New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 18 - Libraries, Museums and Cultural Properties

Section 18-3-13 - Palace of the governors state history museum division created; location; board of regents. - A. The "palace of the governors state history museum division"...

Section 18-3-14 - Museum of international folk art division created; location; board of regents. - A. The "museum of international folk art division" is created...

Section 18-3-15 - Museum of Indian arts and culture division created; location; board of regents. - A. The "museum of Indian arts and culture division" is...

Section 18-3-16 - State historic sites and monuments division created; board of regents. - A. The "state historic sites and monuments division" is created...

Section 18-3-17 - Archaeological services division created; board of regents. - A. The "archaeological services division" is created in the cultural...

Section 18-3-18 - Museum of New Mexico divisions; directors; powers and duties. - Consistent with the policies of the secretary of cultural affairs...

Article 3A - Natural History Museum

Section 18-3A-1 - Short title. - Chapter 18, Article 3A NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 18-3A-2 - Declaration and purpose of act. - The legislature declares that the natural history and physical science...

Section 18-3A-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Natural History and Science Museum Act:...

Section 18-3A-4 - Natural history and science museum division; creation; location; property. - A. The "natural history and science museum division" is created...

Section 18-3A-5 - Board of trustees created; appointment; terms; officers. - A. The "board of trustees of the New Mexico museum...

Section 18-3A-6 - Board; compensation. - The public members of the board shall receive per diem...

Section 18-3A-7 - Board; powers and duties. - The board shall: A. exercise trusteeship over the collections of...

Section 18-3A-8 - Director; appointment; qualifications. - A. Subject to the authority of the state cultural affairs...

Section 18-3A-9 - Director; powers and duties. - Consistent with the policies agreed to by the board and...

Section 18-3A-9.1 - Museum admission policy. - The board, the state cultural affairs officer and the director...

Article 4 - Old Lincoln County Memorial

Section 18-4-1 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 3-923, enacted by Laws 1949, ch....

Section 18-4-2 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 3-924, enacted by Laws 1949, ch....

Section 18-4-3 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 3-925, enacted by Laws 1949, ch....

Section 18-4-4 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 3-926, enacted by Laws 1949, ch....

Section 18-4-5 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 4-12-26.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch....

Section 18-4-6 - Lincoln historic site; state historic sites and monuments division; powers and duties. - The state historic sites and monuments division of the cultural...

Article 5 - Arts Commission and Division

Section 18-5-1 - Findings; declaration. - The legislature finds and declares: A. that many people in...

Section 18-5-2 - Definitions. - As used in Chapter 18, Article 5 NMSA 1978: A....

Section 18-5-3 - Commission; creation; members; terms; compensation. - A. There is created the "New Mexico arts commission." B....

Section 18-5-4 - Commission; officers; meetings. - A. Annually, at the November meeting, the commission as a...

Section 18-5-5 - Commission; duties. - A. The commission will be advisory to the director of...

Section 18-5-6 - Division; creation; director; appointment. - A. The "arts division" is created within the cultural affairs...

Section 18-5-7 - Division; powers; duties. - The powers and duties of the arts division of the...

Section 18-5-9 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1978, ch. 70, § 7 repealed 4-23-2...

Article 6 - Cultural Properties

Section 18-6-1 - Short title. - Sections 18-6-1 through 18-6-17 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 18-6-2 - Purpose of act. - The legislature hereby declares that the historical and cultural heritage...

Section 18-6-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Cultural Properties Act [18-6-1 to 18-6-17...

Section 18-6-4 - Committee created; membership; compensation; voting; term; chairman; meetings. - A. The "cultural properties review committee" is created, which consists...

Section 18-6-5 - Committee; powers and duties. - The primary function of the committee is to review proposals...

Section 18-6-6 - Cultural affairs department; powers and duties relating to the cultural properties act. - A. The cultural affairs department is responsible for administering, developing...

