New Mexico Statutes
Article 3 - Nursing
Section 61-3-22 - Fees for licensure as a licensed practical nurse.

Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, an applicant for licensure as a licensed practical nurse shall pay the following nonrefundable fees:
A. for licensure without examination, a fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150);
B. for licensure by examination when the examination is the first for the applicant in this state, a fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150); and
C. for licensure by examination when the examination is other than the first examination, a fee not to exceed sixty dollars ($60.00) for each examination.
History: 1953 Comp., § 67-2-19, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 44, § 19; 1977, ch. 220, § 13; 1991, ch. 190, § 12; 2005, ch. 307, § 6; 2020, ch. 6, § 9.
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 made certain technical amendments; and in the introductory clause, deleted "Applicants" and added "Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, an applicant".
The 2005 amendment, effective April 7, 2005, changed the fee in Subsection A from $90 to $150; changed the fee in Subsection B from $90 to $150; and changed the fee in Subsection C from $30 to $60.
The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, substituted "ninety dollars ($90.00)" for "forty-five dollars ($45.00)" in Subsections A and B; substituted "by the board not to exceed thirty dollars ($30.00)" for "at fifteen dollars ($15.00)" in Subsection C; and made a minor stylistic change in the introductory paragraph.

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