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N.M. Stat. § 57-16-16 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 16 / Section 57-16-16
§ 57-16-16. Penalty
Status: in_force

Any dealer who shall willfully violate any of the provisions of Section 4 of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
N.M. Stat. § 21-1-27.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 21-1-27.2
§ 21-1-27.2. Technology enhancement fund created; allocations; application review panels
Status: in_force

A. The “technology enhancement fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of appropriations, income from investment of the fund, gifts, grants, donations and bequests. Money in the fund shall not revert at the end of any fiscal year. The fund shall be administered by the higher education department. 1 Money in the fund shall be used to provide matching funds to state research universities to support innovative applied research that advances knowledge and creates new products and production processes in the fields of agriculture, biotechnology, biomedicine energy, materials science, microelectronics, water resources, aerospace, telecommunications, manufacturing science and similar research areas. Money from the fund shall be expended on warrants of the secretary of finance and administration upon vouchers signed by the executive director of the higher education department 1 or the executive director's authorized representative.

B. Grants from the fund are available to state research universities that are conducting collaborative research with corporate and nonprofit organizations. A state research university may apply for a grant from the fund in accordance with rules promulgated by the higher education department. 1 Allocations from the fund shall be based on a competitive process with applications reviewed by a panel of scientific and business experts established by the department. The review panel shall judge proposals based on excellence in research design and possible innovation in cross-disciplinary, multi-campus and higher education-industry research collaboration. The review panel may determine new research areas.

C. To apply for a grant, a state research university must have equal or greater matching funds for the proposal from sources other than the state.
N.M. Stat. § 31-2-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 2 / Section 31-2-4
§ 31-2-4. “State” includes District of Columbia
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this act the word “state” shall include the District of Columbia.
N.M. Stat. § 60-2A-13 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2A / Section 60-2A-13
§ 60-2A-13. Real party in interest
Status: in_force

The commission shall not issue any license for a professional contest unless it is satisfied that the promoter is the real party in interest and intends to conduct, hold or give such contests himself, or unless the promoter receives at least twenty-five percent of the net receipts. A license may be revoked at any time if the commission finds that the promoter is not the real party in interest.
N.M. Stat. § 73-10-15 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 10 / Section 73-10-15
§ 73-10-15. Statement of results; certificates of election; vacancy in office of director
Status: in_force

The secretary of the board of directors must, as soon as the result of any election held under the provisions of this act is declared, enter in the records of such board and file with the county clerk of the county in which the office of said district is located a statement of such results, which statements must show: first, a copy of the published notice of said election; second, the names of the judges of said election; third, the whole number of votes cast in the district and in each precinct of the district; fourth, the names of the persons voted for; fifth, the number of votes given in each precinct for such persons; sixth, the number of votes given in the districts for each of such persons; seventh, the names of the persons declared elected; eighth, the result declared on any question submitted in accordance with the majority of the votes cast for or against such question. The board of directors must declare elected the person having the highest number of votes given for each office, and also the result of any question submitted. The secretary must immediately make out and deliver to such person a certificate of election, signed by him and authenticated with the seal of the board. In case of a vacancy in the board of directors, by death, removal or inability, from any cause, to properly discharge the duties of such director, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board, and upon their failure or inability to act within thirty days after such vacancy occurs, then upon petition of five electors of said district the board of county commissioners of the county where the office of said board of directors is situate, shall fill such vacancy or vacancies. Any director appointed as above provided shall hold his office until the next general election of said district, and until his successor is elected and qualified.
N.M. Stat. § 3-60C-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 60C / Section 3-60C-3
§ 3-60C-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Main Street Revolving Loan Act:

A. “ committee ” means the main street revolving loan committee;

B. “ division ” means the historic preservation division of the cultural affairs department;

C. “ eligible property ” means a site, structure, building or object that is subject to the Main Street Act or otherwise found pursuant to rule of the committee to merit preservation pursuant to the Main Street Revolving Loan Act;

D. “ fund ” means the main street revolving loan fund;

E. “ lending institution ” means a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or nonprofit organization with lending programs as part of its bylaws; and

