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NM Stat § 10-16-13.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16 - Governmental Conduct|Section 10-16-13.1 - Education and voluntary compliance.

A. The state ethics commission shall advise and seek to educate all persons required to perform duties under the Governmental Conduct Act of those duties. This includes advising all those persons at least annually of that act's ethical principles.B. The state ethics commission shall seek first to ensure voluntary compliance with the provisions of the Governmental Conduct Act. A person who violates that act unintentionally or for good cause shall be given ten days' notice to correct the matter. Referrals for civil enforcement of that act shall be pursued only after efforts to secure voluntary compliance with that act have failed. History: 1978 Comp., § 10-16-13.1, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 35; 2019, ch. 86, § 24.ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, removed from the secretary of state, and provided the state ethics commission with, the duty of advising and seeking to educate all persons required to perform duties under the Governmental Conduct Act and the duty of seeking to ensure voluntary compliance with the provisions of the Governmental Conduct Act; and in Subsections A and B, after "The", deleted "secretary of", and after "state", added "ethics commission".
NM Stat § 10-16-13.2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16 - Governmental Conduct|Section 10-16-13.2 - Certain business sales to the employees of state agencies and local government agencies prohibited.

A. A public officer or employee shall not sell, offer to sell, coerce the sale of or be a party to a transaction to sell goods, services, construction or items of tangible personal property directly or indirectly through the public officer's or employee's family or a business in which the public officer or employee has a substantial interest, to an employee supervised by the public officer or employee. A public officer or employee shall not receive a commission or shall not profit from the sale or a transaction to sell goods, services, construction or items of tangible personal property to an employee supervised by the public officer or employee. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply if the supervised employee initiates the sale. It is not a violation of this subsection if a public officer or employee, in good faith, is not aware that the employee to whom the goods, services, construction or items of tangible personal property are being sold is under the supervision of the public officer or employee. B. A public officer or employee shall not sell, offer to sell, coerce the sale of or be a party to a transaction to sell goods, services, construction or items of tangible personal property, directly or indirectly through the public officer's or employee's family or a business in which the public officer or employee has a substantial interest, to a person over whom the public officer or employee has regulatory authority. C. A public officer or employee shall not receive a commission or profit from the sale or a transaction to sell goods, services, construction or items of tangible personal property to a person over whom the public officer or employee has regulatory authority. D. A public officer or employee shall not accept from a person over whom the public officer or employee has regulatory authority an offer of employment or an offer of a contract in which the public officer or employee provides goods, services, construction, items of tangible personal property or other things of value to the person over whom the public officer or employee has regulatory authority. History: Laws 2007, ch. 362, § 8; 2011, ch. 138, § 11. ANNOTATIONSThe 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, eliminated the provision that prohibits public officers and employees from purchasing good and services from their family or business in which they have a substantial interest and eliminated the exceptions to the prohibition.
NM Stat § 10-16-13.3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16 - Governmental Conduct|Section 10-16-13.3 - Prohibited contributions; financial service contractors.

A. A business that contracts with a state agency or local government agency to provide financial services involving the investment of public money or issuance of bonds for public projects shall not knowingly contribute anything of value to a public officer or employee of that state agency or local government agency who has authority over the investment of public money or issuance of bonds, the revenue of which is used for public projects in the state. B. A public officer or employee of a state agency or local government agency that has authority over the investment of public money or issuance of bonds, the revenue of which is used for public projects in the state, shall not knowingly accept a contribution of anything of value from a business that contracts with that state agency or local government agency to provide financial services involving the investment of public money or issuance of bonds for public projects. C. For the purposes of this section: (1) "anything of value" means any money, property, service, loan or promise, but does not include food and refreshments with a value of less than one hundred dollars ($100) consumed in a day; and (2) "contribution" means a donation or transfer to a recipient for the personal use of the recipient, without commensurate consideration. History: Laws 2007, ch. 362, § 11; 2011, ch. 138, § 12. ANNOTATIONSThe 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, prohibited contribution by business to public officers and employees of local government agencies and the acceptance of contributions be such officers and employees. Bond attorneys. — Subsection A of Section 10-16-3.3 NMSA 1978, which limits contributions to state officers and employees by businesses that provide financial services, does not apply to attorneys who provide legal services to the state in connection with its bond offerings. 2007 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 07-04.
NM Stat § 10-16-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16 - Governmental Conduct|Section 10-16-15 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 58 repealed 10-16-15 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 306, § 15, relating to standing in court, effective July 1, 1993. For provisions of former section, see the 1992 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 10-16-16 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16 - Governmental Conduct|Section 10-16-16 - Recompiled.

ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 1997, ch. 112, § 10 recompiled 10-16-16 NMSA 1978, relating to medicaid and department of human services employees, as 27-2-12.7 NMSA 1978, effective June 20, 1997.
NM Stat § 10-16-17 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16 - Governmental Conduct|Section 10-16-17 - Criminal penalties.

Unless specified otherwise in the Governmental Conduct Act, any person who knowingly and willfully violates any of the provisions of that act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year or both. Nothing in the Governmental Conduct Act shall preclude criminal prosecution for bribery or other provisions of law set forth in the constitution of New Mexico or by statute. History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 37. ANNOTATIONSLegislative intent for willful and knowing violations. — The plain meaning of § 10-16-3 NMSA 1978 and § 10-16-17 NMSA 1978 indicates a legislative intent to provide for a misdemeanor penalty for a knowing and willful violation of the provisions of §§ 10-16-3(A) through § 10-16-3(C) NMSA 1978. State v. Gutierrez, 2020-NMCA-045, cert. granted.In four separate cases, consolidated for appeal, where each case arose from an allegation of misconduct by a government official, and where the district court in each case dismissed the charges against the defendants, finding that violations of §§ 10-16-3(A) through § 10-16-3(C) NMSA 1978 were not crimes but ethical considerations and therefore the indictments failed to allege the commission of a criminal offense, or that even if Subsections A through C provided for criminal offenses, they were nevertheless void for vagueness, the district courts' dismissals of the counts charging defendants under Subsection A were improper because the plain meaning of § 10-16-3 NMSA 1978 and § 10-16-17 NMSA 1978 indicates a legislative intent to provide for a misdemeanor penalty for a knowing and willful violation of Subsection A, but the dismissals of the counts charging defendants under Subsections B through C were proper because those subsections fail to provide persons of ordinary intelligence a fair opportunity to determine whether their conduct is prohibited. State v. Gutierrez, 2020-NMCA-045, cert. granted.
NM Stat § 10-16-18 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16 - Governmental Conduct|Section 10-16-18 - Enforcement; civil penalties.

A. If the state ethics commission reasonably believes that a person committed, or is about to commit, a violation of the Governmental Conduct Act, the state ethics commission may refer the matter to the attorney general or a district attorney for enforcement.B. The state ethics commission may institute a civil action in district court or refer a matter to the attorney general or a district attorney to institute a civil action in district court if a violation has occurred or to prevent a violation of any provision of the Governmental Conduct Act. Relief may include a permanent or temporary injunction, a restraining order or any other appropriate order, including an order for a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). History: Laws 1995, ch. 153, § 23; 2019, ch. 86, § 26. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, authorized the state ethics commission to refer violations of the Governmental Conduct Act to the attorney general or a district attorney for enforcement; and provided the state ethics commission with the authority to institute a civil action in district court regarding violations of the Governmental Conduct Act; in Subsection A, after "If the", deleted "secretary of", after "state", added "ethics commission", after "Governmental Conduct Act, the", deleted "secretary of", and after "state", deleted "shall" and added "ethics commission may"; and in Subsection B, after "The", added "state ethics commission may institute a civil action in district court or refer a matter to the".
NM Stat § 10-16A-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16A - Financial Disclosures|Section 10-16A-1 - Short title; Financial Disclosure Act.

