Chapter 60 — Chapter 60

A. A person shall not engage in the occupation or trade of journeyman unless he holds a certificate of competence issued by the division for the occupation or trade in which he desires to engage. B. The categories for certificates of competence are: journeyman electrician, journe…

A. Certificates of competence issued by the division are not transferable and shall expire on the date established by the division, not more than three years from the month of issuance. B. Application shall be made before the expiration date for renewal of a current certificate o…

ANNOTATIONS Recompilations. — Laws 1989, ch. 6, § 2 recompiles 60-13-4 NMSA 1978, relating to purpose of the Construction Industries Licensing Act, as 60-13-1.1 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1989.

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 6, § 67 repeals 60-13-40 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1983, ch. 105, § 17, relating to disposition of fees, effective July 1, 1989.

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1997, ch. 181 § 11 repeals 60-13-40.1 NMSA 1978, as last amended by Laws 1989, ch. 324, § 31, creating the journeymen testing revolving fund, effective July 1, 1997.

A. State inspectors shall be employed by the director. B. Qualifications for inspectors shall be prescribed by the commission, and applicants shall submit to an appropriate background check as prescribed by the commission. Inspectors shall meet the minimum continuing education re…

A. A state certified inspector may, during reasonable hours, enter any building or go upon any premises in the discharge of the inspector's official duties for the purpose of making an inspection of work performed or for the purpose of testing any installation authorized within t…

History: 1953 Comp., § 67-35-51, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 199, § 51; 1977, ch. 245, § 205; 1989, ch. 6, § 37; repealed by Laws 2013, ch. 142, § 5 and Laws 2013, ch. 153, § 5.

A. The electrical bureau shall recommend to the commission minimum standards for the installation or use of electrical wiring. The recommendations shall substantially embody the applicable provisions of an electrical code for safety to life and property promulgated by a nationall…

A. The trade bureaus within their respective jurisdictions may require a permit to be secured and conspicuously posted prior to any construction, installation, alteration, repair or addition to or within any building, structure or premises. B. No permit shall be required for the …

A. In lieu of an individual permit for each installation, alteration or repair, an annual permit shall be issued, upon application, to any person, commercial or industrial plant or enterprise, governmental agency or political subdivision of the state that regularly employs one or…

A. Except where work is done under an annual permit, no public utility shall make a connection from a supply of water or gas to an installation for which a permit is required, or which has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected by the trade bureau having jurisdiction, wi…

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 6, § 67 repeals 60-13-48 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1977, ch. 245, § 210, relating to contractors' financial responsibility, effective July 1, 1989.

No information from financial statements obtained from applicants for licenses or licensees for the division's use in determining responsibility or maintaining proof of responsibility for the future shall be released unless in statistical form and classified to prevent identifica…

A. No applicant for a contractor's license or for renewal of a contractor's license shall be issued a license until the director determines that the applicant furnishes proof of responsibility pursuant to Subsection B of this section. B. Proof of responsibility shall be a bond of…

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 6, § 67 repeals 60-13-5 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1974, ch. 78, § 33, relating to criminal offender's character evaluation, effective July 1, 1989.

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 6, § 67 repeals 60-13-50 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 199, § 58, relating to exemptions, effective July 1, 1989.

No municipality shall require any person or corporation licensed under the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act to file or obtain as a condition of doing business as a licensed contractor within the municipality any additional license bond as proof of responsib…

A. Any person who acts in the capacity as a contractor within the meaning of the Construction Industries Licensing Act without a license required by that act, and any person who holds himself out as a sales representative of a contractor which contractor is without a license as r…

mandamus. The commission or division may enforce in the district court of the county in which the offense was committed the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act by injunction, mandamus or any proper legal proceeding. History: 1953 Comp., § 67-35-60, enacted by …

Any person who, at the time of the passage and approval of the Construction Industries Licensing Act, is engaged in any occupation, trade or activity related thereto, pursuant to a valid license authorizing such acts and operations issued under laws repealed by this act and rules…

Any code and minimum standard related to the construction, alteration, installation or repair of a private or public building, or installation on public or private premises, in effect at the time of passage and approval of the Construction Industries Licensing Act shall continue …

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 6, § 67 repeals 60-13-56 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1977, ch. 245, § 215, relating to transfer of property, supplies and records, effective July 1, 1989.

The commission may designate a hearing officer to preside over and take evidence at any hearing held pursuant to the Construction Industries Licensing Act. Hearing officers may be employees or individuals hired outside the division by contract or on a case by case basis as determ…

History: 1953 Comp., § 67-35-64.1, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 194, § 1; 1981, ch. 241, § 15; 1983, ch. 105, § 23; 1987, ch. 333, § 6; 1989, ch. 6, § 48; 1991, ch. 33, § 1; 1997, ch. 46, § 1; 1997, ch. 181, § 7; repealed Laws 2005, ch. 208, § 27.

