2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement

Article 1 - Peace Officers in General

Section 29-1-1 - Investigation of criminal violations; commencement of prosecution; cooperation; removal. - It is hereby declared to be the duty of every...

Section 29-1-2 - [Stolen livestock and other property; duties.] - That it shall be the duty of all sheriffs, deputy...

Section 29-1-3 - [Arrest and detention of escaped prisoners.] - All persons [Any person] who shall have been committed to...

Section 29-1-4 - [Officers' duties under 29-1-3.] - It shall be the duty of judicial and ministerial officers,...

Section 29-1-5 - [Penalty for violation by sheriff, constable or deputy; surety's liability.] - If any sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable, or any deputy...

Section 29-1-6 - [Penalty for violation by magistrate.] - If any justice of the peace [magistrate] shall be guilty...

Section 29-1-7 - Execution of process; officer may call aid. - In all cases when, by the common law or a...

Section 29-1-8 - [Penalty for refusing to aid officer; action to recover.] - If any person shall refuse or neglect to obey the...

Section 29-1-9 - Appointment of peace officers; citizenship certificate of appointment; exceptions. - No sheriff of a county, mayor of a city or...

Section 29-1-10 - [Law enforcement agencies, state and local; participation in federal programs.] - All state and local law enforcement agencies are hereby authorized...

Section 29-1-10.1 - Federal funds; receipt and expenditure for law enforcement activities. - Any law enforcement agency of the state of New Mexico...

Section 29-1-11 - Authorization of tribal and pueblo police officers and certain federal officers to act as New Mexico peace officers; authority and procedure for commissioned peace officers. - A. All persons who are duly commissioned officers of the...

Section 29-1-12 - Authorization to maintain and retake custody of Arizona prisoners. - An officer or employee of the Arizona department of corrections...

Section 29-1-13 - Unclaimed property; inventory. - A peace officer shall immediately inventory and record any personal...

Section 29-1-14 - Unclaimed property; authority to sell; notice of sale; deadly weapons, controlled substances and other contraband excepted. - A. Any personal property having a fair market value greater...

Section 29-1-15 - Proceeds of sale; title to property vests in purchaser. - A. Any money derived by a peace officer from the...

Section 29-1-16 - Electronic recordings of custodial interrogations. - A. A state or local law enforcement officer shall comply...

Section 29-1-17 - Identity theft reports. - When a law enforcement officer interviews an alleged identity theft...

Section 29-1-18 - Requiring certain law enforcement agencies to use body-worn cameras while on duty; adoption of policies and procedures governing use. - A. A law enforcement agency shall require peace officers the...

Article 2 - State Police

Section 29-2-1 - New Mexico state police created. - There is created in the department of public safety the...

Section 29-2-1.1 - Definitions. - As used in Chapter 29 NMSA 1978: A. "chief" or...

Section 29-2-2 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1987, ch. 254, § 27 repealed 29-2-2...

Section 29-2-3 - New Mexico state police; organization. - The New Mexico state police shall consist of a chief...

Section 29-2-4 - Appointments; removal. - The chief of the New Mexico state police shall be...

Section 29-2-4.1 - Rules. - The secretary shall promulgate rules governing employment and operating practices...

Section 29-2-5 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1987, ch. 254, § 27 repealed 29-2-5...

Section 29-2-6 - Qualifications of members. - A. Members of the New Mexico state police, except the...

Section 29-2-7 - Commissioned officers; application; procedure. - The New Mexico state police shall cause all applicants for...

Section 29-2-8 - New Mexico state police; commissioned officers; examination. - The New Mexico state police shall conduct a written examination...

Section 29-2-9 - Probationary period; length; permanent commission; salary. - A. All new appointments as members of the New Mexico...

Section 29-2-10 - Promotions. - All promotions in the New Mexico state police to the...

Section 29-2-11 - Disciplinary proceedings; appeal. - A. A New Mexico state police officer holding a permanent...

Section 29-2-12 - Oath. - All members of the New Mexico state police and the...

Section 29-2-13 - Uniforms and badges; uniform allowance to be set by secretary. - A suitable and distinctive uniform shall be prescribed by the...

