1. A. Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, the board shall require each applicant for initial licensure or renewal of a license to pay a nonrefundable licensure fee that shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
2. B. A license shall expire biennially from the date of initial licensure.
3. C. The board shall renew licenses only upon receipt of renewal of licensure fees and evidence of compliance with continuing education requirements.

History: Laws 2017, ch. 136, § 5; 2020, ch. 6, § 61; 1978 Comp., § 61-36-5, recompiled as § 61-3B-5 by Laws 2022, ch. 39, § 105.

ANNOTATIONS

Recompilations. — Laws 2022, ch. 39, § 105 recompiled former 61-36-5 NMSA 1978 as 61-3B-5 NMSA 1978, effective May 18, 2022.

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