New Mexico Building Code, Permit and Licensing Information
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023
New Mexico Construction Code Division
Construction Industries Division
Toney Anaya Building
2550 Cerrillos Road, Third Floor
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: (505) 476-4672
Fax: (505) 476-4685
Website: https://www.rld.nm.gov/construction-industries/find-a-bureau/bureaus/rules-laws-and-building-codes/
New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Requirements Department
Electrical Bureau
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-4700
New Mexico Construction Code and Edition Adopted:
Adopted statewide by NM Construction Industrial Div. (CID) as minimum New Mexico building code.
- 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
- 2015 International Building Code (IBC)
- 2015 International Residential Code (IRC)
- 2015 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)
- 2015 International Fire Code (IFC)
- 2017 National Electric Code (NEC) – 2017 NEC effective 2/1/2018
- State Energy Code 2018 IECC and 90.1-2016
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 Life Safety Code 2021
Applicability (statewide, local, limited): LIMITED
New Mexico Construction Code is primarily adopted and enforced locally. All local jurisdictions can make any amendments they deem necessary in their jurisdictions.
| State Website | https://www.nm.gov/ |
| State Licensing | Contractor licensing is required by the State of New Mexico |
| State Licensing Division | https://www.rld.nm.gov/ |
| State Fire Marshall | https://www.nmdhsem.org/state-firemarshal/ |
| State Environmental Permit | https://www.env.nm.gov/ |
Additional Building Codes by State
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