New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 4 - Counties

Section 4-33-7 - [Effective date of annexation; effect of outstanding indebtedness.] - If the proposition carries, the area described in the petition...

Section 4-33-8 - [Taking part of territory from existing county; indebtedness of existing county; taxation by new county.] - Whenever a part of the territory embraced within the limits...

Section 4-33-9 - [Disposition of taxes collected.] - All moneys collected by the collector of such new county...

Section 4-33-10 - [Taking entire county; indebtedness of old county; taxation.] - Should an entire county having an outstanding indebtedness, bonded or...

Section 4-33-11 - [Retention of court jurisdiction on creation or change of county.] - The jurisdiction of the courts of this state to proceed...

Section 4-33-12 - [Transcription of certain records.] - That whenever a new county has been created out of...

Section 4-33-13 - [Cost of transcription; certificate.] - The cost of transcribing such records shall be paid by...

Section 4-33-14 - [Transcription; effect; evidence.] - Upon the completion of the transcription of any such record...

Section 4-33-15 - [Transcriptions made prior to 1899 validated.] - Whenever any county created prior to March 16, 1899 has...

Section 4-33-16 - [Payment for transcription; county clerk; deferred payments.] - The account of such county clerk shall be presented to...

Section 4-33-17 - Annexation by resolution; notification of secretary of state; challenge. - If there are no qualified electors residing within the portion...

Article 34 - Change of County Seats

Section 4-34-1 - [Petition; number of signers; calling of election; deposit in certain cases; deeds to property for buildings; prohibited removals; limitation on elections.] - Whenever the citizens of any county in this state shall...

Section 4-34-2 - [Notice of election; ballots; canvassing.] - The county commissioners shall cause a certified copy of such...

Section 4-34-3 - Bonds for new building; bids. - Should a majority of the votes at such election be...

Section 4-34-4 - [Removal to new county seat; neglect of officer; misdemeanor; penalty.] - So soon as convenient buildings can be had at such...

Section 4-34-5 - [Notice of establishment of new county seat; pending actions and proceedings.] - When a new county seat shall have been established in...

Section 4-34-6 - [City cooperating in erection of buildings; bonds; taxation.] - Hereafter when the county seat of any county in this...

Section 4-34-7 - [City cooperating; amount of bonds required; city to have perpetual use.] - The county commissioners of such county are hereby authorized to...

Section 4-34-8 - [City cooperating; sale of bonds; construction by commissioners; maintenance.] - Such bonds shall be sold at par or taken at...

Section 4-34-9 - [City cooperating; bonds and deeds may be in lieu of cash contribution.] - Such county commissioners shall receive and accept bonds of such...

Section 4-34-10 - [Tax levy for payment of bonds.] - In case of a removal of the county seat as...

Article 35 - Determination of Boundary Disputes

Section 4-35-1 - Boundaries; dispute; commission to settle. - Whenever the location of the boundary line between two or...

Section 4-35-2 - [Survey; plat and field notes.] - It shall be the duty of such boundary commission to...

Section 4-35-3 - [District attorney; duties; payment of expenses.] - The district attorney or district attorneys, as the case may...

Section 4-35-4 - Boundary commission; inability to locate line[; procedure for judicial determination]. - If for any reason the joint boundary commission be unable...

Article 36 - Miscellaneous Powers of Counties

Section 4-36-1 - [County public library;] secretary of state to furnish publications. - After a public library is established, the secretary of state...

Section 4-36-2 - County libraries; establishment; contract services; gifts and bequests. - A. A county may establish and maintain a free public...

Section 4-36-3 - County power to act as agent; purpose. - A county may act as an agent of the United...

Section 4-36-4 - [County property.] - Any real or personal property heretofore or which may hereafter...

Section 4-36-5 - Firefighting; county may purchase from municipalities. - A. Counties may contract with municipalities or individuals for purchase...

Section 4-36-6 - Parks; county government acquisition. - No county government shall acquire property within the exterior boundaries...

Section 4-36-7 - Foreign trade zones. - The board of county commissioners of any county, pursuant to...

Section 4-36-8 - Class B county; sewer and water utility. - A. Any class B county of the state having a...

Section 4-36-9 - Reimbursement for expenses attendant to temporary detention of a child; reimbursement for ancillary services; civil action. - A. When a child is detained in a facility for...

Section 4-36-10 - Class A county; sewer and water utility; operation authorization. - A. A class A county having a population of more...

Section 4-36-11 - Findings; declaration of disaster; powers of county commissions. - A. The legislature finds that: (1) numerous citizens and government...

Article 37 - County Ordinances

Section 4-37-1 - Counties; powers; ordinances. - All counties are granted the same powers that are granted...

Section 4-37-2 - Areas in which county ordinances are effective. - County ordinances are effective within the boundaries of the county,...

