TITLE 14 HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 6 CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRIES LICENSING
PART 4 JOURNEYMAN CERTIFICATION
14.6.4.1 ISSUING AGENCY. The Construction Industries Division (CID) of the Regulation and Licensing Department.
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14.6.4.2 SCOPE. This rule applies to individuals seeking journeyman certification in the electrical, mechanical and plumbing trades in New Mexico.
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14.6.4.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY. Section 60-13-33, 36, 38 and 39 NMSA 1978.
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14.6.4.4 DURATION. Permanent.
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14.6.4.5 EFFECTIVE DATE. February 1, 2006, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
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14.6.4.6 OBJECTIVE. The objective of 14.6.4 NMAC is to set forth general provisions governing journeyman certification in the electrical, mechanical and plumbing trades in New Mexico.
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14.6.4.7
DEFINITIONS. See
Section 60-13-2 NMSA 1978 and 14.5.1.7 NMAC for definitions.
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14.6.4.7 NMAC, 2/1/2006; A, 3/10/2022]
14.6.4.8
JOURNEYMAN
CERTIFICATION.
A. General information.
(1) A
journeyman :certificate of competence in the appropriate trade classification
for the work to be performed is required of all individuals performing
electrical wiring, or mechanical and plumbing work; provided however, that an apprentice,
as defined in Section 60-13-2 NMSA 1978, of the act, may work under the direct
supervision of a validly certified journeyman, as defined in Section 60-13-2
NMSA 1978, of the act, who is employed by a validly licensed person, as defined
by Section 60-13-2 NMSA 1978, of the act, or a holder of a valid annual permit.
(2) A
journeyman certificate of competence is issued to an individual only and is not
transferable or assignable.
(3) No
individual under the age of 18 shall be issued a certificate of competence.
(4) Journeyman
certificates are classified according to the type of work the journeyman is
certified to perform. A journeyman may engage in the trade authorized by the
certificate of competence issued to the journeyman only when employed by a
licensed entity: (a) that is validly licensed to perform the type of work for
which the journeyman is certified; or, (b) holding a valid annual permit
authorizing the entity to engage in the type of work for which the journeyman
is certified.
(5) For
information regarding compliance with the Parental Responsibility Act,
revocations and suspensions and administrative penalties, please see
Subsections H and I of 14.6.3.8 NMAC and 14.6.3.9 NMAC.
B. Application.
(1) An
application submitted for a journeyman certificate of competence shall be on a
form approved by CID and shall be accompanied by the prescribed certification
fee.
(2) An
incomplete or insufficient application shall be rejected and returned to the
applicant with a statement of the reason for the rejection.
(3) All
requirements for certification must be met within six months after the date the
application is received by CID or its designee.
Any application not completed within the six month
period shall expire and any fees paid in connection with the expired
application shall automatically forfeit.
(4) The
applicant must submit proof of the required experience with the application on form(s)
approved by CID or must meet all of the requirements
for expedited certification for a military service member as defined Section 60-1-34
NMSA 1978.
(5) An
application for certification may be denied if the applicant has been convicted
of a felony enumerated as a disqualifying criminal conviction pursuant to Subsection
F of 14.6.3.8 NMAC.
C. Journeyman
certification process.
(1) Except
for individuals seeking expedited licensure as military service members, an
individual applying for a journeyman certificate must provide proof of work
experience within the 10 years immediately prior to application, as required in
the act and Title 14, NMAC, in the classification for which application is
made. Training that is classified as
technical training by an accredited college, university, manufacturer’s
accredited training program, technical vocational institute or an accredited
apprenticeship program will be considered in lieu of work experience. Each year
of equivalent training shall be applied as one-half year of experience, but in
no case shall accredited training exceed one-half of the total work experience
requirement.
(2) Examination procedure.
(a) No
applicant for a journeyman certificate is eligible to take an examination until
providing satisfactory work experience documentation to the division.
(b) Examinations
shall be administered by CID, or its designee.
(c) A
passing exam score is seventy-five percent or higher.
(d) An
applicant who fails to appear for a scheduled exam or fails to attain a passing
score of seventy-five percent or higher may take another regularly scheduled
exam, provided the applicant reapplies to take the exam, pays the fee and does
not repeat the exam more than twice in any 30-day period.
