Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Style shall be
guided by relevant portions of the current edition of the legislative drafting
manual of the New Mexico legislature published by the New Mexico legislative
council service. The following provisions are specifically adopted.
(1) Chapter 4, Bill Drafting, the portion
dealing with brackets, line-through and underscoring shall apply to proposed
amendments and amendments for publication in the New Mexico register. This
style shall not be applied to the integrated part.
(2) Chapter 7, Legislative Style and Language
Provisions, except for the portion dealing with numbers, formulas and charts,
as set forth:
(a) use words for numbers zero
to nine (except for dates, numbers with decimals, money or technical,
scientific or statistical matter;
(b) use figures for numbers 10 and greater,
except when beginning a sentence;
(c) spell out numerical figures when using
percentages; the word "percent" shall be spelled out except in tables, which
use the percent symbol (%); (e.g., twenty-five percent)
(d) spell out fractions standing alone (e.g.,
one-half, one-third, etc.);
(e)
insert a hyphen between the numerator and the denominator of a fraction, unless
either element already contains a hyphen; do not spell out a portion of a
fraction and express the other part as a figure; and
(f) use figures for fractions with numbers 10
and greater.
(3) Figures
and symbols may represent amounts of money. It is not necessary to spell out
the number. If a sum of money is spelled out, follow the spelling with figures
and money symbol ($) in parenthesis.
B. Special symbols shall be avoided and the
common abbreviation or full spelling used instead. For example, deg. for degree
and lbs. for pounds.
C. No rule
fling shall be typed in all capital letters.
D. Indentions shall be standardized as
follows.
(1) Section numbers shall be flush
with the part's one-inch margin.
(2) One tab shall be used to indent the first
line of a subsection. Tab once after the subsection designation before
beginning the text.
(3) Paragraphs
shall be indented two tabs. Tab once after the paragraph designation before
beginning the text.
(4)
Subparagraphs shall be indented three tabs. Items are to remain within the text
of subparagraph. Upon request for need and upon approval by administrative law
division, items may be indented four tabs. Tab once after the subparagraph or
item designation before the beginning of the text.
(5) Automatic indents are not
permitted.
E. Sections
shall be clearly separated.
F. The
name of the issuing agency in Section 1 and in full citation shall be typed in
title case.
G. The first page of a
new part or integrated part shall begin with the title, chapter and part
numbers and names. The information shall be flush with the document's one-inch
margin and typed in bold capital letters.
H. Use of tables is permissible but shall be
used sparingly because tables may cause difficulties in the rule fling process
and may increase publication costs. The agency shall be guided by the following
when using tables.
(1) Tables shall be in
portrait orientation.
(2) Text in
tables shall be Times New Roman, 10-point font.
I. No rule fling shall contain
footnotes.