Section 29-2-14 - Unauthorized wearing of uniform or badge; unauthorized marking of motor vehicle; penalty. - A. Unauthorized wearing of uniform or badge consists of the...

Section 29-2-15 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1987, ch. 254, § 27 repealed 29-2-15...

Section 29-2-16 - State police school; compensation. - A. Before entering upon the appointee's duties, every appointee to...

Section 29-2-17 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1979, ch. 202, § 53, repealed 29-2-17...

Section 29-2-18 - State police chief and other members; powers and duties. - A. The chief and other members of the New Mexico...

Section 29-2-19 - Chief; qualifications; removal. - A. The chief is the executive officer of the New...

Section 29-2-20 - Districts. - The New Mexico state police chief, subject to the control...

Section 29-2-21 - Details. - The governor of New Mexico may from time to time...

Section 29-2-22 - Rulemaking power; rules to establish standards of conduct. - The secretary has authority to make and promulgate rules and...

Section 29-2-23 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1979, ch. 202, § 53 repealed 29-2-23...

Section 29-2-24 - Waiver. - The provisions of Sections 29-2-6 through 29-2-8 NMSA 1978 may...

Section 29-2-25 - Accident reports. - When any member of the New Mexico state police investigates...

Section 29-2-26 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1979, ch. 202, § 53 repealed 29-2-26...

Section 29-2-27 - Security for the governor and the legislature. - A. The New Mexico state police shall provide security and...

Section 29-2-28 - Provide concurrent jurisdiction of state property and grounds. - The New Mexico state police shall have concurrent jurisdiction for...

Section 29-2-29 - State police; group life insurance. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10-7-4 NMSA 1978 and in...

Article 3 - Identification of Criminals

Section 29-3-1 - New Mexico state police; identification and information. - A. It is the duty of the New Mexico state...

Section 29-3-2 - New Mexico state police; cooperation; local and state. - The New Mexico state police shall cooperate with the respective...

Section 29-3-3 - New Mexico state police; cooperation; federal. - It shall be the duty of the New Mexico state...

Section 29-3-4 - State agencies; cooperation. - A. It is the duty of the university of New...

Section 29-3-5 to 29-3-7 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1979, ch. 202, § 53 repealed 29-3-5...

Section 29-3-8 - Biometric identifying information of persons arrested; state arrest records; disposition. - A. A booking facility shall electronically collect biometric identifying information...

Section 29-3-8.1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2002, ch. 46, § 2; repealed by Laws...

Section 29-3-9 - Instruction. - The governor or the chief of the New Mexico state...

Section 29-3-10 - DNA collection from persons arrested. - A. A person eighteen years of age or over who...

Section 29-3-11 - Uniform crime reporting system established; duties of department. - A. The department of public safety shall develop, operate and...

Section 29-3-12 - Updates to criminal history records. - The department of public safety shall maintain an electronic subscription...

Article 3A - Criminal Record Expungement

Section 29-3A-1 - Short title. - Chapter 29, Article 3A NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 29-3A-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Criminal Record Expungement Act: A. "arrest...

Section 29-3A-3 - Expungement of records upon identity theft. - A. A person who is wrongfully identified in arrest records...

Section 29-3A-4 - Expungement of records upon release without conviction. - A. One year from the date of the final disposition...

Section 29-3A-5 - Expungement of records upon conviction. - A. A person convicted of a violation of a municipal...

Section 29-3A-6 - Notices; rulemaking. - The administrative office of the courts and the department of...

Section 29-3A-7 - Effect of an order to expunge. - Upon entry an of order to expunge, the proceedings shall...

Section 29-3A-8 - Expungement of arrest and conviction records; procedure. - If a person was charged with an offense involving cannabis...

Section 29-3A-9 - Dismissal of sentences; incarcerated persons. - A. Within thirty days following the effective date of this...

Article 3B - Accurate Eyewitness Identification

Section 29-3B-1 - Short title. - Sections 12 through 15 [29-3B-1 to 29-3B-4 NMSA 1978] of...

Section 29-3B-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Accurate Eyewitness Identification Act: A. "administrator"...