(e) If
CID or its designee determines that an applicant has cheated, the exam shall be
deemed invalid, all fees shall be forfeited, and any license or certificate
issued on the basis of that exam shall be automatically and immediately
voided. The applicant will not be
eligible to take any exam administered by CID, or its designee, for one year
after the date of such an event.
D. Journeyman process
for expedited certification for military service members.
(1) The
applicant shall submit a completed division approved journeyman application.
(2) In
lieu of work experience verification the applicant shall provide the following
documentation satisfactory to the division:
(a) applicant
is currently licensed or certified and in good standing in another
jurisdiction, including a branch of the United States armed forces;
(b) applicant
has met the minimal licensure or certification requirements in that
jurisdiction and the minimal licensing or certification requirements in that
jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to the certification requirements for
New Mexico; and
(b) submit
the following documentation:
(i) for military service member: copy of military orders;
(ii) for
spouse of military service members: copy
of service member’s military orders and copy of marriage license;
(iii) for
spouses of deceased military service members:
copy of deceased service member’s DD214 and copy of marriage license;
(iv) for
dependent children of military service members: copy of military orders listing
dependent child, or a copy of service member’s military orders and one of the
following: copy of birth certificate of
the dependent child, military service member’s federal tax return or other
governmental or judicial documentation establishing dependency;
(v) for
veterans (retired or separated): copy of
DD214 showing proof of honorable discharge.
(3) The
certificate shall be issued by the division as soon as practicable but no later
than thirty days after a qualified military service member, spouse, dependent
child, or veteran files a completed
division approved application and provides a background check, if
required, for the certification.
(4) Military
service members and veterans shall not be charged a fee for the first three
years for a certificate issued pursuant to this rule. The three-year exemption
for certification fees does not include fees for copies of documents,
replacement certificates or other expenses related to a certificate, which fees
shall be charged according to the division’s fees currently in effect.
(5) A
certificate issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for a three-year
period subject to renewal requirements of Subsection E below.
E. Electrical
journeyman classifications. Requires two years of experience unless
otherwise specified.
(1) EE-98J. Journeyman residential and commercial
electrical. Requires four years of experience. Can work
under EE-98, ER-1 and all electrical specialty licenses. If working under an
ER-1 or a specialty license the journeyman holding this certification may
perform work only within the scope of the contractor’s license.
(2) ER-1J. Journeyman residential wiring. Can
work under an EE-98 or an ER-1 license.
(3) EL-1J. Journeyman electrical distribution systems,
including transmission lines. Requires four years of experience. Can work
under an EL-1 license.
(4) ES-1J
Journeyman electrical signs and outline lighting. Can work under an ES-1 or an EE-98 license.
(5) ES-2
Journeyman cathodic protection and lightening protection systems. Can work under an ES-2 or an EE-98
license.
(6) ES-3J. Journeyman sound, intercommunication,
electrical alarm systems, and systems 50 volts and under. Can work under an ES-3, ER-1 or an EE-98
license.
(7) ES-7J
Journeyman telephone communication systems and telephone interconnect
systems. Can work under an
ES-7, ER-1 or EE-98 license.
(8) ES-10RJ Journeyman
residential water well pump installer. Can work under an ES-10R or EE-98 license.
(9) ES-10J Journeyman water well pump installer. Can work under an ES-10 or EE-98 license.
F. Mechanical-plumbing journeyman
classifications. Requires two years
of experience unless otherwise specified.
(1) JP
Journeyman plumber. Can
work under an MM-1,MS-3, MS-6 or MM-98 license.
(2) JPF
Journeyman pipe fitter.
Can work under an MM-1, MM-2, MM-4 or MM-98 license
(3) JG
Journeyman natural gas fitter. Can work under an MM-2 or MM-98 license.
(4) JPG
Journeyman plumber and natural gas fitter. Can work under an MM-1, MM-2 or MM-98
license.
(5) JR
Journeyman refrigeration. Must demonstrate compliance
with environmental protection agency (EPA) recovery requirements before
certificate may be issued. Can work under an MM-3, MM-4 or MM-98 or JSM
license.
(6) JS
Journeyman sprinkler. Can work under an MS-6, MM-1 or MM-98 license.
(7) JSM
Journeyman sheet metal.
Can work under an MM-3 or MM-98 license.
