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.
The 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".
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 16A - Financial Disclosures
Section 10-16A-1 - Short title; Financial Disclosure Act.
Section 10-16A-2 - Definitions.
Section 10-16A-5 - Education and voluntary compliance.
Section 10-16A-6 - Investigations; fines; enforcement.
Section 10-16A-7 - Criminal penalties.