Section 4-37-3 - Enforcing county ordinances; jurisdiction. - A. County ordinances may be enforced by prosecution for violations...

Section 4-37-4 - Enforcement officers in counties; duties. - A. It is the duty of every county sheriff, deputy...

Section 4-37-5 - County ordinances; style and form. - The style and form of county ordinances shall be determined...

Section 4-37-6 - Voting on proposed county ordinances; majority vote required for passage or repeal. - A. A proposed county ordinance shall be passed only by...

Section 4-37-7 - Proposal of ordinances; publication. - A. Ordinances may be proposed by any member of the...

Section 4-37-8 - Printed county ordinances; seal; use as evidence. - County ordinances may be received in evidence without further proof...

Section 4-37-9 - County ordinances; recording and publication; effective date. - A. All county ordinances, immediately after their passage, shall be...

Section 4-37-9.1 - Water conservation and drought management plans. - A county shall consider ordinances and codes to encourage water...

Section 4-37-10 - Short title. - This act [4-37-10 to 4-37-13 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 4-37-11 - Validation. - All amendments adopted under color of law to a county...

Section 4-37-12 - Effect and limitations. - The Home Rule County Validation Act [4-37-10 to 4-37-13 NMSA...

Section 4-37-13 - Construction. - The Home Rule County Validation Act [4-37-10 to 4-37-13 NMSA...

Article 38 - Board of County Commissioners

Section 4-38-1 - [Exercise of county powers.] - The powers of a county as a body politic and...

Section 4-38-2 - Members; quorum. - A. The board of county commissioners shall consist of either...

Section 4-38-3 - Residence in districts; period for districting; election at large. - A. A county having a population greater than thirteen thousand,...

Section 4-38-5 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1991 (1st S.S.), ch. 5, § 3...

Section 4-38-6 - Election; term. - A. In each county all county commissioners shall be elected...

Section 4-38-7 - [Holding office until successor is qualified.] - Every person appointed county commissioner shall hold his office until...

Section 4-38-8 - Meetings. - The board of county commissioners shall meet, after notice as...

Section 4-38-9 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1897, ch. 60, § 16 [15]; C.L. 1897,...

Section 4-38-10 - Chairman. - A. The county commission shall select a chairman in a...

Section 4-38-11 - [Chairman; powers and duties.] - The chairman of said board shall have power to administer...

Section 4-38-12 - [Seal; sessions to be public; rules and regulations.] - Every board of county commissioners shall have a seal, or...

Section 4-38-13 - [Powers; property belonging to county.] - The board of county commissioners shall have power at any...

Section 4-38-13.1 - County equipment and property; permitted uses. - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of...

Section 4-38-13.2 - Legislative findings; community value. - The legislature finds that without the daily contributions and efforts...

Section 4-38-14 - [County appropriation for state fair authorized.] - That the county commissioners in each respective county of the...

Section 4-38-15 - [Agent of county having charge of county exhibit at state fair; appointment.] - That said county commissioners may appoint a qualified and suitable...

Section 4-38-16 - [Accounts; county buildings; taxation.] - To examine and settle all accounts of the receipts and...

Section 4-38-17 - Tax levy for county general purposes; allocation. - Boards of county commissioners are authorized to levy a tax...

Section 4-38-17.1 - Tax levies authorization; procedures; health purposes. - A. A board of county commissioners may adopt a resolution...

Section 4-38-18 - [Management in general.] - To represent the county and have the care of the...

Section 4-38-19 - County commissioners; employing deputies and employees; employing a county manager. - A. A board of county commissioners may set the salaries...

Section 4-38-20 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 15-37-17, enacted by Laws 1969, ch....

Section 4-38-21 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1876, ch. 1, § 15; C.L. 1884, §...

Section 4-38-22 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1876, ch. 1, § 28; C.L. 1884, §...

Section 4-38-23 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1876, ch. 1, § 32; C.L. 1884, §...

Section 4-38-24 - Powers over highways. - The board of county commissioners of each county shall have...

Section 4-38-25 - [Bridges.] - They may order and direct the construction of bridges and...

Section 4-38-26 - [Streets in unincorporated county seats.] - The boards of county commissioners in the unincorporated county seats...

Section 4-38-27 - [Receipts and expenditures; publication of report.] - The boards of county commissioners of their respective counties at...

Section 4-38-28 - [Payments without authority; liability of commissioners.] - All moneys, county warrants or other indebtedness paid out or...

Section 4-38-29 - [Approving unauthorized account; penalty; recovery of money.] - Any county commissioner who shall vote to approve any account,...

Section 4-38-30 - [Neglect of duty; penalty.] - If any one of the commissioners shall refuse or neglect...

Section 4-38-31 - [Establishment of airports.] - The boards of county commissioners of the various counties of...

Section 4-38-32 - Eminent domain power for acquiring airports. - Any property desired for use as an airport by counties...

