Section 10-16G-1 – Short title.
Sections 1 through 16 [10-16G-1 to 10-16G-16 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “State Ethics Commission Act”. History: Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 41 made Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 1 effective July 1, 2019. Applicability. — Laws 2019, ch. 86, […]
Section 10-16G-2 – Definitions.
As used in the State Ethics Commission Act: A. “commission” means the state ethics commission; B. “commissioner” means a member of the commission; C. “complainant” means a person who files a verified complaint with the commission; D. “complaint” means a complaint that has been signed by the complainant and the complainant attests under oath and […]
Section 10-16G-3 – State ethics commission created; membership; terms; removal.
A. The “state ethics commission”, as created in Article 5, Section 17 of the constitution of New Mexico, is composed of seven commissioners, appointed as follows: (1) one commissioner appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; (2) one commissioner appointed by the minority floor leader of the house of representatives; (3) one commissioner […]
Section 10-16G-4 – Commissioners; qualifications; limitations.
A. To qualify for appointment to the commission, a person shall: (1) be a qualified elector of New Mexico; (2) not have changed party registration in the five years next preceding the member’s appointment in such a manner that the member’s prior party registration would make the member ineligible to serve on the commission; (3) […]
Section 10-16G-5 – Commission; duties and powers.
A. The commission shall: (1) employ an executive director, who shall be an attorney, upon approval of at least five commissioners; (2) develop, adopt and promulgate the rules necessary for it to implement and administer the provisions of the State Ethics Commission Act; and (3) establish qualifications for hearing officers and rules for hearing procedures […]
Section 10-16G-6 – Executive director; appointment; duties and powers.
A. The commission shall appoint an executive director who shall be knowledgeable about state ethics laws and who shall be appointed without reference to party affiliation and solely on the grounds of fitness to perform the duties of the office. The director shall hold office from the date of appointment until such time as the […]
Section 10-16G-7 – Recusal and disqualification of a commissioner.
A. A commissioner may recuse from a particular matter. B. A commissioner shall recuse from any matter in which the commissioner is unable to make a fair and impartial decision or in which there is a reasonable doubt about whether the commissioner can make a fair and impartial decision, including: (1) when the commissioner has […]