Section 18-6-7 - Historic preservation division; planning; fiscal administration and cooperation for purposes of the cultural properties act. - A. The state historic preservation officer of the historic preservation...

Section 18-6-8 - State historic preservation officer; appointment; qualifications; duties. - A. The "historic preservation division" is created within the cultural...

Section 18-6-8.1 - Review of proposed state undertakings. - The historic preservation division of the office of cultural affairs...

Section 18-6-9 - Cultural property; unauthorized excavation, injury or destruction; criminal damage to property. - A. Any person who knowingly excavates, injures or destroys cultural...

Section 18-6-9.1 - Cultural property; unauthorized appropriation; larceny. - A. Any person who knowingly appropriates cultural property located on...

Section 18-6-9.2 - Cultural property; unauthorized damage or appropriation; civil penalties. - Any person violating the provisions of the Cultural Properties Act...

Section 18-6-9.3 - Cultural property; forfeiture of instruments. - Any instrument, vehicle, tool or equipment used or intended to...

Section 18-6-10 - Cultural properties on private land. - A. It is the declared intent of the legislature that...

Section 18-6-11 - Permit required for excavation of archaeological sites; penalty. - A. It is unlawful for a person or the person's...

Section 18-6-11.1 - Confidentiality of site location. - A. Any information in the custody of a public official...

Section 18-6-11.2 - Permit required for excavation of unmarked burials; penalty. - A. Each human burial in the state interred in any...

Section 18-6-12 - Emergency classification pending investigation. - A cultural property which the committee thinks may be worthy...

Section 18-6-13 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1984, ch. 34, § 4 repealed 18-6-13...

Section 18-6-14 - State historian. - The state historian at the state records center is designated...

Section 18-6-15 - State archaeologist. - The state archaeologist in the cultural affairs department is designated...

Section 18-6-16 - Preparation and sale of cultural properties publications; revolving fund; report. - The historic preservation division shall encourage and promote publications relating...

Section 18-6-17 - Designation of state historic sites; reservation of lands for historic site care and management. - The governor is authorized, upon the recommendation of the committee...

Section 18-6-18 - Short title. - This act [18-6-18 to 18-6-23 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 18-6-19 - Purpose. - The purpose of the Historic Preservation Loan Act [18-6-18 to...

Section 18-6-20 - Definitions. - As used in the Historic Preservation Loan Act [18-6-18 to...

Section 18-6-21 - Fund created; administration. - A. There is created in the state treasury a revolving...

Section 18-6-22 - Loan program; duties of division and committee. - A. The division shall establish a program to make direct...

Section 18-6-23 - Loans; criteria. - A. Loans or loan subsidies from the fund shall be...

Section 18-6-24 - Short title. - This act [18-6-24 to 18-6-27 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 18-6-25 - Definitions. - As used in the Reburial Grounds Act [18-6-24 to 18-6-27...

Section 18-6-26 - Remains designated for reburial. - Except as otherwise designated by the department, remains shall be...

Section 18-6-27 - Designation of reburial grounds site. - The department shall facilitate the designation of state or federal...

Article 6A - Cultural Properties Protection

Section 18-6A-1 - Short title. - Chapter 18, Article 6A NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 18-6A-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Cultural Properties Protection Act: A. "committee"...

Section 18-6A-3 - Fund; created; purpose. - A. The "cultural properties restoration fund" is created in the...

Section 18-6A-4 - Administration; regulatory authority. - A. The officer shall administer the provisions of the Cultural...

Section 18-6A-5 - Professional surveys. - The officer shall, in cooperation with the heads of state...

Section 18-6A-6 - Joint powers agreements. - As authorized by the Joint Powers Agreements Act [11-1-1 NMSA...

Article 7 - Museum of Space History

Section 18-7-1 - Museum of space history division; creation. - The "museum of space history division" is created within the...

Section 18-7-2 - New Mexico museum of space history commission. - There is created the "New Mexico museum of space history...

