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N.M. Stat. § 7-8A-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 8A / Section 7-8A-14
§ 7-8A-14. Claim of another state to recover property
Status: in_force

(a) After property has been paid or delivered to the administrator under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995), another state may recover the property if:

(1) the property was paid or delivered to the custody of this state because the records of the holder did not reflect a last known location of the apparent owner within the borders of the other state and the other state establishes that the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property was last known to be located within the borders of that state and under the laws of that state the property has escheated or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state;

(2) the property was paid or delivered to the custody of this state because the laws of the other state did not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property, and under the laws of that state subsequently enacted the property has escheated or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state;

(3) the records of the holder were erroneous in that they did not accurately identify the owner of the property and the last known location of the owner within the borders of another state and under the laws of that state the property has escheated or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state;

(4) the property was subjected to custody by this state under Section 4(6) of the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995) , and under the laws of the state of domicile of the holder the property has escheated or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state; or

(5) the property is a sum payable on a traveler's check, money order or similar instrument that was purchased in the other state and delivered into the custody of this state under Section 4(7) of the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995) , and under the laws of the other state the property has escheated or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state.

(b) A claim of another state to recover escheated or abandoned property must be presented in a form prescribed by the administrator, who shall decide the claim within ninety days after it is presented. The administrator shall allow the claim upon determining that the other state is entitled to the abandoned property under Subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The administrator shall require another state, before recovering property under this section, to agree to indemnify this state and its officers and employees against any liability on a claim to the property.
N.M. Stat. § 6-21-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 21 / Section 6-21-9
§ 6-21-9. Public project financing; powers of qualified entities
Status: in_force

A qualified entity may:

A. obligate itself to pay to the authority at periodic intervals a sum sufficient to pay all or part of debt service or other obligation, including fees and other charges imposed by the authority with respect to bonds issued by the authority to fund a public project, and to make such payments to the authority for deposit in the fund or account designated by the authority;

B. fulfill any obligation to pay the authority by the issuance of bonds in accordance with the laws authorizing such issuance by the qualified entity; provided that notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, such bonds may be sold at private sale to the authority at the price and upon the terms and conditions the qualified entity shall determine;

C. levy, collect and pay to the authority and obligate itself to continue to levy, collect and pay to the authority the proceeds from one or more sources of funds or revenues, including but not limited to charges, licenses, permits, taxes, user or other fees, special assessments or other funds or revenue available to the qualified entity, in accordance with the laws authorizing imposition or levy thereof by the qualified entity;

D. undertake and obligate itself to pay its contractual obligation to the authority solely from the proceeds from any of the sources specified in Subsection C of this section or, in accordance with the laws authorizing issuance of bonds by a qualified entity, impose upon itself a general obligation to impose a property tax to pay bonds held by the authority which may be additionally secured by a pledge of any of the sources specified in Subsection C of this section; provided, however, that any general obligation involving property tax revenues is subject to applicable constitutional debt requirements;

E. lease buildings, facilities and other real and personal property from the authority; and

F. enter into agreements, perform acts and delegate functions and duties that the qualified entity determines are necessary or desirable to enable the authority to assist the qualified entity in financing a public project.
N.M. Stat. § 2-8F-29 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 8F / Section 2-8F-29
§ 2-8F-29. Senate district twenty-three
Status: in_force

Senate district twenty-three is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 1, 20 through 22, 24 through 26, 30, 55, 57, 81, 87, 110, 115, 117, 118, 129, 136, 168, 170, 176, 206 through 210, 217, 227 through 229, 231, 249, 264, 265, 606, 609, 611, 612, 614 through 616, 626, 631, 632, 643, 650, 652, 653 and 687.
N.M. Stat. § 25-2-5 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 2 / Section 25-2-5
§ 25-2-5. Penalties; exceptions
Status: in_force

A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of Section 25-2-3 NMSA 1978 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to imprisonment for not more than ninety days or a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or both such imprisonment and fine; but if the violation is committed after a conviction of such person under this section has become final, such person shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than one hundred eighty days or a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) or both such imprisonment and fine.

B. No person shall be subject to the penalties of Subsection A of this section for having violated Subsection A or C of Section 25-2-3 NMSA 1978 if he establishes a guaranty or undertaking signed by and containing the name and address of the person residing in the state of New Mexico from whom he received in good faith the article to the effect that such article is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the New Mexico Food Act, designating that act.

