# 1.8.3.16 NMAC: Section 16. Open Records And Confidentiality

> New Mexico · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T1_C8_P3_S16

## Section

- **Citation:** 1.8.3.16 NMAC
- **Heading:** Section 16. Open Records And Confidentiality
- **Jurisdiction:** New Mexico
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NMAC / Title 1 (GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION) / Chapter 8 (STATE ETHICS COMMISSION) / Part 3 (ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS) / Section 16

## Text

A. Thirty days after the director provides notice pursuant to Subsection A of 1.8.3.13 NMAC to the respondent of the allegations of a complaint, the general counsel’s finding of probable cause, and the setting of the public hearing: (1) the director shall make public the specific allegations of the complaint, the notification to the respondent, any response filed by the respondent, and any related records, provided that: (2) prior to the publication of any commission records pursuant to the preceding subparagraph, any proceedings in district court initiated by the commission to obtain subpoenas shall be sealed, and shall remain so until such time as the commission notifies the court that the commission has made the complaint public or the parties enter into an approved settlement agreement. B. If a complaint is dismissed because the general counsel has found it to be frivolous or unsubstantiated, as provided in Subsection E of Section 10-16G-10 NMSA 1978, the commission shall not release to the public the complaint, the reason for its dismissal, or any related records. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent the making public of any document by a complainant or respondent to the proceeding. C. Notwithstanding any other requirement in these rules or the law requiring notification to the complainant or respondent of commission actions on a complaint, the director may delay notifying parties or releasing to the public the complaint and related information if the director deems it necessary to protect the integrity of a criminal investigation. (1) The director shall, within 10 days of making the decision to delay release of a complaint pursuant to this subsection, present to the commission the records and information to be withheld and the reasons for delaying their release
ing parties or releasing to the public the complaint and related information if the director deems it necessary to protect the integrity of a criminal investigation. (1) The director shall, within 10 days of making the decision to delay release of a complaint pursuant to this subsection, present to the commission the records and information to be withheld and the reasons for delaying their release. (2) The commission may, by a majority vote pursuant to Subsection H of Section 10-16G-10 NMSA 1978, confirm the director’s decision in a meeting closed pursuant to the requirements of the Open Meetings Act, Section 10-15-1 NMSA 1978, and the commission’s open meetings resolution.

## Nearby sections

- [1.8.3.1 NMAC Section 1. Issuing Agency](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T1_C8_P3_S1.md)
- [1.8.3.2 NMAC Section 2. Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T1_C8_P3_S2.md)
- [1.8.3.3 NMAC Section 3. Statutory Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T1_C8_P3_S3.md)
- [1.8.3.5 NMAC Section 5. Effective Date](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T1_C8_P3_S5.md)
- [1.8.3.6 NMAC Section 6. Objective](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T1_C8_P3_S6.md)
- [1.8.3.7 NMAC Section 7. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T1_C8_P3_S7.md)
- [1.8.3.8 NMAC Section 8. Standing Orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T1_C8_P3_S8.md)
- [1.8.3.9 NMAC Section 9. Complaints](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T1_C8_P3_S9.md)
- [1.8.3.11 NMAC Section 11. General Counsel’S Investigation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T1_C8_P3_S11.md)
- [1.8.3.16 NMAC Section 16. Open Records And Confidentiality](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T1_C8_P3_S16.md)

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