Every building permit or notice of permit required under the provisions of a building code shall: A. clearly indicate the name and address of the owner of the property; B. contain a legal description of the property being built upon, either by "lot and block" description in a sub…

duties. A. There is created within the division the "construction industries commission". The commission shall be composed of nine voting members who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Members shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate…

and qualifications. The superintendent of regulation and licensing shall appoint the director of the division, who shall be a person who meets at least one of the following qualifications: A. is or has been an active practicing construction contractor for at least five years; B. …

A. The division shall employ personnel, procure equipment and supplies and assemble records as necessary to carry out the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act. B. Any person employed or placed under contract by the division or by any county or municipality for …

fund created; appropriation. The "construction industries division publications revolving fund" is created. All money collected by the division from the sale of publications and information related to the licensing and regulatory provisions of and issues arising under the Constru…

The division shall: A. approve and adopt examinations on codes and standards, business knowledge, division rules and regulations and on the Construction Industries Licensing Act recommended by the commission for all classifications of contractor's licenses; B. issue, under the di…

This act [60-13A-1 to 60-13A-14 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Employee Leasing Act". History: Laws 1993, ch. 162, § 1.

An employee leasing contractor shall provide any benefits required by law to be provided employees by employers. The contractor shall provide to the department proof of any required insurance benefits prior to registration or renewal of registration. History: Laws 1993, ch. 162, …

A. In accordance with the procedures contained in the Uniform Licensing Act [61-1- 1 to 61-1-31 NMSA 1978], the department may revoke the registration of any employee leasing contractor upon grounds that the contractor: (1) is guilty of fraud, deception or misrepresentation in pr…

Any person doing business in this state as an employee leasing contractor without being registered as required under the Employee Leasing Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1…

A. Any employee leasing contractor who violates any provision of the Employee Leasing Act may be fined by the department for the violation in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) and, if it is a continuing violation, the department may impose a fine of one thousand dollars…

An employee leasing contractor shall disclose to a client the services to be rendered by the contractor, the costs of those services and a description of the respective rights and obligations of the parties prior to entering into an employee leasing arrangement with the client. H…

As used in the Employee Leasing Act: A. "applicant" means a person applying for registration as an employee leasing contractor; B. "client" means a person who obtains workers through an employee leasing arrangement; C. "department" means the regulation and licensing department; D…

as condition to do business in the state. A. No person shall do business in the state as an employee leasing contractor unless the person is registered with the department. B. Registration shall be renewed annually. The renewal date shall be the first day of the month one year af…

contractors. An existing employee leasing contractor domiciled in New Mexico as of September 30, 1993 shall be issued an employee leasing contractor's license upon application. History: Laws 1993, ch. 162, § 4; 1995, ch. 24, §1.

compensation laws. A. Every employee leasing contractor shall comply with the provisions of Section 52-1-4 NMSA 1978, and that compliance shall be a condition precedent to initial registration. Failure to maintain compliance with the cited law shall result in the immediate revoca…

A. An application for registration as an employee leasing contractor shall be signed by an individual for the applicant and verified by the applicant under oath before a notary public. It shall contain: (1) the applicant's full name, the title of the applicant's position with the…

A. An employee leasing contractor domiciled and registered in New Mexico as of September 30, 1993 shall file and maintain with the department a surety bond in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this sta…

The department shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of the Employee Leasing Act. History: Laws 1993, ch. 162, § 8.

The employment relationship between the client and the leased workers shall be established by written agreement between the employee leasing contractor and the client. Written notice of the employment relationship and of compliance with the requirements of Section 52-1-4 NMSA 197…

This act [60-13B-1 to 60-13B-15 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Elevator Safety Act". History: Laws 2023, ch. 197, § 1.

A person shall not erect, construct, service, test, repair, maintain, install, alter, remove or dismantle a conveyance within a building or structure unless a permit has been obtained from the division before the work is commenced. The conveyance, and any alteration thereto, shal…

A. A certified elevator mechanic shall perform all work required for inspections and the associated tests of a conveyance. A certified elevator inspector shall be physically present to witness the tests and verify the test results. B. New conveyance installations shall be perform…

A. A conveyance shall be put into temporarily dormant status by: (1) disconnecting the conveyance from the power supply by removing the fuses; (2) placing a padlock on the mainline disconnect switch that has been set to the off position; and (3) having a certified inspector insta…

A. The division shall establish, charge and collect: (1) an initial license or renewal fee for a four-year contractor license, not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000); (2) an inspection fee per inspection of an elevator, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300); and (3) an …