New Mexico Statutes
Article 24C - Interior Designers
Section 61-24C-11 - License required; penalty. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. After the results of the first examination held pursuant to the Interior Designers Act are announced, no person shall knowingly:
(1) use the name or title of licensed interior designer when the person is not the holder of a current, valid license issued pursuant to the Interior Designers Act;
(2) use or present as the person's own the license of another;
(3) give false or forged evidence to the board or a board member for the purpose of obtaining a license;
(4) use or attempt to use an interior design license that has been suspended, revoked or placed on inactive status; or
(5) conceal information relative to violations of the Interior Designers Act.
B. A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced under the provisions of the Criminal Sentencing Act [Chapter 31, Article 18 NMSA 1978] to imprisonment in the county jail for a definite term of less than one year or to the payment of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or to both imprisonment or fine, in the discretion of the judge.
History: Laws 1989, ch. 53, § 11; 2007, ch. 245, § 6.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-24C-17 NMSA 1978.
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changes the reference from interior designer to licensed interior designer.

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