2009 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses.
Article 23 - Engineering and Surveying
Section 61-23-14.1 - Licensure as a professional engineer; requirements. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)

61-23-14.1. Licensure as a professional engineer; requirements. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)

A.     Licensure as a professional engineer may be either through examination or through endorsement or comity.  In either case, an applicant shall file the appropriate application in which it shall be demonstrated that the applicant:

(1)     is of good moral character and reputation;

(2)     has five references, three of whom shall be licensees practicing in the branch of engineering for which the applicant is applying and who have personal knowledge of the applicant's engineering experience and reputation.  The use of nonlicensed engineer references having personal knowledge of the applicant's engineering experience and reputation other than professional engineers may be accepted by the board; provided a satisfactory written explanation is given and the applicant meets one of the following requirements:

(a)     is certified as an engineer intern and has at least four years of board-approved engineering experience after graduation from a board-approved engineering curriculum;

(b)     is certified as an engineer intern, and has, including the two years for engineer intern certification, at least six years of board-approved engineering experience after graduation from a board-approved, four-year engineering technology curriculum accredited by the technical accreditation commission of the accreditation board for engineering and technology;

(c)     has obtained a doctorate degree in an engineering discipline recognized by the board and has a minimum of four years of board-approved engineering experience subsequent to the awarding of the degree;

(d)     has obtained a master's degree in an engineering discipline recognized by the board from a board-approved program and has a minimum of six years of engineering experience subsequent to the awarding of the degree; or

(e)     has graduated from a board-approved, four-year engineering curriculum and has a minimum of twelve years of engineering experience subsequent to the awarding of the degree.

B.     An applicant shall be allowed to take the appropriate examination for licensure as a professional engineer as approved by the board.

C.     Upon successfully completing the examination, required experience and all the requirements as noted in this section, the applicant shall be eligible to be licensed as a professional engineer upon action of the board.

D.     An applicant may be licensed by endorsement or comity if the applicant:

(1)     is currently licensed as an engineer in the District of Columbia, another state, a territory or a possession of the United States, provided the licensure does not conflict with the provisions of the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act and that the standards required by the licensure or the applicant's qualifications equaled or exceeded the licensure standards in New Mexico at the time the applicant was initially licensed; or

(2)     is currently licensed as an engineer in a foreign country and can demonstrate, to the board's satisfaction, evidence that the licensure was based on standards that equal or exceed those currently required for licensure by the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act [61-23-1 NMSA 1978] and can satisfactorily demonstrate to the board competence in current engineering standards and procedures.