The "regulation and licensing department" is created in the executive branch. The department shall not be a cabinet department. The department shall consist of but not be limited to the following divisions:
A. the administrative services division;
B. the construction industries division;
C. the financial institutions division;
D. the securities division;
E. the manufactured housing division; and
F. the alcoholic beverage control division.
History: Laws 1983, ch. 297, § 20; 1985, ch. 173, § 1; 1988, ch. 102, § 1; 2001, ch. 86, § 1; 2019, ch. 29, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For financial institutions and regulations and securities generally, see Chapter 58 NMSA 1978.
For construction industries licensing, see 60-13-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
For manufactured housing, see 60-14-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
The 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, renamed the alcohol and gaming division to the alcoholic beverage control division; after "not be limited to", deleted "six" and added "the following", and after "divisions", deleted "as follows"; and in Subsection F, deleted "alcohol and gaming" and added "alcoholic beverage control".
Temporary provisions. — Laws 2019, ch. 29, § 5 provided that on June 14, 2019, all:
A. functions, personnel, appropriations, money, records, furniture, equipment and other property of the alcohol and gaming division of the regulation and licensing department are transferred to the alcoholic beverage control division of that department;
B. contractual obligations of the alcohol and gaming division of the regulation and licensing department shall be deemed to be references to the alcoholic beverage control division of that department; and
C. references in law to the alcohol and gaming division of the regulation and licensing department shall be deemed to be references to the alcoholic beverage control division of that department.
The 2001 amendment, effective July 1, 2001, added a sixth division, the alcohol and gaming commission, to the executive branch of the regulation and licensing department.