2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 21 - State and Private Education Institutions
Article 23 - Post-Secondary Educational Institution Act
Section 21-23-14 - Prohibition.
The issuance of a license by the department does not constitute accreditation by it for any purpose. Any representation to the contrary is a misrepresentation for the purposes of Section 21-23-10 NMSA 1978 and is prohibited.
History: 1953 Comp., § 73-40-13, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 148, § 14; 1994, ch. 108, § 18; 2013, ch. 59, § 16.
The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, changed terms to assign administration of the Post-Secondary Educational Institution Act to the higher education department; and in the first sentence, after "license by the", deleted "commission" and added "department".
The 1994 amendment, effective July 1, 1994, rewrote the first sentence, which read "The issuance of a permit or certificate of approval by the board shall not constitute approval or accreditation by it for any purpose"; and substituted "21-23-10 NMSA 1978" for "73-40-9 NMSA 1953" in the second sentence.
