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