N.M. Stat. § 60-3A-8.1
Investigative authority and powers.
A. For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the Liquor Control Act, the director
is authorized to examine and to require the production of pertinent records, books,
information or evidence, to require the presence of any person and to require the
person to testify under oath concerning the subject matter of the inquiry and to make a
permanent record of the proceedings.
B. The director is vested with the power to issue subpoenas. In no case shall a
subpoena be made returnable less than five days from the date of service.
C. Any subpoena issued by the director shall state with reasonable certainty the
nature of the evidence required to be produced, the time and place of the hearing, the
nature of the inquiry or investigation and the consequences of failure to obey the
subpoena, and shall bear the seal of the department and be attested to by the director.
D. After service of a subpoena upon a person, if the person neglects or refuses to
appear or produce records or other evidence in response to the subpoena or neglects
or refuses to give testimony, as required, the director may invoke the aid of the New
Mexico district courts in the enforcement of the subpoena. In appropriate cases, the
court shall issue its order requiring the person to appear and testify or produce the
person's books or records and may, upon failure of the person to comply with the order,
punish the person for contempt.
E. The director may exchange identification records and information with law
enforcement agencies for official use. Identification records received from the United
States department of justice, including identification records based on fingerprints, shall
be used only to effectuate the licensing purposes and provisions of the Liquor Control
Act. The department shall not disseminate such information except to other law
enforcement agencies for official use only.
F. For the purposes of this section, "director" means the director of the alcohol and
gaming division of the regulation and licensing department.