2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 11 - Retirement of Public Officers and Employees Generally
Section 10-11-31 - State police member, correctional officer member and probation and parole officer member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.

A member under state police member, correctional officer member and probation and parole officer member coverage plan 1 shall contribute seven and six-tenths percent of salary, except that a member whose annual salary is greater than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) shall contribute nine and one-tenth percent of salary.

History: Laws 1987, ch. 253, § 31; 2003, ch. 268, § 14; 2009, ch. 127, § 3; 2011, ch. 178, § 3; 2013, ch. 225, § 18; 2020, ch. 11, § 11.

Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1987, Chapter 253 repealed former 10-11-31 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1981, ch. 135, § 14, relating to duty disability, and enacted a new section, effective July 1, 1987.

The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, revised the name of the coverage plan, and increased the salary amount applicable to the increased member contribution rate; in the section heading and section, deleted "and adult", and added "and probation and parole officer member"; and after "annual salary is greater than", deleted "twenty thousand dollars ($20,000)" and added "twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)".

The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2013, increased the employee contribution rate for employees earning more than twenty thousand dollars in salary annually; deleted the entire section, which provided for employee contributions at a rate of seven and six-tenths hundredths percent of salary, except for employees whose salary was greater than twenty thousand dollars who were required to pay a rate which ranged from nine and one-tenth percent beginning July 1, 2009, ten and eighty-five hundredths percent beginning July 1, 2011, and nine and one-tenth percent beginning July 1, 2012; and added the current language.

Severability. — Laws 2013, ch. 225, § 93 provided that if any part or application of Laws 2013, ch. 225 is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.

The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, increased the member contribution rate for members whose annual salary is more than twenty thousand dollars.

The 2009 amendment, effective July 1, 2009, added the exception at the end of the sentence.

The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003 inserted "and adult correctional officer member" in the section heading; and inserted "and adult correctional officer member" in the text.