All officers and employers of the state shall comply with the Personnel Act. All employers shall hire employees only from employment lists of applicants who meet prescribed minimum requirements and have passed the prescribed tests, provided by the director. All officers and employers shall furnish any records or information which the director or the board requests.
History: 1953 Comp., § 5-4-37, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 240, § 10.
Cross references. — For definition of "employer", see 10-9-3 NMSA 1978.
Employees in journeyman occupations must obtain certificate of competency. — The Personnel Act does not exempt state employees in journeyman occupations from obtaining a certificate of competency. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-11.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 67 C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees § 197.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Section 10-9-2 - Purpose of act; enactment under constitution.
Section 10-9-4 - Coverage of service.
Section 10-9-7 - Certain rules changes requiring legislative approval.
Section 10-9-8 - Personnel board; appointment.
Section 10-9-9 - Board members; pay; meetings.
Section 10-9-10 - Board duties.
Section 10-9-11 - Board and office administratively attached to general services department.
Section 10-9-12 - Director duties.
Section 10-9-13 - Rules; adoption; coverage.
Section 10-9-13.1 - Legislative finding; purpose of act.
Section 10-9-13.2 - Veteran's preference.
Section 10-9-14 - Blind not barred from competitive examination; method of testing.
Section 10-9-15 - Duties of state officers and employers.
Section 10-9-16 - Status of present employees.
Section 10-9-17 - Certification of payroll.
Section 10-9-18 - Appeals by employees to the board.
Section 10-9-19 - Reduction in force.
Section 10-9-20 - Oaths; testimony; records; refusal.
Section 10-9-21 - Prohibited acts.
Section 10-9-22 - Unlawful acts prohibited.