Chapter 7, Article 1B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Administrative Hearings Office Act”. History: Laws 2015, ch. 73, § 1; 2019, ch. 157, § 6. ANNOTATIONS The 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, changed “Sections 1 through 9 of this act” to “Chapter 7, Article 1B NMSA 1978”.
The chief hearing officer shall select a hearing officer for expedited adjudicatory proceedings as provided by the Medicaid Provider and Managed Care Act. History: Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 17. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 20 made Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 17 effective January 1, 2020. Severability. — Laws 2019, […]
The “administrative hearings office” is created and is administratively attached pursuant to the provisions of Section 9-1-7 NMSA 1978 to the department of finance and administration. History: Laws 2015, ch. 73, § 2. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2015, ch. 73, § 38 made the Administrative Hearings Office Act, §§ 7-1B-1 through 7-1B-9 NMSA 1978, […]
The head of the administrative hearings office is the “chief hearing officer”, who shall be appointed for a term of six years, except that the initial term shall begin on July 1, 2015 and shall end on December 31, 2015. The chief hearing officer may be reappointed to successive terms. An appointed chief hearing officer […]
A. The “chief hearing officer selection committee” is created and consists of nine members, including: (1) four members who are selected by the New Mexico legislative council, no more than two of whom are from the same political party; (2) four members who are selected by the governor, no more than two of whom are […]
A. The chief hearing officer may: (1) adopt and promulgate rules pertaining to administrative hearings; and (2) subject to appropriations, hire and contract for such professional, technical and support staff as needed to carry out the functions of the administrative hearings office; provided that such hiring and contracting be without regard to party affiliation and […]
A. The chief hearing officer shall: (1) adopt and promulgate a hearing officer code of conduct; and (2) annually, evaluate each hearing officer’s performance for competency, efficiency and professional demeanor in accord with relevant legal standards and the hearing officer code of conduct, including through the use of a survey of practitioners who appear before […]
A hearing officer shall not: A. engage or participate in any way in the enforcement or formulation of general tax policy other than to conduct hearings. A taxpayer or the taxation and revenue department may request that the chief hearing officer determine whether a hearing officer has engaged or participated in the enforcement or formulation […]
A. Upon timely receipt of a tax protest filed in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-1-24 NMSA 1978, the taxation and revenue department shall promptly acknowledge the protest by letter to the protesting taxpayer or the taxpayer’s representative. If the department determines that the protest has not been filed in accordance with that section, […]
A. A person may dispute the denial of or failure to either allow or deny a license, permit, placard or registration provided for in the Motor Vehicle Code [Chapter 66, Articles 1 through 8 NMSA 1978]. Upon timely receipt of a protest, the chief hearing officer shall promptly designate a hearing officer to conduct a […]
