New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 4 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10.4.1.17 - PUBLIC OFFICE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Employees shall not hold any other public office during the employee's duty hours in the service. An employee may accept appointment to a state or local board or commission provided such participation does not create a conflict of interest, is consistent with existing statutes and court rules and does not interfere with an employee's assigned duties.
B. An employee may seek a full-time public office if the employee's absence does not interfere with the function of the office and the district attorney authorizes such absence. Otherwise, the employee shall resign to seek such public office.
C. The act of filing nomination papers or, where appropriate, the payment of a filing fee or the accepting of the nomination shall constitute the seeking of public office.
D. Being a local school board member or an elected or appointed member of any post-secondary educational institution shall not be construed to be holding political office.
