New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI,
Issue 15 / August 12, 2025
TITLE 14 HOUSING AND
CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 15 ELEVATOR SAFETY
CODE
PART 6 JOURNEYMAN
CERTIFICATION
14.15.6.1 ISSUING AGENCY: The
Construction Industries Division (CID) of the Regulation and Licensing
Department.
[14.15.6.1 NMAC - 09/12/2025]
14.15.6.2 SCOPE: This
rule applies to individuals seeking journeyman certification in the elevator
trade in New Mexico.
14.15.6.3 STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: Section 60-13B-4 NMSA 1978.
[14.15.6.3 NMAC – 09/12/2025]
14.15.6.4 DURATION: Permanent.
[14.15.6.4 NMAC – 09/12/2025]
14.15.6.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE: September 12, 2025, unless a later
date is cited at the end of a section.
[14.15.6.5 NMAC – 09/12/2025]
14.15.6.6 OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this rule is to set
forth general provisions governing elevator journeymen certification
requirements in New Mexico.
[14.15.6.6 NMAC – 09/12/2025]
14.15.6.7 DEFINITIONS: See Section 60-13B-2 NMSA 1978 and 14.15.1
NMAC for definitions.
[14.15.6.7 NMAC – 09/12/2025]
14.15.6.8 JOURNEYMAN CERTIFICATION:
A. General information.
(1) A journeyman certificate of competence
in the appropriate trade classification for the work to be performed is
required of all individuals performing elevator work; provided however, that an
apprentice as defined in 14.15.1 NMAC, may work under the direct supervision of
a validly certified journeyman, as defined in Section 60-13B-6 NMSA 1978, of
the act, who is employed by a validly licensed contractor, as defined by
Section 60-13B-6 NMSA 1978, of the act.
(2) A journeyman certificate of competence
is issued to an individual only and is not transferable or assignable.
(3) No individual under the age of 18
shall be issued a certificate of competence.
(4) Journeyman certificates are classified
according to the type of work the journeyman is certified to perform. A journeyman may engage in the trade
authorized by the certificate of competence issued to the journeyman only when
employed by a licensed entity that is validly licensed to perform the type of
work for which the journeyman is certified.
(5) For information regarding compliance
with the Parental Responsibility Act (PRA), revocations and suspensions and
administrative penalties, see 14.15.5 NMAC.
B. Application.
(1) An application submitted for a
journeyman certificate shall be on a form approved by CID and shall be
accompanied by the prescribed certification fee.
(2) An incomplete or insufficient
application shall be rejected and returned to the application with a statement
of reason for the rejection.
(3) All requirements for certification
must be met within one year after the date the application is received by CID
or its designee. Any application not
completed within the one-year period shall expire and any fees paid in
connection with the expired application shall automatically be forfeited.
(4) The applicant must submit proof of the
required experience with the application on form(s) approved by CID or must
meet all the requirements for expedited certification for a military service
member as defined in 14.15.5 NMAC.
(5) An application for certification may
be denied if the applicant has been convicted of a felony enumerated as a
disqualifying criminal conviction pursuant to 14.15.5 NMAC.
C. Journeyman certification process.
(1) Except for individuals seeking
expedited licensure as military service members, an individual applying for a
journeyman certificate must provide proof of work experience within the 10
years immediately prior to application in the classification for which
application is made. Training that is
classified as technical training by an accredited college, university,
manufacturer’s accredited program, technical vocational institute or an
accredited apprenticeship program will be considered in lieu of work experience. Each year of equivalent training shall be
applied as one-half year of experience, but in no case shall accredited
training exceed one-half of the total work experience requirement. The applicant must provide one of the
following to qualify for a journeyman elevator certificate:
(a) Demonstrate a combination of
documented experience and education credits and complete a written examination
approved by the division on the most recent codes and standards as adopted by
the division,
(b) Provide a certificate of completion of
and successful passing of the mechanic’s examination of a nationally recognized
training program for the elevator industry, such as the national elevator
industry educational program or an equivalent as approved by the division,
(c) Provide a certificate of completion of
a United States department of labor approved apprenticeship program for the
elevator industry approved by the United States department of labor or the
workforce solutions department, or
(d) Hold a valid journeyman elevator
mechanic’s certification from another state having standards substantially
equal to those of the ESA.
(2) Examination procedure.
(a) No applicant for a journeyman
certificate is eligible to take an examination until providing satisfactory
work experience documentation to the division.
(b) Examinations shall be administered by
CID or its designee.
(c) A passing exam score is seventy-five
percent or higher.
(d) An applicant who fails to appear for a
scheduled exam or fails to attain a passing score of seventy-five percent or
higher may take another regularly scheduled exam, provided the applicant
reapplies to take the exam, pays the fee, and does not repeat the exam more
than twice in any 30-day period.
(e) If CID or its designee determines that
an applicant has cheated, the exam shall be deemed invalid, all fees shall be
forfeited, and any license or certificate issued on the basis
of that exam shall be automatically and immediately voided. The applicant will not be eligible to take
any exam administered by CID, or its designee, for one year after the date of
such event.
D. Journeyman process for expedited certification
for military service members.
(1) The applicant shall submit a completed
division approved journeyman application.
