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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 28. Human Rights § 28-2-4. Power to refuse, renew, suspend or revoke public employment or license

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. Any board or other agency having jurisdiction over employment by the state or any of its political subdivisions or the practice of any trade, business or profession may refuse to grant or renew or may suspend or revoke any public employment or license or other authority to engage in the public employment, trade, business or profession for one or both of the following causes:

(1) where the applicant, employee or licensee has been convicted of a felony and the criminal conviction directly relates to the particular employment, trade, business or profession; and

(2) where the applicant, employee or licensee has been convicted of homicide, kidnapping, human trafficking, trafficking in controlled substances, criminal sexual penetration or related sexual offenses or child abuse and the applicant, employee or licensee has applied for reinstatement, renewal or issuance of a teaching certificate, a license to operate a child-care facility or employment at a child-care facility, regardless of rehabilitation.

B. The board or other agency shall explicitly state in writing the reasons for a decision that prohibits the person from engaging in the employment, trade, business or profession if the decision is based in whole or in part on conviction of any crime described in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection A of this section.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 28. Human Rights § 28-2-4. Power to refuse, renew, suspend or revoke public employment or license - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-28-human-rights/nm-st-sect-28-2-4/

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