(8) JW
Journeyman welder. Must obtain either a JP, JG, JPG, JPF or JSM
certification and show American society of mechanical engineers (ASME) section
9 certification. Is not required to test
separately for this certificate of competence. Can work under an MM-1, MM-2,
MM-3, MM-4 or MM-98 license.
(9) JMG journeyman medical gas installer. Must obtain either JP, JG, JPG or JPF
certification and show approved medical gas certification as referenced in
14.9.5 NMAC. Can work under an MM-1,
MM-2, MM-4 or MM-98 license.
(10) BO1
journeyman boiler operator. Low pressure only. Requires six months experience; can be employed by an institution
that has a boiler; cannot perform construction or repair of a boiler.
(11) BO2
journeyman boiler operator. Low and high pressure. Requires six months
experience; can be employed by an institution that has a boiler; cannot perform
construction or repair of a boiler.
(12) MS-12J
journeyman fire protection sprinkler
systems. Requires four years of experience. Can work
for an MS-12, MM-4, or an MM-98 license.
(13) MS-14J journeyman dry chemical fire protection.
Requires four years of experience. Can work for an MS-14, MM-4 or MM-98
license.
G. Renewal.
(1) CID,
or its designee, shall mail to every certificate holder a renewal application
form at least 30 days prior to the expiration of such certificate to the
certificate holder’s current address of record. Whether or not the application
is received, it is the sole duty and responsibility of each certificate holder
to timely renew his/her certificate. Incomplete or inaccurately completed
renewal applications shall be rejected.
(2) No
journeyman certificate shall be renewed in the absence of proof of compliance
with the continuing education requirements set forth in Subsection D of this
section.
(3) The
filing date of the renewal application shall be the date the envelope is
postmarked or, if it is hand delivered, the date it is received by CID, or its
designee.
(4) If
an application for renewal is not timely received or, if it is received but
rejected for failure to comply with renewal requirements, the certificate shall
be suspended and shall be subject to cancellation pursuant to Subsection C of
Section 60-13-39 NMSA 1978, of the act.
(5) An
application for renewal of a certificate may be denied if the applicant has
been convicted of a felony enumerated as a disqualifying criminal conviction
pursuant to Subsection F of 14.6.3.8 NMAC.
H. Continuing education requirements.
(1) The
continuing education requirements for renewal of a journeyman certificate apply
to the following journeyman classifications:
(a) plumbing
journeyman plumber (JP), journeyman pipefitter (JPF), journeyman gas (JG),
journeyman plumber-gas (JPG);)
(b) mechanical
- journeyman sheet metal (JSM), journeyman sprinkler (JS), journeyman
refrigeration (JR), journeyman fire protection (MS-12J or MS-14J); and
(c) electrical
- journeyman electrician (JE98 also referred to as EE98-J) and journeyman
lineman (EL-1J).
(2) Prior
to renewal of a journeyman certificate of competence in the applicable
classification, the applicant for renewal or reinstatement is required to
complete a minimum of 16 hours of approved course work. Proof of completion of
such course work, in a form satisfactory to the division, must be submitted
with the application for renewal.
(3) A
minimum of eight hours of approved course work must cover the current CID code
that is enforced by each journeyman classification to be renewed or reinstated.
I. Application for approval of
continuing education courses and instructors.
(1) Each
applicant for course approval must submit to CID an application for course and
instructor approval on a form approved by the division.
(2) Application for course approval
must be received by CID no later than 120 days before the date on which the
course is proposed to begin.
(3) Each
application for course and instructor approval must be complete and legible.
Incomplete or illegible applications will not be processed and will be returned
to the applicant.
(4) To
qualify for approval, continuing education courses must comply with the
following standards:
(a) the
course content must be relevant to either the plumbing, mechanical or
electrical trades and be consistent with all current applicable laws and rules
of the state of New Mexico;
(b) the
course must be conducted in a classroom, seminar or in an online format; and
(c) the
course must be taught by an approved instructor.
(5) To
qualify for approval as an instructor, an individual must either be currently
teaching, or must have taught within the two years prior to application, at
least one course in the electrical, mechanical or plumbing trades in one of the
following programs.
