New Mexico Statutes Chapter 61. Professional and Occupational Licenses § 61-9-11.2. Criminal background checks

(1) requiring criminal history background checks of applicants for licensure pursuant to the Professional Psychologist Act;

(2) requiring applicants for licensure to be fingerprinted only upon initial licensure;

(3) providing for an applicant who has been denied licensure to inspect or challenge the validity of the background check record;

(4) establishing a fingerprint and background check fee not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) to be paid by the applicant; and

(5) providing for submission of an applicant's fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation to conduct a national criminal history background check and to the department of public safety to conduct a state criminal history check.