New Mexico § 15-3B-22 Public facilities; naming; prohibition; exceptions

New Mexico Statutes

§ 15-3B-22 — Public facilities; naming; prohibition; exceptions

New Mexico § 15-3B-22

Ch. 15Administration of Government

Art. 3BProperty Control

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 15-3B-22 (2026).

Text

A. As used in this section:

(1)"public facility" means a building or other real property under the control of the division; and (2) "public officer" means a person elected to public office or any person appointed or employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state. B. A public facility shall not be named for a public officer during the period in which that person is a public officer. C. A public facility shall not be named for a public officer or other person who has been convicted of a felony. The division shall remove the name from a public facility named for such person immediately upon conviction, whether or not another name has been offered or approved for substitution and renaming. The secretary shall promulgate a rule for the removal of the name. D. A public facility t

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A. As used in this section: (1) "public facility" means a building or other real property under the control of the division; and (2) "public officer" means a person elected to public office or any person appointed or employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state. B. A public facility shall not be named for a public officer during the period in which that person is a public officer. C. A public facility shall not be named for a public officer or other person who has been convicted of a felony. The division shall remove the name from a public facility named for such person immediately upon conviction, whether or not another name has been offered or approved for substitution and renaming. The secretary shall promulgate a rule for the removal of the name. D. A public facility that has been named for a person who was not a public officer at the time of the naming may continue to bear that name if the person subsequently becomes a public officer. E. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, a public facility named for a public officer prior to the effective date of this section may continue to bear the name of that public officer. F. The secretary shall submit a list of names for naming a public facility for consideration by the governor. The secretary shall promulgate a rule for the development of the list of names.