New Mexico — statewide
New Mexico Construction Industries Division, Regulation and Licensing Department
In short
New Mexico Construction Industries Division, Regulation and Licensing Department issues 1 permit we publish for New Mexico — statewide, last verified 2026-10-09. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor Licenseonly if it applies to you | New Mexico Construction Industries Division, Regulation and Licensing Department | $30 non-refundable application fee, plus $100 a year for the GA-98, GB-2, GB-98, GF-98, EE-98 and MM-98 classifications or $50 a year for others | one year, or two years at double the annual fee | 2026-10-09 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Contractor License
Under 14.5.5.8 NMAC, an applicant for an initial license or for any additional classification pays a non-refundable $30 application fee. The basic fee for an initial or renewed license is $100 a year, or $200 for two years, for each GA-98, GB-2, GB-98, GF-98, EE-98 or MM-98 classification, and $50 a year, or $100 for two years, for any other classification. General building work, electrical work and mechanical work are all licensed by the Construction Industries Division under 14.6.6 NMAC: GB-98 (general building) covers residential and commercial buildings and includes the GB-2, GF-5, GF-7 and GS classifications but excludes structures covered by the EE, MM, GA or GF classifications; EE-98 covers residential and commercial electrical work; MM-98 covers mechanical work.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- New Mexico — statewide
- Phone
- (505) 476-4700
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- New Mexico Administrative Code 14.5.5.8 — contractor license fee scheduleNew Mexico Construction Industries Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- New Mexico Administrative Code 14.6.6 — contractor classifications (compiled)New Mexico State Records Center and Archives · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
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