A. The superintendent's investigators shall be peace officers pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 29, Article 1 NMSA 1978.
B. An investigator who meets the requirements for certification for law enforcement training pursuant to Section 29-7-6 NMSA 1978 shall be authorized to carry a firearm.
History: Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 11; 2005, ch. 245, § 1.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, deleted the former provision that the superintendent's investigators shall not be authorized to carry firearms; and added Subsection B to provide that an investigator who meets the requirements for certification for law enforcement training shall be authorized to carry a firearm.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 59A-16C-1 - Short title.
Section 59A-16C-2 - Findings; purpose.
Section 59A-16C-3 - Definitions.
Section 59A-16C-4 - Superintendent's duties.
Section 59A-16C-5 - Superintendent's authority.
Section 59A-16C-6 - Notice and cooperation required; tolling period.
Section 59A-16C-8 - Warning required.
Section 59A-16C-9 - Report of conviction.
Section 59A-16C-10 - Insurer anti-fraud initiatives; special investigative units.
Section 59A-16C-11 - Investigators' powers.
Section 59A-16C-12 - Attorney general's duties.
Section 59A-16C-13 - Insurance fraud policy advisory group.
Section 59A-16C-14 - Insurance fraud fund created; appropriation.
Section 59A-16C-15 - Application of act to other acts.
Section 59A-16C-17 - Automobile theft prevention authority; created; board; powers; duties.