AN ACT

RELATING TO CONTRACTOR LICENSING; REVISING PROCEDURES FOR THE ISSUANCE, RENEWAL OR REISSUANCE OF A LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE FOLLOWING REVOCATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. Section 60-13-29 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967, Chapter 199, Section 32, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-13-29. APPLICATION FOLLOWING REVOKED LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE.--

          A. After revocation of any license or certificate issued pursuant to the Construction Industries Licensing Act, no person shall be eligible to apply for a new license or certificate until a period of one year after the date of the original order of revocation by the commission has expired.           B. Following the revocation of a contractor's license or a qualifying party's certificate pursuant to the Construction Industries Licensing Act, no license or certificate may be issued to that contractor or qualifying party by the division if the director finds that the contractor or qualifying party has, during the period of revocation, engaged in activity that constitutes a violation of any provision of the Construction Industries Licensing Act."

     Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2005.

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