New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 22 - COURTS
Chapter 600 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS OFFICE
Part 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING RULES AND PROCEDURES
Section 22.600.1.24 - FAILURE TO APPEAR

A. If a person or entity challenging the state action fails to appear, either in person or through a permissible representative, to a duly noticed hearing, the person or entity waives his, her, or their right to protest or challenge that proposed state action, the matter shall go on the record for the limited purpose of addressing notice and non-appearance, and a final judgment and order against them shall be entered based on the waiver of the hearing by failing to appear.

B. In considering the non-appearance and whether the person received appropriate notice necessitating issuance of the judgment, the hearing officer may consider the contents of the administrative file, information conveyed to or known by administrative hearings office staff, information related to mailing, including mail tracking, returned receipt information, and notes written on returned envelopes of the United States postal service or other mail tracking services, and arguments offered by the present party, all of which may be addressed on the record of the hearing or in any subsequent order.

C. Oral rulings based on a party's failure to appear are not final until reduced to writing. The hearing officer may issue a different written order as new information arises after the hearing regarding whether the notice of hearing was properly sent to the correct address or otherwise properly served.