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N.M. Stat. § 60-15-4 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 15 / Section 60-15-4
§ 60-15-4. License required; exemptions
Status: in_force

A. No person shall operate a crane in construction, demolition or excavation work unless the person is licensed under the Crane Operators Safety Act or exempt pursuant to Subsection D of this section.

B. Operating a crane without a license shall be considered unlicensed operation and shall subject the person who is operating the crane and the person's employer, or the employer's representative, to penalties as provided in the Crane Operators Safety Act.

C. The licensee and the licensee's employer shall be subject to applicable regulations controlling the use and operation of cranes as promulgated by the occupational safety and health administration, the mine safety and health administration or the American national standards institute.

D. The Crane Operators Safety Act shall not apply to the operation of a crane used in construction, demolition or excavation associated with:

(1) natural gas gather lines;

(2) interstate transmission facilities and interstate natural gas facilities subject to the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 1 and its amendments;

(3) interstate pipeline facilities and carbon dioxide pipeline facilities subject to the federal Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 2 ;

(4) gas and oil pipeline facilities subject to the Pipeline Safety Act 3 ;

(5) mining, milling or smelting operations subject to mine safety and health administration regulations or occupational safety and health administration regulations;

(6) prefabricated control rooms of natural gas, oil or carbon dioxide pipeline transmission facilities;

(7) oil and gas exploration, production or drilling;

(8) rural electric cooperative and electric, gas and water utility operations;

(9) commercial sign operations;

(10) the construction or operation of railroads;

(11) the installation and maintenance of telephone or television cable; or

(12) the installation and maintenance of propane tanks.
N.M. Stat. § 3-15-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 15 / Section 3-15-8
§ 3-15-8. Boundaries; prior rights and property; saving clause
Status: in_force

The territorial limits of the municipality shall remain the same as under its former organization until changed in accordance with law, and all rights and property of every description which were vested in any municipality under its former organization shall remain vested in the municipality under the organization herein contemplated and provided for, and no contract or franchise, and no right or liability, either in favor of or against the municipality, and no suit or prosecution of any kind shall be affected by any such reorganization.
N.M. Stat. § 73-10-14 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 10 / Section 73-10-14
§ 73-10-14. Canvass of votes when all returns received; procedure; declaration of result of election
Status: in_force

No lists, tally paper or certificates returned from any election shall be set aside or rejected for want of form, if it can be satisfactorily understood. The board of directors must meet at its usual place of meeting on the first Monday after election and canvass the returns. If at the time of meeting the returns from each precinct in the district in which the polls were open have been received, the board of directors must then and there proceed to canvass the returns; but if all the returns have not been received the canvass must be postponed from day to day until the returns have been received, or until six postponements have been had. The canvass must be made in public and by opening the returns and counting the votes of the districts for each person voted for, and declaring the results thereof. The board shall declare elected the person receiving the highest number of votes so returned for each office and also declare the result of any question submitted.
N.M. Stat. § 73-21-15 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 21 / Section 73-21-15
§ 73-21-15. Board increase; appointed members
Status: in_force

A. In every district, three members of the board shall be elected by the qualified electors pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act.

B. In those districts that have five board members, the board may by resolution designate two board members to serve by appointment. In those districts that have three board members, the board may by resolution expand the board to include two appointed board members. A resolution adopted pursuant to this subsection shall not be rescinded until two regular local elections have passed after adoption of the resolution.

C. The appointment of board members serving pursuant to a resolution adopted pursuant to Subsection B of this section shall be for a term of two years beginning July 1 of each even-numbered year and ending June 30 of the following even-numbered year. Appointed members of the board are not required to be qualified electors nor residents of the district.

D. Appointed board members are authorized to vote on all matters except for a tax or assessment of any kind proposed or approved pursuant to authority granted by Article 8, Section 9 of the constitution of New Mexico , which is limited to a vote of the elected members only.
N.M. Stat. § 1-9-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1-9-19
§ 1-9-19. Voting system revolving fund
Status: in_force

A. The “voting system revolving fund” is created. The voting system revolving fund may be used:

(1) by the secretary of state to pay for hardware, software, firmware, maintenance and support for voting systems, whether state- or county-owned, certified for use in state elections; and

(2) by the counties to finance, by contract, the purchase of voting systems and necessary support equipment under the conditions stated in Section 1-9-17 NMSA 1978; provided that no expenditure shall be made pursuant to this paragraph if it would result in a fund balance of less than one million dollars ($1,000,000).

