exemptions; expedited registration. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.) A. Applicants for certificates of registration shall be required to pass the board’s examination for landscape architects. An applicant who passes the examination may be issued a certificate of registration to practice as a landscape architect.

B. The board shall conduct examinations of applicants for certificates of registration as landscape architects at least once each year. The examination shall determine the ability of the applicant to use and understand the theory and practice of landscape architecture and may be divided into such subjects as the board deems necessary.

C. An applicant who fails to pass the examination may reapply for the examination if the applicant complies with the rules established by the board.

D. The board shall issue an expedited certificate to practice as a landscape architect without an examination to an applicant who holds a current certificate of registration or license as a landscape architect issued by another licensing jurisdiction if the applicant demonstrates that the person holds a valid, unrestricted license and is in good standing with the licensing board in the other licensing jurisdiction. The board shall, as soon as practicable but no later than thirty days after an out-of-state registrant or licensee files an application for a license accompanied by required fees, process the application and issue an expedited certificate of registration in accordance with section 61-1-31.1 N.M. Stat. Ann.. The board by rule shall determine the states and territories of the United States and the District of Columbia from which it will not accept applications for expedited registration and foreign countries from which it will accept applications for expedited licensure. The board shall post on its website the list of disapproved licensing jurisdictions and the specific reasons for disapproval. The lists shall be reviewed annually to determine if amendments to the rule are warranted.