Chapter 10, Article 16A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Financial Disclosure Act".History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 39; 2019, ch. 86, § 27.ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, changed "Section 39 through 45 of this act" to "Chapter 10, Article 16A NMSA 1978".
NM Stat § 10-16A-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16A - Financial Disclosures|Section 10-16A-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Financial Disclosure Act: A. "business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, organization or individual carrying on a business; B. "employment" means rendering of services for compensation in the form of salary as an employee; C. "financial interest" means an interest held by an individual or his spouse that is: (1) an ownership interest in business; or (2) any employment or prospective employment for which negotiations have already begun; D. "official act" means an official decision, recommendation, approval, disapproval or other action that involves the use of discretionary authority; E. "person" means an individual or entity; and F. "public officer or employee" means any person who has been elected to, appointed to or hired for any state office and who receives compensation in the form of salary or is eligible for per diem or mileage, but excludes legislators and judges. History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 40.
NM Stat § 10-16A-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16A - Financial Disclosures|Section 10-16A-4 - Disclosures by certain public officers or employees of state agencies; condition of employment.

A. Every employee who is not otherwise required to file a financial disclosure statement under the Financial Disclosure Act and who has a financial interest that he believes or has reason to believe may be affected by his official act or actions of the state agency by which he is employed shall disclose the nature and extent of that interest. The disclosures shall be made in writing to the secretary of state before entering state employment and during the month of January every year thereafter. B. Every public officer who is not otherwise required to file a financial disclosure statement under the Financial Disclosure Act and who has a financial interest that he believes or has reason to believe may be affected by his official act or actions of the board or commission to which he is appointed shall disclose the nature and extent of that interest. The disclosures shall be made in writing to the secretary of state before taking office and during the month of January every year thereafter. C. The information on the disclosures shall be made available by the secretary of state for inspection to any citizen of this state. D. The filing of disclosures pursuant to this section is a condition of entering upon and continuing in state employment or, for persons subject to Subsection B of this section, of holding public office. History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 42. ANNOTATIONSA state employee who also receives a monthly salary from a political campaign committee does not necessarily violate state ethics laws. — Although the Gift Act, 10-16B-1 to 10-16B-4 NMSA 1978, the Governmental Conduct Act, 10-16-1 to 10-16-18 NMSA 1978, the Financial Disclosure Act, 10-16A-1 to 10-16A-8 NMSA 1978, the Campaign Reporting Act, 1-19-25 to 1-19-36 NMSA 1978, and the State Ethics Commission Act, 10-16G-1 to 10-16G-16 NMSA 1978, impose certain duties on state employees and regulate certain state employees' conduct, the limited set of facts presented in this request, that a state employee, while employed and performing regular public duties, is also receiving a monthly salary from a political campaign committee or political organization, do not establish a violation of any of the foregoing statutes. 2020 Op. Ethics Comm'n No. 2020-01.
NM Stat § 10-16A-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16A - Financial Disclosures|Section 10-16A-5 - Education and voluntary compliance.

A. The secretary of state shall advise and seek to educate all persons required to perform duties under the Financial Disclosure Act of those duties. This includes providing timely advance notice of the required financial disclosure statement and preparing forms that are clear and easy to complete.B. The secretary of state shall seek first to ensure voluntary compliance with the provisions of the Financial Disclosure Act. A person who violates that act unintentionally or for good cause shall be given ten days' notice to correct the matter before fines are imposed. Referrals to the state ethics commission for civil enforcement of the Financial Disclosure Act shall be pursued only after efforts to secure voluntary compliance with that act have failed. History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 43; 2019, ch. 86, § 28.ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, provided that referrals of violations of the Financial Disclosure Act shall be made to the state ethics commission; and in Subsection B, added "to the state ethics commission".
NM Stat § 10-16A-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16A - Financial Disclosures|Section 10-16A-7 - Criminal penalties.

Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any of the provisions of the Financial Disclosure Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year or both. History: Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 45. ANNOTATIONSSeverability. — Laws 1993, ch. 46, § 59 provided for the severability of the act if any part or application thereof is held invalid.
NM Stat § 10-16A-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16A - Financial Disclosures|Section 10-16A-8 - Enforcement; civil penalties.

