The director may be removed by the board in accordance with the procedures provided in Section 29-2-11 NMSA 1978 for removal of members of the New Mexico state police holding permanent commissions. In the case of removal proceedings for the director under that section, "commission", as used in Subsections C and D of Section 29-2-11 NMSA 1978, shall be construed to mean the New Mexico law enforcement academy board.
History: 1978 Comp., § 29 7 5.1, enacted by Laws 1979, ch. 202, § 45; 1993, ch. 255, § 5; 2015, ch. 3, § 23.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided for the reorganization of the department of public safety by clarifying language relating to the procedures for removal of the director of the New Mexico law enforcement academy; in the second sentence, after "section", deleted "the words 'New Mexico state police board' or 'board'", and added "'commission' as used in Subsections C and D of Section 29-2-11 NMSA 1978".
The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, in the first sentence, substituted "director" for "director of the New Mexico law enforcement academy" and substituted "board" for "New Mexico law enforcement academy board" and in the second sentence, substituted "that section" for "Section 29-2-11 NMSA".
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 7 - Law Enforcement Training
Section 29-7-2 - Academy established.
Section 29-7-3 - New Mexico law enforcement academy board.
Section 29-7-4 - Powers and duties of board.
Section 29-7-4.1 - Domestic abuse incident training.
Section 29-7-4.2 - Child abuse incident training.
Section 29-7-5 - Powers and duties of the director.
Section 29-7-5.1 - Removal of director.
Section 29-7-6 - Qualifications for certification.
Section 29-7-6.1 - County sheriffs; training requirement.
Section 29-7-7.1 - In-service law enforcement training; requirements; eligibility.
Section 29-7-7.3 - Ensuring child safety upon arrest; training.
Section 29-7-7.4 - Missing person and AMBER alert training.
Section 29-7-7.5 - Interaction with persons with mental impairments; training.
Section 29-7-7.6 - Law enforcement officers; naloxone rescue kit.
Section 29-7-7.7 - Tourniquet and trauma kit training and distribution.
Section 29-7-10 - Certification by waiver.
Section 29-7-12 - Charges; fund created; use.
Section 29-7-13 - Refusal, suspension or revocation of certification.
Section 29-7-15 - Revoke police officer certification after conviction or making certain pleas.