New Mexico § 9-1-7 - Administratively attached agency; relationships
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 9-1-7 — Administratively attached agency; relationships, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-1-7. Administratively attached agency; relationships
A. An agency attached to a department for administrative purposes only shall: (1) exercise its functions independently of the department and without approval or
control of the department; (2) submit its budgetary requests through the department; and (3) submit reports required of it by law or by the governor through the department. B. The department to which an agency is attached for administrative purposes only
shall: (1) provide, if mutually agreed, the budgeting, record-keeping and related administrative
and clerical assistance to the agency; and (2) include the agency's budgetary requests, as submitted and without changes, in
the departmental budget. C. Unless otherwise provided by law, the agency shall hire its own personnel in accordance
with the Personnel Act. 1 1
NMSA 1978, § 10-9-1 et seq.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 9-1-7 cover?
Section 9-1-7 ("Administratively attached agency; relationships") 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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