F. “ property owner ” means the sole owner, joint owner, owner in partnership or an owner of a leasehold interest with a term of five years or longer of an eligible property.
N.M. Stat. § 17-8-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 8 / Section 17-8-3
§ 17-8-3. Definition
Status: in_force

As used in the Sport Shooting Range Act, a “sport shooting range” is an area designed and operated for the use of rifles, shotguns or pistols as a means of silhouette, skeet, trap, black powder or other sport shooting or firearms training.
N.M. Stat. § 39-1A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 1A / Section 39-1A-4
§ 39-1A-4. Approval of transfers of structured settlement payment rights
Status: in_force

No direct or indirect transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall be effective and no structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer shall be required to make any payment directly or indirectly to any transferee of structured settlement payment rights unless the transfer has been approved in advance in a final court order based on express findings by the court that:

A. the transfer is in the best interest of the payee, taking into account the welfare and support of the payee's dependents;

B. the payee has been advised in writing by the transferee to seek independent professional advice regarding the transfer and has either received the advice or knowingly waived the advice in writing; and

C. the transfer does not contravene any applicable statute or an order of any court or other governmental authority.
N.M. Stat. § 67-3-39 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 67-3-39
§ 67-3-39. Waiver of immunity
Status: in_force

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as waiving the state's immunity to suit without its consent.
N.M. Stat. § 22-18-10 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 18 / Section 22-18-10
§ 22-18-10. Bond election contests
Status: in_force

No action concerning any question placed on the ballot at a bond election shall be maintained in the district court unless the action is filed within ten days after the publication of the certificate of results of the bond election by the superintendent of schools.
N.M. Stat. § 73-27-7 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 27 / Section 73-27-7
§ 73-27-7. Authority; powers
Status: in_force

The authority is a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the state. The authority may:

A. sue and be sued;

B. enter into contracts;

C. borrow money and issue revenue bonds;

D. acquire, dispose of or encumber real and personal property and any interest in them, including leases, easements and water rights from a willing seller only;

E. design, develop, construct, operate, maintain, purchase or contract for water systems and pipelines to connect systems and sources with the authority's customers;

F. be allowed a water use planning period not to exceed forty years and may hold water rights based on a water development plan submitted to and approved by the state engineer the implementation of which shall not exceed forty years from the date of the application to change the place or purpose of use of an acquired water right;

G. have and exercise the power of eminent domain for the limited purpose of this subsection, within the boundaries of the authority and in Quay county and in the manner provided by law for the condemnation of private property as the last resort for public use with just compensation. The authority shall not acquire water rights through eminent domain. The authority shall not take any property unless it is necessary for rights of way and easements and for the use and placement of facilities and infrastructure elements, including pipelines, structures, pump stations and related appurtenances;

H. construct and maintain works and establish and maintain facilities across or along any public street or highway and through any vacant public lands that are the property of the state and construct works and establish and maintain facilities across any stream of water or watercourse, all in accordance with applicable state and federal permitting authority;

I. have and exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied from the specific powers granted in this section. Such specific powers shall not be considered as a limitation upon any power necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority Act; and

J. not have power or rights over any property, infrastructure or operations of a county or municipality that has the power to appoint a member to the board.
N.M. Stat. § 12-8A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 8A / Section 12-8A-2
§ 12-8A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Governmental Dispute Prevention and Resolution Act:

A. “ agency ” means the state and its agencies, departments, boards, instrumentalities or institutions that are insured by the division;

B. “ alternative dispute resolution ” means a process other than litigation used to prevent or resolve disputes, including mediation, facilitation, regulatory negotiation, settlement conferences, binding and nonbinding arbitration, fact-finding, conciliation, early neutral evaluation and policy dialogues;

C. “ council ” means the alternative dispute prevention and resolution advisory council;

D. “ department ” means the general services department;

E. “ division ” means the risk management division of the department;

F. “ interested party ” means a person having or anticipating a dispute with any agency, or a representative of that person;

