Contractors:
The applicant's qualifying party must submit evidence of experience
required for the license classification being sought (two or four years), as well as
passing all required trade exams and a business & law exams with minimum scores
of 75%. A 20-hour course taken from a provider approved by the division may be
substituted for the business & law examination.
A $10,000 Consumer Protection Code Bond is required of all licensees and is a
condition of licensure. If a contractor fails to correct code violations that are identified
through an investigation process, the Division can authorize re lease of the bond
for assistance in correcting building code violations ca used by a licensee. Failure to
maintain the bond results in cancellation of the license.
Licensees are required to maintain Worker's Compensation Insurance. There are
no other insurance requirement for licensure. There is no requirement for financial
screening ( Financial Statements, Credit Checks, etc.). We currently do not have
a recovery fund but are looking at the possibility of utilizing that as a means for
consumer relief.
Journeymen:
A certificate of competence is required for any journeyman performing
electrical, mechanical and/or plumbing work. The approval ratio for non-journeyman to journeymen is 3:1 for residential work and 2:1 for commercial work. 16 hours of Continuing Education is required for renewal of a journeyman certificate . Certificates are issued for a 3 year period.
Contractor License and Journeyman Certificate Fees:
Fees are exclusive of gross receipt tax.
License Type / Application Fee / Exam Fee / License and Renewal Fee / Certificate of Qualification
Contractor: GA-98*, GF-98* and MM-98* $30 $65/ $100/yr $6
EE-98*, GB-98* / $30 / $250 / $100/yr / $6
ER-1, GB-2 / $30 / $100 / $50/yr $6
Additional Classifications / $30 / $65 / $50/yr 100/yr / $6
Journeyman: Electrical, Mechanical, and Boiler / N/A / $65 / $25/yr / N/A
*Classifications require multiple exams. The renewal cycle is 3 years.
RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS
New Mexico belongs to a multi-state reciprocity group for journeyman electricians.
Applicants who are originally certified in these states are mutually excluded from exam requirements if applying for certification in other states from the group. The states include: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
