New Mexico Statutes
Article 27B - Private Investigations
Section 61-27B-16 - Security guard; level one; registration; requirements. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. On or after July 1, 2007, every individual seeking employment or employed as a level one security guard shall file an application for registration with the department.
B. The department shall issue a registration for a level one security guard to an individual who files a completed application accompanied by the required fees and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant:
(1) is at least eighteen years of age;
(2) is of good moral character;
(3) has successfully completed an examination as required by department rule;
(4) has not been convicted of a felony or an offense involving dishonesty, an offense involving an intentional violent act or the illegal use or possession of a deadly weapon and has not been found to have violated professional ethical standards;
(5) has completed a curriculum approved in department rule consisting of level one security guard training prior to being placed on a guard post for the first time as a level one security guard; that training may be provided by:
(a) a public educational institution in New Mexico or an educational institution licensed by the higher education department pursuant to the Post-Secondary Educational Institution Act [Chapter 21, Article 23 NMSA 1978];
(b) an in-house training program provided by a licensed private patrol company using a curriculum approved by the department; or
(c) any other department-approved educational institution using a curriculum approved by the department and complying with department standards set forth in department rules;
(6) is employed by a private patrol company under the direct supervision of a licensed private patrol operator, a level three security guard or a private patrol operations manager; and
(7) meets other requirements set forth in department rules.
C. A private patrol company shall notify the department within thirty days from the date of termination of a level one security guard of the employment termination.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 115, § 16.
Compiler's note. — Laws 2007, ch. 115, § 16 was enacted as a new section 61-27A-6.9 NMSA 1978. It has been codified by the compiler of the NMSA 1978 as a new section 61-27B-16 NMSA 1978. See the compiler's note following 61-27B-1 NMSA 1978.
Delayed repeal. — For delayed repeal of the section, see 61-27B-36 NMSA 1978.
Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 115, § 38, makes the section effective July 1, 2007.

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