§ 69-25A-6 — Procedure for adopting regulations

A. No regulation may be adopted, amended or repealed without a public hearing before the commission or a hearing officer designated by the commission. B. The public hearing shall be held in Santa Fe and a verbatim record shall be maintained of all proceedings. Notice of the subject, time and place of the hearing, the manner in which interested persons may present their views, and the method by which copies of the proposed regulation or amendment may be obtained shall be: (1) published at least thirty days prior to the hearing date in a newspaper of general circulation in the state; and (2) mailed at least thirty days prior to the hearing date to all persons who have made a written request for advance notice of hearings. C. The commission shall allow all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to submit arguments and to examine witnesses testifying at the hearing. D. The commission may designate a hearing officer to take evidence at the hearing. E. Any person appearing or represented at the hearing shall, upon written request, be given written notice of the commission's action on the proposed adoption, amendment or repeal of a regulation. F. No regulation, its amendment or repeal shall be effective until thirty days after it is filed, as required under the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978].

Legislative History

Laws 1979, ch. 291, § 6.