive director of the New Mexico association of counties or the director's designee; and

(5) the executive director of the New Mexico mortgage finance authority or the director's designee.

E. The board shall choose a chair and vice chair from among its members and such other officers as it deems necessary. A majority of members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. The affirmative vote of at least a majority of a quorum shall be necessary for an action to be taken by the board. The board shall meet whenever a voting member submits a request in writing to the chair, but not less than quarterly.

F. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public and subject to the Open Meetings Act and, at each meeting, the board shall provide an opportunity for public comment.
N.M. Stat. § 5-15-2 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 15 / Section 5-15-2
§ 5-15-2. Findings and purpose
Status: in_force

A. The purpose of the Tax Increment for Development Act is to create a mechanism for providing gross receipts tax financing and property tax financing for public infrastructure for the purpose of supporting economic development and job creation.

B. The legislature finds and declares that the powers conferred by the Tax Increment for Development Act are for public uses and purposes for which public money may be expended and the public power exercised, and that it is necessary and in the public interest for the provisions enacted in the Tax Increment for Development Act to be declared as a matter of legislative determination.
N.M. Stat. § 62-16-3 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 16 / Section 62-16-3
§ 62-16-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Renewable Energy Act:

A. “ commission ” means the public regulation commission;

B. “ energy storage ” means batteries or other means by which energy can be retained and delivered as electricity for use at a later time;

C. “ municipality ” means a municipal corporation, organized under the laws of the state, and H class counties;

D. “ public utility ” means an entity certified by the commission to provide retail electric service in New Mexico pursuant to the Public Utility Act but does not include rural electric cooperatives;

E. “ reasonable cost threshold ” means an average annual levelized cost of sixty dollars ($60.00) per megawatt-hour at the point of interconnection of the renewable energy resource with the transmission system, adjusted for inflation after 2020;

F. “ renewable energy ” means electric energy generated by use of renewable energy resources and delivered to a public utility;

G. “ renewable energy certificate ” means a certificate or other record, in a format approved by the commission, that represents all the environmental attributes from one megawatt-hour of electricity generated from renewable energy;

H. “ renewable energy resource ” means the following energy resources, with or without energy storage:

(1) solar, wind and geothermal;

(2) hydropower facilities brought in service on or after July 1, 2007;

(3) biomass resources, limited to agriculture or animal waste, small diameter timber, not to exceed eight inches, salt cedar and other phreatophyte or woody vegetation removed from river basins or watersheds in New Mexico; provided that these resources are from facilities certified by the energy, minerals and natural resources department to:

(a) be of appropriate scale to have sustainable feedstock in the near vicinity;

(b) have zero life cycle carbon emissions; and

(c) meet scientifically determined restoration, sustainability and soil nutrient principles;

(4) fuel cells that do not use fossil fuels to create electricity; and

(5) landfill gas and anaerobically digested waste biogas;

I. “ renewable portfolio standard ” means the minimum percentage of retail sales of electricity by a public utility to electric consumers in New Mexico that is required by the Renewable Energy Act to be from renewable energy;

J. “ renewable purchased power agreement ” means an agreement that binds an entity generating power from renewable energy resources to provide power at a specified price and binds the purchaser to that price;

K. “ zero carbon resource ” means an electricity generation resource that emits no carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, or that reduces methane emitted into the atmosphere in an amount equal to no less than one-tenth of the tons of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere, as a result of electricity production; and

L. “ zero carbon resource standard ” means providing New Mexico public utility customers with electricity generated from one hundred percent zero carbon resources.
N.M. Stat. § 72-18-13 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 18 / Section 72-18-13
§ 72-18-13. Organization of board; initial terms of directors
Status: in_force

A. After taking oath and filing bonds, the board shall choose one of its members as chair of the board and shall choose a secretary and a treasurer of the board and of the district. The secretary and treasurer may be one person.

B. The terms of the members of the initial board of directors shall be determined by lot at their organizational meeting. Two members shall serve an initial term of two years following organization of the district, two members shall serve an initial term of four years following organization of the district and one member shall serve an initial term of six years following organization of the district.
N.M. Stat. § 30-16-3 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 16 / Section 30-16-3
§ 30-16-3. Burglary
Status: in_force

Burglary consists of the unauthorized entry of any vehicle, watercraft, aircraft, dwelling or other structure, movable or immovable, with the intent to commit any felony or theft therein.

A. Any person who, without authorization, enters a dwelling house with intent to commit any felony or theft therein is guilty of a third degree felony.

