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N.M. Stat. § 1-3-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1-3-5
§ 1-3-5. Precincts; powers of county commissioners
Status: in_force

A. The board of county commissioners shall by resolution:

(1) create additional precincts to meet the requirements of Section 1-3-1 NMSA 1978; and

(2) divide, abolish, combine or adjust the boundaries of any precincts as necessary to meet legal and constitutional requirements for redistricting.

B. Any necessary precinct boundary adjustments shall be submitted to the secretary of state no later than the first Monday in December of each odd-numbered year to become effective January 1 next succeeding the approval of the boundary adjustment. No precinct shall be created, divided, abolished or combined or the boundaries adjusted less than four months prior to a statewide election, except by order of the district court.

C. The county clerk shall notify the secretary of state in writing of any proposed changes in precincts or the designation of polling places made by the board of county commissioners and shall furnish the current geographical boundaries, designation and word description of each new polling place and each new or changed precinct.

D. The secretary of state shall review all new or changed precinct maps submitted pursuant to this section for compliance under the Precinct Boundary Adjustment Act and Section 1-3-1 NMSA 1978 .

E. Precincts shall be designated solely by whole numbers.
N.M. Stat. § 70-10-4 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 10 / Section 70-10-4
§ 70-10-4. Interest on late payments
Status: in_force

A. Any delay in determining any person legally entitled to an interest in the proceeds from production shall not affect payments to all other persons entitled to payments. In instances where payments cannot be made within the time period provided in Section 70-10-3 NMSA 1978 , the payor shall create a suspense account on his books for such interest or may interplead the suspended funds into court.

B. The person entitled to payment from the suspended funds shall be entitled to interest on the suspended funds from the date payment is due under Section 70-10-3 NMSA 1978 . The interest awarded shall be the discount rate charged by the federal reserve bank of Dallas to member banks plus one and one-half percent on the date payment is due. Payment of principal and interest on the suspended funds shall be made to all persons legally entitled to the funds within thirty days from the date that the persons are determined to be entitled to the suspended funds by a final legal determination.
N.M. Stat. § 6-19-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 19 / Section 6-19-6
§ 6-19-6. Board of trustees; compensation; payment authority; bond
Status: in_force

A. Each member of the board of trustees shall receive no compensation for the performance of his duties but shall be paid per diem and mileage for attendance at meetings of the board as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act 1 for nonsalaried public officials.

B. Each member of the board of trustees shall furnish a corporate surety bond in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the faithful performance of his duties and the accounting of all funds which shall come into his possession. The bond shall be paid for by and shall run to the benefit of the district.

C. All authorizations for the payment or expenditure of money in the possession of the district shall be signed by the chairman and the secretary-treasurer.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-4-15 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 4 / Section 59A-4-15
§ 59A-4-15. Hearings; in general
Status: in_force

A. The superintendent may hold a hearing, without request by others, for any purpose within the scope of the Insurance Code.

B. The superintendent shall hold a hearing:

(1) if required by any other provision of the Insurance Code; or

(2) upon written request for a hearing by a person aggrieved by any act, threatened act or failure of the superintendent to act or by any report, rule or order of the superintendent, other than an order for the holding of a hearing or order on hearing or pursuant to such an order on a hearing of which the person had notice.

C. The request for a hearing shall briefly state the respects in which the applicant is so aggrieved, the relief to be sought and the grounds to be relied upon as basis for relief. The request shall be received by the superintendent no later than thirty days from the date of the act, threatened act or failure of the superintendent to act or the date of the superintendent's report, rule or order.

D. If the superintendent finds that the request is made in good faith, that the applicant would be so aggrieved if the stated grounds are established and that such grounds otherwise justify the hearing, the superintendent shall commence the hearing within thirty days after filing of the request, unless postponed by mutual consent. No postponement shall be later than ninety days after the filing of the request.

E. Pending the hearing and decision, the superintendent may suspend or postpone the effective date of the action as to which the hearing is requested. If upon request the superintendent refuses to grant the suspension or postponement, the person requesting the hearing may apply no later than twenty days from the superintendent's refusal to the district court of Santa Fe county for a stay of the superintendent's action or proposed action pending the hearing and the superintendent's order.

F. Except as otherwise expressly provided, this section does not apply to hearings relative to matters arising under Chapter 59A, Article 17 NMSA 1978 .

