N.M. Admin. Code § 10.8.2.17

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 10.8.2.17 - LICENSE RENEWAL AND TRANSFER

A.To renew a New Mexico license. A licensee may submit an application for a renewed license on the form prescribed by the department.

(1) The licensee may submit the application anytime from 60 days before, and until 60 days after the license expires. If the license has expired, a licensee shall not carry a concealed handgun until he or she receives a renewed license.

(2) The licensee shall complete a refresher firearms training course prior to filing the application.

(3) The licensee shall submit to the department:

(a) electronic fingerprints as required by Section 29-19 -5 NMSA 1978 and 10.8.2.14 NMAC, unless electronic fingerprints are already on file with the department;

(b) a certified copy of a certificate of completion for a refresher firearms training course approved by the department issued by an approved instructor not more than 90 days prior to the date the application is filed;

(c) a nonrefundable $75 renewal fee; and

(d) a copy of New Mexico driver's license or other government issued identification which contains a picture.

B.To transfer a license from another state. A person establishing New Mexico residency must transfer his or her license from another state. The license holder has 90 days from establishing New Mexico residency to file an application for a New Mexico renewed license on the form prescribed by the department. An applicant for transfer shall not carry a concealed handgun in New Mexico until the applicant receives a New Mexico license unless he or she has a license from a state that has been accepted by reciprocity by New Mexico.

(1) In addition to the items required by Paragraph 3 of Subsection A of this section, the applicant for license transfer shall file:

(a) proof of residency as provided in Subsection A of 10.8.2.12 NMAC;

(b) proof of age as provided in Subsection B of 10.8.2.12 NMAC; and

(c) a photocopy of the license being transferred.

(2) The applicant for transfer shall complete:

(a) a refresher firearms training course if the firearms training required by the other state meets or exceeds New Mexico firearms training requirements and the licensee completed firearms training not more than one year prior to filing the application; or

(b) an initial firearms training course if the firearms training required by the other state does not meet New Mexico firearms training requirements or the licensee completed firearms training more than one year prior to filing the application.

(3) The applicant for transfer must meet all other requirements for obtaining a license in New Mexico by showing either that:

(a) the requirements for licensure in the other state meet or exceed the requirements for issuance of a license in New Mexico; or

(b) the applicant has satisfactorily completed the requirements for issuance of a license in New Mexico that were not applicable in the other state.

C.Time period for review. The department shall review the application for a renewed license, conduct a national criminal background check for each applicant for a renewed license or transfer of a license from another state, and make a determination within 30 days of the date the department receives a complete application and background check.

D.Determination by department.

(1)Approval. If the department finds that the applicant for a renewed license or transfer of a license from another state meets the requirements in the act and this rule for a renewed license, the department shall issue a license.

(2)Denial. If the department finds that the applicant does not meet the requirements for a renewed license or transfer of a license from another state, the department shall issue a notification of denial in accordance with 10.8.2.21 NMAC. The notification of denial shall cite the particular requirements of the act or this rule that the applicant has failed to meet.

N.M. Admin. Code § 10.8.2.17

10.8.2.17 NMAC - N, 11-26-03; A, 11-30-05, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 22, November 30, 2016, eff. 11/30/2016