N.M. Admin. Code § 19.10.15.22

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 19.10.15.22 - PARTICIPATION BY CONFERENCE TELEPHONE OR SIMILAR DEVICE

A. A commission member may participate in a meeting or hearing of the commission by means of a conference telephone or other similar communications equipment, when it is otherwise difficult or impossible for the member to attend the meeting or hearing in person, provided that each member participating by conference telephone can be identified when speaking, all participants are able to hear each other at the same time and members of the public attending the meeting or hearing are able to hear any member of the commission who speaks at the meeting or hearing. A commission member's participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting or hearing. A commission member who wishes to participate in a rulemaking hearing in this manner must receive permission from the hearing officer sufficiently in advance of the rulemaking hearing so as to permit the commission administrator to arrange for adequate telephone hookup.

B. A witness may participate in a rulemaking hearing of the commission by means of a telephone conference or other similar communications equipment when an emergency or circumstances make it impossible for the witness to attend the hearing in person. A witness who wishes to participate in a rulemaking hearing in this manner must receive permission from the hearing officer in advance of the rulemaking hearing. No witness may participate in a rulemaking hearing by telephone conference unless he or she makes a request sufficiently in advance of the rulemaking hearing to permit the commission administrator to arrange for an adequate telephone or electronic hookup. Each witness participating remotely must be identified when speaking, all participants must be able to hear each other at the same time and members of the public attending the hearing must be able to hear any witness who speaks during the hearing.

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.10.15.22

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 06, March 27, 2018, eff. 3/27/2018