(2) In lieu of work experience
verification the applicant shall provide the following documentation to the
division:
(a) applicant is currently licensed or
certified and in good standing in another jurisdiction, including a branch of
the United States armed forces,
(b) applicant has met the minimal
licensure or certification requirements in that jurisdiction and the minimal
licensing or certification requirements in that jurisdiction are substantially
equivalent to the certification requirements for New Mexico, and
(c) submit the following documentation:
(i) for
military service member: copy of military orders,
(ii) for spouse of military service
members: copy of service member’s
military orders and copy of marriage license,
(iii) for spouses of deceased military service
members: copy of deceased service
member’s DD214 and a copy of marriage license,
(iv) for dependent children of military
service members: copy of military orders
listing dependent child, or a copy of service member’s military orders and one
of the following: copy of birth certificate of the dependent child, military
service member’s federal tax return or other governmental or judicial
documentation establishing dependency,
(v) for veterans (retired or
separated): copy of DD214 showing proof
of honorable discharge.
(3) The certificate shall be issued by the
division as soon as possible but no later than thirty (30) days after a
qualified military service member, spouse, dependent child, or veteran files a
completed division approved application and provides a background check, if
required, for the certification.
(4) Military service members and veterans
shall not be charged a fee for the first three years for a certificate issued
pursuant to this rule. The three-year
exemption for certification fees does not include fees for copies of documents,
replacement certificates or other expenses related to a certificate, which fees
shall be charged according to the division’s fees currently in effect.
(5) A certificate issued pursuant to this
section shall be valid for a three-year period subject to renewal requirements
of Subsection F below.
E. JEM Journeyman elevator mechanic classification. Requires four years’ experience or 8,000
hours of acceptable work experience in accordance with Subsection C above. Can work under a validly
licensed elevator mechanic contractor.
F. Renewal.
(1) CID, or its designee, shall mail to
every certificate holder a renewal application form at least 30 days prior to
the expiration of such certificate to the certificate holder’s current address
of record. Whether or not the
application is received, it is the sole duty and responsibility of each
certificate holder to timely renew their certificate. Incomplete or inaccurately completed renewal
applications shall be rejected.
(2) No journeyman certificate shall be
renewed in the absence of proof of compliance with the continuing education
requirements set forth in Subsection G of this section.
(3) The filing date of the renewal
application shall be the date the envelope is postmarked or, if it is hand
delivered, the date it is received by CID, or its designee.
(4) If an application for renewal is not
timely received or, if it is received but rejected for failure to comply with
renewal requirements, the certificate shall be suspended and shall be subject
to cancellation pursuant to 14.15.5 NMAC.
G. Continuing education requirements.
(1) Prior to renewal of a journeyman
certificate of competence in the applicable classification the applicant for
renewal or reinstatement is required to complete a minimum of 16 hours of
approved course work. Proof of completion
of such course work, in a form satisfactory to the division, must be submitted
with the application for renewal.
(2) A minimum of eight hours of approved
course work must cover the current CID code that
is enforced by each journeyman classification to be renewed or
reinstated.
H. Application for approval of continuing
education courses and instructors.
(1) Each applicant for course approval
must submit to CID an application for course and instructor approval on a form
approved by the division.
(2) Application for course approval must
be received by CID no later than 120 days before the date on which the course
is proposed to begin.
(3) Each application for course and
instructor approval must be complete and legible. Incomplete or illegible applications will not
be processed and will be returned to the applicant.
(4) To qualify for approval, continuing
education courses must comply with the following standards:
(a) The course content must be relevant to
the elevator trade and be consistent with all applicable laws and rules of the
state of New Mexico,
(b) The course must be conducted in a
classroom, seminar, or in an online format, and
(c) The course must be taught by an
approved instructor.
(5) To qualify for approval as an
instructor, an individual must either be currently teaching, or must have
taught within two years prior to application, at least one course in the
elevator trade in one of the following programs:
(a) An elevator trade training program
that is approved by the vocational education division of the state of New
Mexico department of public education and offered in the curriculum of an
accredited New Mexico trade school, college, or university,
(b) An elevator trade training program
that is offered through a professional association or organization representing
licensees in the elevator trade,
(c) An apprenticeship program approved by
the state of New Mexico apprenticeship council or the bureau of apprenticeship
and training,
(d) An elevator trade training program
offered by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, or product manufacturer,
and the applicant has at least five years practical experience in the subject
taught,
(e) An elevator trade training program
sponsored by an organization that provides continuing education unit courses in
the elevator trade, and the instructor has at least five years of practical
experience in the subject taught,
(f) An elevator trade training program
offered by CID.
I. Approval of continuing education courses
and instructors.
(1) Each application for course and
instructor approval will be reviewed by the bureau chief and the technical
advisory committee each calendar month.
(2) The bureau chief shall provide to the
director the bureau chief’s recommendation for approval or denial on each
application received and reviewed by the bureau chief.
(3) Director approval of a continuing
education course and instructors shall be effective for three years from the
date of approval; provided, however, that approval of any course that is not
offered for 24 consecutive months shall automatically expire.
(4) On the date that is three years after
the date on which approval of a course or instructor was issued, that approval
will automatically expire and, without further notice from CID, such course or
instructor shall no longer be approved.
Application to renew a course or instructor approval must be received no
less than 120 days prior to the date on which the approval period expires.
(5) The decision of the director regarding
the approval or denial of an application is final and is not subject to review.
(6) Once approved, and as a condition of
continuing education approval, a course provider must submit to CID the
following information for each journeyman certificate holder who successfully
completes an approved course, within 30 days of the completion of the course:
(a) The name of the course, approval
number, and the name of the instructor,
(b) The date on which the course was
completed by the certificate holder, and
(c) The name, address and CID journeyman
certificate number of the certificate holder.
(7) Approval of an instructor or a course
will be subject-matter specific.
Approval to teach courses in more than one trade will require the
applicant to meet the experience criteria for each trade or code.
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History of 14.15.6
NMAC: [RESERVED]