New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 4 - DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
Part 10 - APPEALS AND ADJUDICATION
Section 10.4.10.8 - APPEALS PROCEDURE

A. Covered employees who have been demoted, dismissed or suspended have the right to appeal to the board for a public hearing before the board or before a state-personnel- office designated hearing officer within thirty (30) calendar days of the effective date of the disciplinary action.

B. The appeal notice and supporting documents shall be directed to the president of the New Mexico district attorneys personnel review board. Upon receipt of the appeal, the president shall forward a copy to the members of the personnel review board.

C. In the event the appellant elects a state-personnel-designated hearing officer, the board shall promptly make that request to the state personnel office and promptly execute any and all documents necessary to implement this election. The state personnel office shall promptly arrange for the hearing officer without charge. This officer shall have all of the rights, duties and responsibilities provided to the board by the District Attorney Personnel and Compensation Act. This hearing officer's decision shall be binding and of the same force and effect as if the board itself had rendered the final decision.

D. In the event the appellant elects a hearing before the board, the president of the personnel review board shall inform the other board members and the affected parties of the time and place of the hearing; and the president or their designee shall preside over all proceedings pertaining to each appeal. A sitting board member who is the employer of the appellant must excuse themselves from hearing the appeal. The president of the board may designate a hearing officer who may be a member of the board to preside over and take evidence at any hearing pursuant to such appeal. This hearing officer shall prepare and submit to the board a summary of the evidence taken at the hearing and proposed findings of act. The board shall render a final decision on the appeal, which shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law. If a hearing is continued, the same three (3) members who started to hear the appeal shall serve until the conclusion of the appeal process. The president of the personnel review board shall inform the other board members and the affected parties of the time and place of the hearing; and the president or their designee shall preside over all proceedings pertaining to each appeal. A sitting board member who is the employer of the appellant must excuse himself/herself from hearing the appeal. The president of the board may designate a hearing officer who may be a member of the board to preside over and take evidence at any hearing pursuant to such appeal. This hearing officer shall prepare and submit to the board a summary of the evidence taken at the hearing and proposed findings of fact. The board shall render a final decision on the appeal, which shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law. If a hearing is continued, the same three (3) members who started to hear the appeal shall serve until the conclusion of the appeal process.