The state engineer or any examiner appointed by the state engineer to conduct hearings is hereby empowered to subpoena witnesses, to require their attendance and giving of testimony and to require the production of books, papers and records in any proceeding before the state engineer.
History: 1953 Comp., § 75-2-13, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 285, § 2.
Cross references. — For rule relating to subpoenas, see Rule 1-045 NMRA.
Law reviews. — For note, "On Building Better Laws for New Mexico's Environment," see 4 N.M. L. Rev. 105 (1973).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 2 Am. Jur. 2d Administrative Law § 122 et seq.
Power of administrative agency, in investigation of nonjudicial nature to issue subpoenas against persons not subject to agency's regulatory jurisdiction, 27 A.L.R.2d 1208.
81A C.J.S. States § 120.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 72-2-1 - Appointment; removal; qualifications; duties; office; private practice prohibited.
Section 72-2-2 - Assistants; salary.
Section 72-2-3 - [Oath of office; bond.]
Section 72-2-4 - Payment of accounts.
Section 72-2-5 - Annual report.
Section 72-2-6 - Fees; amount; disposition.
Section 72-2-7 - [Records to be public; certified copies as evidence.]
Section 72-2-9 - [Supervising apportionment of waters.]
Section 72-2-9.1 - Priority administration; expedited water marketing and leasing; state engineer.
Section 72-2-9.2 - Office of the state engineer; devices to measure river water.
Section 72-2-10 - [Legal advisers; duties.]
Section 72-2-11 - [Board of water commissioners abolished; pending appeals.]
Section 72-2-12 - Hearing examiners.
Section 72-2-13 - Depositions, written interrogatories and administrative conferences.
Section 72-2-14 - Subpoena power.
Section 72-2-16 - Hearings required before appeal.
Section 72-2-17 - Hearing; notice; conduct; record.
Section 72-2-18 - State engineer; enforcement; compliance orders; penalty.
Section 72-2-19 - Advanced mapping fund; created.
Section 72-2-20 - Notice of applications; online posting; notice by publication; objections.