B. Any person who, without authorization, enters any vehicle, watercraft, aircraft or other structure, movable or immovable, with intent to commit any felony or theft therein is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2-5.10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 7-2-5.10
§ 7-2-5.10. Exemption; New Mexico national guard member premiums paid for group life insurance
Status: in_force

An individual who receives reimbursement from the service members' life insurance reimbursement fund may claim an exemption in the amount of that reimbursement, from income includable, except for this exemption, in net income.
N.M. Stat. § 7-36-14 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 36 / Section 7-36-14
§ 7-36-14. Taxable situs; allocation of value of property
Status: in_force

A. Property has a taxable situs in the state if:

(1) it is real property and is located in the state;

(2) it is an interest in real property and the real property is located in the state;

(3) it is personal property and is physically present in the state on the date when it is required to be valued for property taxation purposes except for:

(a) property being transported in interstate commerce that is physically present in the state only while being transported through or over the state;

(b) property that is consigned to a warehouse or factory in the state from outside the state for the purpose of storage, manufacturing, processing or fabricating and which is in transit to a final destination outside the state, whether the destination is specified before or after the original transportation begins; or

(c) wool, mohair, hides, pelts and farm crops when owned by the person that originally produced them, but only during the tax year in which produced and the following tax year;

(4) it is personal property that is a part of a communications system as that term is defined in Section 7-36-30 NMSA 1978 and, even though not physically present in the state on the date when it is required to be valued for property taxation purposes, it is an integral part of the system and substantial property that is on that date a part of the communications system is physically present in New Mexico; or

(5) it is personal property and, even though not physically present in the state on the date when it is required to be valued for property taxation purposes, it is subject to valuation in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-36-31 or 7-36-32 NMSA 1978 .

B. Real property and interests in real property having a taxable situs in the state shall be valued in and have their value allocated to the governmental units in which the real property is located unless a different method of allocation is specified under the Property Tax Code or by regulation of the department.

C. Personal property having a taxable situs in the state shall be valued in and have its value allocated to the governmental units in which the property is located on the date it is required to be valued unless a different method of allocation is specified under the Property Tax Code or by regulation of the department.
N.M. Stat. § 11-8-8 — NM Code / Chapter 11 / Article 8 / Section 11-8-8
§ 11-8-8. Finance; Article VII
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall advise the governor or designated officer or officers of each party state of its budget and estimated expenditures for such period as may be required by the laws of that party state. Each of the commission's budgets of estimated expenditures shall contain specific recommendations of the amount or amounts to be appropriated by each of the party states.

B. The total amount of appropriation requests under any budget shall be apportioned among the party states. In making such apportionment, the commission shall devise and employ a formula which takes equitable account of the populations and per capita income levels of the party states.

C. The commission shall not pledge the credit of any party states. The commission may meet any of its obligations in whole or in part with funds available to it pursuant to Article III G (Subsection G of Section 11-8-4 NMSA 1978 ) of this compact, provided that the commission takes specific action setting aside such funds prior to incurring an obligation to be met in whole or in part in such manner. Except where the commission makes use of funds available to it pursuant to Article III G (Subsection G of Section 11-8-4 NMSA 1978 ), the commission shall not incur any obligation prior to the allotment of funds by the party states adequate to meet the same.

D. The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established by its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited yearly by a qualified public accountant, and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual reports of the commission.

E. The accounts of the commission shall be open at any reasonable time for inspection by duly constituted officers of the party states and by any persons authorized by the commission.

F. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent commission compliance with laws relating to audit or inspection of accounts by or on behalf of any government contributing to the support of the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 28-7-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 7 / Section 28-7-2
§ 28-7-2. Policy
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state to encourage and enable persons who are blind, visually impaired or who have another physical disability to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state and to engage in remunerative employment.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-424.30 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-424.30
§ 66-3-424.30. Special farm and ranch community registration plate
Status: in_force

A. The department shall issue a standardized special registration plate with a logo as specified in Section 66-3-424 NMSA 1978 indicating support for the New Mexico farm and ranch community.

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 farm and ranch community registration plate. The owner shall apply for and pay the fee each year to retain and renew the special farm and ranch community registration plate.

C. The revenue from the additional fee for the special farm and ranch community registration plate shall be distributed as follows:

(1) ten dollars ($10.00) of the additional fee shall be retained by and is appropriated to the department to defray the cost of making and issuing the special farm and ranch community registration plate; and

(2) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) of the additional fee collected shall be distributed to and is appropriated to the farm and ranch heritage museum for educational programs.
N.M. Stat. § 24-7C-8 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 7C / Section 24-7C-8
§ 24-7C-8. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

Nothing in the End-of-Life Options Act shall be construed to authorize a physician or any other person to end an individual's life by lethal injection, mercy killing or euthanasia. Actions taken in accordance with the End-of-Life Options Act shall not be construed, for any purpose, to constitute suicide, assisted suicide, euthanasia, mercy killing, homicide or adult abuse under the law.
N.M. Stat. § 31-18B-1 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 18B / Section 31-18B-1
§ 31-18B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Hate Crimes Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-18-25 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 18 / Section 59A-18-25
§ 59A-18-25. Allowance for inflation
Status: in_force

