Chapter 61

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 (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.)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,…

(Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) A. Licensure for surveyors shall be for a period of two years as prescribed in the rules of procedure. Initial certificates of licensure shall be issued to coincide with the biennial period. Initial licenses shall be issued in accordance with th…

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(Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) A. No business entity shall be licensed pursuant to the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act. No business entity shall practice or offer to practice surveying in the state except as provided in the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act. B. Pr…

(Repealed effective July 1, 2030.)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…

(Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) A. The board may establish an "engineering and surveying university support program" that provides strategies to enhance recruitment and retention of New Mexico professional engineers and professional surveyors, increase career and educational o…

created. (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) The "engineering and surveying university support fund" is created in the state treasury to support the engineering and surveying university support program. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations and income from …

effective July 1, 2030.) The provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act [28-2-1 to 28-2-6 NMSA 1978] shall govern any consideration of criminal records required or permitted by the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act. History: Laws 1987, ch. 336, § 4.

professional surveyors; members; terms. (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) A. There is created the "state board of licensure for professional engineers and professional surveyors" that shall consist of five licensed professional engineers, at least one of whom shall be in enginee…

2030.) A. Each engineer member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of New Mexico. Each shall have been engaged in the lawful practice of engineering as a professional engineer for at least ten years, including responsible charge of engineering proj…

July 1, 2030.) Each member of the board shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance. History: Law 1987, ch. 336, § 7.

2030.) The governor may remove, after notice and hearing, any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, neglect of duty, malfeasance in office or for any reason prescribed by law for removal of state officials. History: Laws 1987, ch. 336, § 8.

2030.) A. There shall be an "engineering committee" composed of the five members of the board who serve as licensed professional engineers and one of the public members, who shall be appointed to the committee by the board. The engineering committee shall meet in conjunction with…

Chapter 61, Article 24B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Landscape Architects Act". History: Laws 1985, ch. 151, § 1; 1998, ch. 23, § 1.

2036.) A. The board may adopt rules and regulations for continuing education requirements which shall be completed as a condition for renewal of any certificate of registration under the Landscape Architects Act. B. Each registered landscape architect may obtain the seal authoriz…

Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, the board shall establish a schedule of reasonable fees for applications, certificates of registration, certificates as a landscape architect in training, temporary permits, re-registration, inactive status and late registration re…

certificate of registration. (Repealed effective July 1, 2036.) A. The board may refuse to issue or may deny, suspend or revoke any certificate of registration held or applied for under the Landscape Architects Act [this article] in accordance with the procedures set forth in the…

effective July 1, 2036.) The provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act [28-2-1 to 28-2-6 NMSA 1978] shall govern any consideration of criminal records required or permitted by the Landscape Architects Act. History: Laws 1985, ch. 151, § 13.

of payment. (Repealed effective July 1, 2036.) A. There is created in the state treasury the "landscape architects fund". B. All funds received by the board and money collected under the Landscape Architects Act shall be deposited with the state treasurer, who shall place the mon…

The board shall make rules in accordance with the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978] to implement the provisions of the Landscape Architects Act in accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act [Chapter 61, Article 1 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 1985, ch. 151, § 15; 2022,…

A. Violation of any provision of the Landscape Architects Act is a misdemeanor. B. The board may bring civil action in any district court to enforce any of the provisions of the Landscape Architects Act. History: Laws 1985, ch. 151, § 16.

effective July 1, 2036.) The board of landscape architects is terminated on July 1, 2035 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 Landscape Architects Act until July 1, 2036. Effective July 1…

The purpose of the Landscape Architects Act is to ensure public safety and to promote quality performance by registration of landscape architects. History: Laws 1985, ch. 151, § 2.

As used in the Landscape Architects Act: A. "board" means the board of landscape architects; B. "general administration of a construction contract" means the interpretation of drawings and specifications, the establishment of standards of acceptable workmanship and the periodic o…

No person shall practice landscape architecture or represent himself as a landscape architect unless he has a certificate of registration issued pursuant to the Landscape Architects Act. History: Laws 1985, ch. 151, § 4; 2001, ch. 155, § 2.

A. The following shall be exempt from the provisions of the Landscape Architects Act as long as they do not hold themselves out as landscape architects or use the term "landscape architect" without being registered pursuant to the Landscape Architects Act: (1) landscape architect…

vacancies; removal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2036.) A. The "board of landscape architects" is created. The board is administratively attached to the regulation and licensing department. The board shall consist of five members, three of whom shall be landscape architects. The l…

2036.) The board shall: A. promulgate rules in accordance with the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978] to implement the provisions of the Landscape Architects Act; B. provide for the examination, registration and re-registration of applicants; C. adopt and use a sea…

2036.) A person desiring to become registered as a landscape architect shall make application to the board on a written form and in such manner as the board prescribes, pay all required application fees and certify and furnish evidence to the board that the applicant: A. has grad…

training. (Repealed effective July 1, 2036.) A person desiring to be certified as a landscape architect in training shall make application to the board on a written form and in such manner as the board prescribes, pay all required application fees and certify and furnish evidence…

exemptions; expedited registration. (Repealed effective July 1, 2036.) 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…

A certificate of registration in good standing may be transferred to inactive status upon written request to the board and payment of an annual inactive status fee set by the board. The request shall be made prior to expiration of the certificate of registration. The registrant s…

examination. (Repealed effective July 1, 2036.) A. Applicants for certification as a landscape architect in training shall be required to pass the board's examination for landscape architect in training. An applicant who passes the examination may be issued a certificate as a lan…

Chapter 61, Article 24C NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Interior Designers Act". History: Laws 1989, ch. 53, § 1; 2000, ch. 4, § 13.

revocation. A. A license shall be issued to every person who presents satisfactory evidence of possessing the qualifications of education, experience and, as appropriate, the examination performance required by the provisions of the Interior Designers Act; provided that the appli…

A. A person shall not 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 f…

A. Nothing in the Interior Designers Act shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services or activities of: (1) engineers licensed pursuant to the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 23 NMSA 1978]; (2) architects licensed pursuant to …

Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, any fees for an original license or renewal of license, late charges or any other fees authorized by the provisions of the Interior Designers Act shall be set by rule of the department. The fee for initial licensure shall not excee…

A. Interior design documents prepared by a licensed interior designer shall contain a statement that the document is not an architectural or engineering study, drawing, specification or design and is not to be used as the basis for construction of any load- bearing framing, wall …

A. There is created the "interior design fund". B. All money collected under the Interior Designers Act shall be deposited with the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall credit the money to the interior design fund. C. Payments out of the interior design fund shall be on vou…

The legislature finds that it will benefit and protect the citizens of the state to require the licensing of interior designers and prohibit the use of the designation licensed "interior designer" by unlicensed persons. History: Laws 1989, ch. 53, § 2; 2007, ch. 245, § 1.