Chapter 61, Chapter 61

No person, who is not a duly licensed and qualified collection agency, shall print, publish or otherwise prepare for distribution any system of collection letters, demand forms or other printed matter upon his stationery or upon stationery upon which the said person's name appear…

Nothing in the Collection Agency Regulatory Act shall be construed to prevent collection agencies from taking assignments of claims in their own name as real parties in interest for the purpose of billing and collection and bringing suit in their own names; provided that no suit …

A. A licensee desiring renewal of the licensee's license shall, on or before November 30 of each year, file with the director an application for renewal on forms as may be designated by the director. The application shall be accompanied by the renewal fee. B. The director shall i…

All collection agencies shall remit to their clients the proceeds of all collections, after deducting their commission, other lawful expenses and any amounts collected pursuant to Section 61-18A-28.1 NMSA 1978, within forty days of such collection unless otherwise provided by reg…

A. Unless the agreement between the debtor and the creditor or the agreement between the collection agency and the creditor otherwise expressly prohibits, a collection agency may collect from the debtor an amount equal to the gross receipts tax and the local option gross receipts…

A. The administration and enforcement of the Collection Agency Regulatory Act shall be vested in the office of the director as set forth in that act. B. The director shall investigate violations or alleged violations of the Collection Agency Regulatory Act by persons engaged in b…

Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, the director shall charge and collect the following fees: A. an original license fee for a collection agency or branch thereof, of five hundred dollars ($500); B. a renewal fee for a collection agency or branch thereof, of three hu…

All money received under the Collection Agency Regulatory Act by the director shall be deposited in the general fund. History: Laws 1987, ch. 252, § 31; 2022, ch. 39, § 85.

A person aggrieved by the decision of the director in the enforcement of the Collection Agency Regulatory Act [61-18A-1 NMSA 1978] may obtain judicial review in the district court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1987, ch. 252, § 32; 1998, c…

Any person properly licensed pursuant to the Collection Agency Act [61-18A-1 NMSA 1978] on the effective date of the enactment of the Collection Agency Regulatory Act is eligible to be granted a license under the provisions of the Collection Agency Regulatory Act. History: Laws 1…

A. The director shall promulgate rules in accordance with the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978] and enforce those rules as are reasonable or necessary for the examination and licensing of collection agencies, repossessors, managers and solicitors, for the conduct …

business of a repossessor without license. A. No person shall conduct within this state a collection agency, act as a collection agency manager or engage within the state in the business of collecting claims for others or of soliciting the right to collect or receive payment from…

A. In addition to any other penalty, any person or any officer or director of any partnership, corporation or association conducting business as a collection agency or repossessor without first having been licensed pursuant to the Collection Agency Regulatory Act or who carries o…

A. Application for a collection agency license, repossessor's license or manager's license shall be made to the director in such form as may be required by the director. B. Applicants for an original license issued pursuant to the Collection Agency Regulatory Act for the period b…

A. The application for a collection agency license shall state, among other things that may be required, the name of the applicant together with the name under which the applicant will do business and the location by street number and city in this state of the office of the busin…

The application for a collection agency license shall be accompanied by a financial statement of the applicant up to not more than sixty days prior to date of application for a new license or renewal, showing the assets and liabilities of the applicant and truly reflecting that t…

Chapter 61, Article 23 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Engineering and Surveying Practice Act". History: Laws 1987, ch. 336, § 1; 1993, ch. 218, § 1.

1, 2030.) A. The board shall administer the provisions of the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act and exercise the authority granted the board in that act. The board is the sole state agency with the power to certify the qualifications of professional engineers and professiona…

effective July 1, 2030.) A. The "professional engineers' and surveyors' fund" is created in the state treasury. The executive director of the board shall receive and account for all money received under the provisions of the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act and shall pay th…

A. The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of all applications for licensure, indicating the name, age and residence of each applicant, the applicant's educational and other qualifications, whether an examination was required, whether the applicant was rej…

professional surveyors. (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) A roster showing the names and addresses of all licensed professional engineers and licensed professional surveyors shall be maintained by the board and shall be placed on file with the state commission of public records …

July 1, 2030.) 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 acc…

2030.) The examinations for engineering certification and licensure shall be held at least once a year at a time and place the board directs. The engineering committee shall determine the passing grade on examinations. History: Laws 1987, ch. 336, § 18; 1993, ch. 218, § 13; 1999,…

work; supplemental surveying work. (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) A. The board shall issue licenses pursuant to the provisions of the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act. The board shall provide for the proper authentication of all documents. B. The board shall regulate th…

The legislature declares that it is a matter of public safety, interest and concern that the practices of engineering and surveying merit and receive the confidence of the public and that only qualified persons be permitted to engage in the practices of engineering and surveying.…

