N.M. Admin. Code § 22.600.1.16

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

Section 22.600.1.16 - CONTINUANCES

A. At the request of a party, a witness, or upon the hearing officer's own determination, a hearing may be continued for good cause. The hearing officer shall consider only written continuance requests made at least three working days prior to the scheduled hearing absent extraordinary, unforeseen circumstances that the requesting party could not have known earlier. Employees of the administrative hearings office scheduling section or the chief hearing officer may grant or deny the request on behalf of the hearing officer. An order to grant or deny the request may be issued prior to the scheduled hearing or if there is insufficient time to issue an order prior to the scheduled hearing, the hearing officer may grant or deny the request on the record at the hearing. No continuance request may be granted unless there is adequate time to provide notice to the parties, subpoena witnesses and conduct the rescheduled hearing before expiration of any statutory jurisdictional deadline.

B. Within the jurisdictional time limits set by statute, the chief hearing officer may sua sponte continue any matter as necessary to address staffing needs, to ensure efficient and adequate use of state resources, and to manage the hearing docket. To this end, the chief hearing officer or designee may contact the parties to inquire about the status of a scheduled case.

C. No case shall be continued, even with a showing of good cause or an emergency circumstance, beyond any mandatory, applicable jurisdictional time limit on the case.

N.M. Admin. Code § 22.600.1.16

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 02, January 30, 2018, eff. 2/1/2018