Personnel Act
New Mexico · Public Officers and Employees · §§ 10-9-1 to 10-9-9 · 28 sections
Overview
The Personnel Act establishes a merit-based civil service system for state government employment, placing covered positions under uniform rules for hiring, classification, compensation, and discipline rather than leaving them to individual agency discretion. It creates a personnel board and a director's office to adopt and administer those rules, define which positions fall inside or outside the covered service, and hear employee appeals from adverse actions such as dismissal or reduction in force. The act also sets standards for competitive examination — including preference for veterans and access for blind applicants — imposes duties on state officers and employers, and prohibits specified conduct with penalties attached.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 8 court decisions.
Most-cited authority: 399 F.3d 1248 - Copelin-Brown v. New Mexico State Personnel Office
Sections covered
- § 10-9-1 NMSA 1978Short title1 cite
- § 10-9-10 NMSA 1978Board duties
- § 10-9-11 NMSA 1978Board and office administratively attached to general services department
- § 10-9-12 NMSA 1978Director duties
- § 10-9-13 NMSA 1978Rules; adoption; coverage
- § 10-9-13.1 NMSA 1978Legislative finding; purpose of act
- § 10-9-13.2 NMSA 1978Veteran's preference
- § 10-9-14 NMSA 1978Blind not barred from competitive examination; method of testing
- § 10-9-15 NMSA 1978Duties of state officers and employers
- § 10-9-16 NMSA 1978Status of present employees
- § 10-9-17 NMSA 1978Certification of payroll
- § 10-9-18 NMSA 1978Appeals by employees to the board5 cites
- § 10-9-19 NMSA 1978Reduction in force
- § 10-9-2 NMSA 1978Purpose of act; enactment under constitution
- § 10-9-20 NMSA 1978Oaths; testimony; records; refusal
- § 10-9-21 NMSA 1978Prohibited acts
- § 10-9-22 NMSA 1978Unlawful acts prohibited
- § 10-9-23 NMSA 1978Penalties
- § 10-9-24 NMSA 1978Existing rules
- § 10-9-25 NMSA 1978Federal funds and assistance
- § 10-9-3 NMSA 1978Definitions
- § 10-9-4 NMSA 1978Coverage of service2 cites
- § 10-9-4.1 NMSA 1978Personnel Act; rocky mountain information network employees; exemption from coverage
- § 10-9-5 NMSA 1978Public officers and public employees; executive branch; annual exempt salaries plan
- § 10-9-6 NMSA 1978Certified school instructors previously employed under the provisions of the Personnel Act
- § 10-9-7 NMSA 1978Certain rules changes requiring legislative approval
- § 10-9-8 NMSA 1978Personnel board; appointment
- § 10-9-9 NMSA 1978Board members; pay; meetings
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