B. The voting system revolving fund may be expended upon vouchers signed by the secretary of finance and administration.

C. If at the end of a fiscal year the voting system revolving fund exceeds six million five hundred thousand dollars ($6,500,000), the amount in excess of six million five hundred thousand dollars ($6,500,000) shall revert to the general fund.
N.M. Stat. § 4-33-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 33 / Section 4-33-13
§ 4-33-13. Cost of transcription; certificate
Status: in_force

The cost of transcribing such records shall be paid by the new county so created and the board of county commissioners of such county are [is] hereby empowered and directed to provide for such transcribing of records, either by contract let to some competent and responsible person or persons or by hiring responsible and competent persons for such work but in no event shall the price paid therefor exceed the sum of ten (10) cents per hundred (100) words for transcribing deeds and such printed or written matter or the sum of five cents [($.05)] per square inch for the reproduction of maps, plats, etc. Provided, that no instrument shall be required to be transcribed for less than twenty-five (25) cents or any map or plat reproduced for less than one ($1.00) dollar. When the transcription of such records shall have been completed the person or persons making such transcription shall enter, upon the last page of such new records created or upon the face of such plat or maps reproduced, a certificate under oath, that the same are true and correct copies of the instruments as originally recorded.
N.M. Stat. § 72-5-32 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 5 / Section 72-5-32
§ 72-5-32. Construction and operation of dams; state engineer authority
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Subsection D of this section, any person, association or corporation, public or private, the state or the United States intending to construct a dam shall file applications for appropriations and use of water pursuant to Section 72-5-1 , 72-5-22 , 72-5-23 or 72-5-24 NMSA 1978 .

B. Any person, association or corporation, public or private, the state or the United States intending to construct or operate a dam shall submit detailed plans to the state engineer for approval before construction or operation of the dam, except for a dam that:

(1) is less than twenty-five feet in height from the lowest natural ground surface elevation at the downstream toe of the dam to the crest of the dam and has a storage capacity of less than fifty acre-feet of water;

(2) is less than six feet in height from the lowest natural ground surface elevation at the downstream toe of the dam to the crest of the dam, regardless of storage capacity; or

(3) has a storage capacity of fifteen acre-feet or less of water, regardless of height.

C. If the state engineer finds that the dam design and operational plan are safe, the state engineer shall approve the plans.

D. Filing an application for the appropriation and use of water is not required for the construction or operation of a flood or erosion control dam; provided that a flood or erosion control dam shall not store water for more than ninety-six hours unless a longer duration time is authorized by the state engineer and water stored shall not be placed to any beneficial use unless specifically authorized by the state engineer.

E. The state engineer shall determine how the height, storage capacity and storage duration for all dams are calculated or measured and shall prescribe the form in which dam design plans and operational plans are submitted.
N.M. Stat. § 31-22-15 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 22 / Section 31-22-15
§ 31-22-15. Exemption from execution
Status: in_force

No reparation payable under the Crime Victims Reparation Act shall be, prior to its actual receipt by the victim or dependents entitled thereto or their legal representatives, assignable or subject to garnishment, execution, attachment or other process whatsoever, including process to satisfy an order or judgment for support or alimony.
N.M. Stat. § 12-10-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10 / Section 12-10-7
§ 12-10-7. Authority to make appropriations and accept aid
Status: in_force

A. Each political subdivision of the state shall have the power to make appropriations in the manner prescribed by law, and subject to the limitations of the law, for the payment of expenses of emergency management.

B. Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer thereof shall offer to the state or any political subdivision thereof services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds by way of gift, grant or loan for purposes of emergency management, the state, acting through the governor, or the political subdivision, acting with the consent of the governor, may accept the offer and may authorize any officer of the state or of the political subdivision to receive the aid and assistance.

C. Whenever any private person, firm or corporation shall offer to the state or to any political subdivision thereof any aid or assistance for emergency management, the state or the political subdivision shall be authorized to accept the aid or assistance, subject to the provisions of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-10-19 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 10 / Section 59A-10-19
§ 59A-10-19. Levy upon deposit
Status: in_force

No judgment creditor or other claimant of an insurer shall have the right to levy upon any of the assets or securities held in this state as a deposit for protection of the insurer's policyholders or policyholders and creditors. Levy upon deposits made pursuant to Section 100 (reciprocity provision) of the Insurance Code shall be permitted if so provided by the superintendent's order under which the deposit is required.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1-15.2 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-1-15.2
§ 24-1-15.2. Conditions of public health importance; reporting
Status: in_force

A. The secretary shall establish by rule a list of reportable conditions of public health importance. The list shall include conditions of humans or animals caused by exposure to toxic substances, microorganisms or any other pathogens or conditions that arise due to injury. The secretary shall:

(1) prescribe the manner of and the person responsible for reporting conditions of public health importance;

(2) classify each reportable condition of public health importance according to the urgency of reporting; and

(3) revise the list of reportable conditions of public health importance as necessary.

