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Subject Guide to Government Resources for New Mexico includes links to reputable state, federal and non-state websites with reliable state information
 
Adoption
New Mexico Statutes 32A-5 1-45
 
Adoption – Native American
NM Statutes 32A-5-4 Application of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.
32A-5-5 Indian child placement preferences.
 
Advance Health Care Directive - see Wills
 
 
 
 
B
Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt Workshops (NM Bar)
 
Behavioral health
New Mexico Behavioral Health Collaborative

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid website - New Mexcio Department of Tourism

Birth Certificates
Vital Records - Birth Certificates
 
Blue Book
NM Secretary of State
(All NM depository libraries receive the Blue Book)
 
Brands (cattle)
New Mexico Brand Search
Check your local library for a copy of the New Mexico Brand Book

Brands (business) - see Trademarks

Building codes
New Mexico & International

International building code 2006. State Documents Call # R 721.21:B 93/2006
 
 
Consulting
 
Burials
New Mexico Department of Health
Office of General Counsel
1190 St. Francis Dr.
Harold Runnels Bldg.
Santa Fe, N.M. 87502
(505) 827-2997
 
Pre-need Funeral Statutes:
Life and Health Division
Department of Insurance
(505) 827-4595
   
Permits:
 NMSA 24-14-23. Permits; authorization for final disposition.
B. A burial-transit permit shall be issued by the state registrar or a local registrar for those bodies which are to be transported out of the state for final disposition or when final disposition is being made by a person other than a funeral service practitioner or direct disposer.

NM Statute 30-12-14. Unlawful burial. (1963) 24-14-20. Death registration.
Death Certificate: Vital records
Funeral Home Regulations - Board of Thanatopractice
 
Burn Permits
New Mexico Environment Department -Open Burning
(by county)
 
 
Child care
Children Youth & Families Department: NM Kids
Administration for Children and Families (Federal)
 
 
 
Consumer Complaints
AGO Consumer Protection
Better Business Bureau NM
Health improvement (NM Department of Health Improvement)
Insurance (NM PRC)
Lawyers (NM Bar)
Utilites (NM PRC)
PRC (Public Regulation Commission)
RLD (Regulation and Licensing)

Consumer information
NM Attorney Generals Office 
 
 
Constitution, State
New Mexico State Constitution
 
Corporations
Public Regulation Commision
Taxation and Revenue
Department of Workdforce Solutions (formerly Department of Labor)
WCA (Workers Compensation Administration)
 
Courts –
Federal
 
 
Criminal History
Criminal History Records (DPS)
 
D
Day care
 
Divorce (stat. “dissolution of marriage”)
NM State Divorce Laws and You
Contested Divorce Forms
NM State Judiciary Self Representation Website: Uncontested divorce
NM Judicial Education Center – Child Welfare Benchbook
New Mexico Courts
NMSA- ARTICLE 4 Dissolution of Marriage 40-4-1 to 20
CDC statistics - Divorce

Document certification
Notarization Notary Division (SOS, New Mexico Secretary of State)
Apostille (for foreign countries) (SOS)
 
Domestic Violence
 
New Mexico Statutes (see Statutes)
66-8-102 to 66-8-111 Criminal
66-7-506.1 DWI prevention and education program; organ donation.
 
E
Education
Licensing
 
Elder Abuse
 
Elected Officials
NM Roster of Elected Officials (SOS)

Elections
 
Emergency
 
Endangered Species
(see New Mexico Administrative Code)
TITLE 19 NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
CHAPTER 33 ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES
PART 6 LIST OF THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES
 

Alternative energy
NM EMNRD Renewable Energy

NM EMNRD Energy Star

NM PRC Renewable Energy In New Mexico (Wind)

NM PRC Renewable Energy in New Mexico (Solar)

 
F
Family Law
NM State Judiciary Self Representation Website, Family Law Forms
 
 
Financial Literacy
My Money -U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission
Money- Federal Citizen Information Center
The Silver Purse - Financial advice for women
Bureau of Public Debt 
 
Fire
 
Fire management
 
Fire marshal
 
Fish & Game
 
 
Food, sale of

Food stamps
 
Forclosure
 
Forestry
 
Foster care
 
Fraud
Insurance (PRC)
Scams (AGO)

