New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 9 - REGULATORY PROCEDURES
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS - HEARINGS
Section 18.9.1.10 - REPRESENTATION IN PROCEEDINGS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Representation: Only the person challenging the action or for a business, a bona fide majority owner, or an attorney licensed and authorized to practice in New Mexico may represent a person in a proceeding.
B. Entry of appearance: A formal written entry of appearance must be filed by any attorney wishing to represent a person or party to a proceeding.
C. Verification: The hearing examiner may require any person or entity to provide appropriate documentation in order to verify any claimed representational authority.
D. Failure to appear: A party that provides no appearance at a scheduled hearing is deemed to have abandoned and dismissed their request for hearing unless, within 10 calendar days after the date of the scheduled hearing, the party presents good cause for failure to appear; "good cause" includes death in the family, disabling personal illness, or other significant emergency; at the discretion of the hearing examiner, other extraordinary circumstances may be considered good cause.