Section 29-3B-3 - Eyewitness identification procedures. - A. Not later than January 1, 2020, a criminal justice...

Section 29-3B-4 - Training of law enforcement officers. - The secretary of public safety shall create, administer and conduct...

Article 4 - State Police Pension Fund

Section 29-4-1 - [Police board may establish trust funds; purpose.] - Authority is hereby granted to the board of supervisors of...

Section 29-4-2 - [Provisions governing trust funds; trust agreements; approval by governor, police board and insurance department [public regulation commission].] - All monies in said pension trust fund and said supplementary...

Section 29-4-3 - [Contributions to funds; maximum.] - Contributions to the pension trust fund by members of the...

Section 29-4-4 - State contributions to funds; liquidation. - State contributions to the pension trust fund and the supplementary...

Section 29-4-5 - [State treasurer is trustee of funds; duties.] - The treasurer of the state of New Mexico shall serve...

Section 29-4-6 - [Pension consultants; employment; duties.] - The board of supervisors of the New Mexico state police...

Section 29-4-7 - [Annual report of trustee.] - Within ninety days after the close of each fiscal year...

Section 29-4-8 - [Administration of pension program; pension advisory board; membership; assistance to trustee.] - The complete pension program authorized by the terms of this...

Section 29-4-9 - [Repeal of conflicting laws; fees, rewards and previously accumulated funds go into supplementary trust fund.] - Upon the establishment of the pension trust fund and supplementary...

Section 29-4-10 - [Interest in trust fund not subject to assignment, lien or judicial process; trustee may pay expenses.] - No person entitled to any interest in or share of...

Section 29-4-11 - [Effective date of act and pension program; approval of governor, police board and insurance department.] - The powers conferred upon the board of supervisors of the...

Article 4A - Peace Officers', New Mexico Mounted Patrol Members' and Reserve Police Officers' Survivors Supplemental Benefits

Section 29-4A-1 - Short title. - Chapter 29, Article 4A NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 29-4A-2 - Findings; purpose. - The legislature finds that peace officers throughout the state risk...

Section 29-4A-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Peace Officers', New Mexico Mounted Patrol...

Section 29-4A-4 - Fund created. - The "peace officers', New Mexico mounted patrol members' and reserve...

Section 29-4A-5 - Peace officers', New Mexico mounted patrol members' and reserve police officers' survivors supplemental death benefits; review committee; determination; payment. - A. There is created the "peace officers', New Mexico mounted...

Article 5 - Educational Institutions; Traffic Regulations and Police Officers

Section 29-5-1 - Educational institutions; campus traffic regulations. - A. The board of regents of each state educational institution...

Section 29-5-1.1 - Educational institutions; campus traffic regulations. - A. The board of regents of each state educational institution...

Section 29-5-2 - Educational institutions; university police officers. - A. The board of regents of each state educational institution...

Section 29-5-3 - Post-secondary educational institutions; boards authorized to establish campus police force; qualifications and authority of campus police officers. - A. As used in this section "post-secondary educational institution" means...

Section 29-5-4 - Post-secondary educational institutions; campus traffic regulations; agreement with municipality. - A. As used in this section, "post-secondary educational institution" means...

Article 6 - New Mexico Mounted Patrol

Section 29-6-1 - [Establishment; composition.] - There is hereby created the New Mexico mounted patrol to...

Section 29-6-2 - Board of directors; elections[; commissions as emergency and voluntary state police]. - A. The control, management, supervision and power of internal organization...

Section 29-6-3 - [Duties of board of directors.] - The board of directors shall be empowered to make rules...

Section 29-6-4 - [Duties of mounted patrol.] - It shall be the duty of the New Mexico mounted...

Section 29-6-4.1 - Training and entrance requirements of the New Mexico mounted patrol. - A. The New Mexico law enforcement academy is hereby empowered...

Section 29-6-4.2 - Mounted patrol; applicants; criminal history screening; denial of commission. - A. As used in this section: (1) "criminal record" means...

Section 29-6-5 - Mounted patrol; aid to law enforcement agencies; workmen's compensation. - A. Members of the New Mexico mounted patrol may be...

Section 29-6-6 - [Service upon call of governor.] - The governor shall have the power in case of insurrection,...