Section 18-7-3 - New Mexico museum of space history commission; powers and duties. - The New Mexico museum of space history commission shall: A....

Section 18-7-3.1 - Museum admission policy. - The commission shall establish a policy to permit New Mexico...

Section 18-7-4 - Museum of space history director; appointment; qualifications. - A. Subject to the authority of the secretary of cultural...

Section 18-7-5 - Museum of space history director duties. - Consistent with the policies of the secretary of cultural affairs...

Article 8 - Prehistoric and Historic Sites Preservation

Section 18-8-1 - Short title. - This act [18-8-1 to 18-8-8 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 18-8-2 - Purpose. - The purpose of the New Mexico Prehistoric and Historic Sites...

Section 18-8-3 - Definitions. - As used in the New Mexico Prehistoric and Historic Sites...

Section 18-8-4 - Administration; cost sharing formula; limitations. - A. The New Mexico Prehistoric and Historic Sites Preservation Act...

Section 18-8-5 - Management. - A. The corporation shall be required to prepare a long-term...

Section 18-8-6 - No power of eminent domain. - No property or right of access may be acquired under...

Section 18-8-7 - Preservation of significant prehistoric or historic sites. - No public funds of the state or any of its...

Section 18-8-8 - Regulation. - The state historic preservation officer shall issue regulations for the...

Article 9 - Library Privacy

Section 18-9-1 - Short title. - This act [18-9-1 to 18-9-6 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 18-9-2 - Purpose. - The purpose of the Library Privacy Act is to preserve...

Section 18-9-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Library Privacy Act: A. "library" includes...

Section 18-9-4 - Release of patron records prohibited. - Patron records shall not be disclosed or released to any...

Section 18-9-5 - Exceptions. - The prohibition on the release or disclosure of patron records...

Section 18-9-6 - Violations; civil liability. - Any person who violates Section 4 [18-9-4 NMSA 1978] of...

Article 10 - Abandoned Cultural Properties

Section 18-10-1 - Short title. - Sections 1 through 5 [18-10-1 to 18-10-5 NMSA 1978] of...

Section 18-10-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Abandoned Cultural Properties Act: A. "lender"...

Section 18-10-3 - Abandonment of property. - A. Property on loan to a museum shall be deemed...

Section 18-10-4 - Notice of abandonment. - A. A notice of abandonment shall contain, if known, the...

Section 18-10-5 - Disclosure of act; notification of address change. - A. Effective July 1, 1989, any museum accepting a loan...

Article 11 - Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum

Section 18-11-1 - Short title. - Chapter 18, Article 11 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 18-11-2 - Declaration and purpose of act. - The legislature declares that the farming and ranching industry of...

Section 18-11-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Act:...

Section 18-11-4 - Division created; operation; location; property. - A. The "farm and ranch heritage museum division" is created...

Section 18-11-5 - Board created; appointment; terms; officers. - A. The "board of the farm and ranch heritage museum"...

Section 18-11-6 - Board; compensation. - The appointed members of the board shall receive per diem...

Section 18-11-7 - Board; powers and duties. - The board shall: A. establish museum policy and determine the...

Section 18-11-8 - Director; appointment; qualifications. - A. Subject to the authority of the state cultural affairs...

Section 18-11-9 - Director; powers and duties. - Consistent with the policies agreed to by the board and...

Section 18-11-10 - Museum admission policy. - The board shall establish a policy to allow New Mexico...

Article 12 - Hispanic Cultural Center

Section 18-12-1 - Short title. - Chapter 18, Article 12 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 18-12-2 - Definitions. - As used in the National Hispanic Cultural Center Act: A....

Section 18-12-3 - Hispanic cultural division; creation; property. - A. The "Hispanic cultural division" is created within the cultural...

Section 18-12-4 - Board of directors; created; appointment; terms; officers. - A. The "board of directors of the national Hispanic cultural...

Section 18-12-5 - Board; powers and duties. - A. The board shall: (1) exercise trusteeship over the collections...

