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N.M. Stat. § 10-16-4 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16 / Section 10-16-4
§ 10-16-4. Official act for personal financial interest prohibited; disqualification from official act; providing a penalty
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for a public officer or employee to take an official act for the primary purpose of directly enhancing the public officer's or employee's financial interest or financial position. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .

B. A public officer or employee shall be disqualified from engaging in any official act directly affecting the public officer's or employee's financial interest, except a public officer or employee shall not be disqualified from engaging in an official act if the financial benefit of the financial interest to the public officer or employee is proportionately less than the benefit to the general public.

C. No public officer during the term for which elected and no public employee during the period of employment shall acquire a financial interest when the public officer or employee believes or should have reason to believe that the new financial interest will be directly affected by the officer's or employee's official act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-24A-11 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 24A / Section 7-24A-11
§ 7-24A-11. Municipal gasoline tax; procedure for adoption of ordinance; election
Status: in_force

A. The ordinance imposing a municipal gasoline tax shall not go into effect until after an election is held and a simple majority of the qualified electors of the municipality voting on the question votes in favor of imposing the municipal gasoline tax. The governing body of the municipality shall provide for an election on the question of imposing the municipal gasoline tax within sixty days after the day the ordinance is adopted. Such question may be submitted to the electors and voted upon as a separate question at any regular or special election or at any special election called for that purpose by the governing body. The election upon the question shall be called, held, conducted and canvassed in substantially the same manner as provided by law for special elections as provided in the Local Election Act. If the question of imposing a municipal gasoline tax fails, the governing body shall not again propose a municipal gasoline tax ordinance for a period of one year after the election.

B. After passage of a municipal gasoline tax ordinance, the governing body of the municipality shall submit a certified copy of the ordinance to the taxation and revenue department.
N.M. Stat. § 27-13-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 13 / Section 27-13-3
§ 27-13-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Consumer Direction Act:

A. “ attendant ” means a person, including an allowable family member, who provides personal assistance services;

B. “ consumer ” means a person receiving personal assistance services through any personal assistance programs offered by the state of New Mexico;

C. “ department ” means any department or agency of the state offering personal assistance service to individuals;

D. “ fiscal intermediary ” means a person or entity selected by agreement between the consumer and the department under contract to the department to assist the consumer to perform certain employment functions, including payroll responsibilities for the attendant and filing necessary eligibility information with the department;

E. “ personal assistance services ” means a prescribed course of regular personal care, including hygiene, mobility and daily living assistance that permits a person to live in his home rather than an institution, including bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, toileting, shopping, transporting, cueing medication administration and communicating;

F. “ plan ” means a written and signed agreement between a consumer or surrogate and the department for the provision of personal assistance services; and

G. “ surrogate ” means a family member, legal guardian or other person approved by the consumer and identified in the personal assistance services plan to assist in direction of personal assistance services and choice of attendant.
N.M. Stat. § 73-16-16 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 16 / Section 73-16-16
§ 73-16-16. Lien of assessments
Status: in_force

A. All assessments provided for in this act, together with all interest thereon and all penalties for default in payment of the same, and all costs in collecting the same, shall, from the date of filing, in the county or counties where lands affected thereby are situated, to wit:

(1) the certificate of preliminary fund assessment with the county commissioners;

(2) the construction fund assessment record with the assessor; and

(3) the maintenance fund assessment record with the assessor, constitute a perpetual lien in amount not in excess of the benefits severally appraised, upon all the lands and other property against which such assessments shall be levied, as provided in this act, to which only the lien for general or special state, county, city, town, village or school taxes shall be paramount, and no sale of such property to enforce any general or special state, county, city, town, village, school tax or other lien shall extinguish the perpetual lien of such assessments; provided, however, that assessments levied under this act shall not in any event be a personal liability against the owner, but shall constitute a lien upon the property only.

B. In the event of any dissolution or disincorporation of any district organized pursuant to the provisions of this act, such dissolution or disincorporation shall not affect the lien of any assessment for benefits imposed, or the liability of any property in such district to the levy of any future assessment for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest upon any bonds issued hereunder.