Section 4-38-33 - [Eminent domain power over land contiguous and adjacent to airport.] - The power of eminent domain and right of condemnation granted...

Section 4-38-34 - [Joint county-municipal operation of airports.] - The boards of county commissioners are hereby authorized and empowered...

Section 4-38-35 - [Federal aid for airports; gifts.] - The respective boards of county commissioners are authorized and empowered...

Section 4-38-36 - [Power to issue bonds for airports.] - The boards of county commissioners of the various counties of...

Section 4-38-37 - [Procedure for issuing bonds for airports.] - The proceedings for calling, holding and canvassing the results of...

Section 4-38-38 - Creation of county advisory boards. - There is created a county advisory board in each county...

Section 4-38-39 - Duties of board. - The board shall meet with the county commissioners and advise...

Section 4-38-40 - Executive committee. - The county treasurer, county assessor and county clerk are ex...

Section 4-38-41 - Terms of members. - Terms of members of the county advisory boards in fourth...

Section 4-38-42 - Salary [; members of advisory board]. - In addition to salaries received as elective county officers, each...

Article 39 - County Assessor

Section 4-39-1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 119, § 2 repealed 4-39-1...

Section 4-39-2 - Courses in property valuation and property tax administration authorized; issuance of certificates. - The taxation and revenue department, in cooperation with the international...

Section 4-39-3 - Qualifications for appraiser's certificates. - The taxation and revenue department, in cooperation and in keeping...

Section 4-39-4 - Additional compensation to assessors. - In addition to the salaries provided for county assessors in...

Section 4-39-5 - Additional compensation to appraisers. - A board of county commissioners may provide additional cumulative increments...

Section 4-39-6 - Assessors; removal proceedings against; secretary of taxation and revenue may cause to be instituted; district attorney; attorney general. - A. The secretary of taxation and revenue may, if grounds...

Section 4-39-7 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1995, ch. 12, § 15 repealed 4-39-7...

Article 40 - County Clerk

Section 4-40-1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 119, § 2 repealed 4-40-1...

Section 4-40-2 - County clerk; bond. - The county clerk of each county shall, before entering upon...

Section 4-40-3 - [Duties; ex-officio clerk of board of county commissioners.] - The county clerk shall be ex-officio clerk of the board...

Section 4-40-4 - [Duties as clerk of county commissioners.] - It shall be the general duty of the clerk of...

Section 4-40-5 - County clerk; duty regarding accounts. - It shall be the duty of the county clerk to...

Section 4-40-6 - [Duties as to orders for money.] - Such clerk shall not sign or issue any county order...

Section 4-40-7 - [Newspaper subscriptions.] - The county clerks of the several counties of this state...

Section 4-40-8 - To keep file of newspapers. - It shall be the duty of each county clerk to...

Section 4-40-9 - [Newspapers; payment of expenses.] - The subscription price of such paper or papers, and the...

Section 4-40-10 - [Newspapers; abstraction, mutilation or destruction; penalty.] - Any person who shall willfully abstract, destroy, mutilate or deface...

Article 41 - County Sheriff

Section 4-41-1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 119, § 2 repealed 4-41-1...

Section 4-41-2 - [Duties.] - The sheriff shall be conservator of the peace within his...

Section 4-41-3 - [Failure to execute bond and oath; performing duties; penalty.] - Any person who shall enter upon or attempt to execute...

Section 4-41-4 - [Exercising powers after removal; penalty.] - If any such sheriff, after being removed as provided by...

Section 4-41-5 - Deputy sheriffs; appointment and term; merit system. - The sheriffs in all the counties of this state shall...

Section 4-41-6 - Counties authorized to establish merit systems for deputies and personnel in the county sheriff's office. - Each county is authorized and empowered to establish by ordinance...

Section 4-41-7 - Provisions of merit system constitute part of employment contract. - In all cases of employment by county sheriffs of deputies,...

Section 4-41-8 - [Deputy sheriff; qualifications; character; revocation of commission.] - No person who may be under indictment or may be...

Section 4-41-9 - Powers of deputy sheriff. - Deputies are authorized to discharge all the duties that belong...

Section 4-41-10 - Right to carry arms; deputies; appointment. - All sheriffs shall at all times be considered as in...

Section 4-41-10.1 - [Right to carry concealed arms.] - Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, only fully certified...

Section 4-41-11 - [Injuries to sheriff or deputy while making arrest; medical expenses; limitation.] - Whenever any sheriff or deputy sheriff has been or may...

Section 4-41-11.1 - Qualifications; waiver. - A. Court security officers of county sheriff departments of class...

Section 4-41-12 - [Entering other counties; powers.] - The various sheriffs of the several counties of this state...

Section 4-41-13 - [Execution of process of probate court; attendance.] - It is hereby made the duty of the sheriffs of...

