1. A. Convictions for any of the following offenses, or their equivalents in any other jurisdiction, are disqualifying criminal convictions that may disqualify an applicant from receiving or retaining a license issued by the board. This includes conviction of an offense which if committed in this state, would be deemed a felony under either state or federal law, without regard to its designation elsewhere. The term “conviction” shall include a finding or verdict of guilt, a plea of guilty, or a plea of nolo contender in a criminal proceeding, regardless of whether the adjudication of guilt or sentence is withheld or not entered thereon or an appeal of the conviction has been sought.

   1. (1) homicide, voluntary or involuntary manslaughter;
   2. (2) trafficking in controlled substances, manufacturing of controlled substances or distribution of controlled substances;
   3. (3) human trafficking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, aggravated assault or aggravated battery;
   4. (4) rape, criminal sexual penetration, criminal sexual contact, incest, indecent exposure, or other related felony sexual offenses;
   5. (5) crimes involving adult abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation;
   6. (6) crimes involving child abuse or neglect;
   7. (7) crimes involving robbery, larceny, extortion, burglary, possession of burglary tools, destruction of property, criminal damage to property, unlawful or dangerous uses of explosives, breaking and entering, arson, making a bomb scare, tampering with evidence or receiving stolen property;
   8. (8) financial crimes involving fraud, forgery, embezzlement, credit card fraud,
2. B. The board shall not consider the fact of a criminal conviction as part of an application for licensure unless the conviction in question is one of the disqualifying criminal convictions listed in Subsection A of this rule.
3. C. The board shall not deny, suspend or revoke a license on the sole basis of a criminal conviction unless the conviction in question is one of the disqualifying criminal convictions listed in Subsection A of this rule.
4. D. Nothing in this rule prevents the board from denying an application or disciplining a licensee on the basis of an individual’s conduct to the extent that such conduct violated the Home Inspector Licensing Act, regardless of whether the individual was convicted of a crime for such conduct or whether the crime for which the individual was convicted is listed as one of the disqualifying criminal convictions listed in Subsection A of this rule.

5. E. In connection with an application for licensure, the board/commission shall not use, distribute, disseminate, or admit into evidence at an adjudicatory proceeding criminal records of any of the following:

   1. (1) an arrest not followed by a valid conviction;
   2. (2) a conviction that has been sealed, dismissed, expunged or pardoned;
   3. (3) a juvenile adjudication; or

   4. (4) a conviction for any crime other than the disqualifying criminal convictions listed in Subsection A of this rule.

      HISTORY OF 16.66.3 NMAC

[16.66.3.15 NMAC – N, 1/14/2022; A, 4/23/2024]