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N.M. Stat. § 40-1-4 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 1 / Section 40-1-4
§ 40-1-4. Lawful marriages without the state recognized
Status: in_force

All marriages celebrated beyond the limits of this state, which are valid according to the laws of the country wherein they were celebrated or contracted, shall be likewise valid in this state, and shall have the same force as if they had been celebrated in accordance with the laws in force in this state.
N.M. Stat. § 47-7B-13 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 7B / Section 47-7B-13
§ 47-7B-13. Subdivision of units
Status: in_force

A. If the declaration expressly so permits, a unit may be subdivided into two or more units. Subject to the provisions of the declaration and other provisions of law, upon application of a unit owner to subdivide a unit, the association shall prepare, execute and record an amendment to the declaration, including the plats and plans, subdividing that unit.

B. The amendment to the declaration must be executed by the owner of the unit to be subdivided, assign an identifying number to each unit created and reallocate the allocated interests formerly allocated to the subdivided unit to the new units in any reasonable manner prescribed by the owner of the subdivided unit.
N.M. Stat. § 24-7B-14 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 7B / Section 24-7B-14
§ 24-7B-14. Effect of copy
Status: in_force

A copy of a written advance directive for mental health treatment or revocation of an advance directive for mental health treatment has the same effect as the original.
N.M. Stat. § 60-1A-15 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 1A / Section 60-1A-15
§ 60-1A-15. Pari-mutuel wagering authorized; gambling statutes do not apply
Status: in_force

A. A racetrack licensee may conduct pari-mutuel wagering on live horse races or on simulcasted horse races.

B. Pari-mutuel wagering may be conducted only on the licensed premises where a live horse race is conducted or where a simulcast horse race is televised or projected on the racing grounds of the licensed premises of a racetrack licensee.

C. The sale to patrons present on the licensed premises of a racetrack licensee of pari-mutuel tickets or certificates is not gambling as defined in Section 30-19-2 or 30-19-3 NMSA 1978 .

D. Placing a wager while on the licensed premises of a racetrack licensee is not placing a bet pursuant to Section 30-19-1 NMSA 1978 .

E. The licensed premises of a horse racetrack is not a gambling place as defined in Section 30-19-1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 73-6-14 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 6 / Section 73-6-14
§ 73-6-14. Petition; deed made to defeat
Status: in_force

Any deed made for the purpose of establishing or defeating the prayer of said petition, and not made in good faith and for a valuable consideration shall be taken and held to be a fraud, and the grantee therein shall not be considered as the owner of the land described therein.
N.M. Stat. § 34-2-4 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 2 / Section 34-2-4
§ 34-2-4. Depositing and recording facsimile and description of seal
Status: in_force

That upon adopting such design, the said justices shall cause a facsimile and description of said design to be deposited and recorded in the office of the secretary of state.
N.M. Stat. § 74-3-12.1 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 3 / Section 74-3-12.1
§ 74-3-12.1. Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

A. A person who knowingly commits a violation of the Radiation Protection Act or a regulation promulgated pursuant to that act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not to exceed three hundred sixty-four days or the payment of a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.

B. A person who knowingly makes a false statement, representation or certification in an application, record, report, plan or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to the Radiation Protection Act or any regulation promulgated pursuant to that act is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not to exceed six months or the payment of a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-20A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 20A / Section 59A-20A-1
§ 59A-20A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Viatical Settlements Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 7-36-22 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 36 / Section 7-36-22
§ 7-36-22. Mineral property; definitions and classifications for valuation purposes
Status: in_force

As used in this article, “mineral property” does not include oil and gas property or productive copper mineral property and means:

A. “class one productive mineral property”, which means mineral lands, all mineral reserves and interests in minerals in mineral lands and all severed mineral products from mineral lands when the mineral lands are held under private ownership in fee and the property is mined or operated in good faith for its mineral values with a reasonable degree of continuity during the year preceding the tax year in which its value is determined and to an extent in keeping with the market demand and conditions affecting the extraction and disposition of the product;

B. “class one nonproductive mineral property”, which means mineral lands, all mineral reserves and interests in minerals in mineral lands and all severed mineral products from mineral lands when the mineral lands are held under private ownership in fee and the property is known to contain minerals in commercially workable quantities of such a character as add present value to the land in addition to its values for other purposes but is not operated so as to fall in the class of class one productive mineral property;

C. “class two mineral property”, which means the severed mineral products from mineral lands held by possessory title under the laws of the United States; and

