N.M. Code R. § 13.20.2.11 – Pre-licensing Classroom Education

A. Accreditation. A provider seeking to offer formal pre-licensing classroom education courses for bail bondsmen or solicitors shall be approved and accredited by the insurance education committee as provided in 13.4.7 NMAC, Continuing Education Requirements.
B. Pre-licensing classroom requirements. Each applicant shall complete 10 clock hours of pre-licensing classroom education using a curriculum that has been approved by the superintendent.
C. Curriculum. Once a year, during the month of January but before January 31, an accredited provider shall file a course curriculum with the superintendent for approval. The course curriculum shall be based on the subjects, laws and rules cited in 13.20.2.10 NMAC, shall describe how each subject will be taught to the applicant, and shall indicate the approximate amount of time to be allocated to each subject.
D. Course sites. Accredited providers shall offer formal pre-licensing classroom education courses in at least two geographic areas of the state located not less than 150 miles apart, as measured in driving distance from one course site to the other, until such time as the superintendent determines that sufficient classes are available statewide.
E. Certificate of completion. For each applicant who successfully completes the entire 10 clock hours of required pre-licensing classroom education, the accredited provider shall prepare and furnish to the applicant on the form provided by the superintendent a written certificate stating that the applicant has successfully completed the required formal pre-licensing classroom education in accordance with the approved curriculum. The accredited provider shall specify the number of hours the applicant attended the course.
[13 NMAC 20.2.11 - Rp, 13.20.2.11 NMAC, 7/11/17]