Article 7 - Law Enforcement Training

Section 29-7-1 - Short title. - Chapter 29, Article 7 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 29-7-2 - Academy established. - The "New Mexico law enforcement academy" is established to provide...

Section 29-7-3 - New Mexico law enforcement academy board. - A. There is created the "New Mexico law enforcement academy...

Section 29-7-4 - Powers and duties of board. - The board shall: A. approve or disapprove the appointment of...

Section 29-7-4.1 - Domestic abuse incident training. - Domestic abuse incident training that includes information on strangulation shall...

Section 29-7-4.2 - Child abuse incident training. - Child abuse incident training shall be included in the curriculum...

Section 29-7-5 - Powers and duties of the director. - The director shall: A. be the chief executive officer of...

Section 29-7-5.1 - Removal of director. - The director may be removed by the board in accordance...

Section 29-7-6 - Qualifications for certification. - A. An applicant for certification shall provide evidence satisfactory to...

Section 29-7-6.1 - County sheriffs; training requirement. - A. Every county sheriff, except sheriffs who have previously been...

Section 29-7-7 - Definitions. - For the purpose of the Law Enforcement Training Act: A....

Section 29-7-7.1 - In-service law enforcement training; requirements; eligibility. - A. In-service law enforcement training consists of at least forty...

Section 29-7-7.2 - Reports. - Every law enforcement agency within the state shall submit quarterly...

Section 29-7-7.3 - Ensuring child safety upon arrest; training. - Training for ensuring child safety upon the arrest of a...

Section 29-7-7.4 - Missing person and AMBER alert training. - A minimum of four hours of combined missing person and...

Section 29-7-7.5 - Interaction with persons with mental impairments; training. - A. A minimum of forty hours of crisis management, including...

Section 29-7-7.6 - Law enforcement officers; naloxone rescue kit. - A. As agency funding and agency supplies of naloxone rescue...

Section 29-7-7.7 - Tourniquet and trauma kit training and distribution. - A. Tourniquet and trauma kit training shall be included in...

Section 29-7-8 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 255, § 11 repealed 29-7-8...

Section 29-7-9 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1988, ch. 58, § 7 repealed former...

Section 29-7-10 - Certification by waiver. - A. The director shall, with the approval of the board,...

Section 29-7-11 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1991, ch. 44, § 3 repealed 29-7-11...

Section 29-7-12 - Charges; fund created; use. - A. The division shall not charge local public bodies or...

Section 29-7-13 - Refusal, suspension or revocation of certification. - A. After consultation with the employing agency, the board may...

Section 29-7-14 - Law enforcement officers as school resource officers; training required. (Effective July 1, 2022.) - A. As used in this section, "school resource officer" means...

Section 29-7-15 - Revoke police officer certification after conviction or making certain pleas. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any police officer...

Article 7A - Radio Dispatcher Training Program (Repealed.)

Section 29-7A-1 to 29-7A-7 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 2003, ch. 320, § 12 repealed 29-7A-1...

Article 7B - Law Enforcement Youth Cadet Corps

Section 29-7B-1 - Short title. - This act [29-7B-1 to 29-7B-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 29-7B-2 - Findings and purpose. - A. The legislature finds that: (1) the level and increasingly...

Section 29-7B-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Law Enforcement Youth Cadet Corps Act:...

Section 29-7B-4 - Law enforcement leadership training and awareness program; administration. - The department shall: A. provide information to high schools regarding...

Article 7C - Public Safety Telecommunicator Training

Section 29-7C-1 - Short title. - Sections 3 through 11 [29-7C-1 to 29-7C-9 NMSA 1978] of...

Section 29-7C-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act: A....

Section 29-7C-3 - Qualifications for certification. - An applicant for certification shall provide evidence satisfactory to the...

Section 29-7C-4 - Basic telecommunicator training program. - The board shall develop and adopt a basic telecommunicator training...

Section 29-7C-5 - Minimum training standards for certification. - A. A telecommunicator shall satisfy the qualifications for certification set...

Section 29-7C-6 - Certification by waiver. - A. The director shall waive the basic telecommunicator training program...

