As used in Chapter 29 NMSA 1978:
A. "chief" or "chief of the state police" means the director of the New Mexico state police division of the department;
B. "commission" means the public safety advisory commission;
C. "department" means the department of public safety;
D. "member of the New Mexico state police" means a commissioned officer of the New Mexico state police, including an officer who is certified and commissioned as of June 30, 2015 in the former motor transportation division or the former special investigations division;
E. "New Mexico law enforcement academy" or "academy" means a division of the department established pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act [Chapter 29, Article 7 NMSA 1978];
F. "New Mexico state police" means the New Mexico state police division of the department; and
G. "secretary" means the secretary of public safety.
History: 1978 Comp., § 29-2-1.1, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 254, § 18; 1989, ch. 204, § 22; 2015, ch. 3, § 4.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided for the reorganization of the department of public safety by amending certain law enforcement definitions; in Subsection D, after the second occurrence of "state police," added the remainder of the sentence; in Subsection E, after "means a", deleted "bureau of the training and recruiting", after "department", deleted "of public safety" and added "established pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act"; in Subsection F, after the semicolon, added "and"; and deleted former Subsection G and redesignated former Subsection H as Subsection G.
The 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1989, deleted "public safety" preceding "department" in Subsections A and F, and substituted "department of public safety" for "public safety department" in Subsection C, "New Mexico state police" for "department" in Subsection D, and all of the present language of Subsection E following "means" for "the training division of the public safety department".
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Section 29-2-1 - New Mexico state police created.
Section 29-2-1.1 - Definitions.
Section 29-2-3 - New Mexico state police; organization.
Section 29-2-4 - Appointments; removal.
Section 29-2-6 - Qualifications of members.
Section 29-2-7 - Commissioned officers; application; procedure.
Section 29-2-8 - New Mexico state police; commissioned officers; examination.
Section 29-2-9 - Probationary period; length; permanent commission; salary.
Section 29-2-11 - Disciplinary proceedings; appeal.
Section 29-2-13 - Uniforms and badges; uniform allowance to be set by secretary.
Section 29-2-16 - State police school; compensation.
Section 29-2-18 - State police chief and other members; powers and duties.
Section 29-2-19 - Chief; qualifications; removal.
Section 29-2-22 - Rulemaking power; rules to establish standards of conduct.
Section 29-2-25 - Accident reports.
Section 29-2-27 - Security for the governor and the legislature.
Section 29-2-28 - Provide concurrent jurisdiction of state property and grounds.