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N.M. Stat. § 12-8-23 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 8 / Section 12-8-23
§ 12-8-23. Applicability of act
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act apply to agencies made subject to its coverage by law, or by agency rule or regulation if permitted by law.

In the event of any conflict between any existing law and the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act control unless specific exceptions are enumerated in the law or rule which makes an agency subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, or unless a later law provides specific exceptions.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-21-18 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 21 / Section 59A-21-18
§ 59A-21-18. Certificate or statement of insurance protection
Status: in_force

A. A group life insurance policy shall contain in substance a provision that the insurer will issue to the policyholder for delivery to each person insured an individual certificate setting forth a statement as to the insurance protection to which he is entitled, to whom the insurance benefits are payable and the rights and conditions set forth in Sections 416, 417, and 418 of this article.

B. A group life insurance policy issued to a creditor to insure debtors of such creditor, shall contain in substance a provision that the insurer will furnish to the policyholder for delivery to each debtor insured under the policy a form which will contain a statement that the life of the debtor is insured under the policy and that any death benefit paid thereunder by reason of his death shall first be applied to reduce or extinguish the indebtedness.
N.M. Stat. § 38-6A-9 — NM Code / Chapter 38 / Article 6A / Section 38-6A-9
§ 38-6A-9. Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

In applying and construing the Uniform Child Witness Protective Measures Act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
N.M. Stat. § 26-2C-31 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 26 / Article 2C / Section 26-2C-31
§ 26-2C-31. Unlicensed manufacturing of cannabis extract; penalty
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to manufacture cannabis extract without a license issued pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act unless the person produces and manufactures cannabis extract from homegrown cannabis using nonvolatile solvents, alcohol or carbon dioxide or no solvents. The use of any other solvent or process is expressly prohibited unless it is approved by the division. A person who violates this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 50-14-8 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 14 / Section 50-14-8
§ 50-14-8. Legislative powers
Status: in_force

Any money received by the state pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 1 shall be subject to appropriation by the legislature consistent with the terms and conditions required by that act.
N.M. Stat. § 72-4-19 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 4 / Section 72-4-19
§ 72-4-19. Adjudication of rights; decree filed with state engineer; contents of decree
Status: in_force

Upon the adjudication of the rights to the use of the waters of a stream system, a certified copy of the decree shall be prepared and filed in the office of the state engineer by the clerk of the court, at the cost of the parties. Such decree shall in every case declare, as to the water right adjudged to each party, the priority, amount, purpose, periods and place of use, and as to water used for irrigation, except as otherwise provided in this article, the specific tracts of land to which it shall be appurtenant, together with such other conditions as may be necessary to define the right and its priority.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-3A-11 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3A / Section 32A-3A-11
§ 32A-3A-11. Emergency placement; criminal history record check
Status: in_force

A. In an emergency placement situation, when a child must be placed in a home due to the absence of parents or custodians, the department or a criminal justice agency shall perform a federal name-based criminal history record check of each adult residing in the home. The results of the name-based check shall be provided to the department, and, within fifteen days from the date that the name-based check was conducted, the department shall provide a complete set of each adult resident's fingerprints to the department of public safety for immediate submission to the federal bureau of investigation. The department of public safety shall positively identify the fingerprint subject, if possible, and forward the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation within fifteen calendar days from the date that the name-based search was conducted. The child shall be removed from the home immediately if any adult resident fails to provide fingerprints or written permission to perform a federal criminal history record check when requested to do so.

B. When placement of a child in a home is denied as a result of a name-based criminal history record check of a resident and the resident contests that denial, the resident shall, within five business days, submit to the department a complete set of the resident's fingerprints with written permission allowing the department to forward the fingerprints to the department of public safety for submission to the federal bureau of investigation. The resident shall be entitled to review the information obtained from the resident's criminal history record check if that check was performed using the resident's fingerprints submitted pursuant to this subsection.

C. The department may charge the federal fee for processing a fingerprint-based criminal history record check pursuant to this section. The department of public safety shall not charge a state fee for processing a fingerprint-based criminal history record check pursuant to this section.