B. The secretary may enter into agreements or other arrangements with federal and tribal public health agencies for receipt and sharing of information regarding reportable conditions of public health importance.

C. The department shall disseminate reporting requirements to health care providers and other persons required to report conditions of public health importance.

D. A person with knowledge of a reportable condition of public health importance shall report the condition to the department.
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-2 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-2
§ 72-17-2. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination:

A. that the organization of the authority hereby created having the purposes, powers, duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities and disabilities provided in this act will serve a public use and will promote the health, safety, prosperity, security and general welfare of the inhabitants thereof and of the state of New Mexico;

B. that the acquisition, improvement, maintenance and operation of any project authorized in this act is in the public interest and constitutes a part of the established and permanent policy of the state;

C. that the authority hereby organized shall be a body corporate and politic, a quasi-municipal corporation, and a political subdivision of the state;

D. that the flood control system hereby authorized and directed to be acquired will be of special benefit to the property within the boundaries of the authority hereinafter organized and created;

E. that the notice provided for in this act for each hearing and action to be taken is reasonably calculated to inform any person of interest in any proceedings hereunder which may directly and adversely affect his legally protected interests;

F. that a general law cannot be made applicable to the designated flood control system and the provisions herein appertaining thereto because of a number of typical and special conditions concerning them;

G. that for the accomplishment of these purposes, the provisions of this act shall be broadly construed.
N.M. Stat. § 73-2-31 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 2 / Section 73-2-31
§ 73-2-31. Failure to furnish laborers
Status: in_force

If any proprietor of any land irrigated by any such ditch shall neglect or refuse to furnish the number of laborers required by the mayordomo, as prescribed in Section 73-2-30 NMSA 1978 , after having been legally notified by the mayordomo, he shall pay a civil penalty for each offense in a sum not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for the benefit of the ditch, which shall be recovered by the mayordomo before any magistrate in the county, and in such cases the mayordomo may be a competent witness to prove the offense, or any fact that may serve to constitute the same. The amounts collected under this section shall be considered as an additional penalty and are not construed to amend or limit the provisions of Section 73-2-25 or 73-2-26 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 3-51-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 51 / Section 3-51-14
§ 3-51-14. Preliminary fund assessment; purpose; limit
Status: in_force

Upon formation of a parking district, the governing body of the city shall have power by ordinance to levy a uniform special assessment upon all real property within the boundaries for the purpose of paying the expenses of traffic surveys, construction plans and assessment of benefits and damages to the surrounding real property and other incidental expenses incurred prior to receipt of money from the sale of bonds or otherwise. The rate of the assessment authorized by this section shall not exceed six dollars ($6.00), or any lower maximum amount required by operation of the rate limitation provisions of Section 7-37-7.1 NMSA 1978 upon an assessment levied under this section, on each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of net taxable value, as that term is defined in the Property Tax Code.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-62 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-62
§ 10-11-62. Municipal police member coverage plan 2; applicability
Status: in_force

Municipal police member coverage plan 2 is applicable to municipal police members whose affiliated public employer has adopted municipal police member coverage plan 2 for its municipal police officers. The affiliated public employer shall certify this adoption to the retirement board in the form prescribed by the retirement board.
N.M. Stat. § 42-6-17 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 6 / Section 42-6-17
§ 42-6-17. Effect of decree against state
Status: in_force

A decree quieting title against the state is effective only against a claim, interest or lien of the state that has been set forth in the pleading served upon the state with sufficient factual detail to give the state reasonable notice of the basis of the claim, interest or lien sought to be quieted; provided, however, that service of a copy of the complaint on the state tax commission [property tax division of the taxation and revenue department], identifying the land, and setting out all delinquent taxes shown on the county tax rolls, pertaining to such land, shall be deemed sufficient notice to the state of all claims of the state arising out of delinquent ad valorem taxes or unrecorded instruments of title and any decree quieting title against the state shall be effective to cut off any claim arising from such unrecorded instrument of title or claim for unpaid taxes.
N.M. Stat. § 6-21C-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 21C / Section 6-21C-3
§ 6-21C-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the State Building Bonding Act:

A. “ acquiring ” or “ acquisition ” includes acquiring or acquisition by purchase, construction or renovation; and

B. “ building bonds ” means state office building tax revenue bonds.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-47-53 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 47 / Section 59A-47-53
§ 59A-47-53. Diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations
Status: in_force

A. An individual or group health care plan that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state that provides coverage for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations shall not impose cost sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations.

