N.M. Code R. § 14.5.3.8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

A. Application. All work for which a permit is issued must be inspected. Pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection H of 14.5.2.8 NMAC and 14.7.2.45 NMAC, baby changing facilities in new restrooms shall not require a separate permit but shall be inspected as part of the building permit inspection process.

B. Inspections. No inspections of work will be performed until the required fees have been paid.

C. Code compliance. The inspections necessary to ensure that permitted work complies with applicable codes shall be performed by the appropriate inspector under the direction of the AHJ responsible for the inspection.

D. Notification. It is the responsibility of the permittee, or the permittee's duly authorized agent, to timely notify the appropriate AHJ personnel when work is ready for inspection, and to provide access to and the means to perform inspections of, the work. Requirements for inspections shall be made as specified on the permit or in other instructions required by the AHJ or the division, but in no event shall such notification be given less than 24 hours before the work is to be inspected.

E. Violations. If, upon inspection, any permitted work is not in full compliance with applicable codes, the inspector shall issue to the permittee a written correction notice citing the code violations observed and ordering that the violations be corrected. The permittee is responsible for notifying the appropriate AHJ personnel when all corrections have been made and the work is ready for re-inspection. Failure to comply with a correction notice within the time required by the AHJ or the inspector, or, if no time is specified, within a reasonable time, is a violation of the CID rules and may result in disciplinary action by the AHJ.

F. Covered and unapproved work. Work must be visible to be inspected and shall not be covered or used before approval is given by the inspector. Work that is covered before it is inspected, tested if applicable, and approved may be ordered uncovered by the inspector or AHJ. No work shall be performed beyond what is required for the next inspection without approval of the inspector.

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N.M. Code R. § 14.5.3.8

14.5.3.8 NMAC - Rp, 14.5.3.8 NMAC, 7-1-04, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 21, November 15, 2016, eff. 11/15/2016, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 03, February 8, 2022, eff. 3/10/2022