G
Game & Fish
NM Game and Fish

Gaming
NM Racing Commission

Grandparents rights
 
Grants/Grant Writing
 
Gray Water
Department of Health (Washingtion)
 
Grazing
Grazing Rangeland Protection Act
NMSA (see New Mexico Statutes)
19-7-28 Grazing and agricultural leases; reservation of mineral deposits, products and easements.
19-7-29 Grazing leases; rental rates; annual rental; appraisal of land.
19-7-30 Grazing or agricultural leases; maximum term; method of payment.
19-7-31 Power of commissioner to reject grazing lease application by a previous lessee when land is located within Taylor grazing allotment of another.
19-7-32 Open and unleased land within Taylor grazing allotment of another.
19-7-35 Cancellation or forfeiture of agricultural or grazing leases restricted; sale of leased land.
19-7-37 Assignment of grazing or agricultural lease or purchase contract as collateral; approval of commissioner; effect.
19-7-46 Satisfaction of debt for which assignment of grazing or agricultural lease or purchase contracts given as security; filing of release.
19-7-49 New grazing lease; time for filing application; prior lessee preferred.
19-7-51 Improvement on grazing or agricultural lease; restrictions.
 
 
Guardianship
Guardianship Form to petition (1st J. District Court)
 
Gun Laws
Hand Gun Laws U.S.
Concealed Carry (see NMSA) 21-19-1 to 14
Weapons and Explosives 30-7-1 to 30-7-22
DPS: Information Concerning the Carrying of Concealed Weapons
 
H
Hazardous Waste
 
CDC (federal Center for Disease Control)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
 
Highways
NM Department of Transportation: Memorial Highways and Structures
DOT: Road Conditions (links to AZ, CO, UT, OK, TX)
DOT: Road Construction Projects
 
History
 
Housing
 
 
Senior citizens
HUD (US Department of Housing and Urban Development)

Subsidies

Loans
 
Homeless
New Mexican Coalition to End Homelessness
HUD (US Department of Housing and Urban Development)
NM Department of Veteran Services-Homeless Vets
Section 8 housing
For shelters seeWho Can Help
 
 
I

Identity Theft
AGO: Identity Theft Repair Kit
NM Securities Division: Foiling Identity Theft Foiling Identity Theft Savvy Investor
Federal Trade Commission: Identity Theft
 
Income taxes
Federal
IRS (Internal Revenue Service)
 
State
New Mexico Personal Income Tax PIT forms
 
Corporate
 
Insure New Mexico! -for kids
 
 
Motor vehicle
PRC - Auto Premium Comparison Guide
 
Licensing (agents & company)
 
Interstate Stream Commission
 
J
Jobs
Census jobs- see Census 
 
State
State Personnel Office- Jobs

Training

Vocational Rehabilitation
 
Judiciary (see Courts)
 
Juvenile Justice
NMSA (see Statutes)
Children’s Code32a-1-1 to 32a-23-8
 
K
Kids’ Pages
 
Environment
Oil Conservation Division - Oil & Gas
Energy Conservation and Management Division - Kids Page
New Mexico Wildlife
Air Pollution, New Mexico Environment Department -Tipper, Bear and the Air
EPA- elementary
EPA- middle school
EPA- high school

History
New Mexico Secretary of State Kids Corner
Governor Richardson's Kids Corner
Tourism Department New Mexico Kids

Agriculture
NM Department of Agriculture Kids Corner

Government
Kids.gov
FBI Kids Page

L

Labor, New Mexico Department of -see Workforce Solutions

Land, State
New Mexico Land Office
 
Laws
New Mexico State Supreme Court Library (has legal forms)

(also see Statutes, Administrative Code)

 
Legal Aid
NM Legal Aid
 
Low-income/ Senior citizens
Lawyer Referral of the Elderly (NM Bar)
Public & Legal Service (NM Bar)
LawAccess NM

Legal Workshops

Legislation
NM Legislature
 
Libraries
 
 

