Section 8-8-15 – Commission rules; procedures for adoption.
A. Unless otherwise provided by law, no rule affecting a person outside the commission shall be adopted, amended or repealed except after public notice and public hearing before the commission or a hearing examiner designated by the commission. B. Notice of the subject matter of the rule, the action proposed to be taken, the manner […]
Section 8-8-9.1 – Recompiled.
History: Laws 2001, ch. 80, § 1; recompiled by Laws 2020, ch. 9, § 57. ANNOTATIONS Recompilations. — Laws 2020, ch. 9, § 57 recompiled former 8-8-9.1 NMSA 1978 as 59A-52-14.1 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2021.
Section 8-8-9.2 – Recompiled.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 235, § 3; recompiled by Laws 2007, ch. 282, § 14. ANNOTATIONS Recompilations. — Laws 2007, ch. 282, § 14 recompiled former 8-8-9.2 NMSA 1978 as 59A-2-9.5 NMSA 1978, effective June 15, 2007.
Section 8-8-9.3 – Repealed.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 161, § 4; repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 9, § 61. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2020, ch. 9, § 61 repealed 8-8-9.3 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 2007, ch. 161, § 4, relating to fire marshal division, effective July 1, 2021. For provisions of former section, see the 2020 NMSA […]
Section 8-8-10 – Legal division.
A. The commission shall set minimum requirements for the director of the legal division, including membership in the New Mexico bar and administrative and supervisory experience. B. The legal division shall: (1) provide legal counsel for the commission in matters not involving advice on contested proceedings before the commission; and (2) provide legal counsel to […]
Section 8-8-11 – Transportation division.
The transportation division shall serve as staff to the commission for the following functions, as provided by law: A. motor carrier regulation and enforcement; B. railroad safety enforcement; C. pipeline safety; and D. ambulance standards. History: Laws 1998, ch. 108, § 11. ANNOTATIONS Compiler’s notes. — Laws 2020, ch. 9, § 15 recompiled former 8-8-11 […]
Section 8-8-3 – Public regulation commission.
A. The “public regulation commission”, created in Article 11, Section 1 of the constitution of New Mexico, is composed of five commissioners elected from districts as provided in that article and the Public Regulation Commission Apportionment Act [8-7-1 to 8-7-5 NMSA 1978]. B. The commission shall annually elect one of its members chairman, who shall […]
Section 8-8-3.1 – Qualifications of commissioners.
A. In addition to other requirements imposed by law, in order to be elected or appointed as a commissioner, a person must be qualified for office by: (1) having at least ten years of professional experience in an area regulated by the commission or in the energy sector and involving a scope of work that […]
Section 8-8-3.2 – Continuing education requirements for commissioners.
A. Beginning July 1, 2013, a commissioner shall complete: (1) an ethics certificate course provided in person or online by a New Mexico public post-secondary educational institution in the first twelve-month period after taking office and at least one two-hour ethics course in each subsequent twelve-month period that the commissioner serves in office; and (2) […]
Section 8-8-4 – Commission; general powers and duties.
A. The commission shall administer and enforce the laws with which it is charged and has every power conferred by law. B. The commission may: (1) subject to legislative appropriation, appoint and employ such professional, technical and clerical assistance as it deems necessary to assist it in performing its powers and duties; (2) delegate authority […]