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N.M. Stat. § 12-8-13 (2026)

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No party or representative of a party or any other person shall communicate off the
record about the case with any agency member who participates in making the decision
in any adjudicatory proceeding unless a copy of the communication is sent to all parties
to the proceeding. No agency member or representative of the agency shall
communicate off the record about the adjudicatory proceedings with any party or
representative of a party or any other person unless a copy of the communication is
sent to all parties in the proceeding.

History: 1953 Comp., § 4-32-13, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 252, § 13.

                                     ANNOTATIONS
Law 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. — Propriety of ex parte communication
made in connection with administrative proceeding by interested party or by member or
employee of agency (5 USCS § 557(d)(1)), 58 A.L.R. Fed. 834.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2005–2006 · leading case: Miller v. Workforce Saf. & Ins., 2006 ND 1 (N.D. 2006).
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Miller v. Workforce Saf. & Ins., 2006 ND 1 (N.D. 2006). · cites it 2× “§ 2-4-613 (2005); N.M. Stat. Ann. § 12-8-13 (1998); N.C. Gen.”
Miller v. Workforce Saf. & Ins., 2006 ND 1 (N.D. 2006). “§ 2-4-613 (2005); N.M. Stat. Ann. § 12-8-13 (1998); N.C. Gen.”
Supermarket Express, L.L.C., t/a Lagoon v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2005). “Code 29A-1-4. - 13 - When, as here, an ex parte communication is made that involves a key issue of a pending case, the ABC Board’s failure to disclosure the communication gives the appearance that it made its decision based on what occurred at its meeting with City officials.”
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