New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIII, Issue 24 / December 27, 2022
This is an amendment to 16.44.3 NMAC, Sections 1, 12, 13,
18 effective 12/27/2022.
16.44.3.1 ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico Board of Landscape Architects [P.O.
Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504].
[16.44.3.1 NMAC - Rp, 16.44.3.1 NMAC, 9/30/2016; A, 12/27/2022]
16.44.3.12 [LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECT APPLICANTS LICENSED IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION, AND WHO ARE NOT CLARB
CERTIFIED:
A. The board may issue a license to practice as a landscape
architect without an examination to an applicant who holds a current
registration or license as a landscape architect issued by another jurisdiction
if the education and experience requirements of the other jurisdiction are as
stringent or higher than those established in the board’s rules and regulations
and if the applicant meets the qualifications required of a registered
landscape architect in this state.
B. Application
procedure: To open an application file,
the applicant shall submit the following:
(1) a completed and signed application;
(2) the application fee as required by
the board;
(3) official educational transcripts sent
to the board office directly from the institution’s office of the registrar;
(4) verification of practical experience;
(5) samples of work; practical experience for licensure for an
applicant shall begin after graduation from the school, college or university
program as described in 16.44.2 NMAC; to assist the board in evaluating the
applicants practical experience, the applicant shall submit evidence of his or
her experience with the completed application form in in one or both of the
following formats:
(a) a
minimum of six and a maximum of 10 graphic images (formatted to 8 ½ “x 11”) of
projects or drawings depicting construction, planting, irrigation, or design;
or
(b) a
maximum two-page summary or abstract that describes relevant experience such as
administration, research, planning, or teaching.
(6) letters
of reference: An applicant for licensure
as a landscape architect shall submit three letters of reference, two of which
shall be from individuals who are not members of the board; the letters of
reference shall be from individuals who are not related to the applicant and
who are familiar with and will speak to the applicant’s professional activities
as a landscape architect;
(7) verification
of licensure in another jurisdiction; and
(8) documentation
of the licensing jurisdiction’s minimum qualifications for licensure at the
time of licensing (i.e. a copy of the applicable
law(s) from the licensing jurisdiction at the time of licensure).
C. The board administrator will notify the applicant once
the application file appears to be complete.
The board will review the application at the next regularly scheduled
board meeting. The board administrator
will notify the applicant of the board’s decision relative to the application.]
[RESERVED]
[16.44.3.12 NMAC - Rp, 16.44.3.12 NMAC, 9/30/2016; Repealed, 12/27/2022]
16.44.3.13 [LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECT APPLICANTS WHO ARE CLARB CERTIFIED:
A. Initial
application procedure. To open an
initial application file, the applicant shall submit the following:
(1) a
completed and signed application;
(2) the
application fee as required by the board;
(3) certification
received directly from CLARB.
B. Once
the application file is complete the board office will notify the
applicant. The board administrator has
been authorized by the board to then issue a license to the applicant.] [RESERVED]
[16.44.3.13 NMAC - Rp, 16.44.3.13 NMAC, 9/30/2016; Repealed, 12/27/2022]
16.44.3.18 [EXPEDITED
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION BY RECIPROCITY FOR MILITARY AND SPOUSES LICENSED IN
ANOTHER JURISDICTION:
A. If a military service member, the spouse of a
military service member, or a recent
veteran submits an application for license or
certification and is a qualified applicant pursuant to this part, the board
shall expedite the processing of such application and issue the license or
certification as soon as practicable. The terms “military service member” and
“recent veteran” are defined in the Uniform Licensing Act, 61-1-34 NMSA
1978. Any qualified veteran applicant
seeking expedited licensure pursuant to this section shall submit a copy of
form DD214, certificate of release or discharge from active duty, with the
application.
B. A
license or certification issued pursuant to this section shall not be renewed automatically, and shall be renewed only if the licensee or
certificate holder satisfies all requirements for the issuance and renewal of a
license or certificate pursuant to the Landscape Architects Act and the board’s
rules, including 16.44.4 NMAC.] [RESERVED]
[16.44.3.18 NMAC - N, 9/30/2016; Repealed, 12/27/2022]