A. The division shall by regulation establish and charge, except as provided in Section 4 [60-13-14.1 NMSA 1978] of this 2021 act, reasonable candidate and applicant fees for each license and certificate classification for initial applications, initial and additional examinations, license issuance and renewals, certificate of qualification issuance and renewal and licensing verification services.
B. The division by regulation may provide that fees charged pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be paid to the agency providing or administering the service if the service is provided pursuant to authority of the division.
History: 1953 Comp., § 67-35-22, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 199, § 22; 1977, ch. 245, § 182; 1983, ch. 105, § 12; 1987, ch. 283, § 4; 1989, ch. 6, § 19; 1997, ch. 181, § 5; 2021, ch. 92, § 7.
ANNOTATIONS
Cross references. — For definition of “division,” see 60-13-2 NMSA 1978.
The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, provided for the waiver of license and certificate classification fees for military service members and veterans; and in Subsection A, after “establish and charge”, added “except as provided in Section 4 of this 2021 act”.
The 1997 amendment, effective July 1, 1997, inserted “and licensing service” in the section heading; in Subsection A, inserted “and charge”, “candidate and applicant” and “and certificate” and added “and renewal and licensing verification services” at the end; and, in Subsection B, substituted the language beginning “fees charged” for “examination fees, other than examination fees collected by the division for examination of journeymen pursuant to Section 60-13-38 NMSA 1978, shall be paid to the agency administering the examination”.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 51 Am. Jur. 2d Licenses and Permits §§ 39 to 41; 58 Am. Jur. 2d Occupations, Trades and Professions §§ 10, 11.
Amount of license fee imposed on electricians, 96 A.L.R. 1506.
Amount in controversy for purposes of jurisdiction in case involving tax or license fee, 109 A.L.R. 300.
Reasonableness of amount of license fee imposed upon plumbers, 114 A.L.R. 573.
53 C.J.S. Licenses §§ 64 to 73.