C. In case of said event, or in the event of any failure on the part of the officers of any district to qualify and act or in the event of any resignations or vacancies in office, which shall prevent action by the said district or by its proper officers, it shall be the duty of the county assessor and of all other officers charged in any manner with the duty of assessing, levying and collecting taxes for public purposes in any county, municipality or political subdivision in which such land shall be situated, to do and perform all acts which may be necessary and requisite to the collection of any such assessment which may have been imposed, and to the levying, imposing and collecting of any assessment which it may be necessary to make for the purpose of paying the principal and interest of said bonds. Any holder of any bonds issued, or any person or officer being a party in interest, may either at law or in equity by suit, action or mandamus, enforce and compel performance of the duties required by this act, of any of the officers or persons mentioned.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-57A-9 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 57A / Section 59A-57A-9
§ 59A-57A-9. Reasonable health care cost management permitted
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Surprise Billing Protection Act shall be construed to prohibit a health insurance carrier from appropriately using reasonable health care cost management techniques.
N.M. Stat. § 10-12C-11 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 12C / Section 10-12C-11
§ 10-12C-11. Employer contributions
Status: in_force

A. The state, through the administrative office of the courts, shall contribute to the fund fifteen percent of salary for each member in office, except that, from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, the state contribution rate shall be eleven percent of salary for each member in office.

B. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) from each civil case docket fee paid in magistrate court and ten dollars ($10.00) from each civil jury fee paid in magistrate court shall be paid by the court clerk to the employer's accumulation fund.
N.M. Stat. § 67-16-14 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 16 / Section 67-16-14
§ 67-16-14. Litter control and beautification fund; created; beautification fee
Status: in_force

The “litter control and beautification fund” is created in the state treasury. The beautification fee of fifty cents ($.50) per registration year imposed pursuant to Section 66-6-6.2 NMSA 1978 , collected from the registration fee of vehicles registered pursuant to Section 66-3-1 NMSA 1978 or the Motor Transportation Act, shall be deposited in the fund. All income earned on the fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund is appropriated to the department for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Litter Control and Beautification Act. The money in the fund shall not revert at the end of any fiscal year.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-24A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 24A / Section 59A-24A-3
§ 59A-24A-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Medicare Supplement Act:

A. “applicant” means:

(1) in the case of an individual medicare supplement policy, the person who seeks to contract for insurance benefits; and

(2) in the case of a group medicare supplement policy, the proposed certificate holder;

B. “certificate” means any certificate delivered or issued for delivery in this state under a group medicare supplement policy;

C. “certificate form” means the document on which a certificate is delivered or issued for delivery;

D. “issuer” means insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, nonprofit health care plans, health maintenance organizations and any other entities that deliver or issue for delivery in this state medicare supplement policies or certificates;

E. “medicare” means the federal Health Insurance for the Aged Act, Title XVIII of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, 1 as then constituted or later amended;

F. “medicare supplement policy” means:

(1) a group policy as defined in Chapter 59A, Article 23 NMSA 1978;

(2) an individual policy as defined in Chapter 59A, Article 22 NMSA 1978; or

(3) a group or individual certificate issued pursuant to the Nonprofit Health Care Plan Law or the Health Maintenance Organization Act that is advertised, marketed or designed as a supplement to reimbursements under medicare for the hospital, medical or surgical expenses of persons eligible for medicare;

G. “policy form” means the document on which a policy is delivered or issued for delivery by the issuer; and

H. “superintendent” means the superintendent of insurance.
N.M. Stat. § 29-2-27 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 2 / Section 29-2-27
§ 29-2-27. Security for the governor and the legislature
Status: in_force

A. The New Mexico state police shall provide security and protection for the governor, and security and protection for the governor's family. The extent and manner in which the security is provided shall be determined by the governor and the chief of the New Mexico state police.

B. The New Mexico state police shall provide security and protection for the legislature while it is in session.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-8
§ 19-7-8. Cancellation of lease or contract obtained by fraud or mistake; notice to show cause; appeal
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have power to cancel any lease, contract or other instrument executed by him which shall have been obtained by fraud or executed through mistake or without authority of law. In such case he shall serve upon the party or parties in interest notice, as prescribed by Section 19-7-50 NMSA 1978 to show cause before him, upon a date to be fixed in such notice, why such instrument shall not be canceled in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state land office.