G. “ neutral party ” means a person who is trained to provide services as a mediator, arbitrator, facilitator, fact-finder or conciliator who aids parties to prevent or resolve disputes;

H. “ office ” means the bureau known as the office of alternative dispute prevention and resolution in the division; and

I. “ public facilitation ” means collaboration with identified stakeholders concerning public policy issues, including policy dialogues and other techniques to seek consensus, reconcile differences or prevent disputes from arising in the development or implementation of public administration issues.
N.M. Stat. § 62-19-11 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 19 / Section 62-19-11
§ 62-19-11. Chief of staff; division directors; other staff
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall appoint a “chief of staff” who is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the commission staff under the general direction of the commission. The chief of staff shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.

B. With the consent of the commission, the chief of staff shall appoint division directors. Appointments shall be made without reference to party affiliation and solely on the ground of fitness to perform the duties of their offices.

C. Each director, with the consent of the chief of staff, shall employ such professional, technical and support staff as necessary to carry out the duties of the director's division. Employees shall be hired solely on the ground of their fitness to perform the job for which they are hired. Division staff are subject to the provisions of the Personnel Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 32A-26-2 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 26 / Section 32A-26-2
§ 32A-26-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Fostering Connections Act:

A. “ active efforts ” means a heightened standard that is greater than reasonable efforts that include affirmative, active, thorough and timely efforts;

B. “ eligible adult ” means an individual who meets the eligibility criteria for participation in the fostering connections program;

C. “ foster care maintenance payment ” means a payment for the care and support of an eligible adult, which is based on the needs of the eligible adult;

D. “ host home ” means a setting in an eligible adult's former foster home or in another residence in which an eligible adult:

(1) shares a residence with another adult or adults; and

(2) agrees to meet the basic expectations established by the:

(a) eligible adult;

(b) other adult or adults sharing the residence; and

(c) department;

E. “ placement and care ” means the day-to-day care and protection of the child or eligible adult, including responsibility for placement decisions about the child or eligible adult;

F. “ supervised independent living setting ” means an age-appropriate setting that the department approves for placement of an eligible adult, which setting:

(1) is consistent with federal law and guidance for a supervised setting in which an eligible adult lives independently; and

(2) may be a residence where the eligible adult lives alone or shares a residence with others, including:

(a) a host home;

(b) a college dormitory or other post-secondary education or training housing; or

(c) the home of a parent of the eligible adult;

G. “ transition plan ” means a written, individualized plan developed collaboratively between the department and the eligible adult that assesses the eligible adult's strengths and needs, establishes goals and identifies the services and activities that will be provided to the eligible adult to achieve the established goals, the time frames for achieving the goals and the individuals or entities responsible for providing the identified services and activities as provided by rule;

H. “ voluntary services and support agreement ” means a written agreement, binding on the parties to the agreement, between the department and an eligible adult, which agreement is consistent with the requirements of a voluntary placement agreement pursuant to federal law and which specifies, at a minimum, the legal status of the eligible adult and the rights and obligations of the eligible adult and the department while the eligible adult is participating in the fostering connections program; and

I. “ young adult ” means an individual who is at least eighteen years of age and who is under twenty-one years of age and is not currently participating in the fostering connections program pursuant to Section 32A-26-3 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 14-14A-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 14A / Section 14-14A-3
§ 14-14A-3. Authority to perform notarial act
Status: in_force

A. A notarial officer shall perform all notarial acts pursuant to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts or by law of this state other than the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.

B. A notarial officer shall not perform a notarial act with respect to a record to which the officer or the officer's spouse or domestic partner is a party or in which either of them has a direct beneficial interest. A notarial act performed in violation of this subsection is voidable.

C. A notarial officer may certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is an accurate copy of the electronic record.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-22-52 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 22 / Section 59A-22-52
§ 59A-22-52. Prescription drug prior authorization protocols
Status: in_force

A. After January 1, 2014, a health insurer shall accept the uniform prior authorization form developed pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this 2013 act as sufficient to request prior authorization for prescription drug benefits.

B. No later than twenty-four months after the adoption of national standards for electronic prior authorization, a health insurer shall exchange prior authorization requests with providers who have e-prescribing capability.

