New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 62 - Electric, Gas and Water Utilities
Article 19 - Public Regulation Commission

Section 62-19-1 - Short title. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - Chapter 62, Article 19 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 62-19-2 - Definitions. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - As used in the Public Regulation Commission Act: A. "commission"...

Section 62-19-3 - Public regulation commission. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. The "public regulation commission", created in Article 11, Section...

Section 62-19-4 - Public regulation commission nominating committee. (Effective January 1, 2022.) - A. The "public regulation commission nominating committee" is created and...

Section 62-19-5 - Qualifications of commissioners. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. Commissioners shall be persons who are independent of the...

Section 62-19-6 - Continuing education requirements for commissioners. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. Beginning July 1, 2013, a commissioner shall complete: (1)...

Section 62-19-7 - Recusal of commissioner or hearing examiner. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. A commissioner or hearing examiner shall self recuse in...

Section 62-19-8 - Prohibited acts; nominees; commissioners and employees. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. As used in this section, in addition to the...

Section 62-19-9 - Commission; general powers and duties. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. The commission shall administer and enforce the laws with...

Section 62-19-10 - Propane service; commission duties. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. The commission shall adopt rules to protect consumers' rights...

Section 62-19-11 - Chief of staff; division directors; other staff. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. The commission shall appoint a "chief of staff" who...

Section 62-19-12 - Commission; divisions. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - The commission includes the following organizational units: A. the administrative...

Section 62-19-13 - Administrative services division; chief clerk. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. The director of the administrative services division of the...

Section 62-19-14 - Consumer relations division. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. The consumer relations division shall: (1) receive and investigate...

Section 62-19-15 - Legal division. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. The commission shall set minimum requirements for the director...

Section 62-19-16 - Transportation division. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - The transportation division shall serve as staff to the commission...

Section 62-19-17 - Utility division. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. The utility division shall serve as staff to the...

Section 62-19-18 - Telecommunications bureau. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. The "telecommunications bureau" is created in the utility division...

Section 62-19-19 - Advisory staff. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. The chief of staff may hire, with the consent...

Section 62-19-20 - Hearing examiners. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. The commission may appoint a commissioner or a hearing...

Section 62-19-21 - Commission rules; procedures for adoption. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. Unless otherwise provided by law, no rule affecting a...

Section 62-19-22 - Record of proceedings. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - Unless otherwise provided by law, the commission may by rule...

Section 62-19-23 - Ex parte communications. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - A. A commissioner shall not initiate, permit or consider a...

Section 62-19-24 - Commission reports. (Effective January 1, 2023.) - By December 1 of each year, the commission shall report...