New Mexico § 60-2E-33 - Emergency orders of board
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 60-2E-33 — Emergency orders of board, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 60-2E-33. Emergency orders of board
The board may issue an emergency order for suspension, limitation or conditioning
of a license, registration, finding of suitability or work permit or may issue an
emergency order requiring a gaming operator licensee to exclude an individual licensee
from the premises of the gaming operator licensee's gaming establishment or not to
pay an individual licensee any remuneration for services or any profits, income or
accruals on his investment in the licensed gaming establishment in the following manner: A. an emergency order may be issued only when the board believes that: (1) a licensee has willfully failed to report, pay or truthfully account for and pay
over any fee imposed by the provisions of the Gaming Control Act or willfully attempted
in any manner to evade or defeat any fee or payment thereof; (2) a licensee or gaming employee has cheated at a game; or (3) the emergency order is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health, safety, morals, good order or general welfare; B. the emergency order shall set forth the grounds upon which it is issued, including
a statement of facts constituting the alleged emergency necessitating such action; C. the emergency order is effective immediately upon issuance and service upon the
licensee or resident agent of the licensee or gaming employee or, in cases involving
registration or findings of suitability, upon issuance and service upon the person
or entity involved or resident agent of the entity involved; the emergency order
may suspend, limit, condition or take other action in relation to the license of one
or more persons in an operation without affecting other individual licensees or the
gaming operator licensee. The emergency order remains effective until further order of the board or final
disposition of the case; and D. within five days after issuance of an emergency order, the board shall cause a
complaint to be filed and served upon the person or entity involved; thereafter,
the person or entity against whom the emergency order has been issued and served is
entitled to a hearing before the board and to judicial review of the decision and
order of the board in accordance with the provisions of the board's regulations.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Mexico § 60-2E-33
What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 60-2E-33 cover?
Section 60-2E-33 ("Emergency orders of board") 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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