New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 60 - PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Part 3 - LICENSURE AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 16.60.3.12 - REINSTATEMENT REQUIREMENTS

A. Requests to reinstate a certificate/license that lapsed or expired as a result of non-renewal shall meet all board prescribed requirements for reinstatement including the current year's renewal fee and continuing professional education. An individual whose certificate/license has been subject to board disciplinary action pursuant to the Uniform Licensing Act, Sections 61-1-1 to 61-1-31 NMSA 1978, may, upon application in writing and for good cause, request reinstatement of the certificate/license after completion of all requirements contained in the board's original order or agreement.

B. A reinstatement application pursuant to Section 21 of the act and this rule will be processed by the board upon the basis of the materials submitted in support thereof and supplemented by such additional inquiries as the board may require. Upon receipt of a complete reinstatement application packet and successful completion of a fingerprint background check, board staff are authorized to reinstate a certificate and license to an applicant for whom no licensing issues are present. If the individual has not held an active license in any jurisdiction within the five years preceding the date of application for reinstatement, the approval of the board will be required. For reinstatement of a certificate/license, a hearing may be held, and the board may, at its discretion, impose terms and conditions on an application following procedures the board may find suitable for the particular case.

C. The reinstatement request shall set out in writing the reasons constituting good cause for the relief sought and shall be accompanied by at least two supporting recommendations, under oath, from practitioners who have personal knowledge of the activities of the applicant since board disciplinary action was imposed. In considering a reinstatement application, the board may consider all activities of the applicant since the disciplinary action from which relief is sought was imposed; the offense for which the applicant was disciplined; the applicant's activities during the time the certificate/license was in good standing; the applicant's rehabilitative efforts; restitution to damaged parties in the matter for which the penalty was imposed; and the applicant's general reputation for trust and professional probity.

D. No application for reinstatement will be considered while the applicant is under sentence for any criminal offense, including any period during which the applicant is on court-imposed probation or parole.