New Mexico Statutes Chapter 61. Professional and Occupational Licenses § 61-12C-24.1. Denial of license

(1) is guilty of fraud, deceit or misrepresentation;

(2) attempted to use as the applicant's own the license of another;

(3) allowed the use by another of the applicant's license issued in another jurisdiction;

(4) has been adjudicated as mentally incompetent by regularly constituted authorities;

(5) has been convicted of a crime that substantially relates to the qualifications, functions or duties of a massage therapist. A copy of the record of conviction, certified by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, is conclusive evidence of conviction;

(6) is guilty of unprofessional or unethical conduct or a violation of the code of ethics;

(7) is habitually or excessively using controlled substances or alcohol;

(8) is guilty of false, deceptive or misleading advertising;

(9) is guilty of aiding, assisting or advertising the practice of massage therapy in New Mexico without a New Mexico license;

(10) is grossly negligent or incompetent in the practice of massage therapy;

(11) has had a license to practice massage therapy revoked, suspended or denied in any jurisdiction, territory or possession of the United States or another country for acts of the applicant similar to acts described in this section. A certified copy of the record of conviction shall be conclusive evidence of the conviction; or

(12) is guilty of failing to comply with a provision of the Massage Therapy Practice Act or rules of the board adopted pursuant to that act and filed in accordance with the State Rules Act.