Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A "disqualifying criminal conviction" means a conviction for
a crime that is job-related for the position in question and consistent with
business necessity. Convictions for any of the following offense, or their
equivalents in any other jurisdiction, are disqualifying criminal convictions
that may disqualify an applicant from receiving or retaining a license or
certificate by the board:
A.
Physical Harm to Others:
(1)
Section
30-2-1 NMSA
1978, "Murder".
(2) Section
30-2-3
NMSA 1978, "Manslaughter".
(3)
Section
30-3-1 NMSA
1978, "Assault".
(4) Section
30-3-4 NMSA
1978, "Battery".
(5) Section
30-6-1
NMSA 1978, "Abandonment or abuse of a child".
(6) Section
30-4-1 NMSA
1978, "Kidnapping".
(7) Section
30-4-3 NMSA
1978, "False imprisonment".
(8)
Section
30-9-19,
NMSA 1978, "Sexual assault".
(9)
Section
30-47-4
NMSA 1978, "Abuse of a care facility resident".
(10) Section
30-47-5
NMSA 1978, "Neglect of a care facility resident".
B.
Property Damage:
(1) Section
30-15-1
NMSA 1978, "Criminal damage to property".
(2) Section
30-7-5
NMSA 1978, "Dangerous use of explosives".
(3) Section
30-15-1.1
NMSA 1978, "Unauthorized graffiti on personal or real property.
(4) Section
30-17-5
NMSA 1978, "Arson and negligent arson".
C.
Fraud:
(1) Section
30-16-6 NMSA
1978, "Fraud".
(2) Section
7-1-73 "NMSA 1978, Tax
fraud".
(3) Sections
59A-16C-1 to -17 NMSA
1978, violations of the Insurance fraud act.
(4) Section
30-28-2
"NMSA 1978, Conspiracy".
(5)
Section
30-44-4
NMSA 1978, "Falsification of documents" under the Medicaid Fraud Act.
(6) Section
30-44-5
NMSA 1978, "Failure to retain records in connection with the Medicaid Fraud
Act".
(7) Section
30-44-6
NMSA 1978, "Obstruction of Investigation in connection with the Medicaid Fraud
Act".
(8) Section
30-44-7
NMSA 1978, "Medicaid fraud".
(9)
Section
30-51-4
NMSA 1978, "Money laundering".
D.
Theft:
(1) Section
30-14-8
NMSA 1978, "Breaking and entering".
(2) Section
30-16-1 NMSA
1978, "Larceny".
(3) Section
30-16-2 "NMSA
1978, Robbery".
(4) Section
30-16-3 NMSA
1978, "Burglary".
(5) Section
30-16-20
NMSA 1978, "Shoplifting".
(6)
Section
30-16-24.1
NMSA 1978, "Theft of identity".
(7)
Section
30-16-26
NMSA 1978, "Theft of a credit card".
(8) Section
30-16-11
NMSA 1978, "Receiving stolen property".
(9) Section
30-47-6
NMSA 1978, "Exploitation of a care facility resident's
property".
E.
Financial Crimes:
(1) Section
30-16-8
NMSA 1978, "Embezzlement".
(2)
Section
30-16-9 NMSA
1978, "Extortion".
(3) Section
30-16-10 NMSA
1978, "Forgery".
(4) Section
30-41-1
NMSA 1978, "Soliciting and receiving illegal kickbacks".
(5) Section
30-42-4
NMSA 1978, "Racketeering".
F.
Drug Offenses:
(1) Section
30-31-20
NMSA 1978, "Trafficking of controlled substances".
(2) Section
30-31-21
NMSA 1978, "Distribution to a minor".
(3) Section
30-31-22
NMSA 1978, "Intentionally distributing or possessing with intent to distribute
a controlled substance.
(4) Section
30-31-23
NMSA 1978, "Possession of controlled substances".
(5) Section
30-31-24
NMSA 1978, "Violations of the administrative provisions of the Controlled
Substances Act".
(6) Section
30-31-25
"NMSA 1978, Engaging in other acts prohibited by the Controlled Substances
Act".
