# REFERRAL FOR PROSECUTION **Citation:** 18.60.4.18 NMAC **Type / status:** regulation / current **Agency:** New Mexico Public Regulation Commission **Effective:** 2006-07-17 **Published:** Not stated If an employee of the transportation division of the New Mexico public regulation commission becomes aware of any actual or possible activity subject to criminal penalties under Section 70-3-19 NMSA 1978, the employee shall report such actual or possible activity to the office of the attorney genera ## Document text If an employee of the transportation division of the New Mexico public regulation commission becomes aware of any actual or possible activity subject to criminal penalties under Section 70-3-19 NMSA 1978, the employee shall report such actual or possible activity to the office of the attorney general for the state of New Mexico. History of 18.60.4 NMAC: Pre-NMAC History: The material in this rule was derived from that previously filed with the Commission of Public Records-State Records Center and Archives. SCC 69-29, Order No. 2966, Cause No.516, filed 9-24-69. SCC 71-2, Amended Order No. 2966, Cause No.516, filed 3-18-71. SCC 72-1, Amended Order No. 3096, Cause No.516, filed 1-12-72. SCC 77-2, Order No. 3096-C, Docket No.750, filed 3-04-77. SCC 79-4, Regulations Relating to Minimum Safety Standards for the Transportation of Natural and other Gas by Pipeline, filed 6-27-79. SCC 84-9-PL, Regulation for the Transportation of Natural and other Gas by Pipeline - Minimum Standards, filed 11-26-84. History of Repealed Material: 18 NMAC 60.1, General Provisions; 18 NMAC 60.2, Reports Required for New Master Meters and Third Party Damage; 18 NMAC 60.3, Requirement of Filing of Procedural Manual; 18 NMAC 60.4, Classification and Repair of Leaks; 18 NMAC 60.5, Pipeline Safety Program Procedures; 18 NMAC 60.6, Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards: Annual and Incident Reports; 18 NMAC 60.7, Transportation of Natural and Other Gas by Pipeline: Minimum Federal Safety Standards; 18 NMAC 60.8, Transportation of Hazardous Liquids by Pipeline; 18 NMAC 60.9, Pipeline Safety Regulations: Drugs & Alcohol Testing; 18 NMAC 60.10, Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug & Alcohol Testing Programs (all filed 5-1-96) repealed 7-1-03. Other History: SCC 84-9-PL, Regulation for the Transportation of Natural and other Gas by Pipeline - Minimum Standards, filed 11-26-84, was renumbered into first version of the New Mexico Administrative Code as 18 NMAC 60.1 through 18 NMAC 60.10, effective 6-5-96. 18 NMAC 60.1 through 18 NMAC 60.10 (all filed 5-1-96), were replaced by 18.60.2 NMAC, Pipeline Safety, effective 7-1-03. Those applicable portions of 18.60.2 NMAC, Pipeline Safety (filed 6-16-2003) replaced by 18.60.4 NMAC, Pipeline Safety Enforcement Procedures, effective 7-17-06. ## Provenance - Official: Yes - Source: - Source ID: `nm-srca-nmac` - SHA-256: `916254ea8a4c42f5030460cc049009b66991b47482311d1842beecd986eee326` - Retrieved: 2026-08-20T08:28:34.875Z - Exported: 2026-08-22T20:57:49.376Z - Document slug: `nm-nmac-18-60-4-18` ### Source metadata ```json { "jurisdiction": "US-NM", "title": 18, "chapter": 60, "part": "4", "section": 18, "partTitle": "PIPELINE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES", "pipelineScope": "new-mexico-pipeline-safety", "legalScope": "Complete current official NMAC Title 18, Chapter 60, Parts 2 through 5: general pipeline-safety provisions, annual fees, enforcement procedures, and excavation-damage prevention. Part 1 is reserved.", "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability depends on New Mexico Public Regulation Commission jurisdiction, pipeline or underground-facility type, operator and activity, intrastate or interstate status, federal preemption, incorporated federal rules, exemptions, waivers, and current Commission orders. Excavation-damage provisions also apply to one-call systems and excavators as specified in Part 5.", "rights": "Official New Mexico Administrative Code text is preserved with State Records Center and Archives attribution and source provenance. Agency marks, site presentation, linked material, and incorporated federal or third-party standards may carry separate rights; confirm reuse requirements beyond legal research.", "currentEffectiveOn": "2006-07-17", "effectiveDateBasis": "Latest explicit date in the official section history note; not a chapter-wide publication date.", "rawHistory": "[18.60.4.18 NMAC - Rp, 18.60.2.26 NMAC, 7-17-06]", "references": [ { "citation": "18.60.4.18 NMAC", "referenceType": "new-mexico-administrative-code" }, { "citation": "18.60.2.26 NMAC", "referenceType": "new-mexico-administrative-code" }, { "citation": "70-3-19 NMSA 1978", "referenceType": "new-mexico-statutes" } ], "publicationStatus": "Current official NMAC part text published by the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives.", "region": "NM" } ```