Section 4-41-14 - Sheriff to serve and execute process and orders of magistrate [and municipal] courts. - The sheriff or his deputy shall serve and execute, according...

Section 4-41-15 - [Fees; payment in advance.] - The party at whose application any civil writ, subpoena or...

Section 4-41-16 - Fees; attendance on courts; sessions of county commissioners; hearing before judges. - A. The sheriffs of this state shall be allowed, except...

Section 4-41-17 - [Executions; commissions and expenses.] - For commissions for receiving or paying moneys on executions, where...

Section 4-41-18 - [Fees; service of jury venire.] - The sheriff shall receive ten dollars [($10.00)] for the service...

Section 4-41-19 - County peace officers and constables; mileage; conditions. - A. Peace officers and constables shall be allowed mileage or...

Section 4-41-20 - Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and other county peace officers; public transportation; reimbursement. - Whenever a sheriff, deputy sheriff or other county peace officer...

Section 4-41-21 - [More than one subpoena, summons or prisoner; no extra charge.] - It is distinctly provided that when more than one subpoena...

Section 4-41-22 - [Other fees.] - For all other services and expenses, except those mentioned in...

Article 42 - County Surveyor

Section 4-42-1 - County surveyor. - The elected office of county surveyor is abolished. History: Laws...

Section 4-42-2 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1891, ch. 33, § 3; C.L. 1897, §...

Section 4-42-3 - Licensed professional surveyor; inquiry as to boundaries; oath to witnesses; report. - When a licensed professional surveyor appointed by the board of...

Section 4-42-4 - Licensed professional surveyor; office and records. - A licensed professional surveyor appointed by the board of county...

Section 4-42-5 - Licensed professional surveyor; latitudes and departures; following United States instructions. - All calculations to ascertain the contents of a tract of...

Section 4-42-6 - Licensed professional surveyor; interference with. - If a licensed professional surveyor appointed by the board of...

Section 4-42-7 - Fees; purchase of plats of United States surveys; admissibility of certified copies of surveys as evidence; filing copy of surveys. - The expense of the chain carriers and corner man shall...

Section 4-42-8 - Survey of lands divided by county line. - Any person owning or claiming lands divided by a county...

Section 4-42-9 - Establishing county line; joint survey. - Where a boundary line between two counties is to be...

Section 4-42-10 - Licensed professional surveyor to do all county work. - All county surveying and engineering on roads and bridges shall...

Section 4-42-11 - Licensed professional surveyor; contracting. - Private individuals may contract for the work of county surveying....

Section 4-42-12 - [Survey books; admissibility in evidence.] - All surveys made under and by virtue and in compliance...

Section 4-42-13 - Licensed professional surveyor; numbering surveys; assessment for taxation. - All surveys made by the licensed professional surveyors appointed by...

Section 4-42-14 - Licensed professional surveyor; not to change established corners or survey private lands. - Nothing in Chapter 4, Article 42 NMSA 1978 shall be...

Section 4-42-15 - County surveys. - The board of county commissioners is authorized to have the...

Article 43 - County Treasurer

Section 4-43-1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 119, § 2 repealed 4-43-1...

Section 4-43-2 - Duties. - The county treasurer shall keep: A. account of all money...

Section 4-43-3 - Ex-officio collectors. - The treasurers of the several counties are ex-officio collectors for...

Section 4-43-4 - [Settlement of accounts upon turning over office to successor; duty of county commissioners.] - When a county collector goes out of office he shall...

Article 44 - Salaries and Provisions Applicable to More Than One Office

Section 4-44-1 - Classification for salary purposes. - A. For the purpose of fixing salaries of county officers,...

Section 4-44-2 - Biennial determination of classification. - From and after January 1, 1962, the classification of counties...

Section 4-44-3 - Establishment of H class counties. - There is hereby created and established a further and additional...

Section 4-44-4 - Class A counties; salaries. - The annual salaries of elected officers of a class A...

Section 4-44-4.1 - Class B counties; high valuation; salaries. - The annual salaries of elected officers of a class B...

Section 4-44-5 - Class B counties; intermediate valuation; salaries. - The annual salaries of elected officers of a class B...

Section 4-44-6 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 15-43-4.2, enacted by Laws 1957, ch....

Section 4-44-7 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 15-43-4.3, enacted by Laws 1957, ch....

Section 4-44-8 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 15-43-4.4, enacted by Laws 1957, ch....

Section 4-44-9 to 4-44-12 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1990, ch. 82, § 8 repealed 4-44-9...

Section 4-44-12.1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1982, ch. 39, § 10; repealed by Laws...

Section 4-44-12.2 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1982, ch. 39, § 12; 1983, ch. 7,...

Section 4-44-12.3 - Legislative intent; uniform salary changes. - A. The intent of the legislature when increasing the maximum...

Section 4-44-13 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 15-43-4.10, enacted by Laws 1957, ch....

