New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 42 - INTERIOR DESIGNERS
Part 3 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Section 16.42.3.15 - INACTIVE STATUS

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.42.3.15

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. A license in good standing may be transferred to inactive status upon written request to the department. Such request shall be made prior to the expiration of the license.

(1) The licensee shall submit their license to the department along with a written request to be placed on inactive status. The licensee is deemed inactive status at the time of the request and license are stamped and received at the department. In the event the license is lost or otherwise unavailable for delivery, inactivation of the license will take place at the time the department receives and marks them at the department.

(2) After three years of inactive status a licensee is required to re-apply for licensure.

(3) No licensee will automatically be placed on inactive status by failure of the licensee to renew their license or to pay the annual inactive status fee.

(4) No licensee shall be placed on inactive status if the licensee is under investigation or if disciplinary proceedings have been initiated.

(5) The voluntary inactivation of a license will not prevent the commission from taking disciplinary action again the licensee.

B. An annual inactive status fee must be submitted to the department by October 1st of each year. Failure to pay the inactive fee will result in the license being deemed expired.

C. Any person who desires to reinstate his license must notify the department of his desire to reinstate the inactive license. Upon receipt of such notice, the board office will send the inactive licensee an application for reinstatement.

D. The inactive licensee shall submit the application for reinstatement together with the applicable fee(s) and proof of no less than 20 continuing education hours for each four year period of inactive status, as defined in 16.42.6 NMAC.

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