New Mexico Statutes 60-6C-5. Administration of oaths; production of documents;
witnesses.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 60-6C-5
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
The director shall have the power to administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, records and physical exhibits in any hearing held under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 N.M. Stat. Ann.] by the issuance and service of subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum. The hearing officer shall have authority to rule upon offers of proof and receive relevant evidence, take, allow or cause depositions to be taken, regulate the course of the hearing, hold conferences for the settlement or simplification of the issues by consent of the parties, dispose of procedural requests or similar matters and reopen the hearing for the taking of additional evidence at any time prior to the taking of an appeal.