1. 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 projects for at least five years as a professional engineer licensed in New Mexico, or engaged in engineering education for at least ten years, including responsible charge of engineering education for at least five years, and shall be a professional engineer licensed in New Mexico.
2. B. Each surveyor 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 surveying as a professional surveyor for at least ten years, including responsible charge of surveying projects for at least five years as a professional surveyor licensed in New Mexico.
3. C. Each public member shall be a citizen of the United States, a resident of New Mexico, shall not have been licensed nor be qualified for licensure as an engineer, surveyor, architect or landscape architect and shall not have any significant financial interest, direct or indirect, in the professions regulated.

History: Laws 1987, ch. 336, § 6; 1993, ch. 218, § 5; 1999, ch. 259, § 4; 2005, ch. 69, § 3.

ANNOTATIONS

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

Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1987, ch. 336 repealed former 61-23-6 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1979, ch. 363, § 3, relating to definitions, effective June 19, 1987, and enacted a new section.

The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, requires that engineer members of the board have had responsible charge of engineering projects for at least five years as a professional engineer licensed in New Mexico and that surveyor members have had responsible charge of surveying projects for at least five years as a professional surveyor licensed in New Mexico.

The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, substituted "licensed" for "registered" and made similar changes throughout the section, and deleted "and at least thirty-five years of age" following "resident of New Mexico" in Subsection C.

The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, substituted "engineer" for "engineering" in the first sentence and inserted "or engaged in engineering education for at least ten years, including responsible charge of engineering education for at least five years" in the second sentence of Subsection A; inserted "architect or landscape architect" and substituted "professions" for "occupation" in Subsection C; and made minor stylistic changes throughout the section.