New Mexico Statutes
Article 17A - Barbers and Cosmetologists
Section 61-17A-17 - Licensure under prior law; endorsement. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)

A. Any person licensed as a barber, a cosmetologist, an esthetician, an electrologist, an instructor of cosmetology or barbering or an instructor of electrology, a manicurist-pedicurist or any person holding an establishment license, clinic license or school owner's license under any prior laws of this state, which license is valid on the effective date of the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act, shall be held to be licensed under the provisions of that act and shall be entitled to the renewal of his license as provided in that act.
B. The board may grant a license pursuant to the provisions of the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act without an examination, upon payment of the required fee, provided that the applicant:
(1) holds a current license from another state, territory or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, that has training hours and qualifications similar to or exceeding those required for licensure in New Mexico; and
(2) meets all other requirements for reciprocity as determined by regulation of the board.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 171, § 17; 1997, ch. 218, § 12.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal, see 61-17A-25 NMSA 1978.
The 1997 amendment substituted "licensed as a barber, a cosmetologist, an esthetician" for "licensed or certified as a barber, or cosmetologist" near the beginning of Subsection A, deleted "or certified" and "or certificate" following "licensed" and "license", respectively, near the end of Subsection A, in Subsection B, deleted "submits proof that he" at the end of the introductory paragraph and deleted "or certification" following "license" in Paragraph (1). Laws 1997, ch. 218 contains no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, is effective June 20, 1997, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature. See Volume 14 NMSA 1978 for "Adjournment Dates of Sessions of Legislature" table.

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