N.M. Stat. § 61-30-15.1
Criminal history background checks. (Repealed
effective July 1, 2030.)
A. The board may adopt rules that provide for criminal history background checks
for all registrants, certified licensees and licensees to include:
(1)
requiring criminal history background checks of applicants for registration,
certified licensure or licensure pursuant to the Real Estate Appraisers Act;
(2)
requiring applicants for registration, or certified licensure or licensure to be
fingerprinted only upon initial licensure or registration;
(3)
providing for an applicant who has been denied registration or certified
licensure or licensure to inspect or challenge the validity of the criminal history
background check record;
(4)
establishing a fingerprint and criminal history background check fee not to
exceed fees as determined by the department of public safety to be paid by the
applicant; and
(5)
providing for submission of an applicant's fingerprint cards to the federal
bureau of investigation to conduct a national criminal history background check and to
the department of public safety to conduct a state criminal history background check.
B. Arrest record information received from the department of public safety and the
federal bureau of investigation shall be privileged and shall not be disclosed to persons
not directly involved in the decision affecting the applicant.
C. Electronic live fingerprint scans may be used when conducting criminal history
background checks.