N.M. Admin. Code § 22.600.2.18

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

Section 22.600.2.18 - PERSONAL CONDUCT

A. Hearing officers shall not participate in outside activities that will interfere with the hearing officer's official duties or participate in activities that will lead to frequent disqualification of the hearing officer. The hearing officer should refrain from conduct and not participate in activities, or belong to organizations, that would appear to a reasonable person to undermine the hearing officer's independence, integrity, impartiality, or judgment. A hearing officer should not hold membership in any organization that practices invidious discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, socioeconomic status, political affiliation, age, physical or mental disability, or serious medical condition.

B. The hearing officer must be knowledgeable about and comply with all statutes, ordinances, regulations, and policies governing conduct of public employees.

C. A hearing officer shall not accept any gifts, loans, bequests, benefits, donations, or things of value if acceptance is prohibited by law or would appear to a reasonable person to undermine the hearing officer's integrity or impartiality in performance of hearing officer duties, or if the source is a party or other person, including a lawyer, who has or is likely to come before the hearing officer.

D. A hearing officer shall not request or receive an honorarium or payment for a speech, presentation, training, educational activity, or other event related to the hearing officer's duties except for reasonable reimbursement for meals, lodging, and actual travel expenses incurred for such activity.

N.M. Admin. Code § 22.600.2.18

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 02, January 30, 2018, eff. 2/1/2018