Where amounts of insurance under group, blanket or other forms of life, annuity or health insurance coverage are now or hereafter limited to specified dollar amounts by any provision of the Insurance Code, the insurer may, with the superintendent's approval and notwithstanding the statutory limit otherwise applicable, increase the dollar amount of coverage in particular policies or contracts as reasonably necessary to offset devaluation of dollar purchasing power because of inflation, and to provide current coverage in amount reasonably related to dollar purchasing power at the time such statutory limit was enacted. The superintendent may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for effectuation of this section under which the increased amounts of coverage may be applied generally and without approval by the superintendent of increases in each instance.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-11-12 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 11 / Section 59A-11-12
§ 59A-11-12. Appointment of insurance producer; continuation
Status: in_force

A. An insurance producer shall not act as an agent of an insurer unless the insurance producer becomes an appointed insurance producer of that insurer. An insurance producer who is not acting as an agent of an insurer is not required to become appointed.

B. To appoint an insurance producer as its agent, the appointing insurer shall file in a format approved by the superintendent a notice of appointment within fifteen days from the date the agency contract is executed or the first insurance application is submitted. An insurer may also elect to appoint an insurance producer to all or some insurers within the insurer's holding company system or group by the filing of a single appointment request.

C. Upon receipt of the notice of appointment, the superintendent shall verify within a reasonable time not to exceed thirty days that the insurance producer is eligible for appointment. If the insurance producer is determined to be ineligible for appointment, the superintendent shall notify the insurer within five days of its determination.

D. An insurer shall pay a filing appointment fee in the amount and method of payment set forth in Section 59A-6-1 NMSA 1978 for each insurance producer appointed by the insurer.

E. An insurer shall remit in a manner prescribed by the superintendent a continuation of appointment fee in the amount set forth in Section 59A-6-1 NMSA 1978 .

F. Appointments shall be continuous subject to payment of any applicable fees. Fees shall be calculated as of a date certain.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7E-5 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7E / Section 10-7E-5
§ 10-7E-5. Rights of public employees
Status: in_force

A. Public employees, other than management employees and confidential employees, may form, join or assist a labor organization for the purpose of collective bargaining through representatives chosen by public employees without interference, restraint or coercion and shall have the right to refuse those activities.

B. Public employees have the right to engage in other concerted activities for mutual aid or benefit. This right shall not be construed as modifying the prohibition on strikes set forth in Section 10-7E-21 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 40-2-8 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 2 / Section 40-2-8
§ 40-2-8. Extent of mutual alteration of legal relations
Status: in_force

A husband and wife cannot by any contract with each other alter their legal relations, except of their property, and except that they may agree in writing, to an immediate separation, and may make provisions for the support of either of them and of their children during their separation.
N.M. Stat. § 22-18-4 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 18 / Section 22-18-4
§ 22-18-4. Bond elections; conduct
Status: in_force

A. A person is required to be a qualified elector to vote in a bond election in a school district.

B. Bond elections in a school district shall be conducted pursuant to the Local Election Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-109 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-109
§ 7-9-109. Deduction; gross receipts tax; veterinary medical services, medicine or medical supplies used in medical treatment of cattle
Status: in_force

A. Receipts from sales of veterinary medical services, medicine or medical supplies used in the medical treatment of cattle may be deducted from gross receipts if the sale is made to a person who states in writing that the person is regularly engaged in the business of ranching or farming, including dairy farming, in New Mexico or if the sale is made to a veterinarian who holds a valid license pursuant to the Veterinary Practice Act and who is providing veterinary medical services, medicine or medical supplies in the treatment of cattle owned by that person.

B. As used in this section, “ cattle ” means animals of the genus bos, including dairy cattle, and does not include any other kind of livestock.
N.M. Stat. § 6-21A-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 21A / Section 6-21A-7
§ 6-21A-7. Department duties; powers
Status: in_force

A. The department with the approval of the governor and as authorized in the intended use plan may transfer up to one-third of a wastewater facility construction loan fund capitalization grant to the drinking water state revolving loan fund; provided the Wastewater Facility Construction Loan Act 1 is amended to allow for such transfer. This provision is available one year after the receipt of the first full capitalization grant for the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund Act and will expire with the capitalization grant of the year 2002. Before the department makes the transfer, the department shall:

(1) outline the transfer in the applicable intended use plans for both the drinking water state revolving loan fund and the wastewater facility construction loan fund; and

(2) report the intended transfer to the legislature.

B. The department in the annual intended use plan shall certify to the United States environmental protection agency the progress made regarding operator certification and capacity development programs as they relate to the receipt of capitalization grants available from the environmental protection agency under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2
N.M. Stat. § 1-15A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 15A / Section 1-15A-7
§ 1-15A-7. Notification to candidates
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall contact each person who has been nominated by the committee or by petition and notify the person in writing by certified mail, with return receipt requested, that the person's name will be printed as a candidate on the New Mexico presidential primary ballot unless the person requests in writing otherwise at least sixty-three days prior to the election.