{"data":{"id":"us-nm/10-16g-8","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"10-16G-8","heading":"Advisory opinions.","body":"A. The commission may issue advisory opinions on matters related to ethics. Advisory opinions shall:\n(1) be requested in writing by a public official, public employee, candidate, person subject to the Campaign Reporting Act [1-19-25 to 1-19-36 NMSA 1978], government contractor, lobbyist or lobbyist's employer;\n(2) identify a specific set of circumstances involving an ethics issue;\n(3) be issued within sixty days of receipt of the request unless the commission notifies the requester of a delay in issuance and continues to notify the requester every thirty days until the advisory opinion is issued; and\n(4) be published after omitting the requester's name and identifying information.\nB. A request for an advisory opinion shall be confidential and not subject to the provisions of the Inspection of Public Records Act [Chapter 14, Article 2 NMSA 1978].\nC. Unless amended or revoked, an advisory opinion shall be binding on the commission in any subsequent commission proceedings concerning a person who acted in good faith and in reasonable reliance on the advisory opinion.","path":["Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees","ARTICLE 16G State Ethics Commission"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18510/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"68d3b443fa9de281468f191092f655b39c0da2e47fe469ac296c89eed1bb7bfd","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/10-16g-7","next":"us-nm/10-16g-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}