Rulemaking power; rules to establish standards of

conduct. The secretary has authority to make and promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Sections 29-2-1 through 29-2-29 NMSA 1978. The secretary shall establish by rules, from time to time, standards of conduct for members of the New Mexico state police, and a copy of the rules shall be delivered to each member and displayed at each station of the department. The rules shall be filed pursuant to the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978]. History: 1941 Comp., § 40-221, enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 21; 1953, ch. 80, § 5; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-21; Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 37; 1978, ch. 82, § 5; 1979, ch. 202, § 31; 2015, ch. 3, § 19.