G. The superintendent may appoint a hearing officer to preside over hearings. The hearing officer shall provide the superintendent with a recommended decision on the matter assigned to the hearing officer, including findings of fact and conclusions of law.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-28-27 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 28 / Section 32A-28-27
§ 32A-28-27. Permanency hearings; permanency review hearings
Status: in_force

A. The department shall submit a copy of any continuation of the dispositional order and notice of any permanency and permanency review hearings to the Indian child's tribe pursuant to notice requirements of the Indian Family Protection Act.

B. The department shall submit a progress report that documents:

(1) that the Indian child's tribe has been invited to attend the pre-permanency meeting and is included in any attempt to settle issues attendant to the permanency hearing and has the opportunity to participate in developing a proposed treatment plan that serves the Indian child's best interest;

(2) that active efforts were conducted to prevent the breakup of the Indian family or to reunify the Indian family;

(3) that the placement preferences set forth in the Indian Family Protection Act or the placement preferences of the Indian child's tribe were followed. When placement preferences have not been followed, good cause for noncompliance shall be clearly stated and supported by clear and convincing evidence;

(4) the active efforts made pursuant to the Indian Family Protection Act to implement the Indian child's cultural maintenance plan in conjunction with the Indian child's tribe and family;

(5) the inclusion of the Indian child's tribe in the department's active efforts for case planning and documentation of the Indian tribe's input; and

(6) that all requirements pursuant to the Indian Family Protection Act were followed.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-21-12 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 21 / Section 59A-21-12
§ 59A-21-12. Grace period
Status: in_force

A group life insurance policy shall contain in substance a provision that the policyholder is entitled to a grace period of thirty-one (31) days for the payment of any premium due except the first, during which grace period the death benefit coverage shall continue in force, unless the policyholder shall have given the insurer written notice of discontinuance in advance of the date of discontinuance and in accordance with the terms of the policy. The policy may provide that the policyholder shall be liable to the insurer for the payment of a pro rata premium for the time the policy was in force during such grace period.
N.M. Stat. § 48-10-21 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 10 / Section 48-10-21
§ 48-10-21. Liberal interpretation
Status: in_force

The Deed of Trust Act shall be liberally construed to carry out its purpose.
N.M. Stat. § 21-23-15 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 23 / Section 21-23-15
§ 21-23-15. Post-secondary educational institutions; termination
Status: in_force

A. No post-secondary educational institution shall terminate its operation within the state until:

(1) the institution has made reasonable efforts with another public or private post-secondary educational institution that provides a comparable education to facilitate and provide for the transfer of the students, with a minimum loss of credit;

(2) the post-secondary educational institution has made contractual arrangements for the perpetual care, maintenance and accessibility of all records, transcripts, reports and evaluations of all students receiving credit from the institution during the period of its existence; and

(3) the post-secondary educational institution has met all rules of the department pertaining to the termination of operations by post-secondary educational institutions.

B. Before any post-secondary educational institution terminates its services or sells, transfers or disposes of substantially all of its assets, it shall submit to the department a summary of all actions taken pursuant to the requirements set forth in Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-41 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-41
§ 19-7-41. Foreclosure of assignments; rights of purchaser
Status: in_force

The collateral assignments of record in the state land office upon grazing leases may be foreclosed in the manner provided by law for the foreclosure of chattel mortgages, and the collateral assignments of record in the state land office upon state purchase contracts may be foreclosed in the manner provided by law for the foreclosure of mortgages on real estate, and the purchaser at any sale under such foreclosure, if otherwise qualified to lease or purchase state land, as the case may be, on the filing with the commissioner of public lands of the transfer to him of any such lease or purchase contract, pursuant to any such foreclosure sale, and the payment of all delinquent payments on the lease or purchase contract so transferred, shall be entitled to a new lease or purchase contract on his compliance with all the conditions governing the lease or purchase of state lands, now or hereafter provided by law, or by regulation of the commissioner of public lands; provided, however, that in the event the collateral assignment foreclosed was subject to or inferior to a prior assignment, a purchaser at such foreclosure sale shall take such new lease or purchase contract subject to all prior assignments filed and approved in accordance with this act. Any purchaser at such foreclosure sale shall also be entitled to the improvements on the lands covered by the lease or purchase contract purchased by him and to all rights of renewal of any such lease held by the original lessee; subject, however, to the rights of the holders of any prior assignments of record in the state land office.
N.M. Stat. § 30-43-4 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 43 / Section 30-43-4
§ 30-43-4. Financing extortionate extensions of credit
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly advances money or property, whether as a gift, loan or investment, to any person with reasonable grounds to believe that it is the intention of that person to use the money or property so advanced, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of making extortionate extensions of credit is guilty of a third degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 76-6B-1 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 6B / Section 76-6B-1
§ 76-6B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Pink Bollworm Control Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 16-3-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 16-3-3
§ 16-3-3. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the State Trails System Act is to provide public access to, and the enjoyment and appreciation of, the New Mexico outdoors in order to conserve, develop and use the natural resources of the state for purposes of health and recreation. It is the intent and purpose of the State Trails System Act to encourage horseback riding, hiking, bicycling and other recreational activities.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-20A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 20A / Section 59A-20A-6
§ 59A-20A-6. Reporting requirements and confidentiality
Status: in_force

