Unless otherwise provided by law, the commission may by rule provide that oral proceedings before the commission may be taken by any means that provides a full and complete record, including tape recording or stenography. The commission by rule shall determine when tape recordings are transcribed. A party to the proceeding may request a copy of a tape recording or a written transcript if one is provided. The agency may charge a reasonable fee for a copy of a proceeding. Copy costs shall be determined by the commission by rule and money collected shall be deposited in the utility oversight fund.

History: Laws 1998, ch. 108, § 16; § 8-8-16, recompiled as § 62-19-22 by Laws 2020, ch. 9, § 59; 2026, ch. 64, § 11.

ANNOTATIONS

Recompilations. — Laws 2020, ch. 9, § 59 recompiled former 8-8-16 NMSA 1978 as 62-19-22 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2023.

The 2026 amendment, effective May 20, 2026, substituted the "agency" for the "commission" in an existing provision that allowed a reasonable fee to be charged for a copy of a proceeding, and provided that the money collected pursuant to this section be deposited in the utility oversight fund rather than the general fund; deleted "commission" and added "agency" preceding "may charge a reasonable fee", and after "deposited in the" deleted "general" and added "utility oversight".