N.M. Stat. § 61-23-27.10
Surveying exemptions. (Repealed effective July 1,
2030.)
A surveyor employed by a business entity who performs only the surveying services
involved in the operation of the business entity's or an affiliated business entity's
business shall be exempt from the provisions of the Engineering and Surveying Practice
Act; provided that neither the employee nor the employer offers surveying services to
the public; and provided further that any such surveying services are limited to the legal
boundaries of the property owned, leased or lawfully operated by the business entity or
an affiliated business entity that employs the surveyor; and provided further that the
surveying services performed do not include any determination, description, portraying,
measuring or monumentation of the boundaries of a tract of land. Performance of
surveying on public works projects pursuant to Section 61-23-27.13 NMSA 1978 or
within off-premises easements constitutes work within a public space and is subject to
the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act.