New Mexico Regulations § 1.8.1.6 OBJECTIVE

The rules of Chapter 8 are promulgated to ensure that the state ethics commission is administered so that it works effectively, efficiently and fairly to achieve its constitutional and statutory mission. That mission is to ensure compliance with all applicable public ethics laws by all public officials, employees, candidates, contractors, lobbyists and others subject to the commission's jurisdiction throughout their employment or dealings with New Mexico state government; and to ensure that the public ethics laws are clear, comprehensive and effective. The rules adopted in Chapter 8 shall be interpreted and applied to achieve the purposes and objectives for which the commission has been established.