(a) a
plumbing, mechanical, or electrical trades training program that is approved by
the vocational education division of the state of New Mexico department of
public education and offered in the curriculum of an accredited New Mexico
trade school, college or university;
(b) a
plumbing, mechanical or electrical trade training program that is offered
through a professional association or organization representing licensees in
the plumbing, mechanical and electrical trades;
(c) an
apprenticeship program approved by the state of New Mexico apprenticeship
council or the bureau of apprenticeship and training;
(d) a
plumbing, mechanical or electrical trade training program offered by a
nationally recognized testing laboratory, or product manufacturer, and the
applicant has at least five years
practical experience in the subject taught;
(e) a
plumbing, mechanical or electrical trade training program sponsored by an
organization that provides continuing education unit courses in the plumbing,
mechanical or electrical trades, and the instructor has at least five years of
practical experience in the subject taught; or
(f) a
plumbing, mechanical, or electrical trades training program offered by CID.
J. Approval of
continuing education courses and instructors
(1) Each
application for course and instructor approval will be reviewed by the
appropriate bureau chief and the technical advisory council for that bureau
each calendar month.
(2) The
reviewing bureau chief shall provide to the commission at each commission
meeting the bureau chief’s recommendation for approval or denial on each
application received and reviewed by the bureau chief since the last commission
meeting.
(3) The
commission shall receive and consider the recommendation of the bureau chief
before voting on approval of an application.
(4) Commission
approval of a continuing education course and instructors shall be effective
for three years from the date of approval; provided, however, that approval of
any course that is not offered for 24 consecutive months shall automatically
expire.
(5) On
the date that is three years after the date on which approval of a course or
instructor was issued, the approval will automatically expire and, without
further notice from CID, such course or instructor shall no longer be approved.
Application to renewal course or instructor approval must be received no less
than 120 days prior to the date on which the approval period expires.
(6) The
decision of the commission regarding the approval or denial of an application
is final and is not subject to review.
(7) Once
approved, and as a condition of continuing approval, a course provider must
submit to CID the following information for each journeyman certificate holder,
who successfully completes an approved course, within 30 days of the completion
of the course:
(a) the
name of the course, approval number, and the name of the instructor;
(b) the
date on which the course was completed by the certificate holder; and
(c) the
address and CID journeyman certificate number of the certificate holder.
(8) Approval
of an instructor or a course will be subject-matter specific. Approval to teach
courses in more than one trade or code will require the applicant to meet the
experience criteria for each trade or code.
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History of 14.6.4 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History:
Material in this part was derived from that previously filed with the commission of public records - state records center and archives as:
CIC 70-2, General Construction Classifications, filed 11/25/1970;
CIC 72-4, General Construction Classifications, filed 02/16/1972;
CIC 76-2, Rules And Regulations, filed 05/05/1976;
CID 78-2, Rules And Regulations, filed 12/05/1978;
CID 79-1, Rules And Regulations, filed 06/06/1979;
CID 82-1, Construction Industries Rules And Regulations, filed 04/14/1982;
CID 85-1, Construction Industries Rules And Regulations, filed 02/04/1985;
CID 90-1, Construction Industries Rules And Regulations, filed 05/31/1990.
History of Repealed Material:
14 NMAC 6.4, Housing and Construction - Construction Industries Licensing - Journeyman Certification, repealed 12-1-00.
14.6.4 NMAC, Journeyman Certification (filed 10/16/2000), repealed 2/1/2006.
Other History:
That portion of CID 90-1, Construction Industries Rules And Regulations, filed 05/31/1990 -- renumbered, reformatted and amended to 14 NMAC 6.4, Housing and Construction - Construction Industries Licensing - Journeyman Certification, , effective 09/14/1996.
14 NMAC 6.4, Housing and Construction - Construction Industries Licensing - Journeyman Certification (filed 09/03/1996) was replaced by 14.6.4 NMAC, Housing and Construction - Construction Industries Licensing - Journeyman Certification, effective 09/23/1997.
14.6.4 NMAC, Housing and Construction - Construction Industries Licensing - Journeyman Certification (filed 09/02/1997), was replaced by 14.6.4 NMAC, Housing and Construction - Construction Industries Licensing - Journeyman Certification, effective 12/1/2000.
14.6.4 NMAC, Journeyman Certification (filed 10/16/2000) was
replaced by 14.6.4 NMAC, Journeyman Certification, effective 2/1/2006.