Section 29-7C-7 - In-service telecommunicator training. - A. In-service telecommunicator training consists of at least twenty hours...

Section 29-7C-8 - Reports and rosters. - A. A safety agency that operates within the state shall...

Section 29-7C-9 - Refusal, suspension or revocation of certification. - A. The board shall refuse to issue or shall suspend...

Article 8 - Mutual Aid

Section 29-8-1 - Short title. - This act [29-8-1 to 29-8-3 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 29-8-2 - [Public agency defined.] - As used in the Mutual Aid Act, "public agency" includes...

Section 29-8-3 - Mutual aid agreements. - Any state, county or municipal agency having and maintaining peace...

Article 9 - Organized Crime

Section 29-9-1 - Short title. - Sections 29-9-1 through 29-9-17 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 29-9-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Organized Crime Act: A. "organized crime"...

Section 29-9-3 - Commission created; membership. - A. There is created the "governor's organized crime prevention commission"....

Section 29-9-4 - Purpose of commission. - The purpose of the commission is to forestall, check and...

Section 29-9-5 - Powers and duties of commission. - A. The commission shall: (1) assess and evaluate the activities...

Section 29-9-6 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 204, § 26 repealed 29-9-6...

Section 29-9-7 - Construction. - Nothing contained in the Organized Crime Act shall be construed...

Section 29-9-8 - Confidentiality; impounding of exhibits. - A. Upon application of the commission, a district court may...

Section 29-9-9 - Immunity from criminal prosecution or penalty. - A. If, in the course of any investigation or hearing...

Section 29-9-10 - [Receipt of grants and donations.] - The commission is authorized to receive such grants, subsidies, donations,...

Section 29-9-11 - Investigators. - Investigators appointed and employed by the commission shall be peace...

Section 29-9-12 to 29-9-16 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 2003, ch. 223, § 3 repealed 29-9-12...

Section 29-9-17 - Code of fair procedure. - A. As used in this section: (1) "hearing" means any...

Section 29-9-18 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 2003, ch. 223, § 3 repealed 29-9-18...

Article 10 - Arrest Record Information

Section 29-10-1 - Short title. - Chapter 29, Article 10 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 29-10-2 - Purpose of act. - The legislature finds and declares that the responsible exchange of...

Section 29-10-3 - Definition. - As used in the Arrest Record Information Act, "arrest record...

Section 29-10-4 - Confidentiality of arrest records. - Arrest record information that reveals confidential sources, methods, information or...

Section 29-10-5 - Exchange of information. - A law enforcement agency may disseminate arrest record information to...

Section 29-10-6 - Access by individuals. - A. Upon satisfactory verification of his identity, any individual may...

Section 29-10-7 - Application. - A. Information contained in the following documents shall be available...

Section 29-10-8 - Review of arrest record information; appeal. - A person who believes that arrest record information concerning him...

Article 11 - Sexual Crimes Prosecution and Treatment

Section 29-11-1 - Short title. - This act [29-11-1 to 29-11-7 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 29-11-2 - Purpose. - The purpose of the Sexual Crimes Prosecution and Treatment Act...

Section 29-11-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Sexual Crimes Prosecution and Treatment Act:...

Section 29-11-4 - Fund created; administration. - A. There is created in the state treasury the "sexual...

Section 29-11-5 - Sexual crimes prosecution and treatment program. - A. The administrator shall develop, with the cooperation of the...

Section 29-11-6 - Report. - By December 15 of each year, a report shall be...

Section 29-11-7 - Free forensic medical exams for victims of sexual crimes. - The administrator shall: A. provide free forensic medical exams to...

Article 11A - Sex Offender Registration and Notification

Section 29-11A-1 - Short title. - Chapter 29, Article 11A NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 29-11A-2 - Findings; purpose. - A. The legislature finds that: (1) sex offenders pose a...

Section 29-11A-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act:...

Section 29-11A-4 - Registration of sex offenders; information required; verification; criminal penalty for noncompliance. - A. A sex offender residing in this state shall register...

Section 29-11A-4.1 - Procedures when a sex offender moves from New Mexico to another state. - A. If a sex offender intends to move from New...