A. If the state ethics commission reasonably believes that a person committed, or is about to commit, a violation of the Financial Disclosure Act, the commission may refer the matter to the attorney general or a district attorney for enforcement.B. The state ethics commission may institute a civil action in district court or refer a matter to the attorney general or a district attorney to institute a civil action in district court if a violation has occurred or to prevent a violation of any provision of the Financial Disclosure Act. Relief may include a permanent or temporary injunction, a restraining order or any other appropriate order, including an order for a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).History: Laws 1995, ch. 153, § 25; 2019, ch. 86, § 30.ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, authorized the state ethics commission to refer alleged violations of the Financial Disclosure Act to the attorney general or a district attorney for enforcement, and authorized the state ethics commission to institute a civil action or refer a matter to the attorney general or a district attorney to institute a civil action if a violation of the Financial Disclosure Act has occurred; in Subsection A, replaced each occurrence of "secretary of state" with "state ethics commission"; and in Subsection B, added "state ethics commission may institute a civil action in district court or refer a matter to the".
NM Stat § 10-16A-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16A - Financial Disclosures|Section 10-16A-9 - Rulemaking authority.

The secretary of state may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of the Financial Disclosure Act. In promulgating the rules, the secretary of state shall comply with the provisions of the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978].History: Laws 2021, ch. 109, § 21. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 109, § 23 made Laws 2021, ch. 109, § 21 effective July 1, 2021.
NM Stat § 10-16B-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16B - Gift Act|Section 10-16B-1 - Short title.

Chapter 10, Article 16B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Gift Act". History: Laws 2007, ch. 226, § 1; 2019, ch. 86, § 31. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, changed "This act" to "Chapter 10, Article 16B NMSA 1978".
NM Stat § 10-16B-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16B - Gift Act|Section 10-16B-3 - Limitation on gifts.

A. A state officer or employee or a candidate for state office, or that person's family, shall not knowingly accept from a restricted donor, and a restricted donor shall not knowingly donate to a state officer or employee or a candidate for state office, or that person's family, a gift of a market value greater than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). B. A lobbyist registered with the secretary of state, the lobbyist's employer or a government contractor shall not donate gifts of an aggregate market value greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in a calendar year to any one state officer or employee or to any one candidate for state office. C. A state officer or employee shall not solicit gifts for a charity from a business or corporation regulated by the state agency for which the state officer or employee works and shall not otherwise solicit donations for a charity in such a manner that it appears that the purpose of the donor in making the gift is to influence the state officer or employee in the performance of an official duty. History: Laws 2007, ch. 226, § 3. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 226 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature. A state employee who also receives a monthly salary from a political campaign committee does not necessarily violate state ethics laws. — Although the Gift Act, 10-16B-1 to 10-16B-4 NMSA 1978, the Governmental Conduct Act, 10-16-1 to 10-16-18 NMSA 1978, the Financial Disclosure Act, 10-16A-1 to 10-16A-8 NMSA 1978, the Campaign Reporting Act, 1-19-25 to 1-19-36 NMSA 1978, and the State Ethics Commission Act, 10-16G-1 to 10-16G-16 NMSA 1978, impose certain duties on state employees and regulate certain state employees' conduct, the limited set of facts presented in this request, that a state employee, while employed and performing regular public duties, is also receiving a monthly salary from a political campaign committee or political organization, do not establish a violation of any of the foregoing statutes. 2020 Op. Ethics Comm'n No. 2020-01.
NM Stat § 10-16B-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16B - Gift Act|Section 10-16B-4 - Penalties.

A person who violates the provisions of the Gift Act is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 2007, ch. 226, § 4. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 226 contains no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, is effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 10-16B-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16B - Gift Act|Section 10-16B-5 - Investigations; complaints; enforcement.

A. The state ethics commission may initiate investigations to determine whether the provisions of the Gift Act have been violated. A person who believes that a violation of the Gift Act has occurred may file a complaint with the state ethics commission.B. If the state ethics commission determines that a violation has occurred, the commission shall refer the matter to the attorney general for criminal prosecution.History: Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 32. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 41 made Laws 2019, ch. 86, § 32 effective January 1, 2020.
NM Stat § 10-16C-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees|Article 16C - Whistleblower Protection|Section 10-16C-1 - Short title.

This act [10-16C-1 to 10-16C-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Whistleblower Protection Act". History: Laws 2010, ch. 12, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2010, ch. 12 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 19, 2010, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature. Applicability. — Laws 2010, ch. 12, § 7 provided that the provisions of the Whistleblower Protection Act apply only to civil actions for damages resulting from retaliatory action that occurred on or after July 1, 2008.