Section 10-16-2 - Definitions. - New Mexico Statutes

10-16-2. Definitions.

As used in the Governmental Conduct Act: 

A.     "business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, organization or individual carrying on a business; 

B.     "confidential information" means information that by law or practice is not available to the public; 

C.     "employment" means rendering of services for compensation in the form of salary as an employee; 

D.     "family" means an individual's spouse, parents, children or siblings, by consanguinity or affinity; 

E.     "financial interest" means an interest held by an individual or the individual's family that is: 

(1)     an ownership interest in business; or 

(2)     any employment or prospective employment for which negotiations have already begun; 

F.     "official act" means an official decision, recommendation, approval, disapproval or other action that involves the use of discretionary authority; 

G.     "public officer or employee" means any person who has been elected to, appointed to or hired for any state office and who receives compensation in the form of salary or is eligible for per diem or mileage but excludes legislators; 

H.     "standards" means the conduct required by the Governmental Conduct Act; 

I.     " state agency" means any branch, agency, instrumentality or institution of the state; and 

J.     "substantial interest" means an ownership interest that is greater than twenty percent.