Section 8-5-2 – Duties of attorney general.
Except as otherwise provided by law, the attorney general shall: A. prosecute and defend all causes in the supreme court and court of appeals in which the state is a party or interested; B. prosecute and defend in any other court or tribunal all actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, in which the state may […]
Section 8-3-3 – Compensation.
For the performance of the duties established in Section 8-3-1 NMSA 1978, the lieutenant governor shall receive an annual compensation of eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000). History: 1953 Comp., § 4-1-5, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 138, § 3; 1977, ch. 346, § 1; 1980, ch. 133, § 2; 1981, ch. 286, § 2; 1986, ch. […]
Section 8-4-1 – Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1978, ch. 132, § 6, repealed 4-2-1, 1953 Comp. (8-4-1 NMSA 1978), relating to payment of bond premium for secretary of state, effective March 6, 1978.
Section 8-4-2 – [Chief clerk as assistant; appointment; oath; bond.]
The secretary of state is hereby authorized to appoint his chief clerk to be assistant secretary. Such assistant secretary shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties give bond to the state in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), which bond shall be approved by the secretary of state and filed in his […]
Section 8-4-3 – [Assistant secretary; powers.]
The assistant secretary shall have power, in the absence of the secretary, to file all instruments required by the laws of New Mexico to be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and to certify to copies thereof, under his hand and the great seal of the state, with the same force and […]
Section 8-4-4 – Fees of secretary of state.
The secretary of state shall collect the following fees to be deposited with the state treasurer for credit to the general fund: A. photocopies of records, per page twenty-five cents ($.25); B. each certification three dollars ($3.00); C. filing each official oath three dollars ($3.00); D. search of records where another fee is not prescribed, […]
Section 8-1-1 – Compensation of elective state officers.
A. Annual compensation of elective state officers shall be paid as follows: governor $110,000 secretary of state 85,000 state auditor 85,000 state treasurer 85,000 attorney general 95,000 commissioner of public lands 90,000 public regulation commissioner 90,000. B. Any person succeeding to the office of governor as provided in Article 5, Section 7 of the constitution […]
Section 8-1-1 – Compensation of elective state officers. (Effective January 1, 2023.)
A. Annual compensation of elective state officers shall be paid as follows: governor $110,000 secretary of state 85,000 state auditor 85,000 state treasurer 85,000 attorney general 95,000 commissioner of public lands 90,000. B. Any person succeeding to the office of governor as provided in Article 5, Section 7 of the constitution of New Mexico shall […]
Section 8-2-1 – Policy of legislature.
It is the policy of the legislature that the transition from the administration of one governor to the administration of another governor be orderly and without friction and confusion. The legislature finds that the lag between the election and the inauguration of a new governor is approximately two months and consequently there is a premium […]
Section 8-2-2 – Governor-elect; office space and equipment.
Whenever the governor-elect is a different individual than the incumbent governor, the legislative council shall upon his certification of election provide suitable office space in the legislative building and furniture and equipment for the temporary use of the governor-elect and his staff until the inauguration. History: 1953 Comp., § 4-28-2, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. […]