Section 4-44-14 - H class counties; salaries. - A. The annual salaries of elected or appointed part-time officers...

Section 4-44-15 - [Fees collected by officers of H class counties; disposition.] - Any and all fees now or hereafter allowed by statute...

Section 4-44-16 - [Powers and duties of officers of H class counties.] - All officers elected or appointed under the provisions of this...

Section 4-44-17 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 15-4103a, enacted by Laws 1953, ch....

Section 4-44-18 - Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and guards; expenses incurred in serving process and certain other official business; per diem. - A. Sheriffs, their deputies and guards shall be paid per...

Section 4-44-19 - [Prisoners; operating allowance; records and maintenance.] - A. Each county sheriff, jail administrator or independent contractor shall...

Section 4-44-20 - Prisoners; feeding in transit. - A. The county sheriffs shall be reimbursed for the actual...

Section 4-44-21 - No compensation except as provided by law. - No county officer shall accept or receive to his own...

Section 4-44-22 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 15-43-15.1, enacted by Laws 1969, ch....

Section 4-44-23 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 15-43-15.2, enacted by Laws 1969, ch....

Section 4-44-24 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 15-43-15.3, enacted by Laws 1969, ch....

Section 4-44-25 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 15-43-15.4, enacted by Laws 1969, ch....

Section 4-44-26 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 15-43-15.5, enacted by Laws 1969, ch....

Section 4-44-27 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 15-43-15.6, enacted by Laws 1969, ch....

Section 4-44-28 - [Collection of fees, commissions, mileage and per diem; accounts; payment to county treasurer.] - All county officers shall respectively charge and collect all fees,...

Section 4-44-29 - [Fees to be collected in advance.] - Every county officer shall collect every fee as prescribed by...

Section 4-44-30 - [County treasurer; receipts; accounts of officers.] - The county treasurer shall issue proper receipts for all monies...

Section 4-44-31 - County general fund created. - There is created in each county a county general fund...

Section 4-44-32 - [Embezzlement; negligence; perjury; penalties.] - Any county officer who shall willfully fail to account for...

Section 4-44-33 - Stationery, postage and office supplies. - The boards of county commissioners shall purchase and provide county...

Section 4-44-34 - Officers to keep office at county seat. - That all county officers of the various counties in New...

Section 4-44-35 - Deputy county officers; oaths; bonds. - Before assuming the duties of his office, each deputy county...

Section 4-44-36 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 15-3535, enacted by Laws 1953, ch....

Section 4-44-37 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 15-3536, enacted by Laws 1953, ch....

Section 4-44-38 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 15-3537, enacted by Laws 1953, ch....

Section 4-44-39 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 15-3538, enacted by Laws 1953, ch....

Section 4-44-40 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 15-3539, enacted by Laws 1953, ch....

Section 4-44-41 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 15-3540, enacted by Laws 1953, ch....

Section 4-44-42 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 15-3541, enacted by Laws 1953, ch....

Section 4-44-43 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 15-3542, enacted by Laws 1953, ch....

Section 4-44-44 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 15-3545, enacted by Laws 1953, ch....

Section 4-44-45 - Repealed. - History: 1941 Comp., § 15-3546, enacted by Laws 1953, ch....

Article 45 - Accounts and Claims Against Counties

Section 4-45-2 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1980, ch. 96, § 1, repealed 4-45-1...

Section 4-45-3 - [Accounts to be itemized; board may disapprove.] - No account shall be approved by the board of county...

Section 4-45-4 - County orders for payment from treasury; form and signature. - County orders shall be signed by the chairman of the...

Section 4-45-5 - Accounts against county; appeal from disallowance. - When a claim of a person against a county is...

Section 4-45-6 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1998, ch. 55, § 94 repealed 4-45-6...

Section 4-45-7 - [Examination of canceled orders.] - The board of county commissioners at their annual January session...

Article 46 - Suits by and Against Counties

Section 4-46-1 - [Name for purpose of suit.] - In all suits or proceedings by or against a county,...

Section 4-46-2 - [Service of process; duties of county clerk.] - In all legal proceedings against the county, process shall be...

Section 4-46-3 - [Inhabitants competent as witnesses and jurors.] - On the trial of any suit in which a county...

Section 4-46-4 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 37, § 95, repealed 4-46-4...

Article 47 - Public Buildings and Works

Section 4-47-1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1984, ch. 65, § 175, as amended...

Section 4-47-2 - Sale of county buildings or lands to municipalities and state agencies. - Boards of county commissioners within the state of New Mexico...

Section 4-47-3 - [Sale; public auction.] - That the boards of county commissioners within the state of...

Section 4-47-4 - [Sale; appraisers; notice; payment.] - The judge of the district court shall appoint three appraisers...

Article 48 - Hospitals (Repealed, Recompiled.)

