New Mexico — electrical code & licensing
Verified
The code
| Edition in force | 2020 NEC (NFPA 70) - 2020 New Mexico Electrical Code, 14.10.4 NMAC |
| Edition structure | One statewide edition |
| State code | New Mexico Electrical Code |
| Effective date | 2023-03-28 |
| Date as recorded | 2023-03-28 |
| Adopted by | Construction Industries Division (CID) of the Regulation and Licensing Department, under NMSA 1978 s.60-13-9 |
| Adoption source | https://www.srca.nm.gov/nmac/nmregister/xxxiv/14.10.4.html |
| State amendments | State amendments at their own official document — https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title14/14.010.0004.pdf |
Licensing
| Model | State licensing by CID: contractor licenses and journeyman certificates of competency are state-issued |
| Authority | Construction Industries Division (CID), Regulation and Licensing Department |
| Licensing source | https://www.rld.nm.gov/construction-industries/ |
| License classes | https://www.rld.nm.gov/divi_bars/41424-2/ |
Permits & inspections
14.10.4.5 NMAC transition structure: from publication until 2023-09-28 permits could be issued under either the previously adopted rule or this rule; after 2023-09-28 permits may be issued only under this rule, for work subject to CID jurisdiction.
How this record was verified
| Adoption | Verified |
| Amendments | Verified |
| Licensing | Verified |
| Permits & inspections | Verified |
On the adoption watch
transition cutoff → 2020 NEC · effective 2023-03-28
From publication until 2023-09-28 permits could be issued under either the prior or the 2020 New Mexico Electrical Code (either-code transition window).
Working notes
Adoption verified firsthand in the official NMAC register text: 14.10.4.8 adopts the 2020 NEC by reference as amended by this rule - New Mexico amendments are inside 14.10.4 itself (amendments_url is the same rule). Journeyman classifications sit in 14.6.6 NMAC, which was not opened firsthand this pass; the one class verified on an official RLD page is EE-98J (residential and commercial electrical, 8,000 hours), the only classification New Mexico reciprocates (RLD CID Journeyman Alert, license_classes_url). Deeper class list (ER-1J, EL-1J, ES-1J, ES-3J et al.) remains unverified here - do not assert it from secondary copies.
Reference only. Compiled from the cited official sources as of the date shown; adoptions and rules change. Confirm with the authority having jurisdiction before designing or permitting work.