A hearing officer shall strive to comply with these rules and, to the extent they are not in direct conflict with these rules or other statutory authority applicable to the administrative hearings office, any other relevant administrative rules, codes of conduct, or policies regarding ethics, professionalism, or conduct. Hearing officers should work to ensure that their own staff and others appearing in a proceeding before them also comply with these rules and other applicable rules governing conduct. Hearing officers have a duty to report a clear violation of a known ethical, professional or conduct standard they observe to the appropriate authority, including the governing bodies that regulate attorneys, certified public accountants, and enrolled agents that appear at hearings as representatives.
N.M. Admin. Code § 22.600.2.20