2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Article 8 - Administrative Procedures Act
Section 12-8-7 - Petitions for adoption, amendment or repeal of rules.
Any interested person may petition an agency requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of a rule and may accompany his petition with data, views and arguments he thinks pertinent. Within thirty days after the submission of a petition, the agency either shall deny the petition in writing, stating its reasons for the denial, or shall initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance with Section 4 [12-8-4 NMSA 1978] of the Administrative Procedures Act.
History: 1953 Comp., § 4-32-7, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 252, § 7.
ANNOTATIONSLaw reviews. — For article, "How to Stand Still Without Really Trying: A Critique of the New Mexico Administrative Procedures Act," see 10 Nat. Resources J. 840 (1970).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 2 Am. Jur. 2d Administrative Law § 221 et seq.
