New Mexico § 28-1-6 - Validity of regulation; judicial review

Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 28-1-6 — Validity of regulation; judicial review, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 28-1-6. Validity of regulation; judicial review

A. Any person who is or may be affected by a regulation adopted by the secretary may

appeal to the court of appeals for further relief. All appeals shall be upon the record made at the hearing and shall be taken to the

court of appeals within thirty days after filing of the regulation. B. The procedure for perfecting an appeal to the court of appeals under this section

consists of the timely filing of a notice of appeal with a copy of the regulation

from which the appeal is taken. The appellant shall certify in his notice of appeal that arrangements have been

made with the secretary for preparation of a sufficient number of transcripts of the

record of the hearing on which the appeal depends to support his appeal to the court,

at the expense of the appellant, including three copies which he shall furnish to

the secretary. C. Upon appeal, the court of appeals shall set aside the regulation only if found

to be: (1) arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of discretion; (2) not supported by a preponderance of evidence in the record; or (3) otherwise not in accordance with law.

Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 28-1-6 ("Validity of regulation; judicial review") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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