UNIFORM INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND PROCEDURE

HB 62 establishes a standardized procedure for New Mexico's Attorney General to issue civil investigative demands (CIDs) during civil investigations, directly affecting businesses or individuals who may be required to produce documents or tangible objects. The bill mandates that CIDs include specific details (such as the investigation's subject and required materials), must be kept confidential (not public record), and cannot demand unreasonable or privileged information. Recipients can challenge a CID in Santa Fe County District Court before the production deadline, and noncompliance may lead to court enforcement, including contempt charges. This procedure applies exclusively to civil investigations and explicitly excludes criminal prosecutions.