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N.M. Stat. § 58-15-21 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 15 / Section 58-15-21
§ 58-15-21. What constitutes loan of money; wage purchases
Status: in_force

The payment of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less in money, credit, goods or things in action, as consideration for any sale or assignment of or order for the payment of wages, salary, commission or other compensation for services, whether earned or to be earned, shall, for the purposes of regulation under the New Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955, be deemed a loan of money secured by such sale, assignment or order. The amount by which compensation so sold, assigned or ordered paid exceeds the amount of consideration actually paid shall for the purpose of regulation under the New Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955 be deemed interest or charges upon the loan from the date of payment to the date the compensation is payable. Such transaction shall be governed by and subject to the provisions of the New Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955.
N.M. Stat. § 3-37A-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 37A / Section 3-37A-2
§ 3-37A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Small Cities Assistance Act:

A. “ municipality ” means an incorporated city, town or village, whether incorporated under general act, special act or special charter, and incorporated counties and H-class counties;

B. “ municipal share ” means one and thirty-five one-hundredths percent of the taxable gross receipts as defined in the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act 1 reported annually for each municipality to the taxation and revenue department during a twelve-month period ending June 30;

C. “ total municipal share ” means the sum of all municipal shares;

D. “ statewide per capita average ” means the quotient of the total municipal share divided by the total population in all municipalities;

E. “ municipal per capita average ” means the quotient of the municipal share divided by the municipality's population;

F. “ population ” means the most recent official census or estimate determined by the bureau of the census, or, if neither is available, “population” means an estimate as determined by the local government division of the department of finance and administration;

G. “ local tax effort ” means the amount produced by a one-fourth of one percent municipal gross receipts tax in the previous fiscal year;

H. “ qualifying municipality ” means a municipality with a population of less than ten thousand that has enacted on or before the last day of the preceding fiscal year an ordinance or ordinances imposing a municipal gross receipts tax pursuant to Section 7-19D-9 NMSA 1978 at a rate of one-fourth of one percent or more;

I. “ enacted ” means adopted by a majority of the members of the governing body of the municipality pursuant to Section 7-19D-9 NMSA 1978 and:

(1) for which no election has been called in the manner and within the time provided by Section 7-19D-9 NMSA 1978; or

(2) that has been approved by a majority of the registered voters voting on the question pursuant to Section 7-19D-9 NMSA 1978; and

J. “ minimum amount ” means an amount equal to ninety thousand dollars ($90,000).
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 20-12-19
§ 20-12-19. Unlawful enlistment, appointment or separation
Status: in_force

Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who effects an enlistment or appointment in or a separation from the armed forces of any person who is known to him to be ineligible for that enlistment, appointment or separation because it is prohibited by law, regulation or order shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2-12.31 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2 / Section 27-2-12.31
§ 27-2-12.31. Heart artery calcium scan coverage
Status: in_force

A. In accordance with federal law, the secretary shall adopt and promulgate rules that provide medical assistance coverage for eligible enrollees to receive a heart artery calcium scan.

B. Medical assistance coverage provided pursuant to this section shall:

(1) be limited to the provision of a heart artery calcium scan to an eligible enrollee to be used as a clinical management tool;

(2) be provided every five years if an eligible enrollee has previously received a heart artery calcium score of zero; and

(3) not be required for future heart artery calcium scans if an eligible enrollee receives a heart artery calcium score greater than zero.

C. At its discretion or as required by law, a managed care organization providing medical assistance may offer or refuse coverage for further cardiac testing or procedures for eligible enrollees based upon the results of a heart artery calcium scan.

D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to short-term travel, accident-only or limited or specified-disease policies, plans or certificates of health insurance.

E. As used in this section:

(1) “ eligible enrollee ” means an enrollee who:

(a) is a person between the ages of forty-five and sixty-five; and

(b) has an intermediate risk of developing coronary heart disease as determined by a health care provider based upon a score calculated from an evidence-based algorithm widely used in the medical community to assess a person's ten-year cardiovascular disease risk, including a score calculated using a pooled cohort equation;

(2) “ health care provider ” means a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or other health care professional authorized to furnish health care services within the scope of the professional's license; and

(3) “ heart artery calcium scan ” means a computed tomography scan measuring coronary artery calcium for atherosclerosis and abnormal artery structure and function.
N.M. Stat. § 3-29-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 29 / Section 3-29-5
§ 3-29-5. Restrictions on forming an association
Status: in_force

A. A new association shall not be formed under the Sanitary Projects Act by original incorporation after January 1, 2000, and a new association shall not be formed by reorganization after January 1, 2000, unless the preceding entity was in existence on January 1, 2000, if the service area of either association includes property contiguous to an incorporated municipality or an unincorporated area currently served by a municipality or by a water and sanitation district. The restrictions on forming an association set forth in this subsection shall not apply if the contiguous incorporated municipality or water and sanitation district does not provide the services or cannot provide the services to be provided by the association at or below the cost proposed by the association.

