New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 12 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING › Part 2 - LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 14.12.2.8 - LICENSING PROCEDURES

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Any
				person or business, prior to engaging in any scope of practice regulated by the
				act, shall obtain a license in accordance with the act and these regulations.
				Licensees shall at all times display their license at their primary place of
				business within public view.
B.
				Application for any license required by these regulations shall be made on a
				form provided by the division. Each application shall be accompanied by the
				required nonrefundable fee as provided by 14.12.10 NMAC. A military service
				member or veteran as defined in these rules shall not be charged a licensing
				fee for the first three years a license issued under these rules is valid.
C. If an application is not
				complete, the applicant will be notified of all deficiencies within 20 days of
				the division's receipt. If an incomplete application is not completed within 30
				days after written notification by the division, the division shall close the
				license application file.
D. Within
				20 days of the division receiving a completed application, the applicant or his
				designated qualifying party shall be notified that they are eligible to take
				the required examination. Examinations will be administered by the division at
				its office in Santa Fe, New Mexico or at locations designated by the
				division.
E. Any occupational or
				professional license pursuant to these rules shall be issued as soon as
				practicable, but no later than 30 days after a military service member or a
				veteran as defined in these rules files an application and successfully passes
				any required examination, pays any required fees, and provides a background
				check if required.
F. No license
				shall be issued until the applicant or his designated qualifying party has
				passed the required examination, has tendered all fees and has posted all
				necessary bonds required by 14.12.4 NMAC.
G. Any applicant who has not completed an
				application for licensure within one year after notification that he has
				successfully passed the entry examination shall be required to reapply for
				licensure and retake the examination.
H. An application for a license under the
				Manufactured Housing Act shall be denied pursuant to Section
				28-2-4
				NMSA 1978 if the applicant has been convicted of a felony enumerated as a
				disqualifying criminal conviction. A conviction for any one of the following
				offenses, or their equivalents in any other jurisdiction, is a disqualifying
				criminal conviction.
(1) homicide;
(2) convictions involving physical harm to a
				person, including assault and battery, sexual offenses;
(3) kidnapping and human
				trafficking;
(4) crimes against
				children and dependents, including sexual crimes or offenses, and child abuse
				or neglect;
(5) arson;
(6) property damage;
(7) larceny and theft, including computer
				crimes, and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle;
(8) crimes involving fraud, including theft
				of identity, and money laundering;
(9) attempt, conspiracy, and solicitation of
				any disqualifying crime.