B. The provisions of this section do not apply to excepted benefit plans as provided pursuant to the Short-Term Health Plan and Excepted Benefit Act, catastrophic plans as defined pursuant to 42 USCA Section 18022(e) or high deductible health plans with health savings accounts until an eligible insured's deductible has been met, unless otherwise allowed pursuant to federal law.

C. As used in this section:

(1) “ cost sharing ” means a deductible, coinsurance, copayment and any maximum limitation on the application of such a deductible, coinsurance, copayment or similar out-of-pocket expense;

(2) “ diagnostic breast examination ” means a medically necessary and clinically appropriate examination of the breast using diagnostic mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging or breast ultrasound that evaluates an abnormality:

(a) seen or suspected from a screening examination for breast cancer; or

(b) detected by another means of examination; and

(3) “ supplemental breast examination ” means a medically necessary and clinically appropriate examination of the breast using breast magnetic resonance imaging or breast ultrasound that is:

(a) used to screen for breast cancer when there is no abnormality seen or suspected; and

(b) based on personal or family medical history or additional factors that may increase the individual's risk of breast cancer.
N.M. Stat. § 5-16-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 16 / Section 5-16-4
§ 5-16-4. Creation of district
Status: in_force

A. A combination may create a regional spaceport district by contract. Upon the issuance by the authority of a certificate stating that the district has been duly organized according to the provisions of the Regional Spaceport District Act, the district may exercise the functions conferred by the provisions of that act. The authority shall issue the certificate within thirty days of the filing with the authority of a copy of a contract that fulfills all the requirements set forth in this section and a copy of the bylaws and operating procedures of the district. The authority shall cause the certificate to be recorded in each county having territory included in the boundaries of the district. Upon issuance of the certificate by the authority, the district shall constitute a separate political subdivision of the state and shall have all of the duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities and disabilities of a political subdivision.

B. A contract establishing a district shall specify the:

(1) name and purpose of the district;

(2) establishment and organization of the board in which all legislative power of the district is vested;

(3) manner of the appointment, term of service and qualifications, if any, of the directors and the procedure for filling vacancies;

(4) officers of the district, the manner of their appointment and their duties;

(5) voting requirements for action by the board;

(6) provisions for the distribution, disposition or division of the assets of the district;

(7) term of the contract and the method by which it may be terminated or rescinded, but the contract shall not be terminated or rescinded so long as the authority has bonds outstanding;

(8) provisions for amendment of the contract;

(9) limitations on the powers granted by the Regional Spaceport District Act that may be exercised by the district; and

(10) conditions required when adding or deleting parties to the contract.

C. A governmental unit shall not enter into a contract establishing a district without holding at least three public hearings in addition to other requirements imposed by law for public notice. The governmental unit shall give notice of the time, place and purpose of the public hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the governmental unit at least ten days prior to the date of the public hearing.

D. Upon the approval of the governor and the combination, the state may join in a contract creating a district. The number of directors of the board to which the state is entitled shall be established in the contract, but in no case shall the state be entitled to less than one director. The governor shall appoint, with the confirmation of the senate, the director or directors representing the state on the board for a term as established by the contract that created the district.
N.M. Stat. § 24-7B-10 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 7B / Section 24-7B-10
§ 24-7B-10. Health care information
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise specified in an advance directive for mental health treatment, a person then authorized to make mental health treatment decisions for a patient has the same rights as the patient to request, receive, examine, copy and consent to the disclosure of medical or any other health care information.
N.M. Stat. § 58-11-14 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 11 / Section 58-11-14
§ 58-11-14. Service facilities
Status: in_force

A. A credit union may change its principal place of business within this state upon thirty days notice to the director.

B. A credit union may provide services through service facilities.

C. A credit union may individually or in conjunction with other credit unions or other financial organizations operate or maintain automated terminals or other service facilities.