N.M. Code R. § 6.60.9.10
The PED finds that adherence to this code of ethical responsibility has a significant bearing on licensed personnel's competence, turpitude or the proper performance of their duties. It makes the same finding for any other person providing instructional or education-related services in a school who holds any license, certificate or written authority issued by the instructional or education-related services in a school who hold any license, certificate or written authority issued by the PED. Both the code of ethics and standards of professional conduct are intended to provide a valuable framework of personal ethics to assist educators and administrators in their interaction with colleagues, students and parents. However, the standards of professional conduct establish minimal standards of acceptable professional conduct with which all educators and administrators are required to comply. Therefore, the PED through the educator ethics bureau may revoke, suspend or take other appropriate action against any educator license of any person, or may deny applications for initial licensure or continuing licensure to any person, who is within the scope of this rule, and who after hearing, is found to have engaged in ethical misconduct, by failing to comply with one or more of the enumerated provisions of the standards of professional conduct set forth in 6.60.9.9 NMAC, above, exclusive of the preamble. All hearings and attendant notices shall be conducted and served pursuant to the Uniform Licensing Act 61-1-1 through 61-1-31, NMSA 1978 and either 6.68.2 NMAC or 6.68.3 NMAC.
N.M. Code R. § 6.60.9.10