D. “class three mineral property”, which means severed mineral products from leasehold or contract mineral rights in mineral lands, the fee of which is vested in the United States or the state.
N.M. Stat. § 49-1-19 — NM Code / Chapter 49 / Article 1 / Section 49-1-19
§ 49-1-19. Failure of trustee to perform duties; penalty
Status: in_force

Any member of the board of trustees who fails or refuses to perform any of the duties required to be performed by the board of trustees of the land grant-merced or any member of the board pursuant to Sections 49-1-1 through 49-1-18 NMSA 1978 or by any other law of New Mexico is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or both.
N.M. Stat. § 72-12-1.1 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 12 / Section 72-12-1.1
§ 72-12-1.1. Underground waters; domestic use; permit
Status: in_force

A person, firm or corporation desiring to use public underground waters described in this section for irrigation of not to exceed one acre of noncommercial trees, lawn or garden or for household or other domestic use shall make application to the state engineer for a well on a form to be prescribed by the state engineer. Upon the filing of each application describing the use applied for, the state engineer shall issue a permit to the applicant to use the underground waters applied for; provided that permits for domestic water use within municipalities shall be conditioned to require the permittee to comply with all applicable municipal ordinances enacted pursuant to Chapter 3, Article 53 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 61-2-1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 2 / Section 61-2-1
§ 61-2-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 61, Article 2 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Optometry Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21G-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21G / Section 21-21G-7
§ 21-21G-7. Amount of scholarships
Status: in_force

Scholarship awards shall be for seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) per year to be disbursed in equal installments over the period of an academic year.
N.M. Stat. § 5-18-2 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 18 / Section 5-18-2
§ 5-18-2. Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

A. the development of renewable energy sources will advance the security, economic well-being and public and environmental health of the state, as well as contributing to the energy independence of the nation and addressing the issue of global climate change;

B. it is in the best interests of the state, municipalities and counties to encourage the development of distributed generation renewable energy sources and the installation by property owners of such energy sources;

C. the high front-end costs of renewable energy installations to real property prevents many property owners from making these improvements, and therefore it is desirable and necessary to authorize alternative financing procedures to promote the installation of the improvements; and

D. the creation and administration of renewable energy financing districts to facilitate the development of renewable energy improvements on property in the district will serve a valid public purpose and is expressly declared to be in the public interest.
N.M. Stat. § 5-11-27 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 11 / Section 5-11-27
§ 5-11-27. Liberal interpretation
Status: in_force

The Public Improvement District Act, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of that act.
N.M. Stat. § 34-8A-15 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 8A / Section 34-8A-15
§ 34-8A-15. Metropolitan court; electronic services fee
Status: in_force

A metropolitan court may charge and collect from persons who use electronic services an electronic services fee in an amount established by supreme court rule. Proceeds from the electronic services fee shall be remitted to the administrative office of the courts for deposit in the electronic services fund.
N.M. Stat. § 4-16-2 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 16 / Section 4-16-2
§ 4-16-2. County seat
Status: in_force

That the county seat of said county of Luna shall be established at the town of Deming in said county.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-7
§ 17-2-7. Unlawful hunting or fishing
Status: in_force

A. Except as permitted by regulations adopted by the state game commission or as otherwise allowed by law, it is unlawful to:

(1) hunt, take, capture, kill or attempt to take, capture or kill, at any time or in any manner, any game animal, game bird or game fish in the state; or

(2) possess, offer for sale, sell, offer to purchase or purchase in the state all or any part of any game animal, game bird or game fish.

B. Notwithstanding any other law, the owner of domestic livestock in this state or his regular employee may hunt, take, capture or kill any cougar or bear which has killed domestic livestock. The owner of livestock or his regular employee who takes action under this provision will report this action to the department of game and fish, who will verify the necessity of the action taken.

C. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in Section 17-2-10 NMSA 1978 .

D. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the possession of game animals, birds or fish taken legally in any other jurisdiction.
N.M. Stat. § 73-20-21 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 20 / Section 73-20-21
§ 73-20-21. Addition of land
Status: in_force

A. Any one or more owners of land may petition the board of supervisors to have their lands added to a watershed district. The petition shall define the boundaries of the land desired to be annexed, the number of acres of land involved and other information pertinent to the proposal. When the boundary described embraces lands of others than the petitioners, the petition shall so state and shall be signed by twenty-five or more of the landowners in the territory described, if fifty or more such owners are involved, or by a majority if fewer than fifty landowners are involved.