Section 18-12-6 - Executive director; appointment; qualifications. - A. The executive director of the Hispanic cultural division shall...

Section 18-12-7 - Director; powers and duties. - Consistent with the policies of the secretary of cultural affairs...

Section 18-12-8 - Board; compensation. - The members of the board shall receive per diem and...

Section 18-12-9 - Museum admission policy. - The board, the secretary of cultural affairs and the director...

Article 13 - Historic Landscapes

Section 18-13-1 - Short title. - This act [18-13-1 to 18-13-7 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 18-13-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Historic Landscape Act: A. "board" means...

Section 18-13-3 - Historic landscape trust created. - The "historic landscape trust" is created. It is a public...

Section 18-13-4 - Board of trustees. - A. The trust shall be governed by the board. The...

Section 18-13-5 - Articles of incorporation and bylaws. - The initial board shall prepare and file articles of incorporation...

Section 18-13-6 - Executive director. - The bylaws of the trust shall provide for the employment...

Section 18-13-7 - Funding. - The initial board shall seek private and public funding for...

Article 14 - Film Museum

Section 18-14-1 - Short title. - Chapter 18, Article 14 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 18-14-2 - Definitions. - As used in the New Mexico Film Museum Act: A....

Section 18-14-3 - Museum; location; property. - A. The "New Mexico film museum" is created within the...

Section 18-14-4 - Board; appointment; terms; officers. - A. The board of trustees of the museum is created....

Section 18-14-5 - Board; compensation. - The members of the board shall receive per diem and...

Section 18-14-6 - Board; powers and duties. - The board shall: A. exercise trusteeship over the collections of...

Article 15 - Rural Library Development Act (Repealed.)

Section 18-15-1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2007, ch. 83, § 1; repealed by Laws...

Section 18-15-2 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2007, ch. 83, § 2; repealed by Laws...

Section 18-15-3 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2007, ch. 83, § 3; repealed by Laws...

Section 18-15-4 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2007, ch. 83, § 4; repealed by Laws...

Article 16 - Music Commission

Section 18-16-1 - Short title. - This act [18-16-1 to 18-16-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 18-16-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Music Commission Act: A. "commission" means...

Section 18-16-3 - Music commission; created; members; terms; compensation. - A. The "music commission" is created. The commission is administratively...

Section 18-16-4 - Music commission; duties. - The commission shall: A. advise the division, the department, other...

Article 17 - Veterans Museum

Section 18-17-1 - Short title. - Sections 1 through 8 [18-17-1 to 18-17-8 NMSA 1978] of...

Section 18-17-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Veterans Museum Act: A. "board" means...

Section 18-17-3 - Veterans museum division created; location; property. - A. The "veterans museum division" is created in the cultural...

Section 18-17-4 - Board of trustees created; appointments; terms; officers. - A. The "board of trustees of the New Mexico veterans...

Section 18-17-5 - Board; powers; duties. - The board shall: A. exercise trusteeship over the collections of...

Section 18-17-6 - Director; appointment; qualifications. - A. Subject to the authority of the secretary, the administrative...

Section 18-17-7 - Director; powers; duties. - Subject to the policies agreed to by the board, the...

Section 18-17-8 - Museum admission policy. - The board, the secretary of cultural affairs and the director...

Article 18 - Rural Library Development

Section 18-18-1 - Rural libraries endowment fund; distributions. - A. The "rural libraries endowment fund" is created in the...

Section 18-18-2 - Rural libraries grant program; specialized services. - A. The "rural libraries grant program" is created. Through that...

Section 18-18-3 - Rural libraries program fund created. - The "rural libraries program fund" is created in the state...

Section 18-18-4 - Definitions. - As used in Sections 18-18-1 through 18-18-4 NMSA 1978, and...

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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 18 - Libraries, Museums and Cultural Properties

New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 18 - Libraries, Museums and Cultural Properties