N.M. Stat. § 29-9-2 (2026)

As used in the Organized Crime Act:

    A. "organized crime" means the supplying for profit of illegal goods and services,
including, but not limited to, gambling, loan sharking, narcotics and other forms of vice
and corruption, by members of a structured and disciplined organization;

    B. "public officer" means any elected or appointed officer of the state or any of its
political subdivisions, serving with or without remuneration for his services; and

   C. "commission" means the governor's organized crime prevention commission.

History: 1953 Comp., § 39-9-2, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 225, § 2.
29-9-3. Commission created; membership.
    A. There is created the "governor's organized crime prevention commission". The
commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor with the advice
and the consent of the senate. No more than four members shall belong to the same
political party and at least one member shall be a member of the New Mexico bar.

   B. Persons appointed to the commission shall:

       (1)     be of unquestioned integrity and of high standing and influence within the
state by virtue of their demonstrated capacity for leadership;

       (2)   be selected from the various parts of the state in such manner as to
provide broad geographical representation on the commission; and

      (3)    be given a security clearance by an appropriate agency designated by the
governor to conduct a clearance investigation.

   C. Members of the commission shall be appointed for staggered terms of four years
each, three ending on December 31, 1975, two ending on December 31, 1976, and two
ending on December 31, 1977. Thereafter, appointments shall be made for terms of
four years or less so that the terms of not more than three commission members expire
on December 31 of any year.

   D. Members of the commission shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in
the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other
compensation, perquisite or allowance.

   E. Any vacancy on the commission shall be filled for the unexpired term by the
governor. A vacancy on the commission shall not impair the right of the remaining
members to exercise all the powers of the commission, provided the commission has at
least four members.

History: 1953 Comp., § 39-9-3, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 225, § 3; 1977, ch. 215, § 2.