After reviewing all the information collected in the course of an investigation of a peace officer, the chief administrator of the officer's employer may order the officer to submit to a polygraph examination administered by a licensed polygraph examiner, provided that:
A. all other reasonable investigative means have been exhausted; and
B. the officer has been advised of the administrator's reasons for ordering the polygraph examination.
History: Laws 1991, ch. 117, § 5.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Construction and application of Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (29 USCA §§ 2001 et seq.), 154 A.L.R. Fed. 315.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 14 - Peace Officer's Employer-Employee Relations
Section 29-14-1 - Short title.
Section 29-14-2 - Findings and purpose.
Section 29-14-4 - Investigations of peace officers; requirements.
Section 29-14-5 - Polygraph examinations.
Section 29-14-6 - Investigation of administrative matters.
Section 29-14-7 - Personnel files.
Section 29-14-8 - Constitutional rights; notification.
Section 29-14-9 - Forced disclosure of financial status prohibited.