Departments, institutions and agencies participating in the central telecommunication network shall be charged a pro rata and equitable share of the total monthly costs of the service. This determination is to be made by the department. Toll calls not covered by the wide-area telephone service and supplemental equipment shall be segregated and paid for by agencies, institutions and departments making the calls or using the supplemental equipment.
History: 1953 Comp., § 6-1-26, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 181, § 3; 1965, ch. 225, § 3; 1977, ch. 247, § 63; 1978, ch. 124, § 13; 1980, ch. 151, § 19; 1983, ch. 301, § 59; 2007, ch. 290, § 21; 1978 Comp., § 15-5-3, recompiled as § 9-27-22 by Laws 2009, ch. 146, § 10; 2017, ch. 7, § 5.
ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 2009, ch. 146, § 10 recompiled former 15-5-3 NMSA 1978 as 9-27-22 NMSA 1978, effective June 19, 2009.
The 2017 amendment, effective June 16, 2017, replaced "telephone system" with "telecommunication network" in the provision for charges for participating in the central telecommunication network; in the catchline, after "central", deleted "telephone" and added "telecommunication network"; in the first sentence, after "participating in the central", deleted "telephone system" and added "telecommunication network"; and in the second sentence, after "by the department", deleted "of information technology".