D. As used in this section, “ emergency placement ” refers to those limited instances when the department is placing a child in the home of private individuals, including neighbors, friends or relatives, as a result of sudden unavailability of the child's primary caretaker.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-3A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3A / Section 32A-3A-1
§ 32A-3A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 32A, Article 3A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Voluntary Placement and Family Services Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-16
§ 2-7F-16. Representative district ten
Status: in_force

Representative district ten is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 73, 75, 76, 90 through 92, 94 through 99, 103, 105 through 107, 144, 213, 250, 258, 260, 262, 266, 270, 278, 288, 629 and 630.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9A-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9A / Section 7-9A-3
§ 7-9A-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Investment Credit Act:

A. “ department ” means the taxation and revenue department, the secretary of taxation and revenue or any employee of the department exercising authority lawfully delegated to that employee by the secretary;

B. “ equipment ” means an essential machine, mechanism or tool, or a component or fitting thereof, used directly and exclusively in a manufacturing operation and subject to depreciation for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code by the taxpayer carrying on the manufacturing operation. “Equipment” does not include any vehicle that leaves the site of the manufacturing operation for purposes of transporting persons or property or any property for which the taxpayer claims the credit pursuant to Section 7-9-79 NMSA 1978;

C. “ manufacturing ” means combining or processing components or materials, including recyclable materials, to increase their value for sale in the ordinary course of business, including genetic testing and production, but not including:

(1) construction;

(2) farming;

(3) power generation, except for electricity generation at a facility other than one for which both location approval and a certificate of convenience and necessity are required prior to commencing construction or operation of the facility, pursuant to the Public Utility Act 1 and the Electric Utility Industry Restructuring Act of 1999; or

(4) processing natural resources, including hydrocarbons;

D. “ manufacturing operation ” means a plant, including a genetic testing and production facility, employing personnel to perform production tasks, in conjunction with equipment not previously existing at the site, to produce goods;

E. “ recyclable materials ” means materials that would otherwise become solid waste if not recycled and that can be collected, separated or processed and placed in use in the form of raw materials or products; and

F. “ taxpayer ” means a person liable for payment of any tax, a person responsible for withholding and payment over or for collection and payment over of any tax or a person to whom an assessment has been made, if the assessment remains unabated or the amount thereof has not been paid.
N.M. Stat. § 3-21-2.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 21 / Section 3-21-2.1
§ 3-21-2.1. Certain municipalities; changing the zoning or use of certain areas; election allowed
Status: in_force

A municipality that has a population of one thousand five hundred or less at the last federal decennial census and that is partially bordered, at the time of that census, by federal land managed by the United States forest service, may change the zoning or use of any land acquired by first submitting the question to the voters at a general election or at a special election called for that purpose if the acquired land:

A. was acquired by the municipality from or with the permission of the United States forest service;

B. lies adjacent to the municipality's geographical boundary; and

C. is zoned or used at the time of acquisition for recreation, school sites, greenbelt or buffer land.
N.M. Stat. § 28-10-2 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 10 / Section 28-10-2
§ 28-10-2. Governor's commission on disability; powers and duties
Status: in_force

The governor's commission on disability shall establish and maintain a comprehensive statewide program designed to encourage and promote attention to the concerns of the training and employment of individuals with disabilities in this state. To further this purpose, the commission shall:

A. cooperate with the president's committee on employment of individuals with disabilities and other federal efforts on behalf of disability concerns;

B. cooperate with all employers and training leaders, both public and private, in locating or developing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities;

C. encourage and assist in the organization and operation of committees at the community level, the chairs of which shall automatically become members of the advisory council authorized under Section 28-10-4 NMSA 1978;

D. assist state, local and federal agencies to coordinate their activities to secure maximum utilization of funds and efforts that aid in the training and employment of individuals with disabilities;

E. enter into written agreements with public and private employers, unions and rehabilitation agencies for the purpose of achieving the maximum employment of individuals with disabilities;

F. inform individuals with disabilities who are seeking jobs of specific facilities available to assist them in locating suitable training and employment;

G. conduct educational programs via publications and other means to acquaint the public, the legislature and the governor with the abilities and the accomplishments of individuals with disabilities;

H. promote the elimination of architectural barriers in construction so as to make buildings used by the public readily accessible to and usable by persons with physical limitations;

