General MVD Hearing Information

Under the Administrative Hearings Office Act, the Administrative Hearings Office conducts and adjudicates any administrative hearings required under the Motor Vehicle Code. Though far from an exhaustive list, some examples of hearings conducted under the Motor Vehicle Code are license suspension hearings under Section 66-5-30, licensure hearings related to reported medical or vision conditions under Section 66-5-5, other general MVD Code hearings under Section 66-2-17, CDL suspension hearings, and dealer license hearings under Section 66-4-3.

Motor Vehicle Code

To view the statutes governing New Mexico Motor Vehicle Code, go to the New Mexico Compilation Commission's web page. To browse the chapters, expand the table of contents in the left pane, select NMSA, select more, then select Chapter 66 to browse the Motor Vehicle Code.

Pertinent Regulations Related to Administrative Hearings Office

22.600.1 NMAC GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING RULES AND PROCEDURES
22.600.2 NMAC CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

MVD has numerous other regulations related to the Motor Vehicle Code. Please visit MVD's website for more information about its policies, manuals, and regulations.

Forms

Request for Hearing Form
Request for Continuance Form
Request to Appear at hearing remotely by telephone or videoconference at ICA Hearing
Entry of Appearance Form

Withdrawal of Request for Hearing
To be filed if you no longer wish to contest MVD's proposed action or inaction. Filing of this form will result in cancellation of the scheduled hearing and a denial of your protest of MVD's action/inaction.

Subpoena
If you want to subpoena a witness to appear at your hearing, please fill in the subpoena template and submit it to the Administrative Hearings Office for signature.

Request for Hearing Audio