Conflicts between rule and statute; variance between

NMSA 1978, § 14-4-5.7 — under Article 4.

NMSA 1978, § 14-4-5.7

proposed and final action. A. No rule is valid or enforceable if it conflicts with statute. A conflict between a rule and a statute is resolved in favor of the statute. B. A word or phrase that is defined in an applicable statute should not be defined in rule. A conflict between a definition that appears in a rule and in an applicable statute is resolved in favor of the statute. History: Laws 2017, ch. 137, § 9.