A. Each licensee shall file with the superintendent on or before March 1 of each year an annual statement containing such information as the superintendent by rule may prescribe.

B. Except as otherwise allowed, a provider, broker, insurance company, insurance agent, insurance broker, information bureau, rating agency or company or any other person with actual knowledge of a viator's or insured's identity shall not disclose that identity to any other person unless the disclosure is:

(1) necessary to effect a viatical settlement between the viator and a provider and the viator has given written consent and, if the insured's identity is being disclosed and the insured is competent, the insured has given written consent to the disclosure;

(2) provided in response to an investigation by the superintendent or any other governmental officer or agency; or

(3) a term of or condition to the transfer of a viaticated policy by one provider to another provider.
N.M. Stat. § 6-11-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 11 / Section 6-11-1
§ 6-11-1. Funds from forest reserves; acceptance
Status: in_force

That the terms and conditions of the acts of congress providing for the distribution among the states and territories of the United States of a portion of the revenues derived from forest reserves be, and the same are hereby accepted.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7F-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7F / Section 10-7F-9
§ 10-7F-9. Political activity
Status: in_force

A hazardous duty officer shall not be prohibited by an employer from engaging in any political activity when the officer is off duty, except as otherwise provided by law.
N.M. Stat. § 30-16D-7 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 16D / Section 30-16D-7
§ 30-16D-7. Operating a chop shop; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Operating a chop shop consists of a person owning, operating, maintaining, controlling or conducting operations in a chop shop, who knows or should have known that it is a chop shop.

B. Whoever commits operating a chop shop is guilty of a third degree felony.

C. As used in this section:

(1) “ chop shop ” means a premises where a person possesses, receives, stores, disassembles or alters an unlawfully obtained motor vehicle or vehicle as defined in the Motor Vehicle Code, including the alteration or concealment of any identifying feature or number, including the manufacturer's serial number, engine number, decal or other distinguishing number or identification mark or number placed under assignment of the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department; and

(2) “ unlawfully obtained ” means obtained by theft, fraud or deceit or obtained without the permission of the owner.

D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a claim made pursuant to any other section of law.
N.M. Stat. § 5-15-24 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 15 / Section 5-15-24
§ 5-15-24. Tax increment accounting procedures
Status: in_force

A district board shall separately account for all revenues and indebtedness based on gross receipts tax increments and property tax increments. The district board shall individually account for all gross receipts tax increments.
N.M. Stat. § 39-1A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 1A / Section 39-1A-3
§ 39-1A-3. Required disclosures to payee
Status: in_force

At least three days before the date on which the payee signs a transfer agreement, the transferee shall provide to the payee a separate disclosure statement, in bold type at least fourteen points in size, that states:

A. the amounts and due dates of the structured settlement payments to be transferred;

B. the aggregate amount of the payments;

C. the discounted present value of the payments to be transferred, which shall be identified as the “calculation of current value of the transferred structured settlement payments under federal standards for valuing annuities”, and the amount of the applicable federal rate used in calculating the discounted present value;

D. the gross advance amount;

E. an itemized listing of all applicable transfer expenses, other than attorney fees and related disbursements payable in connection with the transferee's application for approval of the transfer, and the transferee's best estimate of the amount of those expenses;

F. the net advance amount;

G. the amount of any penalties or liquidated damages payable by the payee in the event of any breach of the transfer agreement by the payee; and

H. a statement that the payee has the right to cancel the transfer agreement, without penalty or further obligation, not later than the close of the third business day after the date the agreement is signed by the payee.
N.M. Stat. § 61-2-12 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 2 / Section 61-2-12
§ 61-2-12. License; display; renewal; retirement; resumption of practice
Status: in_force

A. A person to whom a license as an optometrist has been issued shall display the license in a conspicuous place in the licensee's principal office or place of business.

