New Mexico Statutes
Article 24B - Landscape Architects
Section 61-24B-9 - Registration of landscape architects; examinations; exemptions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)

A. Applicants for certificates of registration shall be required to pass the board's examination for landscape architects. An applicant who passes the examination may be issued a certificate of registration to practice as a landscape architect.
B. The board shall conduct examinations of applicants for certificates of registration as landscape architects at least once each year. The examination shall determine the ability of the applicant to use and understand the theory and practice of landscape architecture and may be divided into such subjects as the board deems necessary.
C. An applicant who fails to pass the examination may reapply for the examination if the applicant complies with the rules established by the board.
D. The board may issue a certificate to practice as a landscape architect without an examination to an applicant who holds a current certificate of registration or license as a landscape architect issued by another state if the standards of the other state are as stringent as those established by the board and if the applicant meets the qualifications required of a landscape architect in this state.
History: Laws 1985, ch. 151, § 9; 2001, ch. 155, § 7.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-24B-17 NMSA 1978.
Cross references. — For the Parental Responsibility Act, see Chapter 40, Article 5A NMSA 1978.
The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, deleted "successfully" preceding "passes" in Subsection A; and deleted Subsection E, regarding the certification of landscape architects in the first year after the effective date of the Landscape Architects Act.

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