New Mexico Regulations § 1.8.4.2 SCOPE

This part contains a proposed code of ethics for officers and employees of executive and legislative state agencies and other institutions and instrumentalities of the state. Elected statewide executive branch officers and other state agencies must consider this proposed code when adopting either a code of conduct under Subsection C of Section 11 of the Governmental Conduct Act, Section 10-16-1 NMSA 1978, or a code of ethics under Paragraph 4 of Subsection B of Section 5 of the State Ethics Commission Act, Section 10-16G-1 NMSA 1978, for employees subject to the adopting agencies' control. If adopted, this code will apply to all officers and employees of the adopting agency, as well as other persons working for the agency, such as contractors.