61-1-2: Definitions.

As used in the Uniform Licensing Act:

A. "board" means:

(1) the construction industries commission, the construction industries division and the electrical bureau, mechanical bureau and general construction bureau of the construction industries division of the regulation and licensing department;

(2) the manufactured housing committee and the manufactured housing division of the regulation and licensing department;

(3) the crane operators licensure examining council;

(4) a board, commission or agency that administers a profession or occupation licensed pursuant to Chapter 61 NMSA 1978;

(5) the cannabis control division of the regulation and licensing department; and

(6) any other state agency to which the Uniform Licensing Act is applied by law;

B. "applicant" means a person who has applied for a license;

C. "expedited license", whether by examination, endorsement, credential or reciprocity, means a license issued to a person in this state based on licensure in another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or a foreign country, as applicable;

D. "initial license" means the first regular license received from a board for a person who has not been previously licensed;

E. "license" means a certificate, permit or other authorization to engage in a profession or occupation regulated by a board;

F. "licensing jurisdiction" means another state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or a foreign country, as applicable;

G. "party" means a respondent licensee, applicant or unlicensed person who is the subject of a disciplinary proceeding or the civil administrative prosecutor representing the state and the board;

H. "probation" means to allow, for a stated period of time, the conduct authorized by a license, subject to conditions or other restrictions that are reasonably related to the grounds for probation;

I. "regular license" means a license that is not issued as a temporary or provisional license;

J. "revocation" means to prohibit the conduct authorized by the license for an indefinite period of time; and

K. "suspension" means to prohibit, for a stated period of time, the conduct authorized by the license.