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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 61. Professional and Occupational Licenses § 61-24B-5. Exemptions

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

A. The following shall be exempt from the provisions of the Landscape Architects Act as long as they do not hold themselves out as landscape architects or use the term “landscape architect” without being registered pursuant to the Landscape Architects Act:

(1) landscape architects who are not legal residents of or who have no established place of business in this state who are acting as consulting associates of a landscape architect registered under the provisions of the Landscape Architects Act; provided that the nonresident landscape architect meets equivalent registration qualifications in the landscape architect's own state or country;

(2) landscape architects acting solely as officers or employees of the United States; and

(3) a person making plans for a landscape associated with a single-family residence or a multifamily residential complex of four units or less except when it is part of a larger complex.

B. Nothing in the Landscape Architects Act is intended to limit, interfere with or prevent a professional architect, engineer or land surveyor from engaging in landscape architecture within the limits of the architect's, engineer's or land surveyor's licensure.

C. Nothing in the Landscape Architects Act is intended to limit, interfere with or prevent the landscape architects in training, drafters, students, clerks or superintendents and other employees of registered landscape architects from acting under the instructions, control or supervision of the landscape architect or to prevent the employment of superintendents on the construction, enlargement or alterations of landscape improvements or any appurtenances thereto or to prevent such superintendents from acting under the immediate personal supervision of landscape architects by whom the plans and specifications of any landscape architectural services were prepared.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 61. Professional and Occupational Licenses § 61-24B-5. Exemptions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-61-professional-and-occupational-licenses/nm-st-sect-61-24b-5/

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