A. A person aggrieved by a determination as to eligibility for relocation payments or the amount of payment received under the Relocation Assistance Act shall have the right to a hearing before the displacing agency or before a hearing officer designated by the displacing agency.
B. After the hearing, a person aggrieved or affected by a final administrative determination concerning eligibility for relocation payments or the amount of the payment under the Relocation Assistance Act may appeal to the district court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978.
History: 1953 Comp., § 22-9A-15, enacted by Laws 1972, ch. 41, § 15; 1989, ch. 121, § 14; 1998, ch. 55, § 45; 1999, ch. 265, § 47.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For procedures governing administrative appeals to the district court, see Rule 1-074 NMRA.
The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, substituted "Section 39-3-1.1" for "Section 12-8A-1" in Subsection B.
The 1998 amendment, effective September 1, 1998, substituted "A person" for "Any persons" in Subsection A, rewrote Subsection B and deleted Subsection C.
The 1989 amendment, effective March 30, 1989, inserted "displacing" preceding "agency" throughout the section; made minor stylistic changes in the introductory paragraph of Subsection B; and substituted "by filing a notice of appeal in the district court within thirty days of the date of mailing" for "within thirty days of the day of the mailing" in Subsection B(2).