C. No publisher, radio-broadcast licensee or agency or medium for the dissemination of an advertisement, except the manufacturer, packer, distributor or seller of the article to which a false advertisement relates, shall be liable under this section by reason of the dissemination by him of such false advertisement unless he has refused, on the request of the director, to furnish to the director the name and post-office address of the manufacturer, packer, distributor, seller or advertising agency residing in the state of New Mexico who causes him to disseminate such advertisement.
N.M. Stat. § 75-7-2 — NM Code / Chapter 75 / Article 7 / Section 75-7-2
§ 75-7-2. Natural resources trustee; office of natural resources trustee
Status: in_force

A. The “natural resources trustee” is created. The trustee is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the governor pursuant to the provisions of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 1 as amended by the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 2 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 3 and any other applicable federal law. The natural resources trustee shall act on behalf of the public as trustee of natural resources within the state or belonging to, managed by, controlled by or appertaining to the state, including protecting and representing the state's interest under applicable federal laws regarding injury to, destruction of or loss of natural resources in the state.

B. The “office of natural resources trustee” is created. The office shall be administratively attached to the department of environment. The administrative head of the office of natural resources trustee is the natural resources trustee. For purposes of this subsection, the term “ administratively attached ” means the same as specified in Section 9-1-7 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-19 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-19
§ 2-7F-19. Representative district thirteen
Status: in_force

Representative district thirteen is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 52 through 54, 59, 60, 130, 138, 140, 141, 145, 146, 148, 237, 247, 267, 268, 367, 600, 620, 638 and 655.
N.M. Stat. § 12-12A-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12A / Section 12-12A-12
§ 12-12A-12. Workers' compensation coverage
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section, “ injury ” means a physical or mental injury or disease for which an employee of this state who is injured or contracts the disease in the course of the employee's employment would be entitled to benefits under the workers' compensation law of this state.

B. A volunteer health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services pursuant to the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act and who is not otherwise eligible for benefits for injury or death under the workers' compensation law of this or another state may elect to be deemed an employee of this state for the purpose of receiving such benefits by making a claim in accordance with the workers' compensation law of this state.

C. The department of health shall promulgate and adopt rules, enter into agreements with other states or take other measures to facilitate the receipt of benefits for injury or death under the workers' compensation law of this state by volunteer health practitioners who reside in other states and may waive or modify requirements for filing, processing and paying claims that unreasonably burden the practitioners. To promote uniformity of application of the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act with other states that enact similar legislation, the department of health shall consult with and consider the approaches to filing, processing and paying claims taken by agencies with similar authority in other states.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-51 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-51
§ 19-7-51. Improvement on grazing or agricultural lease; restrictions
Status: in_force

Except by the express written consent of the commissioner, improvements upon leased state lands held under one lease shall be limited as follows: upon those leased for grazing purposes, fences only, at a cost not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) per mile, and necessary corrals, at a cost not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200); upon those leased for agricultural purposes, fences at a cost not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) per mile for exterior boundaries and seventy-five dollars ($75) per mile for inside cross-fences; barns, dwellings and all other buildings, at a total cost not exceeding six hundred dollars ($600); wells and irrigation systems at a total cost not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000); and for improvements to the land, such as orchards, plowed land, crops, etc., the amount allowed shall be only the amount added to the natural value of the land by such improvement, but in no case to exceed a total of ten dollars ($10.00) per acre for lands actually so improved. For the purposes of this chapter fences and growing crops shall be considered as movable improvements, and all other improvements as permanent improvements.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-13-1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 13 / Section 59A-13-1
§ 59A-13-1. Scope of article
Status: in_force

This article defines adjusters, requires license, states qualifications for licensing, and other requirements of adjusters so acting in this state. As to licensing procedures, issuance, duration, suspension, revocation or refusal to continue license in general, refer to Article 11 of the Insurance Code.
N.M. Stat. § 6-12A-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 12A / Section 6-12A-15
§ 6-12A-15. Anticipation notes not a general obligation of the state
Status: in_force

