N.M. Stat. § 58-21-14
Notice of contemplated action; hearings.
A. When the director contemplates taking any action specified in Section 58-21-8
NMSA 1978 and Paragraphs (1) through (7) of Subsection A of Section 58-21-28 NMSA
1978, the director shall serve upon the licensee a written notice containing a statement:
(1)
that the director has sufficient evidence that, if not rebutted or explained,
will justify the director in taking the contemplated action;
(2)
indicating the general nature of the evidence; and
(3)
that unless the licensee within twenty days after service of the notice
deposits in the mail a certified return receipt requested letter addressed to the director
and containing a request for a hearing, the director will take the contemplated action.
B. If the licensee does not mail a request for a hearing within the time and in the
manner required by this section, the director may take the action contemplated in the
notice, and such action shall be final and not subject to judicial review.
C. If the licensee mails a request for a hearing as required by this section, the
director shall, within thirty days of receipt of the request, notify the licensee of the time
and place of the hearing, the name of the person who shall conduct the hearing for the
director and the statutes and regulations authorizing the director to take the
contemplated action.