Section 4-48-1 - Recompiled. - Recompilations. — Laws 1981, ch. 83, § 5, recompiled 4-48-1...

Section 4-48-2 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 83, § 28, repealed 4-48-2...

Section 4-48-3 to 4-48-6 - Recompiled. - Recompilations. — Laws 1981, ch. 83, §§ 6 to 9,...

Section 4-48-8 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 83, § 28, repealed 4-48-7...

Section 4-48-9.1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1982, ch. 11, § 4, repealed 4-48-9...

Section 4-48-10 - Recompiled. - Recompilations. — Laws 1981, ch. 83, § 11, recompiled 4-48-10...

Section 4-48-11 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 83, § 28, repealed 4-48-11...

Section 4-48-11.2 - Recompiled. - Recompilations. — Laws 1981, ch. 83, §§ 2, 13, recompiled...

Section 4-48-12 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 83, § 28, repealed 4-48-12...

Section 4-48-14 - Recompiled. - Recompilations. — Laws 1981, ch. 83, §§ 14, 15, recompiled...

Section 4-48-15 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 83, § 28, repealed 4-48-15...

Section 4-48-16 - Recompiled. - Recompilations. — Laws 1981, ch. 83, § 17, recompiled 4-48-16...

Article 48A - Special Hospital Districts

Section 4-48A-1 - Short title. - Chapter 4, Article 48A NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 4-48A-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Special Hospital District Act: A. "board...

Section 4-48A-3 - Creation of special hospital district; power of counties to agree to create special hospital districts. - A. There may be created special hospital districts within any...

Section 4-48A-3.1 - Artesia special hospital district. - The Artesia special hospital district is hereby created by act...

Section 4-48A-3.2 - Nor-Lea special hospital district. - The Nor-Lea special hospital district is hereby created by act...

Section 4-48A-3.3 - Jal special hospital district. - The Jal special hospital district is hereby created by act...

Section 4-48A-4 - Formation of special hospital district; petition. - A. If creation of a special hospital district is proposed,...

Section 4-48A-5 - Formation of special hospital district; election. - A. Upon receipt of the county clerk's certification and the...

Section 4-48A-5.1 - Voting in certain special hospital districts after formation. - The board of trustees of a special hospital district included...

Section 4-48A-6 - Board of trustees; terms; vacancies; removal. - A. Subject to the requirements of Section 4-48A-3 NMSA 1978,...

Section 4-48A-7 - Board of trustees; qualifications; automatic removal. - Each member of the board of trustees shall be a...

Section 4-48A-8 - Board of trustees; organization; bond. - A. The board of trustees shall elect from its membership...

Section 4-48A-9 - Board of trustees; powers. - The board of trustees may: A. acquire, construct, operate or...

Section 4-48A-10 - Board of trustees; duties. - The board of trustees shall: A. be the governing authority...

Section 4-48A-11 - Board of trustees; acquisition of existing hospital facilities; agreements. - A. The board of trustees may acquire by purchase, lease-purchase...

Section 4-48A-12 - Board of trustees; issue of bonds. - A. Upon approval of a majority of the qualified electors...

Section 4-48A-13 - Bonds; form; interest; maturities. - A. General obligation bonds issued by a special hospital district...

Section 4-48A-14 - Imposition of tax for payment of bonds. - A. The officials now or hereafter charged by law with...

Section 4-48A-15 - Refunding bonds. - A. The board of trustees may issue bonds in such...

Section 4-48A-16 - Special tax imposed for special hospital district. - A. In each special hospital district, the board of trustees...

Section 4-48A-17 - Election procedures. - All elections of the special hospital district, unless otherwise provided...

Section 4-48A-18 - Dissolution of the special hospital district. - A special hospital district shall be dissolved in the following...

Section 4-48A-20 - Hospital revenue bonds; authority to issue; pledge of revenues. - A. A special hospital district may issue revenue bonds pursuant...

Section 4-48A-21 - Use of proceeds of bond issue. - It is unlawful to divert, use or expend any money...

Section 4-48A-22 - Revenue bonds; terms. - Special hospital district revenue bonds: A. shall bear interest payable...

Section 4-48A-23 - Resolution authorizing revenue bonds. - At a regular or special meeting called for the purpose...

Section 4-48A-24 - Revenue bonds not general obligations of special hospital district. - Revenue bonds issued by a special hospital district under the...

Section 4-48A-25 - Revenue bonds; security. - A. The principal of and interest on any revenue bonds...

Section 4-48A-26 - Revenue bonds; exemption from taxation. - The revenue bonds issued under authority of the Special Hospital...

Section 4-48A-27 - Election not required. - The Special Hospital District Act shall not be construed to...

Section 4-48A-28 - No notice or publication required. - No notice, consent or approval by any governmental body, commission,...

Section 4-48A-29 - Agreements with the New Mexico hospital equipment loan council; authority; security; restrictions and limitations and other details. - A. A special hospital district may enter into a lease,...