Anticipation notes are not a general obligation of the state, but are payable solely out of anticipated revenues that have been pledged for their payment.
N.M. Stat. § 58-29-7 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 29 / Section 58-29-7
§ 58-29-7. Return to severance tax permanent fund
Status: reserved

Annually, no later than thirty days after the delivery of its annual report to the governor and the legislative finance committee, the corporation shall return to the severance tax permanent fund an amount equal to the net excess of funds held by the corporation. For purposes of this section, “ net excess of funds ” means the return on investments to the corporation in the amount of dividends and interest actually received plus any capital gains actually realized, less the operating expenses of the corporation and less amounts reasonably reserved for losses.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21B-3 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21B / Section 21-21B-3
§ 21-21B-3. Fund; creation
Status: in_force

A “work-study fund” is created in the state treasury. The commission is instructed to create and maintain a state work-study program in accordance with the Work-Study Act. The commission is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the Work-Study Act. A financial aid officer may exercise professional judgment when special circumstances exist to adjust cost of attendance or expected family contribution or to modify other factors that make the program responsive to a student's special financial circumstances and for which documentation exists in the student's file within the parameters authorized for this program.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-23 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-23
§ 58-1-23. Acceptances
Status: in_force

A. A bank may accept:

(1) a draft which has not more than one hundred eighty days sight to run, exclusive of days of grace, and is drawn to finance the purchase of goods, with maturity in accordance with the original terms of purchase, or is secured by shipping documents transferring or securing title to goods or by receipt of a licensed or bonded warehouse or elevator transferring or securing title to readily marketable, nonperishable staples; and

(2) a draft which has no more than ninety days sight to run, exclusive of days of grace, and is drawn by a bank outside the continental limits of the United States for the purpose of furnishing dollar exchange for trade.

B. A bank may issue a letter of credit, but unless the authority conferred to draw upon the bank or its correspondents is limited to such drafts as a bank is authorized by this section to accept, the amount of the credit outstanding at any one time shall be deemed to be a loan to the person for whose account the credit was issued.
N.M. Stat. § 7-30-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 30 / Section 7-30-6
§ 7-30-6. Value may be determined by department; standard
Status: in_force

The department may determine the value of products severed from a production unit when:

A. the operator and purchaser are affiliated persons;

B. the sale and purchase of products is not an arm's length transaction; or when

C. products are severed and removed from a production unit and a value as defined in this act is not established for such products.

The value determined by the department shall be commensurate with the actual price received for products of like quality, character and use which are severed in the same field or area.
N.M. Stat. § 28-8-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 8 / Section 28-8-4
§ 28-8-4. Duty of medical practitioners
Status: in_force

A. A medical practitioner, in discharging his duty to a disabled person whom he has undertaken to examine or treat, shall make a reasonable search for an identifying device or an identification card of the type described in Subsection B of Section 2 of this act and examine them for emergency information.

B. A claim for relief against a medical practitioner does not arise from his making a reasonable search of a disabled person to locate an identifying device or identification card, even though the person is not wearing an identifying device or carrying an identification card.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-76 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-76
§ 58-1-76. Unauthorized conduct of banking business
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to engage in the business of holding deposits or to represent that he is or is acting for a bank or to use an artificial or corporate name that purports to be or suggests that it is the name of a bank.
N.M. Stat. § 70-2-24 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 2 / Section 70-2-24
§ 70-2-24. Reports of governmental departments or agencies as to market demand to be deemed prima facie correct
Status: in_force

The reports, estimates, findings of fact or similar documents or findings of the United States bureau of mines, or of any other department or agency of the United States government, or of any bureau or agency under an interstate compact to which the state of New Mexico is a party made with respect to the reasonable market demand for crude petroleum oil, may be considered by the division or by any court and taken as being prima facie correct.
N.M. Stat. § 24-2D-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 2D / Section 24-2D-3
§ 24-2D-3. Disciplinary action; evidentiary requirements
Status: in_force

A. A health care provider who prescribes, dispenses or administers medical treatment for the purpose of relieving pain and who can demonstrate by reference to an accepted guideline that the provider's practice substantially complies with that guideline and with the standards of practice identified in Section 24-2D-4 NMSA 1978 shall not be disciplined pursuant to board action or criminal prosecution, unless the showing of substantial compliance with an accepted guideline by the health care provider is rebutted by clinical expert testimony. If no currently accepted guidelines are available, then rules issued by the board may serve the function of such guidelines for purposes of the Pain Relief Act. The board rules shall conform to the intent of that act. Guidelines established primarily for purposes of coverage, payment or reimbursement do not qualify as an “accepted guideline” when offered to limit treatment options otherwise covered within the Pain Relief Act.

