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N.M. Stat. § 9-3-12 (2026)

Organizational units of department; powers and duties

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specified by law; access to information.
    Those organizational units of the department and the officers of those units specified
by law shall have all of the powers and duties enumerated in the specific laws involved.
However, the carrying out of those powers and duties shall be subject to the direction
and supervision of the secretary and he shall retain the final decision-making authority
and responsibility in accordance with the provisions of Section 6(B) [9-3-5 NMSA 1978]
of this act [Chapter 9, Article 3 NMSA 1978]. The department shall have access to all
records, data and information of other departments, agencies and institutions, including
its own organizational units not specifically held confidential by law.

History: 1978 Comp., § 9-3-12, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 13.

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Effective dates. — Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 108 made Laws 1997, ch. 257, § 13 effective
March 31, 1978.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1983–1983 · leading case: Anchondo v. Corr. Dep't, 666 P.2d 1255 (N.M. 1983).
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Anchondo v. Corr. Dep't, 666 P.2d 1255 (N.M. 1983). · cites it 5× “§ 9-3-12, N.M.S.A. 1978 (Repl.Pamp.1980).”
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