I. make such rules as it determines advisable for the conduct of its own business;

J. designate standing committees related to state planning, community organization, public relations and information, legislative action, federal coordination, state coordination, youth, medical rehabilitation, employers and awards;

K. designate such special committees as necessary for undetermined periods to carry out special short-term programs;

L. establish and administer a residential accessibility modification program to assist low-income individuals with disabilities to make accessibility modifications to residential dwellings as needed to enable those individuals with disabilities to remain in their homes or to leave institutional settings and be reintegrated into the community;

M. give advice and testimony on disability concerns to the governor or the legislature or any committee established by them, upon request; and

N. provide training to state and local law enforcement officers regarding matters pertaining to accessible parking for persons with disabilities.
N.M. Stat. § 75-9-2 — NM Code / Chapter 75 / Article 9 / Section 75-9-2
§ 75-9-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Land Conservation Incentives Act is to encourage private landowners to be stewards of lands that are important habitat areas or contain significant natural, open space and historic resources by providing private landowners with incentives that encourage the protection of private lands for open space, natural resources, biodiversity conservation, outdoor recreation, farmland and forest land preservation, historic preservation and land conservation purposes.
N.M. Stat. § 62-15-21 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 15 / Section 62-15-21
§ 62-15-21. Disposition of property
Status: in_force

A cooperative may not sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or any substantial portion of its property unless such sale, conveyance, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition is authorized at a duly held meeting of the members thereof by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of all of the members of the cooperative, and unless the notice of such proposed sale, lease or other disposition shall have been contained in the notice of the meeting; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein contained, or any other provisions of law, the board of trustees of a cooperative, without authorization by the members thereof, shall have full power and authority to authorize the execution and delivery of a mortgage or mortgages or a deed or deeds of trust upon, or the pledging, assignment for security purposes or encumbering of, any or all of the property, assets, rights, privileges, licenses, franchises and permits of the cooperative, whether acquired or to be acquired, and wherever situated, as well as the revenues and income therefrom, all upon such terms and conditions as the board of trustees shall determine, to secure any indebtedness of the cooperative.
N.M. Stat. § 3-33-14 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 33 / Section 3-33-14
§ 3-33-14. Improvement district; petition method; requirements; distribution of costs; notice of hearing
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the owners of sixty-six and two-thirds percent or more of the total assessed valuation of the property to be benefited, exclusive of any land owned by the United States or the state of New Mexico, petition in writing the governing body to create an improvement district and construct the improvement described in the petition, the governing body may:

(1) create the improvement district;

(2) select the type of material and method of construction to be used; and

(3) proceed with the construction of the improvement as authorized in Section 3-33-18 NMSA 1978 after complying with the requirements for a preliminary hearing required in this section. A governing body, board of county commissioners or local board of education may sign a petition seeking the improvement for any land under its control. The submission of separate petitions for any one improvement district within a six-month period shall be considered as a single petition.

B. The governing body may:

(1) pay the cost of the improvement;

(2) assess the cost of the improvement against the benefiting tracts or parcels of land;

(3) pay part of the cost of the improvement and assess part of the cost of the improvement against the benefiting tracts or parcels of land; or

(4) impose an improvement district property tax pursuant to Section 3-33-14.1 NMSA 1978 .

C. If any part or all of the cost of the improvement sought to be constructed as authorized in this section is to be assessed against the benefiting tracts or parcels of land or paid for by the imposition of an improvement district property tax, the governing body shall hold a preliminary hearing on the proposed improvement district and give notice of the preliminary hearing.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-23-3.1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 23 / Section 59A-23-3.1
§ 59A-23-3.1. Group insurance reports required
Status: in_force

A. At least quarterly, upon request by the employer, each insurer who has delivered or issued for delivery a policy of group insurance covering twenty-six or more employees, all or a portion of the premiums for which is paid by the employer of the insureds, shall submit to the employer a financial summary report by coverage of expenses incurred by or on behalf of the employees of that employer since the last report. The report shall include the number and amount of monthly paid claims, monthly covered lives and an accounting of reserves and retention costs.

B. Upon request by the employer, each insurer shall provide to the employer claims information that provides sufficient detail, subject to state and federal privacy laws, to enable the employer to obtain and compare group health insurance rates from multiple insurers or establish a plan of self-insurance.