Livestock

Livestock Board

NM Fencing Laws
(see Statutes for full text)
77-16-1 Necessity for fence.
77-16-2 Definition.
77-16-3 Damages on fenced lands; right of action; lien on animals.
77-16-4 Barbed wire fence; specifications.
77-16-5 Applicability of act.
77-16-6 Board fence; specifications.
77-16-7 Pole and post fence; specifications.
77-16-8 Stone, adobe or woven wire fence; specifications.
77-16-9 Legal protection of fences against damage or destruction.
77-16-10 Injuring fence.
77-16-11 Injuries by animals; liability; minors.
77-16-12 Damages for injuries.
77-16-13 Opening private fence to use road prohibited.
77-16-14 Failure to close gate; liability for damages.
77-16-15 Penalty for leaving gate open.
77-16-16 Railroads; fencing of lines; damages for injury to livestock.
77-16-17 Requirements of railroad fence.
77-16-18 Report of killed or crippled livestock; inspection and removal.
 

Living Will - see Will
 
LLCs (Limited Liability Companies)
Domestic LLC Requirements, Instruction, Forms:
Foreign LLC Requirements, Instruction, Forms
 
Lodging Tax
(see Administrative Code)
 
Long-term Care

Historic Maps
 
Marriage
NMSA (see Statutes)
40-1-1 to 4-1-20 ARTICLE 1 Marriage in General
40-4-1 to 40-4-20 ARTICLE 4 Dissolution of Marriage
 
Medicaid 
Medical Assistance Divsion (MAD)
 
Medicare
Medicare (Federal site)
 
Mental Health Services
 
 
Missing Persons
 
Driver's License Manual - English 
La Licencia Para Conducier - Espanol
 
 
 
 
Nonprofits
Notaries
SOS Notary Division
 
NTTC
 
Nursing homes (See aging)
 
 
Permits
 
Statistics
 

Parks Federal
 
Partnerships
Partnerships - SOS
Partnership Search -SOS (this site will be changing)
 
 
Per diem
(See NMAC 2.42.2, 2.42.3)
 
 
Petroleum/Regulation
 
Pipelines
Pipeline Safety Bureau (PRC)
 
 
Predatory Lending (see payday loans)
 
 
Probate (See Wills and Probate)
 
 
Q

Quit Claim
47-1-44, "Conveyancing Forms NMSA
Quit Claim Deed- Form

R
Radiation
 
Ranching – see livestock
 
Real estate
 
Records
Birth certificate
Vital Records
 
Criminal
Court Case
Death certificate
Vital Records
 
Divorce (see courts)
Marriage (see county clerks)
Property – (see county clerks)

Recovery and Reinvestment/ Economic Stimulus
Recovery and Reinvestment 
 

Registration (automobile)
 
 
 
Relocation

Restaurants
Restaurant inspections - NM Env

Retirement
New Mexico Retirement Homes and Communities  (Department of Tourism)

Rivers (see water)

S

Sales Tax (see Gross Receipts Tax)

Senior Services (see aging)
Senior Centers

Sex Offenders
Sex Offender Registry
 
 
 
State Fair
NM State Fair

State Parks
see Parks, State
 
Statistics
Laser -Workforce Solutions Labor Market Information
 
 
 
 
(see income tax for PIT)
 
Teachers
Teach NM
 
 
Telecommunications
Telecommunications Bureau
 
 
 
Travel
Mileage chart -New Mexico
 
Transportation
Trucking
Motor Transport Division – Dept. of Public Safety
Transportation Divison – PRC

U

Unclaimed property
Taxation and Revenue - Unclaimed Property
 

Unemployment Benefits
Unemployment Claims
 
Unemployment Insurance Bureau - FAQ
 
Uniform Commercial Code
 
Utilities
PRC - Utility Division
 
V

Veteran’s Services
 
Victim’s Rights
NMSA
Chapter 31 Criminal Procedure: Article 26 Victims of Crime: 31-26-4. Victims' Rights. (1999)
 
Voting
State NM Bureau of Elections
New Mexico Votes (non-profit)
 
W

Waste management
Solid Waste Bureau
 
Water
Drinking
 
Wells
 
Groundwater
 
Surface Waters (incl. watersheds)
 
 WIC
 
Wildlife
NM Game and Fish

Wills & probate
Bernillio Probate Court Judge’s Office
Book: Life Planning in New Mexico 4th ed. by Merri Rudd, Abogada Press 2004
Living Will- information and form
 
Women's Health - see health
 
Workers’ Compensation
Workers Compensation Administration
 
Workplace Safety
OSHA