New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 17A - Barbers and Cosmetologists

Section 61-17A-1 - Short title. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - Chapter 61, Article 17A NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 61-17A-2 - Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - As used in the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act: A. "barber"...

Section 61-17A-3 - Barbering defined. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - Barbering includes any one or any combination of the following...

Section 61-17A-4 - Cosmetology defined. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - Cosmetology means the practice of those services that include: A....

Section 61-17A-4.1 - Hairstyling defined. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - Hairstyling includes any one or any combination of the following...

Section 61-17A-5 - License required. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - A. Unless licensed pursuant to the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act...

Section 61-17A-6 - Board created; membership. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - A. The "board of barbers and cosmetologists" is created. The...

Section 61-17A-7 - Board powers and duties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - A. The board shall: (1) adopt and file, in accordance...

Section 61-17A-8 - Licensure requirements; barbers. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section,...

Section 61-17A-8.1 - Licensure requirements; hairstylists. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section,...

Section 61-17A-9 - Licensure requirements; cosmetologists. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - A. A cosmetologist license shall be issued to any person...

Section 61-17A-10 - Licensure requirements of manicurists-pedicurists, estheticians and electrologists. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - A. The board shall provide for the licensure of manicurists-pedicurists....

Section 61-17A-11 - Licensure of instructors. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - A. A cosmetologist instructor license shall be issued to any...

Section 61-17A-12 - Licensure of schools. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - A. The board shall provide for the licensure of barber...

Section 61-17A-13 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1997, ch. 218, § 18 repealed 61-17A-13,...

Section 61-17A-14 - Barbers and cosmetologists fund created. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - The "barbers and cosmetologists fund" is created in the state...

Section 61-17A-15 - Licensure of all establishments and enterprises. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - The board shall provide for the licensure of all establishments...

Section 61-17A-16 - Fees. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, the board...

Section 61-17A-17 - Licensure under prior law; endorsement. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - A. Any person licensed as a barber, a cosmetologist, an...

Section 61-17A-18 - License to be displayed; notice of change of place of business. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - Every holder of a license shall notify the executive director...

Section 61-17A-19 - License nontransferable. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - Each license shall be issued under the authority of the...

Section 61-17A-20 - Duration, restoration and renewal of licenses. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - A. The original issuance and renewal of licenses to practice...

Section 61-17A-21 - Grounds for refusal to issue, renew, suspend or revoke a license. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - A. The board shall, in accordance with the provisions of...

Section 61-17A-22 - Exemptions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - The following persons are exempt from the provisions of the...

Section 61-17A-23 - Penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - Each of the following constitutes a misdemeanor punishable upon conviction...

Section 61-17A-24 - Criminal offender's character evaluation. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - The provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act [28-2-1 NMSA...

Section 61-17A-25 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) - The board of barbers and cosmetologists is terminated on July...