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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 61. Professional and Occupational Licenses § 61-38-2. Definitions

Current as of May 06, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

<Text of section effective July 1, 2025>

As used in the Elevator Safety Act:

A. “apprentice” means an individual who is learning a trade from a licensed employer and participates in a registered apprenticeship program;

B. “certificate of operation” means a document issued by the division that indicates the conveyance has passed the required safety inspection and tests and fees have been paid as set forth in the Elevator Safety Act;

C. “contractor” means a person that:

(1) is engaged in the trade of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, testing, repairing, maintaining, removing or dismantling conveyances contained within a building or structure;

(2) is properly licensed as a contractor by the division pursuant to the Elevator Safety Act; and

(3) employs mechanics and apprentices pursuant to the Elevator Safety Act;

D. “conveyance” means:

(1) a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform that moves between two or more landings, including elevators, escalators, moving sidewalks, platform lifts or stairway chair lifts for carrying persons between landings; and

(2) a hoisting and lowering mechanism that is equipped with a car, that serves two or more landings and that is restricted to carrying materials by its limited size and limited access;

E. “director” means the director of the division;

F. “division” means the construction industries division of the regulation and licensing department;

G. “inspector” means a person certified by the division in the trade of elevator safety to conduct inspections and ensure that work performed by a contractor complies with applicable standards and codes and is employed by the division or a county, municipality or other political subdivision;

H. “mechanic” means an individual who:

(1) possesses a journeyman elevator mechanic's certificate pursuant to the provisions of the Elevator Safety Act; and

(2) is engaged in erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, testing, repairing, maintaining, removing or dismantling conveyances covered by the Elevator Safety Act;

I. “standards” means national standards developed for the installation, use or maintenance of conveyances and adopted by division rule; and

J. “temporarily dormant” means a conveyance that is placed out of service as specified in the Elevator Safety Act.

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