1. 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 the board's rules.
2. B. The board shall establish by rule a biennial fee for professional surveyors. Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, renewal shall be granted upon payment of the required fee and satisfactory completion of the requirements of professional development.
3. C. The executive director of the board shall send a renewal notice to each licensee's last known address. Notice shall be sent at least one month in advance of the date of expiration of the license.
4. D. It shall be the responsibility of the licensee to notify the board of any change of address and to keep the license current.
5. E. Upon receipt of a renewal fee and fulfillment of other requirements, the board shall issue a licensure renewal card that shall show the name and license number of the licensee and shall state that the person named has been granted licensure to practice as a professional surveyor for the biennial period.
6. F. Every license shall automatically expire if not renewed on or before December 31 of the applicable biennial period. A delinquent licensee may renew a license by the payment of twice the biennial renewal fee at any time before March 1, but the delinquent licensee shall not practice during this period. Should the licensee wish to renew an expired license after the March 1 deadline has elapsed, the licensee shall submit a formal application as provided in Section 61-23-27.4 NMSA 1978. The board, in considering the reapplication, need not question the applicant's qualifications for licensure unless the qualifications have changed since the license expired.

History: 1978 Comp., § 61-23-27.7, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 218, § 28; 1999, ch. 259, § 23; 2005, ch. 69, § 12; 2012, ch. 46, § 11; 2020, ch. 6, § 51; 2023, ch. 79, § 10.

ANNOTATIONS

Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-23-32 NMSA 1978.

The 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, allowed renewal notifications to be sent by mail or other means; and in Subsection C, substituted "sent" for "mailed".

The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, provided an exception to the license renewal fee for qualified military service members, their spouses and dependent children, and for certain veterans; and in Subsection B, added "Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978".

The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, eliminated the issuance of certificates of licensure; established a deadline for renewal of a license by a delinquent licensee; prohibited a delinquent licensee from practicing until the license is renewed; in Subsections A, D and F, substituted "license" for "certificate of licensure" throughout the sections; in Subsection A, in the first sentence, after "Licensure" added "for surveyors"; in Subsection F, in the first sentence, after "on or before", deleted "the last day" and added "December 31" and after "of the", added "applicable", in the second sentence, after "A", deleted "licensee, however, shall be permitted to reinstate a certificate without penalty upon payment of the required fee within sixty days of the last day of the biennial period. After expiration of this grace period, a", after "may renew a", deleted "certificate" and added "license", and after "renewal fee at any time", deleted "up to twelve months after the renewal fee became due", added "before March 1, but the delinquent licensee shall not practice during this period", and in the third sentence, after "renew an expired", deleted "certificate" and added "license", and after "license after the", deleted "twelve-month period" and added "March 1 deadline".

The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, provided that initial certificates of licensure shall be issued in accordance with the board's rules.

The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, substituted "licensure" for "registration" and made similar changes in the section heading and throughout the section; substituted "as provided in Section 61-23-27.4 NMSA 1978" for "as provided in Section 61-23-27.2 NMSA 1978 or, if after July 1, 1995 as provided in Section 61-23-27.4 NMSA 1978 of the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act" in the next-to-last sentence of Subsection F; and made minor stylistic changes throughout the section.