New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 15 - GAMBLING AND LIQUOR CONTROL
Chapter 11 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSING
Part 31 - ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING - CERTIFICATION
Section 15.11.31.8 - SERVER PERMITS: ISSUANCE, DISTRIBUTION, REPLACEMENT

A. Server permit required. Every licensee or lessee who is directly involved in sale, delivery or service of alcoholic beverages, and all servers must satisfactorily complete a program every three years to obtain a server permit. No person shall be employed as a server on a licensed premises, or participate in the delivery of alcoholic beverages unless that person first obtains a server permit, except that a person not previously certified must obtain a server permit within 30 days of employment.

B. Server permit issuance. Satisfactory completion of a certified program will be determined by the student earning a score of eighty percent or higher on an approved test administered at the end of a classroom program or administered at the end of or after completion of a module for on-line programs. Each student who satisfactorily completes a certified program may be issued a server permit by the division. If the student has a child support hold placed on him or her by the human services department, the division shall not issue a server permit to that student until the child support hold has been lifted.

C. Providers' duty to inform the division of student's satisfactory completion. Within 10 business days of satisfactory completion of any certified program, the provider who administered the program shall submit to the director a server permit application for each student who satisfactorily completed the program, including their name, personal identifier, address, date of birth, and any other information required by the director on forms prescribed by the division and in accordance with methods prescribed by the division, including electronic submission. Server permits will be numbered sequentially to provide a unique number for each student who satisfactorily completes a program. Any application received by the division more than 10 business days after the date the course was completed will subject the provider to a late fee of five dollars ($5) per application. Any incomplete application received by the division shall be returned to the provider for completion.

D. Division will distribute permits. The division will prepare and distribute the server permits to the student within 120 days of satisfactory completion of a certified program. Providers are required to store original server permit applications in a secured manner for six months from the date of satisfactory completion of the certified program. After six months from the date of satisfactory completion, providers may destroy the original server permit applications through shredding or another method that ensures the information cannot be stolen or otherwise re-used.

E. Temporary Server Permits. Providers who administer a classroom program may issue temporary server permits by recording the test grade on the server permit application and issuing a designated copy of the application to the student. Providers who administer on-line programs may issue temporary server permits by allowing the student to print out a computer generated document, containing information as required by the director, upon satisfactory completion of the program by student. Temporary server permits are valid for 120 days from the date the exam is successfully completed. Photocopies of the designated copy of the application or computer print-out are not valid temporary server permits. If the server loses the temporary server permit, it is the responsibility of the provider to supply a replacement temporary server permit. Providers are required to inform all students that it will take up to 120 days from the date the exam is successfully completed for the server to receive a permanent permit from the division and that if the server needs a replacement temporary server permit the server may obtain one from the provider.

F. Replacement server permits. Requests for replacement server permits must be submitted in writing to the division. Requests must be made by the server, must be submitted on forms prescribed by the division and must be accompanied by a ten dollar ($10.00) replacement fee in the form of a cashier's check or money order. If the request is made in person, the server must present a valid, government issued identification card. If the request is made by mail, the server must enclose a photocopy of a valid, government issued identification card. A request to change the name of the server may, in lieu of a valid, government issued identification card, include a copy of a marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court order.

G. 18, 19 and 20 year olds. Pursuant to Subsection B of 60-7B-11 NMSA 1978, a person between the ages of 18 years and 21 years old may only serve alcohol in a restaurant. A provider may offer its program to a student between the ages of 18 years and 21 years old, provided that the student is given notice that the server permit will only allow the student to serve in a restaurant and that he or she will not be eligible to participate in the delivery of alcoholic beverages, serve in a bar or retail location, or in a restaurant as a bartender, even with a server permit, until he or she reaches the age of 21 years.