New Mexico Code § 61-1-6

Venue of hearing
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Board hearings held pursuant to provisions of the Uniform Licensing Act shall be conducted at the election of the board in the county in which the licensee, applicant or unlicensed person maintains residence or in a county in which the act complained of occurred; except that in cases involving initial licensing, hearings shall be held in the county where the board maintains its office. In any case, however, the person whose license or application is involved or the person who performed the unlicensed act and the board may agree that the hearing is to be held in some other county or by virtual remote means.
History: 1953 Comp., § 67-26-6, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 247, § 6; 1978 Comp., § 61-1-6; 2023, ch. 190, § 9.
The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, clarified that disciplinary action can also apply to applicants or unlicensed persons in addition to licensees; after "in the county in which", deleted "the person whose license is involved" and added "the licensee, applicant or unlicensed person"; after "the person whose license", added "or application"; after "is involved", added "or the person who performed the unlicensed act"; and after "some other county", added "or by virtual remote means".

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