A. A participant shall be decertified from the confidential substitute address program if:
(1) the participant submits a request to withdraw from the confidential substitute address program to the secretary of state;
(2) the participant fails to notify the secretary of state of a legal name change or a change to the participant's residential address, delivery address, telephone number or email address; or
(3) mail that is forwarded by the secretary of state to the participant's delivery address is returned as undeliverable.
B. If the secretary of state determines that one or more of the causes for decertification provided in Subsection A of this section exist, the secretary of state shall send notice of the participant's decertification to the participant's delivery and residential addresses and shall attempt to notify the participant by telephone and email. The participant shall be given ten days from the date of decertification to appeal the decertification.
C. A person who is decertified from the confidential substitute address program shall not continue to use the person's confidential substitute address.
D. For six months after a participant has been decertified, the secretary of state shall forward mail and deliveries to an address provided by the former participant. Upon receipt of mail and deliveries pursuant to this subsection, a former participant shall provide an updated address to the sender.
History: Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 7.
Effective dates. — Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 11 made Laws 2018, ch. 40, § 7 effective July 1, 2018.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 13B - Confidential Substitute Address
Section 40-13B-1 - Short title.
Section 40-13B-2 - Definitions.
Section 40-13B-3 - Confidential substitute address program; application.
Section 40-13B-4 - Secretary of state; duties; service on participant.
Section 40-13B-5 - Agencies; use of confidential substitute address; public records.
Section 40-13B-6 - Change of participant name, address or telephone number; requirements.
Section 40-13B-7 - Participant decertification.
Section 40-13B-8 - Participant records; confidentiality; disclosure prohibited.