(7) Section
30-31-25.1
NMSA 1978, "Delivering drug paraphernalia to a person under eighteen years of
age and who is at least three years the person's junior".
(8) Section
30-31A-4
NMSA 1978, "Manufacturing, distributing or possessing with intent to distribute
an imitation controlled substance".
(9) Section
30-31A-5 NMSA
1978, "Intentionally selling an imitation controlled substance to a person
under the age of eighteen years".
(10) Section
30-31A-6
NMSA 1978, "Intentionally possessing an imitation controlled substance with the
intent to distribute".
(11) Section
30-31B-12
NMSA 1978, "Certain violations of the Drug Precursor Act".
(12) Section
30-6-3
NMSA 1978, "Contributing to the delinquency of a minor".
G.
Sex Crimes:
(1) Section
30-37A-1
NMSA 1978, "Unauthorized distribution of sensitive images".
(2) Section
30-37-3.2
NMSA 1978, "Child solicitation by electronic communication device".
(3) Section
30-37-3.3
NMSA 1978, "Criminal sexual communication with a child".
(4) Section, 30-52-1 NMSA 1978, "Human
trafficking".
(5) Section
30-9-11
NMSA 1978, "Criminal sexual penetration".
(6) Section
30-9-12
NMSA 1978, "Criminal sexual contact".
(7) Section
30-9-13
NMSA 1978, "Criminal sexual contact of a minor".
(8) Section
30-9-14.3
NMSA 1978, "Aggravated indecent exposure".
(9) Section
30-6A-3
NMSA 1978, "Sexual exploitation of children".
(10) Section
30-6A-4
NMSA 1978, "Sexual exploitation of children by prostitution".
(11) Subsection P of Section
29-11A-4
NMSA 1978, "Failure to register as required by sex offender registration and
notification act".
H.
Abuse of animals:
(1) Section
30-18-1
NMSA 1978, "Cruelty to animals or extreme crulety to animals".
(2) Section
30-18-3 NMSA
1978, "Unlawful branding of animals".
(3) Section
30-18-6
NMSA 1978, "Transporting stolen livestock".
(4) Section
30-18-9
NMSA 1978, "Dog fighting or cock fighting".
(5) Section
30-18-12 NMSA
1978, "Injury to livestock".
I.
Miscellaneous:
(1) Section
30-3A-3 NMSA
1978, "Stalking".
(2) Section
30-20-12
NMSA 1978, "Use of telephone to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or
offend another.
(3) Section
66-8-102
NMSA 1978, "Driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or
drugs".
(4) Section
61-6-20
NMSA 1978, "Practicing medicine without a license".
(5) Section
61-6-25
NMSA 1978, "Making a false statement under oath or submitting a false
affidavit, in connection with the Medical Practice Act".
(6) Section
26-1-26 NMSA
1978, "Violation of the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act".
(7) Section
12-10-20 NMSA
1978, "Failure to comply with proclamation of the governor".
J. The board shall not consider
the fact of a criminal conviction as part of an application for licensure
unless the conviction in question is one of the disqualifying criminal
convictions listed under this section.
K. The board shall not deny, suspend or
revoke a license on the sole basis of a criminal conviction unless the
conviction in question is one of the disqualifying criminal convictions listed
under this section.
L. Nothing in
this rule prevents the board from denying an application or disciplining a
licensee on the basis of an individual's conduct to the extent that such
conduct violated the Chiropractor Physician Practice Act, Sections
61-4-1
to -17 NMSA 1978, or the Uniform Licensing Act, Section
61-1-1
to-36 NMSA 1978, regardless of whether the individual was convicted of a crime
for such conduct or whether the crime for which the individual was convicted is
listed as one of the disqualifying criminal convictions listed in under this
section.
M. In connection with an
application for licensure, the board shall not use, distribute, disseminate, or
admit into evidence at an adjudicatory proceeding criminal records of any of
the following:
(1) an arrest not followed by a
valid conviction;
(2) a conviction
that has been sealed, dismissed, expunged or pardoned;
(3) a juvenile adjudication; or
(4) a conviction for any crime other than the
disqualifying criminal convictions listed in
16.4.8.11
NMAC.
