A. Every county sheriff, except sheriffs who have previously been awarded a certificate attesting to completion of a basic law enforcement training program, shall participate in and complete an administrative law enforcement training program no later than twelve months after the date the sheriff assumes office as a county sheriff.
B. The director shall establish the administrative law enforcement training program for county sheriffs, subject to review and approval by the executive committee of the sheriff's affiliate of the New Mexico association of counties.
C. A county sheriff's per diem, mileage and tuition expenses attributed to attendance at the administrative law enforcement training shall be paid for by the governing body of the county served by that sheriff.
History: 1978 Comp., § 29 7 6.1, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 255, § 7; 2015, ch. 3, § 24.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided for the reorganization of the department of public safety by amending language relating to training requirements for county sheriffs; in Subsection A, after "date", deleted "he" and added "the sheriff"; and in Subsection B, after "director", deleted "of the training and recruiting division of the department of public safety".
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.