N.M. Stat. § 61-30-13
Application for registration, license or certificate;
examination.
A. All applications for registrations, licenses or certificates shall be made to the
board in writing, either in person or electronically, shall specify whether registration or a
license or a certificate is being applied for by the applicant and, if a certificate, the
classification of the certificate being applied for by the applicant and shall contain such
data and information as may be required by the board.
B. Each applicant for a license or a certificate shall demonstrate, by successfully
passing a written examination, prepared by or under the supervision of the board, that
the applicant possesses, consistent with licensure or the certification sought, the
following:
(1)
an appropriate knowledge of technical terms commonly used in or related
to real estate appraising, appraisal report writing and economic concepts applicable to
real estate;
(2)
a basic understanding of real estate law;
(3)
an adequate knowledge of theory and techniques of real estate appraisal;
(4)
an understanding of the principles of land economics, real estate appraisal
processes and problems likely to be encountered in the gathering, interpreting and
processing of data in carrying out appraisal disciplines;
(5)
an understanding of the standards for the development and
communication of real estate appraisals as provided in the Real Estate Appraisers Act;
(6)
knowledge of theories of depreciation, cost estimating, methods of
capitalization and the mathematics of real estate appraisal that are appropriate for the
classification of a certificate applied for by the applicant;
(7)
knowledge of other principles and procedures as may be appropriate for
the respective classification; and
(8)
an understanding of the types of misconduct for which disciplinary
proceedings may be initiated against a real estate appraiser trainee, a state licensed
residential real estate appraiser or a state certified real estate appraiser as set forth in
the Real Estate Appraisers Act.
C. An applicant for a license or a certificate who fails to successfully complete the
written examination may apply for a reexamination for a license or certificate upon
compliance with such conditions as set forth in the rules adopted by the board pursuant
to the provisions of the Real Estate Appraisers Act.