N.M. Admin. Code § 20.1.6.301

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 20.1.6.301 - TESTIMONY AND CROSS-EXAMINATION

A. All testimony will be taken under oath or affirmation which may be accomplished in mass or individually.

B. The hearing officer shall admit any relevant evidence, unless the hearing officer determines that the evidence is incompetent or 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.

C. Any person who testifies at the hearing is 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 is entitled to conduct such cross-examination as may be 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.

N.M. Admin. Code § 20.1.6.301

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 07, April 11, 2017, eff. 5/1/2017, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 04, February 27, 2018, eff. 3/16/2018