Section 61-24C-10 - License; issuance; renewal; denial, suspension or revocation. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
61-24C-10. License; issuance; renewal; denial, suspension or revocation. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
A. A license shall be issued to every person who presents satisfactory evidence of possessing the qualifications of education, experience and, as appropriate, the examination performance required by the provisions of the Interior Designers Act [61-24C-1 NMSA 1978], provided that the applicant has reached the age of majority and pays the required fees.
B. Each original license shall authorize the holder to use the title of and be known as a licensed interior designer from the date of issuance to the next renewal date unless the license is suspended or revoked.
C. All licenses shall expire annually and shall be renewed by submitting a completed renewal application, accompanied by the required fees.
D. A license may not be renewed until the licensee submits satisfactory evidence to the board that, during the last year, the licensee has participated in not less than eight hours of continuing education approved by the board. The board shall approve only continuing education that builds upon basic knowledge of interior design. The board may make exceptions from the continuing education requirement in emergency or hardship cases.
E. The holder of a license that has expired through failure to renew may renew the license at any time within two years from the date on which the license expired, upon approval of the board.
F. The board may promulgate policies and procedures providing for the establishment of an inactive status for licensees temporarily not engaged in the practice of interior design.
G. In accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Licensing Act [61-1-1 NMSA 1978], the board may deny, refuse to renew, suspend or revoke a license or impose probationary conditions when the licensee has:
(1) obtained the license by means of fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of material facts;
(2) committed an act of fraud or deceit in professional conduct or been convicted of a felony;
(3) made any representation as being a licensed interior designer prior to being issued a license, except as authorized under the provisions of the Interior Designers Act;
(4) been found by the board to have aided or abetted an unlicensed person in violating the provisions of the Interior Designers Act; or
(5) failed to comply with the provisions of the Interior Designers Act or regulations adopted pursuant to that act.