The labor commissioner [director of the labor and industrial division] may, if deemed necessary, maintain and operate a free employment agency for the purpose of supplying labor to all branches of industry.
History: Laws 1931, ch. 9, § 12; 1941 Comp., § 57-112; 1953 Comp., § 59-1-12.
Repeals. — Section 50-1-9 NMSA 1978 provided for the delayed repeal of the labor and industrial commission, effective July 1, 2014. Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 24 repealed 50-1-9 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2007.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and it is not part of the law.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 1987, ch. 342, § 33 provided that all references in law to the "labor commissioner" shall be construed as references to the "director of the labor and industrial division of the department of labor".
Laws 2007, ch. 200 repealed the labor department. Section 9-26-15 NMSA 1978 provides that all statutory references to the "labor department or any divisions of the labor department shall be deemed to be references to the workforce solutions department."
Cross references. — For public employment agencies, see 50-8-1, 50-8-2 and 51-1-33 NMSA 1978.
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