Section 29-11A-5 - Local registry; central registry; administration by department of public safety; participation in the national sex offender registry; rules. - A. A county sheriff shall maintain a local registry of...

Section 29-11A-5.1 - Public access to information regarding certain registered sex offenders; active community notification; internet web site. - A. If a sex offender is convicted of one of...

Section 29-11A-6 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 19, § 9 repealed 29-11A-6...

Section 29-11A-7 - Notice to sex offenders of duty to register. - A. A court shall provide a sex offender convicted in...

Section 29-11A-8 - Immunity. - Nothing in the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act creates...

Section 29-11A-9 - State preemption; saving clause. - A. The state preempts the field of sex offender registration...

Section 29-11A-10 - Severability. - If any part or application of the Sex Offender Registration...

Article 12 - Crime Stoppers Commission (Repealed.)

Section 29-12-1 to 29-12-4 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1990, ch. 17, § 1 repealed 29-12-1...

Article 12A - Crime Stoppers

Section 29-12A-1 - Short title. - This act [29-12A-1 to 29-12A-6 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 29-12A-2 - Advisory council; composition; vacancies; payment. - A. The "crime stoppers advisory council" is created. The council...

Section 29-12A-3 - Powers and duties of advisory council. - A. The powers and duties of the crime stoppers advisory...

Section 29-12A-4 - Confidentiality of records. - A. Evidence of a communication between a person submitting a...

Section 29-12A-5 - Confidentiality; penalty. - A. It is unlawful for any member, officer or employee...

Section 29-12A-6 - Immunity from liability. - A person who in good faith communicates a report of...

Article 13 - Law Enforcement Protection Fund

Section 29-13-1 - Short title. - Chapter 29, Article 13 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 29-13-2 - Purpose of act. - The purpose of the Law Enforcement Protection Fund Act is...

Section 29-13-2 - Purpose of act. (Effective July 1, 2022.) - The purpose of the Law Enforcement Protection Fund Act is...

Section 29-13-2.1 - Definitions. - As used in the Law Enforcement Protection Fund Act: A....

Section 29-13-2.1 - Definitions. (Effective July 1, 2022.) - As used in the Law Enforcement Protection Fund Act: A....

Section 29-13-3 - Distribution of certain insurance collections; law enforcement protection fund created. - There is created in the state treasury the "law enforcement...

Section 29-13-4 - Determination of needs and rate of distribution. - A. Annually on or before April 15, the division shall...

Section 29-13-4 - Determination of needs and rate of distribution. (Effective July 1, 2022.) - A. Annually on or before April 15, the division shall...

Section 29-13-5 - Determination of needs; review. - No later than May 1 of each year, the division...

Section 29-13-5 - Determination of needs; review. (Effective July 1, 2022.) - No later than May 1 of each year, the division...

Section 29-13-6 - Distribution of law enforcement protection fund. - A. Based on a periodic allotment approved by the division...

Section 29-13-7 - Expenditure limitation; control. - A. Except as provided for the academy in Subsection B...

Section 29-13-7 - Expenditure limitation; control. (Effective July 1, 2022.) - A. Except as provided for the academy and the department...

Section 29-13-8 - Rules and regulations. - The division shall promulgate necessary rules and regulations to administer...

Section 29-13-9 - Expenditures of money distributed from the law enforcement protection fund; wrongful expenditure. - A. Amounts distributed from the fund shall be expended only...

Article 14 - Peace Officer's Employer-Employee Relations

Section 29-14-1 - Short title. - Sections 1 through 11 [29-14-1 to 29-14-11 NMSA 1978] of...

Section 29-14-2 - Findings and purpose. - A. The legislature finds and declares that effective law enforcement...

Section 29-14-3 - Definition. - As used in the Peace Officer's Employer-Employee Relations Act, "peace...

Section 29-14-4 - Investigations of peace officers; requirements. - When any peace officer is under investigation by his employer...

Section 29-14-5 - Polygraph examinations. - After reviewing all the information collected in the course of...

Section 29-14-6 - Investigation of administrative matters. - When any peace officer is under investigation for an administrative...

Section 29-14-7 - Personnel files. - A. No document containing comments adverse to a peace officer...

