A. Notwithstanding Subsection B of Section 8 [61-34-8 NMSA 1978] of the Signed Language Interpreting Practices Act, a licensee may renew a license every two years by submitting a completed renewal application provided by the board.
B. The board may require continuing education for license renewal as established by rule.
C. If a license is not renewed by the expiration date, the license shall be considered expired, and the licensee shall refrain from practicing. The licensee may renew within a sixty-day grace period, which begins the first day the license expires, by submitting payment of the renewal fee and a late fee and complying with all renewal requirements. Upon renewal of the license, the licensee may resume practice.
D. The board may issue rules providing for the inactive status of licenses.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 248, § 10.
Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 248 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.