B. An association shall not construct with state funds a project required in order to allow creation of a subdivision under the provisions of the Land Subdivision Act, the New Mexico Subdivision Act or Section 47-5-9 NMSA 1978; however, an association may construct a project serving a previously approved subdivision in the service area of the association.

C. After July 1, 2006, a new association shall not be formed as a capital stock corporation.

D. A new association shall not be formed under the Sanitary Projects Act after July 1, 2017 unless the association will service at least fifteen connections or a population of at least twenty-five people for at least six months of the year.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-8
§ 7-1-8. Confidentiality of returns and other information
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any person other than the taxpayer to reveal to any other person the taxpayer's return or return information, except as provided in Sections 7-1-8.1 through 7-1-8.11 NMSA 1978 .

B. A return or return information revealed under Sections 7-1-8.1 through 7-1-8.11 NMSA 1978:

(1) may only be revealed to a person specifically authorized to receive the return or return information and the employees, directors, officers and agents of such person whose official duties or duties in the course of their employment require the return or return information and to an employee of the department;

(2) may only be revealed for the authorized purpose and only to the extent necessary to perform that authorized purpose;

(3) shall at all times be protected from being revealed to an unauthorized person by physical, electronic or any other safeguards specified by directive by the secretary; and

(4) shall be returned to the secretary or the secretary's delegate or destroyed as soon as it is no longer required for the authorized purpose.

C. If any provision of Sections 7-1-8.1 through 7-1-8.11 NMSA 1978 requires that a return or return information will only be revealed pursuant to a written agreement between a person and the department, the written agreement shall:

(1) list the name and position of any official or employee of the person to whom a return or return information is authorized to be revealed under the provision;

(2) describe the specific purpose for which the return or return information is to be used;

(3) describe the procedures and safeguards the person has in place to ensure that the requirements of Subsection B of this section are met; and

(4) provide for reimbursement to the department for all costs incurred by the department in supplying the returns or return information to, and administering the agreement with, the person.

D. A return or return information that is lawfully made public by an employee of the department or any other person, or that is made public by the taxpayer, is not subject to the provisions of this section once it is made public.
N.M. Stat. § 6-15A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 15A / Section 6-15A-5
§ 6-15A-5. School budget planning unit of the state department of public education to furnish information, transcripts of proceedings and disposition
Status: in_force

The school budget planning unit of the state department of public education, upon the receipt of the notice mentioned in Section 4 of the Education Technology Equipment Act shall furnish all necessary information with reference to the valuation, present outstanding bonded indebtedness, present outstanding lease-purchase arrangements and limitations as to tax rates and debt contracting power and other information useful to the local school board in the consideration of a proposed lease-purchase arrangement. Upon entering into a lease-purchase arrangement, the local school board shall prepare two true and complete transcripts of proceedings relating to the lease-purchase arrangement, one to be immediately filed with the school budget planning unit of the [state] department of public education and one to be kept by the local school board.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-2-30 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 2 / Section 32A-2-30
§ 32A-2-30. Indigency standard; fee schedule; reimbursement
Status: in_force

A. The court shall use a standard adopted and information provided by the public defender department to determine indigency of children in proceedings on petitions alleging delinquency.

B. The court shall use a fee schedule adopted by the public defender department when appointing attorneys to represent children in proceedings on petitions alleging delinquency.

C. The court shall order reimbursement from the parents or guardians of a child who has received or desires to receive legal representation or another benefit under the Public Defender Act 1 after a determination is made that the child was not indigent according to the standard for indigency of children adopted by the public defender department.

