A. The director of the administrative services division of the commission shall record the judgments, rules, orders and other proceedings of the commission and make a complete index to the judgments, rules, orders and other proceedings; issue and attest all processes issuing from the commission and affix the seal of the commission to them; and preserve the seal and other property belonging to the commission.
B. The administrative services division shall perform the following functions:
(1) case docketing;
(2) budget and accounting;
(3) personnel services;
(4) procurement; and
(5) information systems services.
History: Laws 1998, ch. 108, § 7; 2001, ch. 245, § 1; 2013, ch. 75, § 10.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 2020, ch. 9, § 15 recompiled former 8-8-7 NMSA 1978 as part of Chapter 62, Article 19 NMSA 1978, (see 62-19-13 NMSA 1978), effective January 1, 2023, contingent upon the adoption of Laws 2019, SJC/SRC/SJR Nos. 1 and 4, Constitutional Amendment 1, at the general election held on November 3, 2020. Constitutional Amendment 1 was adopted by a vote of 445,655 for and 355,471 against.
The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2013, eliminated the corporations bureau; in Subsection B, in the introductory sentence, after "division", deleted "includes the 'corporations bureau' and" and deleted Subsection C, which prescribed the duties of the corporations bureau.
The 2001 amendment, effective July 1, 2001, substituted "The director of the administrative services division of the commission" for "The chief of staff shall appoint a 'chief clerk' who" in Subsection A; in Subsection B, deleted "The chief clerk shall direct" from the beginning of the subsection; substituted "includes" for "including"; and inserted "shall perform".
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 8 - Public Regulation Commission
Section 8-8-3 - Public regulation commission.
Section 8-8-3.1 - Qualifications of commissioners.
Section 8-8-3.2 - Continuing education requirements for commissioners.
Section 8-8-4 - Commission; general powers and duties.
Section 8-8-4.1 - Propane service; commission duties.
Section 8-8-5 - Chief of staff; division directors; other staff.
Section 8-8-6 - Commission; divisions.
Section 8-8-7 - Administrative services division; chief clerk.
Section 8-8-8 - Consumer relations division.
Section 8-8-10 - Legal division.
Section 8-8-11 - Transportation division.
Section 8-8-12 - Utility division.
Section 8-8-12.1 - Telecommunications bureau.
Section 8-8-13 - Advisory staff.
Section 8-8-14 - Hearing examiners.
Section 8-8-15 - Commission rules; procedures for adoption.
Section 8-8-16 - Record of proceedings.
Section 8-8-17 - Ex parte communications.
Section 8-8-18 - Recusal of commissioner or hearing examiner.
Section 8-8-19 - Prohibited acts; candidates; commissioners and employees.