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N.M. Stat. § 40-10C-5 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 10C / Section 40-10C-5
§ 40-10C-5. Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. A petition pursuant to the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue pursuant to the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

B. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction pursuant to Section 40-10A-204 NMSA 1978 if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.
N.M. Stat. § 21-14-2.3 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 14 / Section 21-14-2.3
§ 21-14-2.3. Branch community college board; optional form
Status: in_force

A. The branch community college board of a branch community college may, by adoption of a resolution, establish a board composed of five members elected from single-member districts within the branch community college district for staggered terms. The single-member districts shall be compact and contiguous and composed of populations as equal as practicable. Members shall be required to reside in the districts from which elected. If a member no longer resides in the election district from which that member was elected, the member shall be deemed to have resigned and the vacancy created by the resignation shall be filled in the manner provided by law for the filling of vacancies on the board of a branch community college.

B. The board members shall draw lots to determine which board position will coincide with which election district during the meeting at which the board is resolved to change to a districted board.

C. The board shall redistrict once after each federal decennial census. The board may adopt a resolution to have the board's election districts coincide with the county commission districts if the county commission has five districts and the boundaries of the county and branch community college district are identical.
N.M. Stat. § 77-3-13 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 3 / Section 77-3-13
§ 77-3-13. Dangerous epidemics; emergency rules; imports prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

A. When the board or any of its authorized representatives finds that a disease, the nature of which is known to be fatal or highly injurious to livestock, pigeons or fowl of any kind, has become epidemic or exists in a locality in a country, state or territory beyond the limits of this state, the board shall immediately adopt and promulgate emergency rules to prohibit the importation into this state of any animals, including livestock, subject to the disease that may be so reported.

B. The board shall specify such restrictions and safeguards as it deems proper and shall specify for the protection of livestock in this state and may also prohibit the importation into this state of any hoofs, hides, skins or meat of any animals or any hay, straw fodder, cottonseed or other products or material calculated to carry the infection of such disease.

C. Emergency rules may be adopted and promulgated without the notice and hearing required of other rules and shall take effect immediately. If the board contemplates that an emergency rule will be in effect for longer than ninety days, it shall give notice and hold a hearing to adopt the emergency rule as a rule.

D. Any person who violates any provision of this section or an emergency rule issued in accordance with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 for each head and is also liable in a civil action for any damages and loss sustained by reason of such importation of the livestock or of any of the products provided for in this section.
N.M. Stat. § 31-2-2 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 2 / Section 31-2-2
§ 31-2-2. Arrested person taken before magistrate; hearing; commitment or discharge
Status: in_force

If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another state in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 of this act he shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a magistrate of the county in which the arrest was made, who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of the arrest. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was lawful he shall commit the person arrested to await for a reasonable time the issuance of an extradition warrant by the governor of this state. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was unlawful he shall discharge the person arrested.
N.M. Stat. § 11-16-6 — NM Code / Chapter 11 / Article 16 / Section 11-16-6
§ 11-16-6. Reciprocal recognition of suspension
Status: in_force

A. A participating state shall recognize the suspension of license privileges of a person by another participating state as though the violation resulting in the suspension:

(1) had occurred in the home state; and

(2) could have been the basis of the suspension of license privileges in the home state.

B. A participating state shall communicate suspension information to other participating states in the form and with the content as contained in the compact manual.
N.M. Stat. § 7-36-1 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 36 / Section 7-36-1
§ 7-36-1. Provisions for valuation of property; applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article apply to and govern the determination of value of all property subject to valuation for property taxation purposes under the Property Tax Code.
N.M. Stat. § 7-38-55 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-55
§ 7-38-55. Surrender of personal property; penalty for refusal
Status: in_force

A. Any person in the possession of personal property subject to claim for delinquent taxes and upon whom service of a demand warrant has been made must surrender the personal property to the county treasurer. However, that part of the personal property which is the subject of a bona fide attachment, execution or other similar process need not be surrendered unless the property is released from the attachment, execution or other similar process.

