New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 50 - CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
Part 130 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
Section 8.50.130.16 - DENIAL/DISMISSAL OF REQUEST FOR HEARING
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The administrative law judge may deny or dismiss a request for hearing when:
B. A request for a hearing is considered abandoned and therefore dismissed if neither the appellant nor his or her representative appears at the time and place of the hearing, and if, within [ten (10)] 10 days after a notice of abandonment is mailed by the administrative law judge, the appellant has not presented good cause for failing to appear. Good cause includes verification of a death in the family, doctor's note verifying a disabling personal illness, or other significant emergencies. At the discretion of the administrative law judge, a showing of exceptional circumstances is considered good cause.