2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 71 - Energy and Minerals
Section 5 Geothermal Resources Conservation
Section 71-5-17.2 Subpoena power; immunity of natural persons required to testify.

71-5-17.2. Subpoena power; immunity of natural persons required to testify.

The commission or any member thereof, or the director of the division or his authorized representative, may subpoena witnesses, require their attendance and giving of testimony before it and require the production of books, papers and records in any proceeding before the commission or the division. No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers and records before the commission or the division, or from complying with a subpoena, in any hearing, investigation or proceeding held by or before the commission or division or in any cause or proceeding in any court by or against the commission or division, relative to matters within the jurisdiction of the commission or division, on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring any person to produce any books, papers or records, or to testify in response to any inquiry, not pertinent to some question lawfully before the commission or division or court for determination. No natural person shall be subjected to criminal prosecution or to any penalty or forfeiture for any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he may be required to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, before the commission or division, or in compliance with a subpoena or in any cause or proceeding; provided, that no person testifying shall be exempted from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.

History: 1978 Comp., 71-5-17.2, enacted by Laws 1979, ch. 326, 2.