2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 10-16-13.1 — Education and voluntary compliance.

10-16-13.1. Education and voluntary compliance.

A.     The secretary of state shall advise and seek to educate all persons required to perform duties under the Governmental Conduct Act [Chapter 10, Article 16 NMSA 1978] of those duties. This includes advising all those persons at least annually of that act's ethical principles.   

B.     The secretary of state shall seek first to ensure voluntary compliance with the provisions of the Governmental Conduct Act.  A person who violates that act unintentionally or for good cause shall be given ten days' notice to correct the matter.  Referrals for civil enforcement of that act shall be pursued only after efforts to secure voluntary compliance with that act have failed.   

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