B. Any person who wrongfully fails or refuses to surrender personal property is personally liable for an amount equal to the value of the personal property not surrendered or the amount of the delinquent taxes, penalties and interest on that property, whichever is less.
N.M. Stat. § 42-2-14 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 2 / Section 42-2-14
§ 42-2-14. Default
Status: in_force

A. If any defendant who has appeared in the cause shall fail to appear at the time set for trial, whether such trial be set before the court with or without a jury, the court shall direct that his default be entered and shall conduct such hearings as it deems necessary and proper to determine the amount of just compensation due to the defendant.

B. If any defendant has failed to appear or answer within the time allowed, and the clerk has entered his default, then the court shall conduct such hearings as it deems necessary and proper to determine the amount of just compensation due the defendant.

C. For the purpose of the hearing required in Subsections A and B above, the court may consider by affidavit or other proof of the value of the property taken, the damage, if any, which may result from the occupation and condemnation, and the amount offered as set forth in the petition and shall enter such judgment as it deems proper.
N.M. Stat. § 22-18A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 18A / Section 22-18A-5
§ 22-18A-5. Temporary transfer of funds
Status: in_force

If it is determined by the state department of public education [public education department] and the department of finance and administration that there are insufficient ad valorem taxes or other public school district revenues to meet a payment of principal or interest due on public school district general obligation indebtedness or to meet any other obligation arising in connection with that indebtedness lawfully payable from ad valorem taxes, or that the receipt of ad valorem taxes or other revenues to be used to make any such payment will be delayed and not be available to make the payment when due, the state department of public education [public education department] and the department of finance and administration may request the state board of finance to direct a temporary transfer of a sufficient amount of money from the state-support reserve fund or the general fund operating reserve to the public school district general obligation bonds loan fund so that the payment becoming due may be made and a default avoided. In determining the order of transfer, money in the state-support reserve fund shall be transferred first, and if that amount is insufficient then the general fund operating reserve shall be used. If such a transfer is directed by the state board of finance, the state department of public education [public education department] shall use the amount transferred to the state public school district general obligation bonds loan fund to make the payment.
N.M. Stat. § 29-15A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 15A / Section 29-15A-5
§ 29-15A-5. Submission of false information; penalty
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly submits false information to a law enforcement agency regarding a child abduction is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 67-3-30 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 67-3-30
§ 67-3-30. Counties authorized to contract with commission; insufficient funds; exemption from Bateman Act
Status: in_force

The boards of county commissioners of the respective counties of this state are hereby authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the state transportation commission in accordance with the provisions of Sections 67-3-28 and 67-3-30 NMSA 1978 . An agreement shall bind the state and a county becoming a party thereto and shall not be invalidated by reason of the fact that a participating county may not have or collect during the current year sufficient money to pay the indebtedness of said county incurred under such contract for said current year. A contract shall be exempted from the provisions of Section 6-6-11 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 63-1-38 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 1 / Section 63-1-38
§ 63-1-38. Change of principal place of business
Status: in_force

Every railroad corporation may change its principal place of business from one place to another in the same county, or from one city or county to another city or county within this state. Before such change is made, the assent, in writing, of the holders of two-thirds of the subscribed capital stock must be obtained and filed in the office of the secretary of the corporation. When such consent is obtained and filed, notice of the intended removal or change must be published at least once a week for three successive weeks, in some newspaper published in the county wherein said principal place of business is situated, if there is one published therein; if not, in a newspaper published in an adjoining county, giving the name of the county or city or town where it is situated, and that to which it is intended to remove it.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-420.1 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-420.1
§ 66-3-420.1. Motorcycle registration plates to benefit the children's trust fund; procedures; fee
Status: in_force

A. The division shall establish and issue special motorcycle registration plates featuring artwork of the children of New Mexico and shall adopt procedures for application for and issuance of the special children's artwork motorcycle registration plates.

B. The children's trust fund board of trustees shall determine the color and design of the special children's artwork motorcycle registration plate and shall request that the division provide for its issuance.