A. No business entity shall be licensed pursuant to the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act. No business entity shall practice or offer to practice engineering in the state except as provided in the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act. B. Professional engineers may engage i…

2030.) A. A New Mexico licensed architect who has complied with all of the laws of New Mexico relating to the practice of architecture has the right to engage in the incidental practice, as defined by regulation, of activities properly classified as engineering; provided that the…

persons; engineering. (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) A. The board may investigate and initiate a hearing on a complaint against a person who does not have a license, who is not exempt from the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act and who acts in the capacity of a profession…

reissuance of licenses. (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) A. In accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act [Chapter 61, Article 1 NMSA 1978], the board may suspend, refuse to renew or revoke a license, impose a fine not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500), plac…

effective July 1, 2030.) The board shall implement and conduct a professional development program. Compliance and exceptions shall be established by the regulations and rules of procedure of the board. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-23-24.1, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 218, § 19.

2030.) It is unlawful for the state or any of its political subdivisions or any person to engage in the construction of any public work involving engineering unless the engineering is under the responsible charge of a licensed professional engineer. History: Laws 1987, ch. 336, §…

effective July 1, 2030.) No person except a licensed professional engineer shall be eligible to hold any responsible office or position for the state or any political subdivision of the state that includes the performance or responsible charge of engineering work. History: Laws 1…

2030.) A surveyor employed by a business entity who performs only the surveying services involved in the operation of the business entity's or an affiliated business entity's business shall be exempt from the provisions of the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act; provided that…

reissuance of licenses. (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) A. In accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act [Chapter 61, Article 1 NMSA 1978], the board may suspend, refuse to renew or revoke the license, impose a fine not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500), pl…

effective July 1, 2030.) The board shall implement and conduct a professional development program. Compliance and exceptions shall be established by the regulations and rules of procedure of the board. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-23-27.12, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 218, § 33.

2030.) It is unlawful for the state or any of its political subdivisions or any person to engage in the construction of any public work involving surveying unless the surveying is under the responsible charge of a licensed professional surveyor. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-23-27.13…

(Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) No person except a licensed professional surveyor shall be eligible to hold any responsible office or position for the state or any political subdivision of the state that requires the performance or responsible charge of surveying work. History…

persons; surveying. (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) A. The board may investigate and initiate a hearing on a complaint against a person who does not have a license, who is not exempt from the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act and who acts in the capacity of a professional…

requirements. (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) A. Licensure as a professional surveyor may be either through examination or through endorsement or comity. In either case, an applicant shall file the appropriate application to demonstrate that the applicant: (1) is of good moral…

effective July 1, 2030.) 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 sh…

2030.) The examinations for surveying certification and licensure shall be held at least once a year at a time and place the board directs. The surveying committee shall determine the passing grade on examinations. History: 1978 Comp., § 61-23-27.6, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 218,…

1, 2030.) A. The board shall issue surveying licenses pursuant to the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act. The board shall provide for the proper authentication of all documents. B. The board shall regulate the use of seals and may approve alternative authentications to physic…

(Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) When it becomes necessary by reason of the construction of public or private works to remove or obliterate any triangulation station, benchmark, corner, monument, stake, witness mark or other reference mark, it shall be the duty of the person in…

2030.) A. For those surveys that do not create a division of land but only show existing tracts of record, except in the instance of remonumentation as specified in the board's minimum standards for boundary surveys, within sixty calendar days of the completion of the survey, a p…

As used in the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act: A. "approved" means acceptable to the board; B. "authorized company officer" means an employee of a business entity duly authorized by the business entity to contractually obligate the business entity; C. "board" means the st…

responsibility. (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) The engineers and surveyors of the United States and licensed professional engineers and surveyors of the state shall have the right to enter upon the lands and waters of the state and of private persons and of private and public…

2030.) Any person holding a valid license as a professional engineer, professional surveyor, professional engineer and surveyor or certification as an engineer intern or surveyor intern granted by the board pursuant to any prior law of New Mexico shall not be required to make a n…

A. A professional engineer or professional surveyor who voluntarily, without compensation, at the request of a state or local public official acting in an official capacity, provides aircraft structure, structural, aeronautical, electrical, mechanical, other engineering services …

effective July 1, 2030.) The state board of licensure for professional engineers and professional surveyors is terminated on July 1, 2029 pursuant to the Sunset Act [12-9-11 to 12-9-21 NMSA 1978]. The board shall continue to operate according to the provisions of the Engineering …

effective July 1, 2030.) A. If a boundary survey of property is conducted within or bordering the common lands of a community land grant governed and operating pursuant to Chapter 49, Article 6, 7, 8 or 10 NMSA 1978, the surveyor shall give written notice by certified mail to the…