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NM Stat § 40-13B-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 13B - Confidential Substitute Address|Section 40-13B-3 - Confidential substitute address program; application.

A. The "confidential substitute address program" is created in the office of the secretary of state to provide a process by which a victim of domestic violence may protect the confidentiality of the victim's residential and delivery addresses in public records. B. An applicant, with the assistance of an application assistant, shall submit an application to the secretary of state on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. The application assistant's signature shall serve as recommendation that the applicant participate in the confidential substitute address program. C. An application shall be signed and dated by the applicant and the application assistant and shall include: (1) the applicant's name; (2) the applicant's statement that the applicant fears for the safety of the applicant, the applicant's child or another person in the applicant's household because of a threat of immediate or future harm; (3) the applicant's statement that the disclosure of the applicant's residential or delivery address would endanger the applicant, the applicant's child or another person in the applicant's household; (4) the applicant's statement that the applicant has confidentially relocated in the past ninety days or will relocate within the state in the next ninety days; (5) a designation of the secretary of state as the applicant's agent for the purpose of receiving mail, deliveries and service of process, notice or demand; (6) the applicant's residential and delivery addresses, if different, the confidentiality of which the applicant seeks to protect; (7) the applicant's telephone number and email address; and (8) the applicant's statement under penalty of perjury that the information contained in the application is true. History: Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 3. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 11 made Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 3 effective July 1, 2018.
NM Stat § 40-13B-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 13B - Confidential Substitute Address|Section 40-13B-4 - Secretary of state; duties; service on participant.

A. The secretary of state shall:(1) certify applicants whose applications comply with the requirements of the Confidential Substitute Address Act to participate in the confidential substitute address program;(2) upon certification with respect to each participant:(a) issue a confidential substitute address identification card;(b) designate a confidential substitute address that shall be used in place of the participant's residential or delivery address by state and local government agencies;(c) receive mail and deliveries sent to a participant's confidential substitute address and forward the mail and deliveries to the participant's delivery address at no charge to the participant;(d) accept service of process, notice or demand that is required or permitted by law to be served on the participant and immediately forward the process, notice or demand to the participant's delivery address at no charge to the participant; and(e) maintain records of the following that are received and forwarded by the secretary of state: 1) a participant's certified and registered mail; and 2) any process, notice or demand that is served on a participant; and(3) administer the provisions of the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act [1-6C-1 to 1-6C-9 NMSA 1978] to ensure that a participant who is eligible to vote in this state is able to be securely registered to vote and to automatically receive a ballot for each election.B. Service made pursuant to the provisions of this section is perfected three days after it is accepted by the secretary of state. History: Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 4; 2019, ch. 226, § 10. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, required the secretary of state to implement the provisions of the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act; added Paragraph A(3).
NM Stat § 40-13B-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 13B - Confidential Substitute Address|Section 40-13B-5 - Agencies; use of confidential substitute address; public records.

A. A participant shall:(1) contact each agency that requests or uses an address; and (2) provide the agency with a copy of the participant's confidential substitute address identification card.B. Agencies that receive copies of confidential substitute address identification cards submitted pursuant to this section shall use the participant's confidential substitute address for all purposes.C. A school district shall use a participant's confidential substitute address as the participant's address of record and, if necessary, shall verify a student's enrollment eligibility with the secretary of state.D. A county clerk shall transfer all records related to a participant's voter registration to the secretary of state pursuant to the provisions of the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act [1-6C-1 to 1-6C-9 NMSA 1978]. E. A participant's residential or delivery address, telephone number and email address that are maintained by an agency are not public records and shall not be disclosed pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act [Chapter 14, Article 2 NMSA 1978] while a person is a participant. History: Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 5; 2019, ch. 226, § 11. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, required the county clerk to transfer all records related to a participant's voter registration to the secretary of state pursuant to the provisions of the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act; added a new Subsection D and redesignated former Subsection D as Subsection E.
NM Stat § 40-13B-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 13B - Confidential Substitute Address|Section 40-13B-6 - Change of participant name, address or telephone number; requirements.

A. A participant shall notify the secretary of state within ten days of legally changing the participant's name and shall provide the secretary of state with a certified copy of documentation of the legal name change. B. A participant shall notify the secretary of state within ten days of a change to the participant's residential address, delivery address, telephone number or email address. History: Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 6. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 11 made Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 6 effective July 1, 2018.
NM Stat § 40-13B-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 13B - Confidential Substitute Address|Section 40-13B-7 - Participant decertification.

A. A participant shall be decertified from the confidential substitute address program if: (1) the participant submits a request to withdraw from the confidential substitute address program to the secretary of state; (2) the participant fails to notify the secretary of state of a legal name change or a change to the participant's residential address, delivery address, telephone number or email address; or (3) mail that is forwarded by the secretary of state to the participant's delivery address is returned as undeliverable. B. If the secretary of state determines that one or more of the causes for decertification provided in Subsection A of this section exist, the secretary of state shall send notice of the participant's decertification to the participant's delivery and residential addresses and shall attempt to notify the participant by telephone and email. The participant shall be given ten days from the date of decertification to appeal the decertification. C. A person who is decertified from the confidential substitute address program shall not continue to use the person's confidential substitute address. D. For six months after a participant has been decertified, the secretary of state shall forward mail and deliveries to an address provided by the former participant. Upon receipt of mail and deliveries pursuant to this subsection, a former participant shall provide an updated address to the sender. History: Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 7. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 11 made Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 7 effective July 1, 2018.
NM Stat § 40-13B-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 13B - Confidential Substitute Address|Section 40-13B-8 - Participant records; confidentiality; disclosure prohibited.

A. The secretary of state and an agency shall not disclose the residential address, delivery address, telephone number or email address of a participant unless the information is required to be disclosed pursuant to a court order. A person or agency that receives a participant's residential address, delivery address, telephone number or email address pursuant to a court order shall not in turn disclose that information unless pursuant to a court order or unless the person has been decertified.B. The secretary of state shall maintain the confidentiality of all records relating to an applicant for or participant in the confidential substitute address program while the person is a participant and shall:(1) store all tangible copies of program records in locked equipment;(2) store all electronic copies of program records in a password-protected system;(3) restrict access to all program records to secretary of state staff members who are approved to access the records as provided in this section; and (4) release program records only on a court's order.C. The secretary of state shall establish a system for restricting access to program records to approved staff members. Before being approved and granted access to program records, the staff member shall:(1) submit to a criminal background check performed by the department of public safety;(2) not have a record of a sex offense, felony or a misdemeanor violation related to domestic violence or sexual assault on the results of the person's criminal background check; and(3) complete forty hours of training, including a domestic violence training course provided by the children, youth and families department and sexual assault training provided by the department of health or the crime victims reparation commission or its successor.D. The secretary of state shall appoint a person to be the administrator of the election component of the confidential substitute address program in accordance with the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act. The administrator shall meet the requirements of Subsection C of this section, and administration of the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act [1-6C-1 to 1-6C-9 NMSA 1978] shall conform to the requirements of Subsections A and B of this section and Subsection E of Section 40-13B-5 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 8; 2019, ch. 226, § 12. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, required the secretary of state to appoint an administrator of the election component of the confidential substitute address program in accordance with the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act, and directed the appointed administrator to administer the Intimate Partner Violence Survivor Suffrage Act in conformity with certain provisions of the Confidential Substitute Address Act; and added Subsection D.
NM Stat § 40-13B-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 13B - Confidential Substitute Address|Section 40-13B-9 - Rules.

The secretary of state shall promulgate rules, including rules regarding records and confidentiality retention, to implement the provisions of the Confidential Substitute Address Act. History: Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 9. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 11 made Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 9 effective July 1, 2018.
NM Stat § 40-14-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 14 - Adult Adoptions|Section 40-14-1 - Short title.

This act [40-14-1 to 40-14-15 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Adult Adoption Act". History: Laws 1993, ch. 296, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the Adoption Act, see Chapter 32A, Article 5 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 40-14-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 14 - Adult Adoptions|Section 40-14-2 - [Definitions.]

As used in the Adult Adoption Act: A. "adoptee" means any adult who is the subject of an adoption petition; B. "adult" means any individual who is eighteen years of age or older; C. "court" means the district court; D. "parent" means the biological or adoptive parent; E. "person" means an individual; F. "petitioner" means any person who signs a petition to adopt under the Adult Adoption Act; and G. "resident" means a person who, immediately prior to filing an adoption petition, has lived in the state for at least six months or a person who has become domiciled in the state by establishing legal residence with the intention of maintaining the residence indefinitely. History: Laws 1993, ch. 296, § 2. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 40-14-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 14 - Adult Adoptions|Section 40-14-3 - Jurisdiction.

The court shall have original jurisdiction over proceedings arising under the Adult Adoption Act. History: Laws 1993, ch. 296, § 3.
NM Stat § 40-14-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 14 - Adult Adoptions|Section 40-14-4 - Venue.

A. A petition for adoption may be filed in any county where: (1) a petitioner resides; or (2) the adoptee resides. B. A court that has jurisdiction under the Adult Adoption Act may decline to exercise jurisdiction any time before entering a decree if the court finds that under the circumstances of the case it is an inconvenient forum to make a determination. In that case, the court shall transfer the proceedings on any conditions that are just. History: Laws 1993, ch. 296, § 4.
NM Stat § 40-14-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 14 - Adult Adoptions|Section 40-14-5 - Who may be adopted; who may adopt.

A. Any adult may be adopted. B. Residents who are one of the following may adopt: (1) any adult who has been approved by the court as a suitable adoptive parent pursuant to the provisions of the Adult Adoption Act; or (2) a married adult, without the spouse of the married adult joining in the adoption if: (a) the non-joining spouse is a parent of the adoptee; (b) the adult who is adopting and the non-joining spouse are legally separated; or (c) the failure of the non-joining spouse to join in the adoption is excused for reasonable circumstances as determined by the court. History: Laws 1993, ch. 296, § 5.
NM Stat § 40-14-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 14 - Adult Adoptions|Section 40-14-6 - Consent to the adoption.

A. Consent to the adoption shall be required of the adoptee or a person legally authorized to consent on behalf of the adoptee if the adoptee is incapacitated and unable to consent to the adoption. B. A consent shall be in writing, signed by the adoptee and shall state the following: (1) the date, place and time of execution; (2) the date and place of birth of the adoptee and any names by which the adoptee has been known; (3) the name of the petitioner; (4) that the adoptee has been advised of the legal consequences of the adoption by independent legal counsel or a judge; (5) that consent to an adoption cannot be withdrawn; (6) that the adoptee is voluntarily and unequivocally consenting to the adoption; and (7) that the adoptee has received or been offered a copy of the consent. C. In cases when the consent is in English and English is not the first language of the consenting person, the person taking the consent shall certify in writing that the document has been read and explained to the person whose consent is being taken in that person's first language, by whom the document was read and explained and that the meaning and implications of the document are fully understood by the person giving the consent. D. A consent to adoption shall be signed before and approved by a judge who has jurisdiction over adoption proceedings, within or without this state, and who is in the jurisdiction in which the adoptee or the petitioner resides. E. The consent shall be filed with the court in which the petition for adoption has been filed before adjudication of the petition. F. In its discretion, the court may order counseling. G. A consent to adoption shall not be withdrawn prior to the entry of a decree of adoption unless the court finds, after notice and an opportunity to be heard is given to the petitioner and the adoptee, that the consent was obtained by fraud. In no event shall a consent or relinquishment be withdrawn after the entry of a decree of adoption. History: Laws 1993, ch. 296, § 6.
NM Stat § 40-14-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 14 - Adult Adoptions|Section 40-14-7 - Petition; content.

A petition for adoption shall be filed and verified by the petitioner and shall allege: A. the full name, age and place and duration of residence of the petitioner and, if married, the place and date of marriage; the date and place of any prior marriage, separation or divorce; and the name of any present or prior spouse; B. the date and place of birth of the adoptee; C. the birth name of the adoptee, any other names by which the adoptee has been known and the adoptee's proposed new name; D. where the adoptee is residing at the time of the filing of the petition; E. that the petitioner desires to establish a parent and child relationship between himself and the adoptee; F. the relationship, if any, of the petitioner to the adoptee; G. whether the adoptee is foreign born, and if so, copies of the adoptee's passport and United States visa shall be attached as exhibits to the petition; H. the length and nature of the relationship between the petitioner and the adoptee and the degree of kinship, if any; I. the reason the adoption is sought; J. the names and addresses of any living parents or children of the adoptee; K. a statement as to why the adoption would be in the best interests of the petitioner, the adoptee and the public; and L. whether the petitioner or the petitioner's spouse has previously adopted any other adult person and, if so, the name of the person and the date and place of the adoption. History: Laws 1993, ch. 296, § 7.
NM Stat § 40-14-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 14 - Adult Adoptions|Section 40-14-8 - Petition; caption.

The caption of a petition for adoption shall be styled "In the Matter of the Adoption Petition of (Petitioner's Name)". History: Laws 1993, ch. 296, § 8.
NM Stat § 40-14-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 14 - Adult Adoptions|Section 40-14-9 - Notice of petition; service; waiver.

A. A copy of the petition for adoption shall be served by the petitioner on the following individuals, unless receipt of a copy of the petition has been previously waived in writing: (1) the adoptee; (2) the parents of the adoptee; (3) the legally appointed conservator or guardian of the adoptee; (4) the spouse of any petitioner who has not joined in the petition; (5) the spouse of the adoptee; (6) the surviving parent of a deceased parent of the adoptee; and (7) any other person designated by the court. B. The notice shall state that the person served shall respond to the petition within twenty days if the person intends to contest the adoption and shall also state that failure to respond in a timely manner will be treated as a default. C. Provision of notice for the adoptee and the legally appointed conservator or guardian of the adoptee shall be made pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts. D. As to any other person for whom notice is required under Subsection A of this section, service by certified mail, return receipt requested, is sufficient. If the service cannot be completed after two attempts, the court shall issue an order providing for service by publication. E. The notice required by this section may be waived in writing by the person entitled to notice. F. Proof of service of the notice on all persons for whom notice is required shall be filed with the court prior to any hearing that affects the rights of those persons. History: Laws 1993, ch. 296, § 9.
NM Stat § 40-14-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 14 - Adult Adoptions|Section 40-14-10 - Response to petition.

A. Any person who responds to a notice of petition for adoption shall file a verified response to the petition within the time limits set forth in Section 12 of the Adult Adoption Act. B. The verified response shall be made pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts and, in addition, shall allege the relationship, if any, of the respondent to the adoptee. History: Laws 1993, ch. 296, § 10.
NM Stat § 40-14-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 14 - Adult Adoptions|Section 40-14-11 - Appointment of attorney for incompetent adoptee.

Upon motion of any party, or upon the court's own motion, the court may appoint an attorney for an adoptee whom the court finds to be incompetent. Payment for the appointed attorney shall be assessed against the parties in the court's discretion. History: Laws 1993, ch. 296, § 11.
NM Stat § 40-14-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs|Article 14 - Adult Adoptions|Section 40-14-12 - Adjudication; disposition; decree of adoption.

A. The court shall conduct a hearing on the petition for adoption. The petitioner and the adoptee shall attend the hearing, unless the court waives a party's appearance for good cause shown by the party. As used in this subsection, "good cause" includes burdensome travel requirements. B. The petitioner shall present and prove each allegation set forth in the petition for adoption by clear and convincing evidence. C. The court shall grant a decree of adoption if it finds that the petitioner has proved by clear and convincing evidence that: (1) the court has jurisdiction to enter a decree of adoption affecting the adoptee; (2) the adoptee has consented to the adoption; (3) service of the petition for adoption has been made or dispensed with as to all persons entitled to notice; (4) at least thirty days have passed since the filing of the petition for adoption; (5) the petitioner is a suitable adoptive parent and the best interests of the petitioner, adoptee and the public are served by the adoption; and (6) if the adoptee is foreign born, the adoptee is legally free for adoption. D. In addition to the findings set forth in Subsection C of this section, the court, in any decree of adoption, shall make findings with respect to each allegation of the petition. E. If the court determines that any of the findings for a decree of adoption have not been met or that the adoption is not in the best interests of the petitioner, adoptee or the public, the court shall deny the petition. F. The decree of adoption shall include the new name of the adoptee and shall not include any other name by which the adoptee has been known or the names of the former parents. The decree of adoption shall order that from the date of the decree, the adoptee shall be the child of the petitioner and accorded the status set forth in Section 13 [40-14-13 NMSA 1978] of the Adult Adoption Act. G. A decree of adoption shall be entered within six months of the filing of the petition. H. A decree of adoption may not be attacked upon the expiration of one year from the date of the entry of the decree. History: Laws 1993, ch. 296, § 12.