N.M. Stat. § 12-16-1 (2026)

Chapter 12, Article 16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Intertribal Indian Ceremonial
Act".

History: Laws 2005, ch. 219, § 1; 2006, ch. 19, § 1; 1978 Comp., § 9-15C-1,
recompiled and amended as § 12-16-1 by Laws 2023, ch. 144, § 1.

                                     ANNOTATIONS

Recompilations. — Laws 2023, ch. 144, § 1 recompiled and amended former 9-15C-1
NMSA 1978 as 12-16-1 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2023.

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, changed the name of the Intertribal
Ceremonial Act to the Intertribal Indian Ceremonial Act; changed "Chapter 9, Article
15C" to "Chapter 12, Article 16"; and after "Intertribal", added "Indian".

Temporary provisions. — Laws 2023, ch. 144, § 6, effective July 1, 2023, provided:

A.      On July 1, 2023, all functions, personnel, money, appropriations, records,
furniture, equipment, supplies and other property of the intertribal ceremonial office of
the tourism department are transferred to the local government division of the
department of finance and administration.

B.     On July 1, 2023, all contractual obligations of the intertribal ceremonial office of
the tourism department are binding on the local government division of the department
of finance and administration.

C.     On July 1, 2023, all references in law to the intertribal ceremonial office of the
tourism department shall be deemed to be references to the intertribal Indian
ceremonial association of the local government division of the department of finance
and administration.

The 2006 amendment, effective March 2, 2006, added the NMSA 1978 statutory
reference of the act.
12-16-2. Definitions.
   As used in the Intertribal Indian Ceremonial Act:

   A. "association" means the intertribal Indian ceremonial association;

   B. "county" means the governing body of McKinley county;

   C. "director" means the director of the association; and

   D. "fund" means the intertribal Indian ceremonial association fund.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 219, § 2; 2006, ch. 19, § 2; 1978 Comp., § 9-15C-2,
recompiled and amended as § 12-16-2 by Laws 2023, ch. 144, § 2.

                                    ANNOTATIONS

Recompilations. — Laws 2023, ch. 144, § 2 recompiled and amended former 9-15C-2
NMSA 1978 as 12-16-2 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2023.

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, effective July 1, 2023, defined
"association" and "county", revised the definition of "director" and removed the
definitions of "department," "office" and "secretary"; in the introductory clause, after
"Intertribal", added "Indian", deleted former Subsection A, which defined "department",
added new Subsections A and B and redesignated former Subsections B and C as
Subsections C and D, respectively; in Subsection C, after "director of the", deleted
"intertribal ceremonial office" and added "association; and"; in Subsection D, after
"intertribal", added "Indian", and after "ceremonial", added "association"; and deleted
former Subsections D and E, which defined "office" and "secretary", respectively.

The 2006 amendment, effective March 2, 2006, added Subsection E to define
secretary to mean the secretary of tourism.