Contact the State Ethics Commission

The Commission is committed to responding to requests to inspect public records to the fullest extent permitted by the law.  

Click here to fill out the online form, or download the form to submit by US mail.

How do I request copies of the Commission’s public records?

A written request shall provide the name, address and telephone number of the person seeking access to the records and shall identify the records sought with reasonable particularity.

Electronically: Complete the online form.

For digital records where the volume of records being produced is too large to fit in an email, the agency will provide the records by computer disk.  The agency will require advance payment for the actual cost of the computer disk, the actual cost of downloading records onto the computer disk, and the actual cost of transmitting the computer disk by mail, calculated by the standard weight, for a total cost of $6.31. The advance payment may be made by check, money order, or cash. If the agency does not receive advance payment within three weeks of request, the agency will consider the request closed.  

By mail: Download and print the form, and send the completed form to:

New Mexico State Ethics Commission, 800 Bradbury Dr. SE, Ste. 217, Albuquerque, NM 87106.

For records requested to be delivered through mail, the Commission will cover postage for records small enough to be mailed first class in a standard envelope. For requests of records requiring more postage, the Commission will provide a receipt for shipping to be paid by the requestor. For requests of records exceeding 4 printed pages, the State Ethics Commission charges $1.00 for every printed page after the first four pages.

Are the Commission’s records confidential?

Under the State Ethics Commission Act, some of the records held by the State Ethics Commission are confidential. For example, requests for advisory opinions are confidential and are not subject to the provisions of the Inspection of Public Records Act. Further, complaints filed with the Commission are confidential, unless the General Counsel determines that the complaint is supported by probable cause and a public hearing has been set. Complaints that are not within the Commission’s jurisdiction or are not supported by probable cause remain confidential.

Most of the State Ethics Commission’s records, however, are public records. For example, a hearing officer or Commission decision that a respondent’s conduct constituted a violation, and the terms of any settlement approved by the Commission, are public records. Further, all pleadings, motions, briefs and other documents or information related to a decision that a respondent’s conduct constituted a violation are public records, except for information that is protected pursuant to the attorney-client privilege, provider patient privilege or state or federal law. All records offered into evidence at a public hearing are also public records. 

Notice of Right to Inspect

By law, under the Inspection of Public Records Act, NMSA 1978, 14-2-1 to -12, every person has the right to inspect public records maintained by the New Mexico State Ethics Commission. The Act also makes compliance with requests to inspect public records an integral part of the routine duties of the officers and employees of the New Mexico State Ethics Commission.

For additional information on the Inspection of Public Records Act and state agencies’ duties under that law, please see the New Mexico Attorney General’s IPRA Guide.