Section 29-14-8 - Constitutional rights; notification. - When any peace officer is under administrative investigation and a...

Section 29-14-9 - Forced disclosure of financial status prohibited. - A peace officer shall not be required by his police...

Section 29-14-10 - Political activity. - A. A peace officer shall not be prohibited by his...

Section 29-14-11 - Exercise of rights. - A peace officer shall not be subjected to any retaliation...

Article 15 - Missing Persons Information and Reporting

Section 29-15-1 - Short title. - Chapter 29, Article 15 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 29-15-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Missing Persons Information and Reporting Act:...

Section 29-15-3 - Missing persons information clearinghouse; function. - A. The "missing persons information clearinghouse" is established in the...

Section 29-15-3.1 - Endangered person advisory. - A. The department of public safety shall issue an endangered...

Section 29-15-3.2 - Silver alert advisory. - A. The department of public safety shall issue a silver...

Section 29-15-3.3 - Brittany alert advisory. - A. The department of public safety shall issue a Brittany...

Section 29-15-3.4 - Department of public safety; Mark Daniel Aguilar information sharing requirement. - A. Within thirty days, the department of public safety shall...

Section 29-15-4 - State department of public education; cooperation with clearinghouse. - The state department of public education [public education department] shall...

Section 29-15-5 - Custodian or immediate family member request for information. - A. Upon written or oral request to a law enforcement...

Section 29-15-6 - Missing person report forms. - A. The clearinghouse shall distribute missing person report forms to...

Section 29-15-7 - Law enforcement requirements; missing person reports; unidentified human remains. - A. A law enforcement agency shall accept without delay and...

Section 29-15-7.1 - Missing child reports; law enforcement agencies; duties; registrar. - A. Upon receiving a report of a child believed to...

Section 29-15-7.2 - Birth records of missing children; state registrar's duties. - A. Upon notification by a law enforcement agency that a...

Section 29-15-8 - Release of dental records; immunity. - A. At the time a missing person report is made,...

Section 29-15-9 - Cross-checking and matching. - A. The clearinghouse shall cross-check and attempt to match unidentified...

Section 29-15-10 - Interagency cooperation. - A. State agencies and public and private schools shall cooperate...

Section 29-15-11 - Confidentiality of records. - A. The department of public safety shall by rule provide...

Section 29-15-12 - Attorney general to require compliance; removal or discipline. - A. The attorney general shall enforce state agency compliance with...

Article 15A - AMBER Alert

Section 29-15A-1 - Short title. - This act [29-15A-1 to 29-15A-5] may be cited as the...

Section 29-15A-2 - Definitions. - As used in the AMBER Alert Law: A. "AMBER alert"...

Section 29-15A-3 - State police; AMBER alert notification plan; declaration of AMBER alert. - A. The state police shall develop and implement an AMBER...

Section 29-15A-4 - AMBER alert; initiation by other law enforcement agencies. - A. The procedures for initiating an AMBER alert pursuant to...

Section 29-15A-5 - Submission of false information; penalty. - A person who knowingly submits false information to a law...

Article 16 - DNA Identification

Section 29-16-1 - Short title. - Chapter 29, Article 16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 29-16-2 - Purpose of act. - The purpose of the DNA Identification Act is to: A....

Section 29-16-3 - Definitions. - As used in the DNA Identification Act: A. "administrative center"...

Section 29-16-4 - Administrative center; powers and duties; head; location; written agreement. - A. The administrative center shall: (1) establish and administer the...

Section 29-16-5 - DNA oversight committee; created; powers and duties. - A. The "DNA identification system oversight committee" is created. The...

Section 29-16-6 - Collection of samples. - A. A covered offender shall provide one or more samples...

Section 29-16-6.1 - Reimbursement of costs. - A. When the DNA testing of samples listed in Section...

Section 29-16-7 - Procedures for collection of samples. - A. The collection of samples pursuant to the provisions of...

Section 29-16-8 - Confidentiality; disclosure and dissemination of DNA records. - A. DNA records and samples are confidential and shall not...

Section 29-16-8.1 - DNA searches. - A. Searches of samples collected pursuant to the DNA Identification...

