Notice of any hearing and of its time and place shall be given by certified mail not less than ten days, exclusive of the day of mailing, before the hearing. The notice shall be sent to the licensee and all persons involved. Any licensee against whom a complaint has been filed shall have the right to file answer, appear at the hearing, introduce evidence and be heard both in person and by counsel. In the hearing before the commission, the rules of civil procedure and the technical rules of evidence shall not apply, but the hearing shall be conducted so that both complaints and defenses are amply and fairly presented.
History: 1941 Comp., § 71-817, enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 214, § 14; 1953 Comp., § 65-7-14; Laws 1973, ch. 362, § 14; 1977, ch. 245, § 136; 1989, ch. 6, § 59.
The 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1989, substituted "commission" for "committee" in the last sentence and made minor stylistic changes throughout the section.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 2 Am. Jur. 2d Administrative Law § 283 et seq.
73A C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Proceedings §§ 134, 135, 139, 142.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 5 - Liquefied and Compressed Gases
Section 70-5-4 - Acts concerning LP gas or CNG subject to commission rules and regulations.
Section 70-5-5 - Power to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations; exceptions to act.
Section 70-5-6 - License; exceptions.
Section 70-5-8 - Authority of inspectors.
Section 70-5-9 - Annual license fees; inspection fees.
Section 70-5-10 - Revenue; suspense fund.
Section 70-5-11 - Proof of responsibility.
Section 70-5-12 - Power of bureau and commission to refuse to grant, suspend or cancel a license.
Section 70-5-13 - Provisions for hearings.
Section 70-5-14 - Notice; hearing.
Section 70-5-15 - Finding; record.
Section 70-5-17 - No formal notice required of hearing on application for license; appeal.
Section 70-5-18 - Civil penalty for failure to comply with act or any order, rule or regulation.
Section 70-5-19 - Municipalities; taxes; license fees.
Section 70-5-20 - Enforcement.
Section 70-5-21 - Misdemeanor.
Section 70-5-22 - Administrative penalty assessments.
Section 70-5-23 - Containers to be filled only by owner or upon the owner's authorization.