B. A license shall be renewed annually on or before July 1. Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978 , the licensee shall pay to the secretary-treasurer of the board the required fees. The board shall promulgate rules establishing additional requirements and procedures for renewal of a license. It shall also promulgate rules establishing a fee schedule for renewal of a license, but a specific fee shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).

C. Failure to renew a license pursuant to this section terminates the optometrist's authority to practice optometry, and the former licensee shall fulfill all current requirements for licensing and therapeutic drug certification if application for licensing or certification is made after termination.

D. An optometrist who intends to retire from the practice of optometry shall notify the board in writing before the expiration of the optometrist's license, and the secretary-treasurer of the board shall acknowledge the receipt of the notice and record it. If within a period of five years from the year of retirement the optometrist desires to resume practice, the optometrist shall notify the board in writing, and, upon giving proof of completing refresher courses prescribed by rules of the board and the payment of any required fees, the license shall be restored to the optometrist in full effect.

E. Before engaging in the practice of optometry, a licensed optometrist shall notify the secretary-treasurer of the board in writing of the address at which the optometrist intends to begin practice and subsequently of changes in the optometrist's business address or location. Notices the board is required to give a licensee shall legally have been given when delivered to the latest address furnished by the licensee to the board.
N.M. Stat. § 21-3-8 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 3 / Section 21-3-8
§ 21-3-8. Duties of board officers
Status: in_force

The president of each board shall preside at all meetings thereof and shall sign the proceedings of the same, and shall sign all orders directed by the board to be drawn upon the treasurer thereof for the payment of money. In the absence of the president at any meeting of the board, the members present shall elect a president pro tem. The secretary of the board shall have charge of the records, books and papers belonging to such board, and shall keep a record of the proceedings of such board and shall issue and attest all orders directed by the board to be drawn upon the treasurer of the same for the payment of money. Such secretary, as treasurer, shall have the care and custody of all moneys belonging to such school, and he shall pay out the same only upon orders drawn upon him by direction of the board of regents and signed by the president thereof; and at each regular meeting of such board such treasurer shall submit to the same a statement showing a full account of the condition of financial affairs of such school.
N.M. Stat. § 53-11-32 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 11 / Section 53-11-32
§ 53-11-32. Quorum of shareholders
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, a majority of the shares entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders, but in no event shall a quorum consist of less than one-third of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting. A quorum, once attained at a meeting, shall be deemed to continue until adjournment notwithstanding the voluntary withdrawal of enough shares to leave less than a quorum. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote of a greater number or voting by classes is required by the Business Corporation Act or the articles of incorporation.
N.M. Stat. § 67-5-18 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 5 / Section 67-5-18
§ 67-5-18. Damages exceeding benefits; persons under disability
Status: in_force

If the damages assessed to any person or persons by reason of the alteration, widening, changing or laying out of any road, shall exceed the benefits, the excess shall be paid to such person or persons by warrant on the county treasurer for the amount. If any person or persons to whom damages are awarded, be under disability or cannot be found, the same shall be set apart to such person or persons in the county treasury.
N.M. Stat. § 62-2-17 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 2 / Section 62-2-17
§ 62-2-17. Construction of works; eminent domain
Status: in_force

Such corporations shall be authorized to construct such branch, lateral or side canals, pipelines or ditches, as may be necessary to successfully accomplish the objects and purposes for which they shall be organized, and shall have the same rights and powers as to the taking and appropriating of land and other property, to be used therefor, as is given and conferred by the next preceding section, or other sections of this article.
N.M. Stat. § 50-9-20 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 9 / Section 50-9-20
§ 50-9-20. Coordination
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the department shall coordinate, to the greatest extent practicable, the occupational health and safety activities of all state and local agencies. It shall advise, consult and cooperate with other agencies of the state, federal government, other states and interstate agencies and with affected public and private organizations.