Section 4-48A-30 - Refunding revenue bonds. - The board of trustees of a special hospital district may...

Article 48B - Hospital Funding

Section 4-48B-1 - Short title. - Chapter 4, Article 48B NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 4-48B-2 - Purpose of act. - The purpose of the Hospital Funding Act is: A. to...

Section 4-48B-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Hospital Funding Act: A. "another political...

Section 4-48B-4 - Annual report. - Each contracting hospital shall prepare an annual accounting and report...

Section 4-48B-5 - Power of counties. - All counties shall have the following powers: A. to purchase,...

Section 4-48B-6 - Election on bond question; petition; notice; limitation on holding; election without petition. - Whenever a petition signed by not fewer than two hundred...

Section 4-48B-7 - Power to lease hospitals. - A. All counties shall have the power to authorize the...

Section 4-48B-8 - Sick and indigent persons; agreements for care with state and county agencies. - Counties, by their county commissioners, are authorized to make agreements...

Section 4-48B-9 - Joint construction and operation of hospitals by counties; municipal participation; indebtedness authorized. - A. If two or more counties shall, through their respective...

Section 4-48B-10 - Hospital governing boards for county hospitals; members; appointment; terms; powers; bonds. - A. The county commissioners of a county or counties maintaining...

Section 4-48B-11 - Federal aid. - The county commissioners and the hospital governing board shall have...

Section 4-48B-12 - Tax levies authorized. - A. The county commissioners are authorized to impose a mill...

Section 4-48B-13 - County hospital; power to lease; expenditure of proceeds from tax levy. - Any county hospital operated and maintained pursuant to a lease...

Section 4-48B-14 - Payment of charges; persons committed by district court. - A. Charges for care, treatment and services for any person...

Section 4-48B-15 - Election on special levy. - A. In the event the county commissioners of a county,...

Section 4-48B-16 - Validation of earlier elections. - All elections authorizing a mill levy assessment for hospital use...

Section 4-48B-17 - Governing boards of county hospitals authorized to establish retirement plans and programs for employees of county hospitals. - The hospital governing board of a county hospital and regents...

Section 4-48B-18 - Hospital revenue bonds; authority to issue; pledge of revenues. - A. The counties agreeing jointly under Section 8 [9] [4-48B-9...

Section 4-48B-19 - Use of proceeds of bond issue. - It is unlawful to divert, use or expend any money...

Section 4-48B-20 - Revenue bonds; terms. - Hospital revenue bonds: A. shall bear interest payable annually or...

Section 4-48B-21 - Ordinance authorizing revenue bonds. - At a regular or special meeting called for the purpose...

Section 4-48B-22 - Hospital revenue bonds not general county obligations. - Revenue bonds issued by a county under the authority of...

Section 4-48B-23 - Revenue bonds; security; restrictions and limitations. - A. The principal of and interest on any revenue bonds...

Section 4-48B-24 - Revenue bonds; exemption from taxation. - The revenue bonds issued under authority of the Hospital Funding...

Section 4-48B-25 - Election not required. - The Hospital Funding Act shall not be construed as requiring...

Section 4-48B-26 - No notice or publication required. - No notice, consent or approval by any governmental body, commission...

Section 4-48B-27 - Hospitals declared necessary public buildings. - The legislature declares that hospitals are necessary public buildings with...

Section 4-48B-28 - Agreements with the New Mexico hospital equipment loan council; authority; security; restrictions and limitations and other details. - A. A county or counties agreeing jointly under Section 4-48B-9...

Section 4-48B-29 - Refunding revenue bonds. - The county commissioners may issue refunding bonds for the purpose...

Article 49 - Bonds for Courthouses, Jails, Bridges, Hospitals and Libraries

Section 4-49-1 - Bonds for remodeling and making additions. - Bonds may be issued under the provisions of Sections 4-49-1...

Section 4-49-2 - [Location of county hospitals; approval of the department of health.] - The county hospital or hospitals constructed pursuant to the provisions...

Section 4-49-3 - [Two or more counties joining in construction of county hospital; bonds.] - If two or more counties shall, through their respective boards...

Section 4-49-4 - Bonds for courthouses, jails and bridges. - The bonds authorized in Chapter 4, Article 49 NMSA 1978...

Section 4-49-5 - [Election necessary.] - That before any bonds shall be issued under this article,...

Section 4-49-6 - Legislative declaration; necessary public buildings and public projects. - The legislature declares that courthouses, jails, bridges, hospitals, public libraries,...

Section 4-49-7 - General obligation bonds; authority to issue. - The boards of county commissioners may issue the general obligation...

Section 4-49-8 - Election on bond question; petition; notice; election without petition. - A. Whenever a petition signed by not less than two...

