New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 8 - STATE ETHICS COMMISSION
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1.8.1.11 - INVESTIGATIONS; SUBPOENAS

Universal Citation: 1 NM Admin Code 1.8.1.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. The director may initiate an investigation if there is an articulable factual basis that reasonably indicates that the subject of the investigation has violated or in the immediate future will violate the ethics laws and the investigation is a reasonable use of Commission resources and personnel. Investigations may result in:

(1) a request for the Commission's approval to commence a civil action pursuant to 1.8.1.12 NMAC; or

(2) a determination of no further action pursuant to 1.8.1.13 NMAC.

B. In performing an investigation, the director may take any action available to the director when making an assessment, interview witnesses, and petition a district court for leave to issue and serve subpoenas for evidence pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Subsection C of Section 10-16G-5 NMSA 1978 and Subsection D of this Section.

C. Upon approval of the Commission, the director may file an action in district court for the issuance, service, and enforcement of subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, documents or other evidence relevant or material to the investigation. The civil action provided for in this paragraph shall be filed under seal in the district court in the county where a witness resides. If a witness neglects or refuses to comply with a subpoena, the director may apply to the district court for an order enforcing the subpoena and compelling compliance. The district court may impose sanctions or other relief permitted by law, including contempt, if a person neglects or refuses to comply with an order enforcing the subpoena and compelling compliance.

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