Section 29-16-9 - Enforcement. - A. The attorney general or a district attorney may petition...

Section 29-16-10 - Expungement of samples and DNA records from the DNA identification system and CODIS. - A. A person may request expungement of the person's sample...

Section 29-16-10.1 - Expungement of samples and DNA records. - A. A person may request expungement of his sample and...

Section 29-16-11 - Assessment; collection; DNA fee. - A. Each time that a covered offender is convicted, the...

Section 29-16-12 - Penalty. - A. Any person who by virtue of his employment or...

Section 29-16-13 - DNA identification system fund created; purposes. - A. The "DNA identification system fund" is created in the...

Article 17 - Criminal Records Screening for Caregivers

Section 29-17-1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1998, ch. 68, § 6, repealed 29-17-1...

Section 29-17-2 - Title. - Sections 1 though 5 [29-17-2 to 29-17-5 NMSA 1978] of...

Section 29-17-3 - Purpose. - The purpose of the Caregivers Criminal History Screening Act and...

Section 29-17-4 - Definitions. - As used in the Caregivers Criminal History Screening Act: A....

Section 29-17-5 - Criminal history screening required; regulatory implementation; appeals. - A. The department of health is authorized to receive an...

Article 18 - Concealed Handgun Carry (Repealed.)

Section 29-18-1 to 29-18-12 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 2003, ch. 255, § 14 repealed 29-18-1...

Article 19 - Concealed Handgun Carry

Section 29-19-1 - Short title. - Chapter 29, Article 19 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 29-19-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Concealed Handgun Carry Act: A. "applicant"...

Section 29-19-3 - Date of licensure; period of licensure. - Effective January 1, 2004, the department is authorized to issue...

Section 29-19-4 - Applicant qualifications. - A. The department shall issue a concealed handgun license to...

Section 29-19-5 - Application form; screening of applicants; fee; limitations on liability. - A. Effective July 1, 2003, applications for concealed handgun licenses...

Section 29-19-6 - Appeal; license renewal; refresher firearms training course; suspension or revocation of license. - A. Pursuant to rules adopted by the department, the department,...

Section 29-19-7 - Demonstration of ability and knowledge; course requirement; proprietary interest; exemptions. - A. The department shall prepare and publish minimum standards for...

Section 29-19-8 - Limitation on license. - A. Nothing in the Concealed Handgun Carry Act shall be...

Section 29-19-9 - Possession of license. - A licensee shall have his concealed handgun license in his...

Section 29-19-10 - Validity of license on tribal land. - A concealed handgun license shall not be valid on tribal...

Section 29-19-11 - Validity of license in a courthouse or court facility. - A concealed handgun license shall not be valid in a...

Section 29-19-12 - Rules; department to administer; reciprocal agreements with other states. - The department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions...

Section 29-19-13 - Fund created. - A. The "concealed handgun carry fund" is created in the...

Section 29-19-14 - Current and retired law enforcement officers and New Mexico mounted patrol members. - A. An application fee, a renewal fee and a firearms...

Section 29-19-15 - Military service persons; requirements. - A. For a concealed handgun license applicant or licensee who...

Article 20 - Law Enforcement Safe Pursuit

Section 29-20-1 - Short title. - Sections 1 through 4 [29-20-1 to 29-20-4 NMSA 1978] of...

Section 29-20-2 - Definition. - As used in the Law Enforcement Safe Pursuit Act, "high...

Section 29-20-3 - Police training. - A. No later than December 31, 2004, the New Mexico...

Section 29-20-4 - Pursuit policies. - A. The chief law enforcement officer of every state, county...

Article 21 - Prohibition of Profiling Practices

Section 29-21-1 - Short title. - This act [29-21-1 to 29-21-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 29-21-2 - Profiling practices prohibited. - A. In conducting a routine or spontaneous investigatory activity, including...

Section 29-21-3 - Policies and procedures; required. - A. A law enforcement agency shall: (1) maintain written policies...

Section 29-21-4 - Independent oversight; complaints; confidentiality. - The attorney general shall establish independent procedures for receiving, and...

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2021 New Mexico Statutes Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement

2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement