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Article 1 - Unemployment Compensation
Section 51-1-1 - Short title. - Chapter 51 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Unemployment...
Section 51-1-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Unemployment Compensation Law: A. "department" means...
Section 51-1-3 - Declaration of state public policy. - As a guide to the interpretation and application of this...
Section 51-1-4 - Monetary computation of benefits; payment generally. - A. All benefits provided herein are payable from the unemployment...
Section 51-1-5 - Benefit eligibility conditions. - A. An unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits...
Section 51-1-6 - Periods of time not counted in determining eligibility for unemployment compensation. - Any person who has had a continuous period of sickness...
Section 51-1-7 - Disqualification for benefits. - A. An individual shall be disqualified for and shall not...
Section 51-1-8 - Claims for benefits. - A. Claims for benefits shall be made in accordance with...
Section 51-1-8.1 - Voluntary withholding of federal income tax. - A. Every individual filing a new claim for unemployment compensation...
Section 51-1-9 - Contributions; computation; payment. - A. Contributions shall accrue and become payable by each employer...
Section 51-1-10 - Rate of contribution. - For any contributions assessed against an employer under the provisions...
Section 51-1-11 - Employer contribution rates; benefits chargeable; unemployment compensation fund adequate reserve; reserve factor; excess claims premium; definitions. - A. Benefits paid to an individual shall be charged to...
Section 51-1-12 - Penalty; late payment of contributions. - The rate of contribution of an employer shall in no...
Section 51-1-13 - Financing benefits paid to employees of nonprofit organizations. - Benefits paid to employees of nonprofit organizations shall be financed...
Section 51-1-14 - Financing benefits paid to employees of governmental entities. - A. State agencies shall make payments in lieu of contributions...
Section 51-1-15 - Risk management division; payments in lieu of contributions. - A. Benefits paid to employees of governmental entities covered by...
Section 51-1-16 - Financing benefits to employees of local public bodies not participating in the local public body unemployment compensation reserve fund. - A. Any local public body may elect to make payments...
Section 51-1-17 - Budgets; governmental entities. - A. The department of finance and administration shall not approve...
Section 51-1-18 - Period, election and termination of employer's coverage. - A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of this...
Section 51-1-19 - Unemployment compensation fund. - A. There is hereby established as a special fund, separate...
Section 51-1-19.1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2007, ch. 137, § 4; repealed by Laws...
Section 51-1-20 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1979, ch. 280, § 54, repealed 51-1-20...
Section 51-1-21 - Seal; report. - The department shall adopt an official seal which shall be...
Section 51-1-22 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1979, ch. 280, § 54, repealed 51-1-22...
Section 51-1-23 - Publication. - The department shall cause to be printed for distribution to...
Section 51-1-24 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1979, ch. 280, § 54, repealed 51-1-24...
Section 51-1-25 - Advisory councils. - The secretary shall appoint a state advisory council composed in...
Section 51-1-26 - Employment stabilization. - With the advice and aid of advisory councils, the secretary...
Section 51-1-27 - Records and papers. - Each employing unit shall keep accurate work records for periods...
Section 51-1-28 - Oaths and witnesses. - In discharging duties imposed by the Unemployment Compensation Law, [the]...
Section 51-1-29 - Enforcement of subpoenas; penalty. - In case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena,...
Section 51-1-30 - Protection against self-incrimination. - No person is excused from attending and testifying or from...
Section 51-1-31 - State-federal cooperation. - In the administration of the Unemployment Compensation Law the secretary...
Section 51-1-32 - Disclosure of information; penalty. - A. Information obtained from any employing unit or individual pursuant...
Section 51-1-33 - Employment service. - A. State employment service. The New Mexico state employment service,...
Section 51-1-34 - Administration funds. - A. There is created a special fund to be held...
Section 51-1-35 - Reimbursement of fund. - If any money received after June 30, 1941, from the...
Section 51-1-36 - Collection of contributions. - A. Contributions unpaid on the date on which they are...
Section 51-1-37 - Protection of rights and benefits. - A. Except as provided by Section 51-1-37.1 NMSA 1978, any...
Section 51-1-37.1 - Child support obligations. - A. The division shall notify the human services department of...
Section 51-1-37.2 - Food stamp overissuances. - A. The division shall notify the human services department of...
Section 51-1-38 - Penalties; liability for benefit overpayment. - A. Whoever makes a false statement or representation knowing it...
Section 51-1-39 - [Saving clause.] - This act [51-1-38, 51-1-39 NMSA 1978] does not apply to...
Section 51-1-40 - Actions for enforcement. - A. In any civil action to enforce the provisions of...
Section 51-1-41 - Nonliability of state. - Benefits shall be deemed to be due and payable under...
Section 51-1-42 - Definitions. - As used in the Unemployment Compensation Law: A. "base period"...
Section 51-1-43 - Unemployment compensation; governmental entities. - Subject to the provisions of Section 51-1-47 NMSA 1978, services...
Section 51-1-44 - Additional definitions. - For purposes of the Unemployment Compensation Law: A. "employment" means...
Section 51-1-45 - State government unemployment compensation reserve fund created; purposes; assessments. - A. There is created a "state government unemployment compensation reserve...
Section 51-1-46 - Local public body unemployment compensation reserve fund created; purposes; assessments. - A. There is created the "local public body unemployment compensation...
Section 51-1-47 - Application of the act [Applicability of act to governmental entities]. - The provisions of Laws 1977, Chapter 227, as amended [51-1-14...
Section 51-1-48 - Definitions; extended benefits. - A. As used in this section, unless the context clearly...
Section 51-1-48.1 - Extended benefits; eligibility. - A. During an extended benefit period in this state, an...
Section 51-1-48.2 - Extended benefits; payments. - A. The weekly extended benefit amount payable to an individual...
Section 51-1-49 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1991, ch. 122, § 13 repealed 51-1-49...
Section 51-1-50 - Reciprocal arrangements. - A. The secretary is hereby authorized to enter into reciprocal...
Section 51-1-51 - Record availability; cooperation. - The secretary may make the state's records relating to the...
Section 51-1-52 - Effectiveness of federal act inoperative. - If the tax imposed by Title IX of the federal...
Section 51-1-52.1 - Leasing employer; temporary services employer. - A. As used in this section: (1) "leasing employer" means...
Section 51-1-53 - [Saving clauses.] - The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all...
Section 51-1-54 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 354, § 15, repealed 51-1-54...
Section 51-1-55 - Res judicata and collateral estoppel prohibition. - Any findings of fact or law, judgment, conclusions or final...
Section 51-1-56 - Death reports. - By the fifteenth day of each month, the state registrar...
Section 51-1-57 - Amnesty. - A. The secretary shall establish a tax amnesty program for...
Section 51-1-58 - Conformity with federal laws. - If any provisions of this chapter are determined to be...
Section 51-1-59 - Coverage of Indian tribes. - A. The legislature finds that: (1) the state of New...