A. All applicants for licensure pursuant to the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act shall apply for examination, licensure or certification on forms prescribed and furnished by the board. Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, applications shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee, any sworn statements the board may require to show the applicant's citizenship and education, a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work and appropriate references.
B. All application, reapplication, examination and reexamination fees shall be set by the board and shall not exceed the actual cost of carrying out the provisions of the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act. Fees shall not be refundable.
C. Any application may be denied for fraud, deceit, conviction of a felony or for any crime involving moral turpitude.
History: 1978 Comp., § 61-23-27.5, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 218, § 26; 1999, ch. 259, § 21; 2017, ch. 42, § 13; 2020, ch. 6, § 50.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-23-32 NMSA 1978.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, provided an exception to the licensure fee for qualified military service members, their spouses and dependent children, and for certain veterans; and in Subsection A, added "Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978".
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, in Subsection A, after "a detailed summary of", deleted "his" and added "the applicant's".
The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, substituted "licensure" for "registration" in the first sentence of Subsection A.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 23 - Engineering and Surveying
Section 61-23-1 - Short title. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-2 - Declaration of policy. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-3 - Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-4 - Criminal offender's character evaluation. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-6 - Board members; qualifications. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-7 - Reimbursement of board members. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-8 - Removal of members of board. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-9 - Board; organization; meetings. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-10 - Duties and powers of the board. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-11 - Receipts and disbursement; fund created. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-12 - Records and reports. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-13.1 - Repealed.
Section 61-23-17 - Application and examination fees. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-17.1 - Repealed.
Section 61-23-18 - Engineering; examinations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-21 - Practice of engineering. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-22 - Engineering; exemptions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-24.1 - Engineering; professional development. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-26 - Engineering; public work. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-27.2 - Repealed.
Section 61-23-27.5 - Surveying; application and examination fees. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-27.6 - Surveying; examinations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-27.8 - Surveying licenses and seals. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-27.10 - Surveying exemptions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-27.12 - Surveying; professional development. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-27.13 - Surveying; public work. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-28.1 - Repealed.
Section 61-23-28.2 - Surveying; record of survey. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-29.1 - Repealed.
Section 61-23-31 - Licensure under prior laws. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-31.1 - Good samaritan. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-32 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
Section 61-23-35 - Engineering and surveying scholarship program. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)