2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 9 - Personnel

Section 10-9-1 - Short title. - Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 10-9-2 - Purpose of act; enactment under constitution. - The purpose of the Personnel Act is to establish for...

Section 10-9-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Personnel Act: A. "director" means the...

Section 10-9-4 - Coverage of service. - The Personnel Act and the service cover all state positions...

Section 10-9-4.1 - Personnel Act; rocky mountain information network employees; exemption from coverage. - A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10-9-4 NMSA 1978, all...

Section 10-9-5 - Public officers and public employees; executive branch; annual exempt salaries plan. - A. The department of finance and administration shall prepare, by...

Section 10-9-6 - Certified school instructors previously employed under the provisions of the Personnel Act. - Certified school instructors who were employed as certified school instructors...

Section 10-9-7 - Certain rules changes requiring legislative approval. - The state personnel office shall not spend any of its...

Section 10-9-8 - Personnel board; appointment. - The personnel board is created, and shall be composed of...

Section 10-9-9 - Board members; pay; meetings. - Each board member shall be paid per diem and mileage...

Section 10-9-10 - Board duties. - The board shall: A. promulgate regulations to effectuate the Personnel...

Section 10-9-11 - Board and office administratively attached to general services department. - The board and the state personnel office are administratively attached,...

Section 10-9-12 - Director duties. - The director shall: A. supervise all administrative and technical personnel...

Section 10-9-13 - Rules; adoption; coverage. - Rules promulgated by the board shall be effective when filed...

Section 10-9-13.1 - Legislative finding; purpose of act. - The legislature finds that residents of the state are a...

Section 10-9-13.2 - Veteran's preference. - A. In establishing the list of eligibles for appointment, the...

Section 10-9-14 - Blind not barred from competitive examination; method of testing. - A. No agency or officer of the state or any...

Section 10-9-15 - Duties of state officers and employers. - All officers and employers of the state shall comply with...

Section 10-9-16 - Status of present employees. - All employees of the state holding positions brought into the...

Section 10-9-17 - Certification of payroll. - No person shall make or approve payment for personnel services...

Section 10-9-18 - Appeals by employees to the board. - A. An employee who is dismissed, demoted or suspended may,...

Section 10-9-19 - Reduction in force. - Whenever an employee is terminated by an employer in a...

Section 10-9-20 - Oaths; testimony; records; refusal. - The board has the power to administer oaths, subpoena witnesses...

Section 10-9-21 - Prohibited acts. - A. No employer shall dismiss an employee for failure or...

Section 10-9-22 - Unlawful acts prohibited. - It is unlawful to: A. make any false statement, certificate,...

Section 10-9-23 - Penalties. - Any person wilfully violating any provision of the Personnel Act...

Section 10-9-24 - Existing rules. - Existing personnel rules, policies and pay plans for employees of...

Section 10-9-25 - Federal funds and assistance. - When the provisions of any laws of the United States,...