B. Within thirty days after the petition is filed, the board shall cause due notice to be given as provided in Section 73-20-8 NMSA 1978 of a hearing on the petition. All interested parties shall have a right to attend the hearing and be heard. The board shall determine whether the lands described in the petition or any portion of them shall be included in the district. If all the landowners in the territory involved are not petitioners, a referendum shall be held within the territory in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act 1 . If it is determined by the qualified electors of the district that the land should be added, this fact shall be certified by the board of supervisors to the county clerk in the county involved. After recording, the certification shall be filed with the New Mexico department of agriculture.
N.M. Stat. § 21-13A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 13A / Section 21-13A-1
§ 21-13A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Workforce Training Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-62-6 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 62 / Section 59A-62-6
§ 59A-62-6. Authorized employees and representatives
Status: in_force

A. At the time of filing a self-service storage insurance producer license application, the applicant shall establish a list of the names of all employees and authorized representatives whose duties may include offering and selling self-service storage insurance. The list shall be:

(1) maintained by the licensee in a form prescribed by the superintendent;

(2) updated annually; and

(3) retained by the self-service storage facility for three years and made available to the superintendent for review and inspection upon request.

B. An employee or authorized representative of a self-service storage insurance producer who is at least eighteen years of age and has been trained pursuant to Section 8 of the Self-Service Storage Insurance Act may act on behalf and under the supervision of the self-service storage insurance producer in matters relating to the conduct of business under that producer's license.

C. An employee or authorized representative of a self-service storage insurance producer may sell, solicit and offer self-service storage insurance to occupants and shall not be subject to licensure as an insurance producer.
N.M. Stat. § 9-7A-12 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 7A / Section 9-7A-12
§ 9-7A-12. Environmental improvement board; exemptions from authority of secretary
Status: in_force

The environmental improvement board shall receive staff support from the department. All powers, duties and responsibilities of the environmental improvement board under Sections 25-1-1 through 25-1-14 , 25-2-1 through 25-2-19 , 25-5-1 through 25-5-9 , 50-9-1 , through 50-9-25 , 74-1-1 through 74-1-11 , 74-2-1 through 74-2-17 , 74-3-1 through 74-3-16 , 74-4-1 through 74-4-13 , 74-4A-1 through 74-4A-19 , 74-6B-1 through 74-6B-11 , 74-7-1 through 74-7-8 , 7-8-1 through 7-8-3 , 74-9-1 through 74-9-42 and 75-1-1 through 75-1-6 NMSA 1978 are explicitly exempt from the authority of the secretary under the provisions of Subsection B of Section 6 of the Department of Environment Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-39 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-39
§ 7-1-39. Release or extinguishment of lien; limitation on actions to enforce lien
Status: in_force

A. When any substantial part of the amount of tax due from a taxpayer is paid, the department shall immediately file, in the same county in which a notice of lien was filed, and in the same records, a document completely or partially releasing the lien. The county clerk to whom such a document is presented shall record it without charge.

B. The department may file, in the same county as the notice of lien was filed, a document releasing or partially releasing any lien filed in accordance with Section 7-1-38 NMSA 1978 when the filing of the lien was premature or did not follow requirements of law or when release or partial release would facilitate collection of taxes due. The county clerk to whom the document is presented shall record it without charge.

C. In all cases when a notice of lien for taxes, penalties and interest has been filed under Section 7-1-38 NMSA 1978 and a period of ten years has passed from the date the lien was filed, as shown on the notice of lien, the taxes, penalties and interest for which the lien is claimed shall be conclusively presumed to have been paid and the lien is thereby extinguished. No action shall be brought to enforce any lien extinguished in accordance with this subsection.
N.M. Stat. § 30-25-2 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 25 / Section 30-25-2
§ 30-25-2. Refusal to take oath or affirmation
Status: in_force

Refusal to take oath or affirmation consists of the refusal of any person, when legally called upon to give testimony before any court, administrative proceeding, legislative proceeding or other authority in this state, authorized to administer oaths or affirmations, to take such oath or affirmation.

