New Mexico § 15-3B-22 - Public facilities; naming; prohibition; exceptions
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 15-3B-22 — Public facilities; naming; prohibition; exceptions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-3B-22. Public facilities; naming; prohibition; exceptions
A. As used in this section: (1) “ public facility ” means a building or other real property under the control of the division; and (2) “ public officer ” means a person elected to public office or any person appointed or employed by the
state or a political subdivision of the state. B. A public facility shall not be named for a public officer during the period in
which that person is a public officer. C. A public facility shall not be named for a public officer or other person who has
been convicted of a felony. The division shall remove the name from a public facility named for such person
immediately upon conviction, whether or not another name has been offered or approved
for substitution and renaming. The secretary shall promulgate a rule for the removal of the name. D. A public facility that has been named for a person who was not a public officer
at the time of the naming may continue to bear that name if the person subsequently
becomes a public officer. E. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, a public facility named for
a public officer prior to the effective date of this section may continue to bear
the name of that public officer. F. The secretary shall submit a list of names for naming a public facility for consideration
by the governor. The secretary shall promulgate a rule for the development of the list of names.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-3B-22 ("Public facilities; naming; prohibition; exceptions") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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