The state engineer or any examiner appointed by the state engineer to conduct hearings is hereby empowered to subpoena witnesses, to require their attendance and giving of testimony and to require the production of books, papers and records in any proceeding before the state engineer.
History: 1953 Comp., § 75-2-13, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 285, § 2.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For rule relating to subpoenas, see Rule 1-045 NMRA.
Law reviews. — For note, "On Building Better Laws for New Mexico's Environment," see 4 N.M. L. Rev. 105 (1973).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 2 Am. Jur. 2d Administrative Law § 122 et seq.
Power of administrative agency, in investigation of nonjudicial nature to issue subpoenas against persons not subject to agency's regulatory jurisdiction, 27 A.L.R.2d 1208.
81A C.J.S. States § 120.