C. For a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00), which shall be in addition to the regular motorcycle registration fees, an owner of a motorcycle may apply for the issuance of a special children's artwork motorcycle registration plate. The owner of a motorcycle shall apply and pay a fee each year to retain and renew a special children's artwork registration plate.

D. The revenue from the special children's artwork registration plates shall be distributed as follows:

(1) five dollars ($5.00) of the fee collected for each special children's artwork motorcycle registration plate shall be retained by the division in the first year of the issuance of each special children's artwork motorcycle registration plate and is appropriated to the division for the manufacture and issuance of the special children's artwork motorcycle registration plate. Thereafter, that amount of each fee shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit to the motor vehicle suspense fund for distribution in accordance with Section 66-6-23 NMSA 1978; and

(2) fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the fee collected for each special children's artwork motorcycle registration plate shall be distributed to the children's trust fund for use in accordance with the provisions of Section 24-19-2 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 76-16-9 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 16 / Section 76-16-9
§ 76-16-9. Penalty for violation
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this act or lawful rule or regulation made pursuant hereto, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
N.M. Stat. § 3-50-18 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 50 / Section 3-50-18
§ 3-50-18. Bonds; exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

Bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued under the provisions of the Municipal Parking Law shall forever be and remain free and exempt from taxation by this state or any subdivision thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 72-19-78 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 19 / Section 72-19-78
§ 72-19-78. Limitations upon liabilities
Status: in_force

Neither the directors nor any person executing securities issued under the Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act shall be liable personally on the securities by reason of the issuance thereof. Securities issued pursuant to that act shall not be in any way a debt or liability of the state or of any municipality or other public body and shall not create or constitute any indebtedness, liability or obligation of the state or of any such municipality or other public body, either legal, moral or otherwise, and nothing contained in that act shall be construed to authorize the authority to incur any indebtedness on behalf of or in any way to obligate the state or any municipality or other public body, except the authority and except as otherwise expressly stated or necessarily implied in that act.
N.M. Stat. § 18-6-18 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 6 / Section 18-6-18
§ 18-6-18. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Historic Preservation Loan Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-4.1 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-4.1
§ 7-1-4.1. New Mexico taxpayer bill of rights created; purpose
Status: in_force

The “New Mexico Taxpayer Bill of Rights” is created. It is the purpose of the New Mexico Taxpayer Bill of Rights to:

A. ensure that the rights of New Mexico taxpayers are adequately safeguarded and protected during the assessment, collection and enforcement of any tax administered by the department pursuant to the Tax Administration Act;

B. ensure that the taxpayer is treated with dignity and respect; and

C. provide brief but comprehensive statements that explain in simple, nontechnical terms the rights of taxpayers as set forth in Section 7-1-4.2 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 39-4C-2 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 4C / Section 39-4C-2
§ 39-4C-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act:

A. “action” means a judicial proceeding or arbitration in which a payment in money may be awarded or enforced with respect to a foreign-money claim;

B. “bank-offered spot rate” means the spot rate of exchange at which a bank will sell foreign money at a spot rate;

C. “conversion date” means the banking day next preceding the date on which money, in accordance with the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act, is:

(1) paid to a claimant in an action or distribution proceeding;

(2) paid to the official designated by law to enforce a judgment or award on behalf of a claimant; or

(3) used to recoup, set-off or counterclaim in different moneys in an action or distribution proceeding;

D. “distribution proceeding” means a judicial or nonjudicial proceeding for the distribution of a fund in which one or more foreign-money claims is asserted and includes an accounting, an assignment for the benefit of creditors, a foreclosure, the liquidation or rehabilitation of a corporation or other entity and the distribution of an estate, trust or other fund;

E. “foreign money” means money other than money of the United States of America;

F. “foreign-money claim” means a claim upon an obligation to pay, or a claim for recovery of a loss, expressed in or measured by a foreign money;

G. “money” means a medium of exchange for the payment of obligations or a store of value authorized or adopted by a government or by intergovernmental agreement;

H. “money of the claim” means the money determined as proper pursuant to Section 5 of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act ;

I. “person” means an individual, a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, joint venture, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest or any other legal or commercial entity;

