New Mexico § 10-16G-8 Advisory opinions

New Mexico Statutes

§ 10-16G-8 — Advisory opinions

New Mexico § 10-16G-8

Ch. 10Public Officers and Employees

Art. 16GState Ethics Commission

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 10-16G-8 (2026).

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A. The commission may issue advisory opinions on matters related to ethics. Advisory opinions shall:

(1)be requested in writing by a public official, public employee, candidate, person subject to the Campaign Reporting Act [1-19-25 to 1-19-36 NMSA 1978], government contractor, lobbyist or lobbyist's employer;

(2)identify a specific set of circumstances involving an ethics issue;

(3)be issued within sixty days of receipt of the request unless the commission notifies the requester of a delay in issuance and continues to notify the requester every thirty days until the advisory opinion is issued; and (4) be published after omitting the requester's name and identifying information. B. A request for an advisory opinion shall be confidential and not subject to the provisions of the Inspection

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A. The commission may issue advisory opinions on matters related to ethics. Advisory opinions shall: (1) be requested in writing by a public official, public employee, candidate, person subject to the Campaign Reporting Act [1-19-25 to 1-19-36 NMSA 1978], government contractor, lobbyist or lobbyist's employer; (2) identify a specific set of circumstances involving an ethics issue; (3) be issued within sixty days of receipt of the request unless the commission notifies the requester of a delay in issuance and continues to notify the requester every thirty days until the advisory opinion is issued; and (4) be published after omitting the requester's name and identifying information. B. A request for an advisory opinion shall be confidential and not subject to the provisions of the Inspection of Public Records Act [Chapter 14, Article 2 NMSA 1978]. C. Unless amended or revoked, an advisory opinion shall be binding on the commission in any subsequent commission proceedings concerning a person who acted in good faith and in reasonable reliance on the advisory opinion.