New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 8 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
Part 4 - CODE OF ETHICS
Section 1.8.4.17 - ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Violations of the provisions of this code of conduct shall constitute cause for dismissal, demotion or suspension as provided by Subsection C of Section 10-16-11 NMSA 1978.
B. This agency shall circulate this code of conduct to all agency officers and employees, require signed acknowledgements that all the agency officers and employees have read this code, and establish a written internal complaint procedure by which employees can seek to remedy violations of the provisions of this agency's code of conduct.
C. Agency complaint procedures shall:
D. If an agency adopts a code of conduct that mirrors provisions set forth in 1.8.4 NMAC, then any officer or employee of the adopting agency may request an advisory opinion from the state ethics commission regarding the interpretation or application of any adopted code provision pursuant to Subsection A of Section 10-16G-8 NMSA 1978.
E. Any remedy or discipline available through internal agency complaint procedures established under this provision does not preclude other remedies or sanctions available at law.