For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADULT. Any person 18 years of age or older.
CHILD or CHILDREN. Persons under 18 years of age unless the applicable criminal statute defining the criminal offense applies to children younger than 18 in which case the younger age shall control. The singular and plural shall include one another.
EMPLOYER. Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, legal representative or organized group of persons paying wages or any form of compensation to any person for services that directly or indirectly benefit the individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, legal representative or organized group of persons. The term EMPLOYER shall include but not be limited to any place of business under the Business Registration Ordinance, §§ 13-1-1 et seq. ROA 1994.
HE. He or she.
HIS. His or her.
NMSA. The most current version of a statute compiled in New Mexico Statutes Annotated.
PROBATIONARY SEX OFFENDER. A sex offender who has been convicted of a sex offense against a child and is on probation.
ROA 1994. The Revised Ordinances of Albuquerque, New Mexico 1994.
SEX OFFENDER. Shall have the same meaning the term has under § 29-11A-3(A) NMSA 1978 (Repl. Pamp. 2001).
SEX OFFENSE. Shall have the same meaning the term has under § 29-11A-3(B) NMSA 1978 (Repl. Pamp. 2001).
(Ord. 36-2003)