D. Any amounts recovered pursuant to this section shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit to the general fund.
N.M. Stat. § 39-2-4 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 2 / Section 39-2-4
§ 39-2-4. Actions ex contractu; recovery of principal amount below jurisdiction of court
Status: in_force

In all actions founded on debt or other contract, if the plaintiff recover an amount which, exclusive of interest, is below the jurisdiction of the court, he shall recover judgment therein, but the costs shall be adjudged against him unless the plaintiff's claim, as established on the trial, shall be reduced by offsets below the jurisdiction of the court.
N.M. Stat. § 16-3-4 — NM Code / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 16-3-4
§ 16-3-4. State trails system created; types of trails; planning
Status: in_force

A. There is created a “state trails system” composed of:

(1) “state scenic trails” which are extended trails so located as to provide maximum potential for the appreciation of natural areas and for the conservation and enjoyment of the significant scenic, historic, natural, ecological, geological or cultural qualities of the areas through which such trails pass;

(2) “state recreation trails” which are trails designed to provide a variety of outdoor recreational uses in or reasonably accessible to urban areas and, where appropriate, shall connect parks, scenic areas, historical points and neighboring communities;

(3) “state historical trails” which are trails designed to identify and interpret routes which were significant in the prehistoric settlement or historical development of the state; and

(4) “special use trails” which are trails that may provide uses also provided by scenic, recreation and historical trails but which shall not be limited to such uses. The secretary may designate special use trails in such locations as he deems appropriate and may limit the use of such trails to such special users as he determines. In designating special use trails, the secretary shall give due regard to the interests of users who have needs of a special nature which are not fulfilled by other trail types comprising the state trails system.

B. State trails shall be supplemented by support facilities deemed necessary and feasible by the secretary. These facilities shall comply with health and environment department [department of environment] standards and regulations.

C. In the planning and designation of trails, the secretary shall give due regard to the interests of federal or state agencies, counties, municipalities, private landowners and interested individuals and recreational and conservation organizations. The secretary shall give full consideration to the inclusion of trails from all categories within the system.

D. The secretary shall prescribe the uses and limits of each type of trail.

E. Separate trails may be established for motorized vehicles but shall not be trails designated for horseback riding, hiking or bicycling.

F. Before making a final designation of any trail, the secretary shall:

(1) hold a public hearing after proper notice within the affected county and area; and

(2) as a result of the hearing, adopt a finding approving or disapproving the trail based upon evidence as to the adverse effects that the trail has on the holders of any interest in the lands in the proximity of the trail.
N.M. Stat. § 19-8-4 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 19-8-4
§ 19-8-4. Leases for certain minerals; rentals; royalty
Status: reserved

The commissioner is authorized to issue leases for the development, exploration and production of potassium, sodium, phosphorus and other minerals of similar occurrence and their salts and compounds, including chlorides, sulphates, carbonates, borates, silicates, nitrates and any and all other salts and compounds of the minerals on any lands of the state upon such terms and conditions as he may deem to be for the best interests of the state and conformable to Sections 19-8-4 through 19-8-7 NMSA 1978 . The minimum first year's rental for such leases shall be one hundred dollars ($100), and in all cases there shall be reserved to the state a royalty to be established by regulation issued under the provisions of Section 19-8-7 NMSA 1978 . The commissioner may amend any lease in existence on the effective date of this amendment to reflect any regulation in effect at the time of the amendment to the lease.
N.M. Stat. § 14-3-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 3 / Section 14-3-9
§ 14-3-9. Disposition of public records
Status: in_force

Upon completion of an inspection or survey of the public records of any agency by the administrator, or at the request of the commission or the head of any agency, the administrator, attorney general and the agency official in charge of the records of that agency shall together make a determination as to whether:

A. the records shall be retained in the custody of the agency;

B. the records shall be transferred to the records center; or

C. a recommendation for destruction of the records shall be made to the commission.

If it is determined that the records are to be transferred to the records center, they shall be within a reasonable time so transferred. A list of the records so transferred shall be retained in the files of the agency from which the records were transferred.

Public records in the custody of the administrator may be transferred or destroyed only upon order of the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 6-24-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 24 / Section 6-24-14
§ 6-24-14. Lottery retailers; contracts; sales commission; bonds
Status: in_force

A. Lottery tickets shall be sold only by a lottery retailer who, pursuant to a contract with the authority, has been issued a certificate of authority signed by the chief executive officer. The lottery retailer shall display the certificate conspicuously at each authorized location. No lottery retailer shall sell a lottery ticket except from the locations listed in his contract and as evidenced by his certificate of authority unless the authority authorizes in writing any temporary location not listed in his contract.

B. Before entering into a contract with a lottery retailer applicant, the chief executive officer shall consider:

(1) the financial responsibility and security of the applicant and his business or activity;

(2) the accessibility of his place of business or activity to the public; and

(3) the sufficiency of existing licenses to serve the public convenience and the volume of the expected sales.

