New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 10 - NON-COAL MINING
Part 15 - MINING COMMISSION RULEMAKING
Section 19.10.15.24 - TESTIMONY AND CROSS-EXAMINATION
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. The hearing officer shall allow all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to submit arguments and to examine witnesses testifying at the hearing.
B. All testimony will be taken under oath or affirmation, which may be accomplished in mass or individually.
C. The hearing officer shall admit any relevant evidence, unless the hearing officer determines that the evidence is unduly repetitious. The hearing officer shall require all oral testimony be limited to the position of the witness in favor of or against the proposed rule.
D. Any person who testifies at the hearing may be subject to cross-examination on the subject matter of his or her direct testimony and matters affecting his or her credibility. Any person attending the hearing may conduct such cross-examination if required for a full and true disclosure of matters at issue in the hearing. The hearing officer may limit cross-examination to avoid harassment, intimidation, needless expenditure of time or undue repetition.