From the decision rendered by the commissioner upon such hearing an appeal shall lie as provided by this chapter in cases of contest.
N.M. Stat. § 1-21A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 21A / Section 1-21A-6
§ 1-21A-6. Early voting locations; requirements
Status: in_force

A. A county clerk who has received a written request from an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo for one or more early voting locations shall provide at least one alternate voting or mobile alternate voting location on or near the Indian nation, tribal or pueblo land; provided that:

(1) any voter of the county shall have access to and be permitted to vote at the early voting location;

(2) the location of the early voting location on Indian nation, tribal or pueblo land conforms to the requirements for alternate voting locations, except as specified in this section;

(3) the county clerk provides federally mandated language translators at the early voting locations;

(4) the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo provides the facility and services for the early voting location; and

(5) the early voting location may operate for less than the full early voting period, to be decided upon between the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo and the county clerk.

B. When responding to a written request, the county clerk shall evaluate the population on the Indian nation, tribal or pueblo land, the distance voters have to travel and the number of monitored secured containers and early voting locations on or near the Indian nation, tribal or pueblo land.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1-36 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-1-36
§ 24-1-36. Statewide community-based adult fall risk awareness and prevention program
Status: in_force

A. By January 1, 2015, the department of health shall establish a statewide community-based adult fall risk awareness and prevention program.

B. In implementing the statewide community-based adult fall risk awareness and prevention program, the department of health shall:

(1) contract for the development of a culturally competent and literacy level-appropriate statewide community-based adult fall risk awareness and prevention media campaign, to include a web page, a referral clearinghouse and statewide media placement of print, radio and television messages;

(2) conduct program outreach to the public, to groups or to organizations that advocate for adult fall risk awareness and prevention and to health care providers;

(3) arrange for and coordinate adult fall risk awareness and prevention training and workshops;

(4) serve as a resource for information and written materials on adult fall risk awareness and prevention;

(5) act as a liaison between the New Mexico healthy aging collaborative, the New Mexico older adult falls prevention coalition, groups or organizations that advocate for adult fall risk awareness and prevention and sources of funding for adult fall risk awareness and prevention programming and activities;

(6) contract with one or more universities, colleges or other institutions of higher learning to provide educational programming in evidence-based fall risk assessment and fall prevention strategies;

(7) contract with one or more area agencies on aging, community hospitals, the federal Indian health service, tribally operated 638 health programs or urban Indian health programs to provide fall risk awareness and prevention programming and literature to the public;

(8) conduct trainer instructional workshops and booster training for evidence-based fall risk awareness and prevention programs; and

(9) contract with one or more senior centers, community centers, parks and recreation departments or other local, county, municipal or tribal organizations providing services to senior citizens to implement evidence-based interventions for adult fall prevention.
N.M. Stat. § 17-3-23 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 17-3-23
§ 17-3-23. Fishing on lands of New Mexico boys’ school near Springer authorized for resident children without a license
Status: in_force

It is lawful for any child who has been committed under the Children's Code to and is resident at the New Mexico boys’ school near Springer, New Mexico to fish without a license in waters located on the property of the school.
N.M. Stat. § 3-32-5.1 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 32 / Section 3-32-5.1
§ 3-32-5.1. Small communities; definition; attracting physicians
Status: in_force

It is the legislative intent that small communities have the power to issue municipal revenue bonds for the purpose of constructing office facilities for physicians as a method of attracting physicians. Therefore, for the purposes of Sections 3-32-3 , 3-32-5 and Subsection F of Section 3-32-1 NMSA 1978 , “small municipality” means an incorporated municipality having a population of less than fifteen thousand as shown by the last preceding official United States census. For limited purposes stated in this section, physicians offices are allowed even though the physicians operate as a profit-making enterprise.
N.M. Stat. § 24-4-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 4 / Section 24-4-1
§ 24-4-1. District health officer; compensation; private practice prohibited; exception
Status: in_force

Each district health officer shall receive the salary prescribed for such position by the state personnel board. The salary shall constitute full authority for the district health officers and they shall receive no other salary payment or fees from any other public source. No district health officer shall engage in the private practice of medicine, maintain an office for the practice of medicine, nor accept nor receive any fee, gratuity or emolument of any form for rendering medical or surgical service to any citizen of this state, except that permission for such practice may be given by the secretary of the health and environment department [secretary of health] in any district, the board of which has declared an emergency to exist.
N.M. Stat. § 16-6-13 — NM Code / Chapter 16 / Article 6 / Section 16-6-13
§ 16-6-13. Additional powers of fair commission; definitions
Status: in_force

