A. Application for a collection agency license, repossessor's license or manager's license shall be made to the director in such form as may be required by the director.
B. Applicants for an original license issued pursuant to the Collection Agency Regulatory Act for the period beginning July 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020 shall pay an amount equal to one-half of the original license fee for the applicable license as established pursuant to Section 61-18A-30 NMSA 1978.
C. Applicants for renewal of a license issued pursuant to the Collection Agency Regulatory Act with an expiration date of June 30, 2020 may apply for renewal of the license for the period beginning July 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020 and shall pay an amount equal to one-half of the renewal license fee for the applicable license as established pursuant to Section 61-18A-30 NMSA 1978.
D. Applicants for all licenses issued pursuant to the Collection Agency Regulatory Act beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and ending at the conclusion of the calendar year for which the license may be issued, shall pay an amount equal to the applicable original or renewal license fee as established pursuant to Section 61-18A-30 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1987, ch. 252, § 7; 1993, ch. 213, § 2; 2019, ch. 144, § 27.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the Parental Responsibility Act, see Chapter 40, Article 5A NMSA 1978.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, revised certain licensing procedures for licenses required by the Collection Agency Regulatory Act; added new subsection designation "A.", and added new Subsections B through D.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, inserted "or" and deleted "and solicitor's license" following "manager's license".