C. If a health insurer fails to use or accept the uniform prior authorization form or fails to respond within three business days upon receipt of a uniform prior authorization form, the prior authorization request shall be deemed to have been granted.

D. As used in this section, “health insurer”:

(1) means:

(a) a health insurer;

(b) a nonprofit health service provider;

(c) a health maintenance organization;

(d) a managed care organization; or

(e) a provider service organization; and

(2) does not include:

(a) a person that delivers, issues for delivery or renews an individual policy intended to supplement major medical group-type coverages such as medicare supplement, long-term care, disability income, specified disease, accident-only, hospital indemnity or other limited-benefit health insurance policy;

(b) a physician or a physician group to which a health insurer has delegated financial risk for prescription drugs and that does not use a prior authorization process for prescription drugs; or

(c) a health insurer or its affiliated providers if the health insurer owns and operates its pharmacies and does not use a prior authorization process for prescription drugs.
N.M. Stat. § 3-60A-45 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 60A / Section 3-60A-45
§ 3-60A-45. No local government operation
Status: in_force

A. When all principal of, interest on and any prior redemption premium due in connection with the revenue bonds issued for a project leased to a user have been paid in full and in the event the option to purchase or option to renew the lease, if any, contained in the lease has not been exercised as to all of the property contained in the project, the lease shall terminate and the local government shall sell the remaining property or devote the property to local government purposes other than manufacturing, commercial or industrial.

B. Any sale that is not made pursuant to the exercise of an option to purchase by the user of a project shall be conducted in the same manner as is then provided by law governing the issuer's sale of surplus property.
N.M. Stat. § 76-7A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 7A / Section 76-7A-2
§ 76-7A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Harmful Plant Act:

A. “article” means soil, seeds, unprocessed feeds, packaging materials, nursery stock, machinery or anything capable of transporting or harboring a harmful plant;

B. “board” means the board of regents of New Mexico state university;

C. “department” means the New Mexico department of agriculture;

D. “move” means to ship, offer for shipment, receive for transportation, carry or otherwise transport or allow to be transported;

E. “harmful plant” means any plant, seeds or other parts of a plant the board declares by regulation to be a harmful plant;

F. “permit” means a document issued by the department to provide for the movement of a harmful plant in accordance with regulations adopted by the board;

G. “person” means any individual, firm, association or corporation; and

H. “plant” means any living stage of a plant, including but not limited to seeds and reproductive parts of a plant.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12F-1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12F / Section 61-12F-1
§ 61-12F-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 4 through 14 of this act may be cited as the “Naprapathic Practice Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 21-14-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 14 / Section 21-14-9
§ 21-14-9. State support; appropriation
Status: in_force

A. The higher education department shall recommend an appropriation for each branch community college, except the branch community college of northern New Mexico college, and junior college based upon the college's financial requirements in relation to its authorized program and its available funds from non-general fund sources; provided, the recommended appropriation shall be an amount not less than three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325) for each full-time-equivalent student.

B. The higher education department shall not recommend an appropriation greater than three hundred twenty-five dollars ($325) for each full-time-equivalent student for any branch community college that levies a tax at a rate less than one dollar ($1.00), unless a lower amount is required by operation of the rate limitation provisions of Section 7-37-7.1 NMSA 1978 upon a rate approved by the electors of at least one dollar ($1.00) on each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of net taxable value, as that term is defined in the Property Tax Code, 1 or any branch community college that reduces a previously authorized tax levy, except as required by the operation of the rate limitation provisions of Section 7-37-7.1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 73-7-9 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 7 / Section 73-7-9
§ 73-7-9. Report; assessments; confirmation; appeal
Status: in_force

If there be no remonstrance, or if the finding be in favor of the validity of the proceedings or after the report shall have been modified to conform to the findings, the court shall confirm the report and order of confirmation shall be final and conclusive, the proposed work shall be established and authorized and the proposed assessments approved and confirmed, which approval and confirmation shall be final, unless within thirty days an appeal be taken to the supreme court.