TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
CHAPTER 66 HOME INSPECTOR LICENSING
PART 4 LICENSE RENEWALS AND REACTIVATIONS
16.66.4.1 ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico home inspectors board.
[16.66.4.1 NMAC – N, 1/15/2021]
16.66.4.2 SCOPE: All licensed home inspectors, license applicants, other agencies, professional associations, and any member of the general public affected by or interested in home inspectors.
[16.66.4.2 NMAC – N, 1/15/2021]
16.66.4.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: These rules are promulgated pursuant to the Home Inspector Licensing Act, Sections 61-24D-1 through 16 NMSA 1978 (2019).
[16.66.4.3 NMAC –
N, 1/15/2021]
16.66.4.4 DURATION: Permanent.
[16.66.4.4 NMAC –
N, 1/15/2021]
16.66.4.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: January 15, 2021, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
[16.66.4.5 NMAC – N, 1/15/2021]
16.66.4.6 OBJECTIVE: The objective of Part 4 of Chapter 66 is to set forth provisions governing renewals of home inspector licenses and reactivation of expired and inactive licenses.
[16.66.4.6 NMAC – N, 1/15/2021]
16.66.4.7 DEFINITIONS: Refer to Definitions, 16.66.1.7 NMAC.
[16.66.4.7 NMAC – N, 1/15/2021]
16.66.4.8 LICENSE RENEWAL:
A. An initial home inspector license shall be valid for three years. Once renewed, all licenses shall be for a duration of three years.
B. Renewal Date: A licensee may apply for renewal of the licensee’s license no later than the date specified as the expiration date on the applicant’s license.
C. A licensee seeking the renewal of the license shall provide to the board in accordance with the deadlines specified in this rule:
(1) A completed renewal application;
(2) Payment of the non-refundable renewal fee in full as provided in Part 2;
(3) Proof of completion of required continuing education as provided in Part 5;
(4) Satisfactory evidence that the licensee has errors and omissions insurance coverage and professional liability insurance coverage meeting the minimum terms and conditions required by 16.66.9 NMAC.
D. The board office will send, either through electronic means or through postal mail, a renewal notice to each licensee no later than 45 days prior to the expiration of the license at the licensee’s address on record. Timely renewal of a license is the full and complete responsibility of the licensee. If the licensee does not receive a renewal notification from the board, it is the responsibility of the licensee to contact the board office.
E. The licensee’s failure to receive the board’s renewal notification will not exempt the licensee from licensure expiration or late penalty fees.
F. Each licensee is responsible for submitting the required renewal fee by the expiration date irrespective of whether a renewal notice is received by the licensee, and licensees shall not practice on expired licenses under any circumstances.
[16.66.4.8 NMAC – N, 1/15/2021; A, 4/23/2024]
16.66.4.9 INACTIVE STATUS:
A. A license in good standing may, upon written request to the board by the licensee, be placed on inactive status prior to its expiration.
B. A licensee possessing an inactive license may not engage in the practice of home inspection in the State of New Mexico.
C. A license may remain on inactive status indefinitely.
D. A licensee must renew an inactive license no later than the expiration date specified on the license. A licensee seeking to renew an inactive license must complete all continuing education as would a full licensee as provided in Part 5 of these rules.
[16.66.4.9 NMAC – N, 1/15/2021]
16.66.4.10 EXPIRED LICENSES:
A. Former licensees may reactivate an expired license within 90 days of expiration. A licensee who fails to reactivate an expired license within 90 days of expiration must, to obtain licensure, reapply as a new applicant for licensure.
B. For the purposes of this rule, expired licenses include those that have expired after being placed on inactive status by the former licensee.
[16.66.4.10 NMAC – N, 1/15/2021]
16.66.4.11 REACTIVATION OF EXPIRED OR INACTIVE LICENSES: Former licensees may reactivate an expired or inactive license within the deadlines provided in these rules. A former licensee seeking the reactivation of an expired or inactive license shall provide to the board in accordance with the deadlines specified in these rules:
A. A completed renewal application;
B. Payment of the non-refundable renewal fee in full as provided in Part 2;
C. Payment of the expired license reactivation fee in full as provided in Part 2;
D. Proof of completion of all required continuing education;
E. Satisfactory evidence that the licensee has errors and omissions insurance coverage and professional liability insurance coverage meeting the minimum terms and conditions required by 16.66.9 NMAC.
[16.66.4.11 NMAC – N, 1/15/2021; A, 4/23/2024]
HISTORY OF 16.66.4 NMAC