C. The report and claims information required by this section shall be provided within thirty days from the date of request.
N.M. Stat. § 7-16A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 16A / Section 7-16A-1
§ 7-16A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 7, Article 16A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Special Fuels Supplier Tax Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-23F-7 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 23F / Section 59A-23F-7
§ 59A-23F-7. Superintendent of insurance; rulemaking
Status: in_force

The superintendent shall coordinate with the board to promulgate rules necessary to implement and carry out the provisions of the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange Act, including rules to establish the criteria for certification of qualified health plans.
N.M. Stat. § 1-1-23 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1-1-23
§ 1-1-23. Unique identifier
Status: in_force

As used in the Election Code, “ unique identifier ” means a randomly generated series of numbers, letters or symbols assigned to a voter, which shall not be the voter's social security number or date of birth.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-115.6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-115.6
§ 10-11-115.6. Municipal detention officer member coverage plan 1; employer contribution rate
Status: in_force

The affiliated public employer shall contribute the following percentages of the salary of each member under municipal detention officer member coverage plan 1 starting with the first pay period that ends within the calendar month in which municipal detention officer member coverage plan 1 becomes applicable to the member:

A. prior to July 1, 2022, seventeen and three-tenths percent of salary;

B. beginning July 1, 2022 and continuing through June 30, 2023, seventeen and eight-tenths percent of salary;

C. beginning July 1, 2023 and continuing through June 30, 2024, eighteen and three-tenths percent of salary;

D. beginning July 1, 2024 and continuing through June 30, 2025, eighteen and eight-tenths percent of salary; and

E. beginning July 1, 2025 and thereafter, nineteen and three-tenths percent of salary.
N.M. Stat. § 6-13-25 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 6-13-25
§ 6-13-25. Refunding; priority of liens
Status: in_force

Whenever bonds for refunding and bonds for any other purposes allowed by the Institution Bond Act are issued in combination, the lien of the refunding bonds on income from the permanent fund and on the income and current fund is not prior or superior to any lien on these sources to secure payment of the bonds retired and refunded, or to any lien on them to secure payment of any outstanding bonds payable from them, except as provided in each resolution authorizing issuance of the outstanding bonds which are not being retired and refunded.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-22 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-22
§ 10-11-22. State general member coverage plan 2; age and service requirements for normal retirement
Status: in_force

Under state general member coverage plan 2, the age and service requirements for normal retirement are:

A. age sixty-five years or older and five or more years of credited service;

B. age sixty-four years and eight or more years of credited service;

C. age sixty-three years and eleven or more years of credited service;

D. age sixty-two years and fourteen or more years of credited service;

E. age sixty-one years and seventeen or more years of credited service;

F. age sixty years and twenty or more years of credited service; or

G. any age and twenty-five or more years of credited service.
N.M. Stat. § 6-19-7 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 19 / Section 6-19-7
§ 6-19-7. Board of trustees; powers
Status: in_force

The board of trustees may:

A. perform all functions consistent and necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of the Economic Advancement District Act;

B. receive and expend all funds accruing to the district pursuant to the provisions of the Economic Advancement District Act from the sale of bonds, the levy of taxes, the lease or sale of property, from any gift or bequest or from any federal, state or private grant;

C. enter into contracts;

D. adopt and use a seal to authenticate its official transactions;

E. sue and be sued;

F. adopt rules and regulations for the governing of the district;

G. issue bonds in the manner set forth by the provisions of the Economic Advancement District Act for the purpose of defraying the cost of acquiring, by construction and purchase, or either, any project and to secure the payment of such bonds as provided in the Economic Advancement District Act;

H. acquire, whether by construction, purchase, gift or lease, one or more projects which shall be located within the district or partially within or partially without the district; provided, no district shall operate any project as a business or in any manner except as lessor thereof;

I. sell or lease or otherwise dispose of any or all of its projects upon such terms and conditions as the board of trustees may deem advisable;

J. refinance one or more projects; and

K. make secured loans for projects as defined in the Economic Advancement District Act.
N.M. Stat. § 17-3-14.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 17-3-14.1
§ 17-3-14.1. Landowner permits for elk
Status: in_force

The director of the department of game and fish shall issue landowner permits for the lawful taking of elk in accordance with regulations of the state game commission.