The "New Mexico compilation commission" is created. The commission consists of the chief justice of the supreme court or a justice designated by the chief justice, who shall act as president of the commission; the clerk of the supreme court; the attorney general or a deputy or assistant attorney general designated by the attorney general; the dean of the university of New Mexico school of law or the dean's designee; the director of the legislative council service; and the president of the state bar of New Mexico or a bar commissioner designated by the president of the state bar of New Mexico.

History: 1941 Comp., § 1-120, enacted by Laws 1953, ch. 39, § 2; 1953 Comp., § 1-1-2; 2006, ch. 70, § 1; 2019, ch. 74, § 2.

The 2019 amendment, effective May 3, 2019, changed the membership of the New Mexico compilation commission; and deleted "the state records administrator or the administrator's designee", and changed "New Mexico state bar association or a member of the state bar commissioners appointed by the president" to "state bar of New Mexico or a bar commissioner designated by the president of the state bar of New Mexico".

The 2006 amendment, effective July 1, 2006, expanded the number of members of the commission to add the state records administrator or designee, the dean of the university of New Mexico school of law or designee, the director of the legislative council service and the president of the New Mexico state bar association or a member of the bar commission appointed by the president and authorized the appointment of designees by the chief justice and attorney general.