Section 4-49-9 - [Second petition; procedure.] - In the event that a second petition is filed, the...

Section 4-49-10 - [Conduct of election.] - All such elections as herein provided for shall be held...

Section 4-49-11 - [Ballots.] - The vote at all such elections shall be by ballot,...

Section 4-49-12 - [Qualifications of voters.] - All qualified electors under the laws of this state who...

Section 4-49-13 - [Stream on county boundary; bridge bonds.] - When any two counties are separated by a stream of...

Section 4-49-14 - [Vote for issuance; notice of bids; proposals; place of construction.] - If the majority of the legal votes cast at any...

Section 4-49-15 - [Contracts authorized.] - The said county commissioners of any county are hereby fully...

Section 4-49-16 - [Registration of bonds.] - The county commissioners of any county issuing such bonds shall...

Section 4-49-17 - [Tax levy for payment of bonds.] - It shall be the duty of the board of county...

Section 4-49-18 - [Taxes to be paid in cash; use for specified purpose.] - All taxes for interest on and for the redemption of...

Section 4-49-19 - [Redemption; notice; cancellation.] - It shall be the duty of the county treasurer to...

Section 4-49-20 - [Use of funds for specific purpose; misapplication; penalty.] - No bonds issued under this article, nor the proceeds thereof,...

Section 4-49-21 - [Failure to levy tax; mandamus.] - If for any cause the board of county commissioners or...

Article 50 - Flood Control

Section 4-50-1 - County flood commissioner; appointment; salary. - Subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners,...

Section 4-50-2 - Tax levy; county flood fund; authority to borrow. - A board of county commissioners, upon certification of the need...

Section 4-50-3 - Inspection of rivers; construction of works; personnel; contracts for financing. - County flood commissioners may inspect rivers and streams in their...

Section 4-50-4 - [Entry upon lands; damages; interference; misdemeanor; objections.] - Such county flood commissioners, their agents and employes [employees] shall...

Section 4-50-5 - Condemnation of property. - The county flood commissioners shall have the power to condemn...

Section 4-50-6 - Limit on indebtedness; payment of expenses. - A. No expense or indebtedness shall be incurred by any...

Section 4-50-7 - [Report to county commissioners.] - Between the 15th day of December of each year and...

Section 4-50-8 - [Work in adjoining counties.] - The county flood commissioners are hereby authorized and empowered to...

Section 4-50-9 - [Expenditure of funds raised under prior law.] - All county flood funds now on hand shall be held...

Section 4-50-10 - [Emergency flood districts; establishment.] - Each county of the state through which runs any river,...

Section 4-50-11 - [Emergency flood superintendent; appointment; qualifications.] - It shall be the duty of the board of county...

Section 4-50-12 - [Term, oath and bond of superintendent.] - The term of office of such superintendent shall be for...

Section 4-50-13 - Emergency flood workers. - The superintendent, in all cases where property or life is...

Section 4-50-14 - [Service of notice, summons or calls for work; filing list.] - Said superintendent shall have the right to serve notice, summons...

Section 4-50-15 - [Failure to work or pay; penalty; use of fine money.] - Any person summoned and called to do work hereunder as...

Section 4-50-16 - [Emergency district flood fund; superintendent failing to pay amounts collected; penalty; recovery.] - All moneys collected under the provisions of this act [4-50-10...

Section 4-50-17 - [Powers and duties of superintendent.] - The said superintendent is hereby authorized and empowered in times...

Article 51 - County Budget

Section 4-51-1 - Surplus revenues; application. - At the close of any calendar year, should the actual...

Section 4-51-2 - [Violation of act; penalty; liability to county.] - Any official or employee violating the provisions of this act...

Section 4-51-3 - [Repeal and saving clause.] - All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this...

Article 52 - Refuse Disposal Districts

Section 4-52-1 - Short title. - This act [4-52-1 to 4-52-10, 4-52-11 to 4-52-15 NMSA 1978]...

Section 4-52-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Refuse Disposal Act: A. "garbage" includes...

Section 4-52-3 - Purpose of act. - The purpose of the Refuse Disposal Act is to safeguard...

Section 4-52-4 - Application of act. - A refuse disposal district may be organized and managed as...

Section 4-52-5 - Area. - A district must be entirely within one county and may...

Section 4-52-6 - Petitions. - When fifty or more resident electors of a proposed district,...

Section 4-52-7 - Hearing; notice. - A. Within thirty days after the petition has been filed...

Section 4-52-8 - Referendum. - After the board of county commissioners has made and recorded...

Section 4-52-9 - Ballots. - The question to be voted on shall be submitted by...

Section 4-52-10 - Votes; results. - The votes shall be counted by the election officers at...

Section 4-52-10.1 - Creation; alternate procedure. - In a class A county, the board of county commissioners...

Section 4-52-11 - Powers. - The board of county commissioners has power to: A. establish...

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