As used in the Public Regulation Commission Act:

1. A. "agency" means the organization supporting the commission, including all employees;
2. B. "commission" means the public regulation commission created by Article 11, Section 1 of the constitution of New Mexico;
3. C. "commissioner" means a person appointed to the commission; and
4. D. "person" means an individual, corporation, firm, partnership, association, joint venture or similar legal entity.

History: Laws 1998, ch. 108, § 2; § 8-8-2, recompiled and amended as § 62-19-2 by Laws 2020, ch. 9, § 16; 2026, ch. 64, § 4.

ANNOTATIONS

Recompilations. — Laws 2020, ch. 9, § 16 recompiled and amended former 8-8-2 NMSA 1978 as 62-19-2 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2023.

The 2026 amendment, effective May 20, 2026, defined "agency" as used in the Public Regulation Commission Act, and made certain technical amendments; added a new Subsection A and redesignated former Subsections A through C as Subsections B through D, respectively; and in Subsection B, after "commission" added "created by Article 11, Section 1 of the constitution of New Mexico.

The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2023, removed "elected" from the definition of "commissioner" as used in the Public Regulation Commission Act; and in Subsection B, after "means a person", deleted "elected or".