The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this act, shall have the following meaning unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:

A. the term “bonds” shall mean any bonds of the New Mexico state fair issued pursuant to this act;

B. the term “project” shall mean and include buildings, structures, improvements and equipment of every kind, nature and description, which may be required by or convenient for the purpose of the New Mexico state fair, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, administration, exhibition, recreation, or parts thereof, or additions thereto, heat, light, or systems, or parts thereof, or extensions thereto; greenhouses, farm exhibition building, stock pens, stable, grounds or parts thereof; or additions thereto; or any one, or more than one, or all of the foregoing, or any combination thereof; or such other buildings, pens, stalls or improvements as the fair commission shall by a majority of the members deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this act and of Chapter 46, Laws of 1913 ( Sections 16-6-1 to 16-6-4 , 16-6-6 to 16-6-9 , 16-6-11 , 16-6-12 NMSA 1978 ), and all amendments thereof;

C. the term “to acquire” shall include to purchase, to erect, to build, to construct, to reconstruct, to repair, to replace, to extend, to better, to equip, to develop, to improve and to embellish a project;

D. the term “Recovery Act” 1 shall mean the act of the congress of the United States of America, approved June 16, 1933, entitled: “An act to encourage national industrial recovery, to foster fair competition, and to provide for the construction of certain useful public works and for other purposes,” and acts amendatory thereof and acts supplemental thereto, and revisions thereof, and any further acts of the congress of the United States to encourage public works or to reduce unemployment and providing for the making of loans or grants or both;

E. the term “federal agency” shall mean the United States of America, the president of the United States of America, the federal emergency administrator of public works, or such other agency or agencies as may have been designated or may be designated or created to make loans or grants or both pursuant to the Recovery Act;

F. the term “commission” shall mean the fair commission as appointed by the governor under Chapter 46 of the Laws of 1913.
N.M. Stat. § 19-5-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 5 / Section 19-5-2
§ 19-5-2. Maps, plats and tract books for recording data
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act, the commissioner of public lands is authorized to install in his office such a system of maps, plats and tract books as shall be necessary and convenient for properly recording, in readily accessible form, such data as he may obtain, pertaining to the character of the state's lands.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-32 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-32
§ 22-8-32. Current school fund; receipts; disposition
Status: in_force

A. As they are received, the state treasurer shall deposit into the current school fund revenue received from the following sources:

(1) all fines and forfeitures collected under general laws;

(2) the net proceeds of property that may come to the state by escheat; and

(3) all other revenue which by law is to be credited to the current school fund.

B. At the end of each month, the state treasurer shall transfer the amount in the common school current fund, also known as the common school income fund, to the current school fund.

C. At the end of each month, after the transfer authorized in Subsection B of this section, the state treasurer shall transfer any unencumbered balance in the current school fund to the public school fund.
N.M. Stat. § 66-1-4.19 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 1 / Section 66-1-4.19
§ 66-1-4.19. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Motor Vehicle Code:

A. “ validating sticker ” means the tab or sticker issued by the division to signify, upon a registration plate, renewed registration;

B. “ vehicle ” means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including any frame, chassis, body or unitized frame and body of any vehicle or motor vehicle, except devices moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks;

C. “ vehicle-business number ” means the distinctive registration number given by the division to any manufacturer, auto recycler or dealer; and

D. “ vehicle plate ” means a plate, marker, sticker or tag similar to a registration plate, but that is issued by the department for vehicles that are exempted from registration under the Motor Vehicle Code.
N.M. Stat. § 4-38-35 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 38 / Section 4-38-35
§ 4-38-35. Federal aid for airports; gifts
Status: in_force

The respective boards of county commissioners are authorized and empowered to seek and obtain, if possible, from the United States government, or any department or agency thereof, financial aid and assistance to carry into effect the purposes hereof. Such boards are also authorized and empowered in their discretion to accept gifts and donations of any kind or character from any source whatsoever, including, but not limited to a site for such airports.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-34 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-34
§ 21-8-34. Fees for services
Status: in_force

The board of regents shall establish and charge fees to be paid by any person, firm, corporation or governmental department, agency or institution using the services of the building materials research and testing institute which shall be sufficient to defray the cost of providing the service to such person, firm, corporation or governmental department, agency or institution.