Section 61-17A-17 - Licensure under prior law; endorsement. (Repealed effective July 1, 2014.)
61-17A-17. Licensure under prior law; endorsement. (Repealed effective July 1, 2014.)
A. Any person licensed as a barber, a cosmetologist, an esthetician, an electrologist, an instructor of cosmetology or barbering or an instructor of electrology, a manicurist-pedicurist or any person holding an establishment license, clinic license or school owner's license under any prior laws of this state, which license is valid on the effective date of the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act [61-17A-1 NMSA 1978], shall be held to be licensed under the provisions of that act and shall be entitled to the renewal of his license as provided in that act.
B. The board may grant a license pursuant to the provisions of the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act without an examination, upon payment of the required fee, provided that the applicant:
(1) holds a current license from another state, territory or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, that has training hours and qualifications similar to or exceeding those required for licensure in New Mexico; and
(2) meets all other requirements for reciprocity as determined by regulation of the board.