In addition to the powers granted to the secretary in Section 9-11-6 NMSA 1978, the secretary is authorized to set, by regulation, after notification to the legislative finance committee, fees to cover the expense of providing additional services for the convenience of the public. Any fee for a service adopted under this section shall not be charged to or payable by any person not taking advantage of the service. Amounts collected pursuant to this section are appropriated to the department to defray the expense of providing the service.
History: 1978 Comp., § 9-11-6.1, enacted by Laws 1990, ch. 70, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1990, ch. 70 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 16, 1990, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.