C. No person shall be a lottery retailer who:

(1) is under eighteen years of age;

(2) is engaged exclusively in the business of selling lottery tickets;

(3) is a lottery vendor or an employee or agent of any lottery vendor doing business in New Mexico;

(4) has been found to have violated any provisions of the New Mexico Lottery Act or any rule adopted by the board pursuant to that act; or

(5) fails to certify to the chief executive officer that his premises are in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 1

D. All lottery retailer contracts may be renewable annually in the discretion of the authority unless sooner terminated.

E. The authority to act as a lottery retailer is not assignable or transferable.

F. Lottery retailer applicants shall pay an application fee established by the board to cover the cost of investigating and processing the application.

G. The board shall determine the commission to be paid lottery retailers for their sales of lottery tickets.

H. Each lottery retailer shall keep a complete and current set of records accounting for all of his sales of lottery tickets and shall provide it for inspection upon request of the board, the chief executive officer, the legislative finance committee or the attorney general.

I. Lottery retailers shall make payments to the lottery only by check, bankdraft, electronic fund transfer or other recorded, noncash financial transfer method as determined by the chief executive officer.

J. No lottery retailer shall contract with any person for lottery goods or services except with the approval of the board.
N.M. Stat. § 19-6-4 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 6 / Section 19-6-4
§ 19-6-4. Depredations; penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who shall cut down, remove, destroy or injure, or who shall take, remove or carry away, any timber, trees or firewood standing, growing or lying upon any state lands, or who shall extract or remove, or attempt to extract or remove, from any state lands, any stone, minerals, oil, gas, salt or other natural products or deposit, or any lessee who shall permit the same to be done, without authority from the commissioner, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided in the preceding section, and in addition thereto shall forfeit and pay to the state an amount double the value of material so cut, removed, destroyed, injured or extracted.
N.M. Stat. § 3-51-25 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 51 / Section 3-51-25
§ 3-51-25. Payment; interest; penalties
Status: in_force

The governing body of the city shall have the power to provide for the time and terms of payment of the assessments and the rate of interest upon deferred payments thereof, which rate shall not exceed eight percent per annum. The assessments shall bear interest from the date of publication of the assessing ordinance. The maximum time for the payment of the assessments on deferred installment payments shall be thirty years.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-16B-8 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 16B / Section 59A-16B-8
§ 59A-16B-8. Lawful policy terms and conditions preserved
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Domestic Abuse Insurance Protection Act shall be construed to alter, modify or prohibit the application of any policy provision that excludes coverage for intentional or criminal acts or any other policy conditions, exclusions or limitations that are clearly stated in the policy and that are not in violation of any provisions of the Domestic Abuse Insurance Protection Act.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-10.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-10.2
§ 6-10-10.2. Statements of condition required to be transmitted to the state cash manager
Status: in_force

As a condition of retaining state deposits or investments, each financial institution certified or designated to receive state public money on deposit shall submit to the state cash manager its quarterly statement of condition at the same time the statement is sent to the federal or state financial authority. The statement shall be certified by an authorized officer of the institution. If the statement is not received by the state cash manager within ten days of its submission to the authority, the manager shall notify the institution of that fact, and the institution shall submit the certified statement within ten days of the notification. Within that twenty-day period, the institution shall not be disqualified from retaining state deposits or investments. If the institution fails to submit the certified statement within the twenty-day period, the state cash manager shall advise the state treasurer, who may withdraw all state funds from the institution in order to protect those state funds.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-32-22 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 32 / Section 59A-32-22
§ 59A-32-22. Freedom of choice; doctor of oriental medicine
Status: in_force

A. Within the area and limits of coverage offered an insured and selected by him in the application for insurance, for vehicle insurance medical payments as defined in Subsection D of Section 59A-7-7 NMSA 1978 , the right of any person to exercise full freedom of choice in the selection of any licensed doctor of oriental medicine for treatment within his scope of practice shall not be restricted under any new policy of vehicle insurance issued after July 1, 1997 in this state or in the processing of any claim made pursuant to that policy. Any person insured or claiming benefits under the medical payments portion of such vehicle insurance policy providing within its coverage for payment of benefits or indemnity for any condition or circumstance described in Subsection D of Section 59A-7-7 NMSA 1978 shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of the policy as to submission of proof of loss upon submitting written proof supported by any doctor of oriental medicine.

B. As used in this section, “doctor of oriental medicine” means a person licensed as a doctor of oriental medicine pursuant to the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Practice Act.