J. “rate of exchange” means the rate at which money of one country may be converted into money of another country in a free financial market convenient to or reasonably usable by a person obligated to pay or to state a rate of conversion; if separate rates of exchange apply to different kinds of transactions, the term means the rate applicable to the particular transaction giving rise to the foreign-money claim;

K. “spot rate” means the rate of exchange at which foreign money is sold by a bank or other dealer in foreign exchange for immediate or next-day availability or for settlement by immediate payment in cash or equivalent, by charge to an account or by an agreed delayed settlement not exceeding two days; and

L. “state” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-17
§ 2-7F-17. Representative district eleven
Status: in_force

Representative district eleven is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 125, 131, 150 through 155, 161 through 166, 181, 183 through 188, 195 through 197, 211, 212, 221, 276, 279, 345, 346, 613, 640 and 646.
N.M. Stat. § 13-6-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 6 / Section 13-6-5
§ 13-6-5. Sale of real property by state agencies; land grant right of first refusal
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13-6-2 or 67-3-8.2 NMSA 1978 , a state agency shall give the board of trustees of a community land grant governed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 49, Article 1 NMSA 1978 or by statutes specific to the named land grant the right of first refusal when selling real property belonging to the state agency if the property is land that is located within the boundaries of that community land grant as shown in the United States patent to the grant.

B. If the board of trustees of the community land grant elects not to purchase the land offered for sale or does not respond to the notice of sale within forty-five days of receipt of the notice, the state agency may otherwise dispose of the property in accordance with applicable law.

C. The provisions of this section do not apply to lands held in trust pursuant to the Enabling Act and for which that act prescribes how that land may be disposed of.

D. The provisions of this section do not apply to the conveyance or transfer of state highways to local government entities.
N.M. Stat. § 73-12-2 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 12 / Section 73-12-2
§ 73-12-2. Petition, where filed and contents; definition of term “resident freeholders”; security for costs
Status: in_force

For the purpose of the establishment of an irrigation district, as provided by this act, a petition shall be filed with the board of county commissioners of the county which embraces the largest acreage of the proposed district, praying that said board define and establish the general boundaries of said proposed district, setting forth by legal subdivision the lands within said general boundaries that are to be included in and become a part of said proposed district and praying that the said board submit the question of the final organization of the same to the vote of the qualified electors resident therein. Said petition shall state that it is the purpose of the petitioners to organize an electrical irrigation district under the provisions of this act and shall also contain a general description of the outer boundaries of such district and a description by legal subdivisions within such outer boundaries of the lands to be included and become a part of such district; the total number of acres therein; the means proposed to supply water for the irrigation of the lands embraced therein; and the estimated cost thereof, and the estimated cost of pumping per acre-foot of water in the manner proposed; the name proposed for such district and the names of three of said petitioners selected as a committee to file and to present petition to the board of county commissioners. Said petition shall be signed by a majority of the resident freeholders of lands to be included in said proposed district and who shall also be the owners in the aggregate of a majority of the whole number of acres of the land to be included within these said proposed districts.

For the purpose of this act the term “resident freeholder” shall be construed to mean any citizen of the United States who owns land within the district or the evidence of title to said land or who is an entryman under the public land laws of the United States or a purchaser under contract for purchase of state lands and shall also include corporations, associations and copartnerships owning land within the district. The president or vice president of such corporation or association or any member of such copartnership, if citizens of the United States, may represent such corporation, association or copartnership, respectively, in signing such petition or any other petition or written objection, exception or protest provided for in this act.

The committee presenting such petition to the board of county commissioners, as hereinbefore provided, shall give such security or make such deposit as the board of county commissioners in the county may require of them, conditioned upon the payment of all costs, if, for any reason, such proposed district should fail of organization.
N.M. Stat. § 39-3-10 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 3 / Section 39-3-10
§ 39-3-10. Sections 39-3-9 and 39-3-10 NMSA 1978 supplemental
Status: in_force

This act shall not be construed to repeal any existing statutes or rule of the supreme court regulating appellate procedure, except insofar as they may conflict with this act, but shall be construed as supplemental thereto.