B. In the event that a disciplinary action or criminal prosecution is pursued, the board or prosecutor shall produce clinical expert testimony supporting the finding or charge of violation of disciplinary standards or other legal requirements on the part of the health care provider. A showing of substantial compliance with an accepted guideline shall only be rebutted by clinical expert testimony.

C. The provisions of this section apply to health care providers in the treatment of pain, regardless of a patient's prior or current chemical dependency or addiction. Each board shall adopt rules establishing standards and procedures for the application of the Pain Relief Act, including pain management for patients with substance use disorders.

D. In an action brought by a board against a health care provider based on treatment of a patient for pain, the board shall consider the totality of the circumstances and shall not use as the sole basis of the action:

(1) a patient's age;

(2) a patient's diagnosis;

(3) a patient's prognosis;

(4) a patient's history of drug abuse;

(5) the absence of consultation with a pain specialist; or

(6) the quantity of medication prescribed or dispensed.
N.M. Stat. § 33-13-7 — NM Code / Chapter 33 / Article 13 / Section 33-13-7
§ 33-13-7. Forestry division; interagency cooperation; program participation
Status: in_force

The forestry division shall cooperate with the department in the development and implementation of the program and shall:

A. plan and develop natural resource projects and provide technical direction and supervision for activities carried out by inmates participating in the program;

B. provide instruction in forestry and natural resource issues to inmates participating in the program; and

C. provide direction and instruction in the use of tools and equipment and conduct safety training for inmates participating in the program.
N.M. Stat. § 73-6-32 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 6 / Section 73-6-32
§ 73-6-32. Commissioners; bonds; liability
Status: in_force

Suit may also be brought upon their bonds, in the name of the state and the amount recovered shall be applied to the construction of the work or to the party injured, as justice may require.
N.M. Stat. § 73-15-13 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 15 / Section 73-15-13
§ 73-15-13. Property exempt and later liable to assessment
Status: in_force

If property in any district organized under this act is not liable to assessment at the time of the execution of the work, but afterwards, during the period when such work is being paid for, becomes liable to assessment, such property shall thereupon be appraised and assessed.
N.M. Stat. § 7-16A-14 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 16A / Section 7-16A-14
§ 7-16A-14. Registration necessary to engage in business as rack operator, special fuel supplier or dealer
Status: in_force

Each person engaged in the business of selling special fuel in New Mexico as a rack operator, special fuel supplier or dealer shall register as such under the provisions of Section 7-1-12 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 61-30-15.1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 30 / Section 61-30-15.1
§ 61-30-15.1. Criminal history background checks
Status: in_force

A. The board may adopt rules that provide for criminal history background checks for all registrants, certified licensees and licensees to include:

(1) requiring criminal history background checks of applicants for registration, certified licensure or licensure pursuant to the Real Estate Appraisers Act;

(2) requiring applicants for registration, or certified licensure or licensure to be fingerprinted only upon initial licensure or registration;

(3) providing for an applicant who has been denied registration or certified licensure or licensure to inspect or challenge the validity of the criminal history background check record;

(4) establishing a fingerprint and criminal history background check fee not to exceed fees as determined by the department of public safety to be paid by the applicant; and

(5) providing for submission of an applicant's fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation to conduct a national criminal history background check and to the department of public safety to conduct a state criminal history background check.

B. Arrest record information received from the department of public safety and the federal bureau of investigation shall be privileged and shall not be disclosed to persons not directly involved in the decision affecting the applicant.

C. Electronic live fingerprint scans may be used when conducting criminal history background checks.
N.M. Stat. § 74-4-12 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 4 / Section 74-4-12
§ 74-4-12. Penalty; civil
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of the Hazardous Waste Act, any rule made pursuant to that act or any compliance order issued by the director pursuant to Section 74-4-10 NMSA 1978 may be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each day during any portion of which a violation occurs. For violations related to storage tanks, “ per violation ” means per tank.