Whoever commits refusal to take oath or affirmation is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 48-9-2 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 9 / Section 48-9-2
§ 48-9-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Oil and Gas Products Lien Act:

A. “commission” means the oil and gas accounting division of the taxation and revenue department;

B. “product” or “products” means severed oil, natural gas, liquid hydrocarbons, individually or in any combination thereof;

C. “severed” means the taking, extraction or production from the soil of any product in any manner;

D. “production unit” means a unit of property designated by the commission from which products of common ownership are severed;

E. “person” means any individual, executor, administrator, estate, agent, trust, trustee, institution, receiver, business trust, firm, corporation, partnership, cooperative, joint venture, governmental entity or agency, association or any other group or combination acting as a unit;

F. “interest owner” means a person owning an entire or fractional interest of any kind or nature in the products at the time they are severed from a production unit, or a person who has a right, either express or implied, to receive a monetary payment determined by the value of the products;

G. “operator” means any person engaged in the severance of products from a production unit for himself, for himself and other persons or for other persons;

H. “first purchaser” means the first person who takes, receives or purchases products from an interest owner at or after the time the products are severed from a production unit; and

I. “purchaser” means a person who takes, receives or purchases products from a first purchaser or another person other than an interest owner.
N.M. Stat. § 34-7-4 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 7 / Section 34-7-4
§ 34-7-4. Place of holding court; quarters; salary
Status: in_force

A. The probate court shall be located at the county seat unless another location is designated by ordinance of the board of county commissioners.

B. The board of county commissioners shall provide adequate quarters for the probate court, including necessary furnishings, equipment, books, supplies, utilities, upkeep and maintenance.

C. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all expenses of the probate court, including salary and benefits of the judge, shall be paid from the county general fund in accordance with the court budget approved by the board of county commissioners.
N.M. Stat. § 20-4-8 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 4 / Section 20-4-8
§ 20-4-8. Exemptions; jury duty and civil process; equipment
Status: in_force

A. Members of the national guard shall not be subject to misdemeanor arrest, jury duty or to other civil process while going to, remaining at or returning from any place at which the member is required to perform military duty. This exemption shall not preclude the proper issuance of traffic citations, or temporary delays which do not materially impede the timely performance of military duty, or arrest for driving while intoxicated.

B. Uniforms, arms and equipment required by law or regulations to be owned by members of the national guard and all uniforms, arms, equipment or other property of the state or the United States issued to members of the national guard shall be exempt from all suits, distresses, executions or sales for debt or payment of taxes.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-20-1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 20 / Section 59A-20-1
§ 59A-20-1. Scope of article
Status: in_force

This article applies only to contracts of life insurance, endowments and annuities, other than reinsurance, group life insurance and group annuities; except that Section 395 (variable contract law) shall also apply as to group life and group annuity contracts.
N.M. Stat. § 47-1-29 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 1 / Section 47-1-29
§ 47-1-29. “Warranty deed” effective in fee simple
Status: in_force

A deed in substance following the form entitled “warranty deed” in the appendix to this act shall, when duly executed, have the force and effect of a deed in fee simple to the grantee, his heirs and assigns, to his and their own use, with covenants on the part of the grantor for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators and successors, with the grantee, his heirs, successors and assigns, as specified in the definition of “warranty covenants” in Section 10 of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 11-16-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 16 / Section 11-16-5
§ 11-16-5. Procedure for home state
Status: in_force

A. Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of an issuing state reporting the failure of a person to comply with the terms of a citation, the licensing authority of the home state shall:

(1) notify the person;

(2) initiate a suspension action in accordance with the home state's suspension procedures; and

(3) suspend the person's license privileges until satisfactory evidence of compliance with the terms of the citation has been furnished by the issuing state to the home state licensing authority.

B. Due process safeguards shall be accorded to alleged violators.

C. Upon receipt of a report of conviction from the licensing authority of the issuing state, the licensing authority of the home state shall enter the conviction as though it occurred in the home state for the purposes of the suspension of license privileges.

D. The licensing authority of the home state shall:

(1) maintain a record of actions taken; and

(2) make reports to issuing states as provided in the compact manual.
N.M. Stat. § 12-10A-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 10A / Section 12-10A-11
§ 12-10A-11. Hearing on conditions of isolation and quarantine
Status: in_force

A. A person who is isolated or quarantined may request a hearing in court, as provided in Section 10 of the Public Health Emergency Response Act, for remedies regarding treatment or the terms and condition of the isolation or quarantine.

B. Upon receiving a request for a hearing pursuant to this section, the court shall fix a date for a hearing within seven days of the court's receipt of the request.

C. A request for a hearing does not alter an order for isolation or quarantine. If the court finds that the isolation or quarantine of a person is not in compliance with the provisions of the Public Health Emergency Response Act, the court may fashion remedies appropriate to the circumstances of the public health emergency.