N.M. Admin. Code § 11.4.5.11

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

Section 11.4.5.11 - INITIATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS

A. Commencement of action:

(1) An action may be commenced by the issuance of a notice of administrative enforcement proceeding by the enforcement bureau chief. The notice shall be delivered immediately to the director.

(2) The notice of administrative enforcement proceeding shall be in the form of a signed statement containing the name, address and phone number of the violator, a statement of facts, the specific violation charged and the specific rule or statutory provision violated.

B. Probable cause determination:

(1) A probable cause determination shall be made by the director in each case where a notice of administrative enforcement proceeding has been issued. The probable cause determination shall be made promptly, but in any event within 30 days after the service of the notice.

(2) The director may make the determination of probable cause solely upon a paper review of the administrative file.

(3) If the director determines no probable cause exists to believe a violation has been committed, the proceeding shall be dismissed and the notice of administrative enforcement shall not be filed with the clerk or served on any party.

(4) If the director determines probable cause exists, a finding of probable cause and a notice of proposed penalty indicating the maximum penalty shall be filed with the clerk along with the notice of administrative enforcement proceedings.

C. When the alleged violator is a party to a pending workers' compensation complaint and the director deems the alleged violations material to the issues raised in the pending complaint, the director shall file the finding of probable cause and notice of proposed penalty and the notice of administrative enforcement proceeding in the case file for the pending complaint and the enforcement proceedings shall be referred to the assigned workers' compensation judge for determination.

N.M. Admin. Code § 11.4.5.11

5/29/91, 6/1/96; Recompiled 11/30/01, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXV, Issue 18, September 30, 2014, eff. 10/1/2014, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 24, December 27, 2022, eff. 1/1/2023