There shall be a "state child labor inspector", appointed by and subject to the director of the labor and industrial division of the labor department. The inspector must be qualified by special training and experience for this work and must pass a satisfactory examination given by the director of the labor and industrial division of the labor department.
History: Laws 1925, ch. 79, § 15; C.S. 1929, § 80-120; 1941 Comp., § 57-515; 1953 Comp., § 59-6-15; Laws 1963, ch. 175, § 3; 2007, ch. 257, § 14.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 1987, ch. 342, § 33 provided that all references in law to the "labor commissioner" shall be construed as references to the "director of the labor and industrial division of the department of labor".
Laws 2007, ch. 200 repealed the labor department. Section 9-26-15 NMSA 1978 provides that all statutory references to the "labor department or any divisions of the labor department shall be deemed to be references to the workforce solutions department".
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, provided that the inspector shall be appointed by the director of the labor and industrial division and must be qualified by special training and experience for the work and pass an examination given by the director.