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NM Stat § 29-2-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-7 - Commissioned officers; application; procedure.

The New Mexico state police shall cause all applicants for the position of commissioned officer to submit a written detailed application on forms as the secretary shall prescribe, and the secretary shall cause an investigation to be made of all applicants, subsequent to their taking the examination referred to in Section 29-2-8 NMSA 1978, for the purpose of determining the moral character, general reputation and fitness of any applicant. An applicant who is found unfit as a result of the investigation shall be disqualified for employment. The secretary shall by rule prescribe the physical qualifications of applicants and shall require each applicant to submit to a physical examination by doctors as the secretary shall designate. An applicant who does not meet the physical requirements prescribed by the secretary shall be disqualified for employment. Inasmuch as laws have been enacted providing for retirement, disability and life insurance funds for members of the New Mexico state police, it is the intention of the legislature that no applicants will be appointed who are in such physical condition that the cost of such protection will thereby be increased. History: 1941 Comp., § 40-207, enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 7; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-7; Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 24; 1978, ch. 82, § 1; 1979, ch. 202, § 18; 2015, ch. 3, § 9. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided for the reorganization of the department of public safety by clarifying certain duties of the secretary of public safety with regard to commissioning officers; after "application on", deleted "such"; substituted "secretary" for "board" throughout the section; after the first occurrence of "examination", deleted "hereinafter"; after "referred to", added "in Section 29-2-8 NMSA 1978"; after "any applicant", inserted a period, deleted "and any such", began a second sentence and added "An"; in the present second sentence, after "result of", deleted "such" and added "the", after "examination by", deleted "such", and after "designate", inserted a period, deleted "and any", began a third sentence, and added "An".
NM Stat § 29-2-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-8 - New Mexico state police; commissioned officers; examination.

The New Mexico state police shall conduct a written examination of all applicants for the position of commissioned officer for the purpose of determining their mental qualifications and knowledge of the laws of New Mexico and their ability to render assistance in case of accidents upon the public highways. No applicant shall be appointed a member of the New Mexico state police, other than the chief, until the applicant has passed the written examination with a grade of not less than seventy-two percent. This section shall not apply to officers who are certified and commissioned as of June 30, 2015 in the former motor transportation division or the former special investigations division. History: 1941 Comp., § 40-208, enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 8; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-8; Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 25; 1978, ch. 82, § 2; 1979, ch. 202, § 19; 2015, ch. 3, § 10. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided for the reorganization of the department of public safety by clarifying certain qualification requirements of officers within the New Mexico state police; after "highways", deleted "and", inserted a period, and began a second sentence; in the present second sentence, after "until", deleted "he shall have" and added "the applicant has", after "passed", deleted "such" and added "the"; and added the third sentence relating to certain certified and commissioned officers.
NM Stat § 29-2-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-9 - Probationary period; length; permanent commission; salary.

A. All new appointments as members of the New Mexico state police shall be for a probationary period of two years. During the probationary period, the new members may be removed or suspended at the discretion of the chief. At the end of two years of satisfactory service and upon recommendation of the chief and with concurrence of the secretary, the appointee may receive a permanent commission as a member of the New Mexico state police. However, the probationary period may be extended beyond a two-year period upon the recommendation of the chief with the concurrence of the secretary. This subsection shall not apply to officers who are certified and commissioned as of June 30, 2015 in the former motor transportation division or the former special investigations division. Members who are on probation on July 1, 2015 shall complete the probationary period under which they were hired. B. The salaries of all members of the New Mexico state police, probationary and permanent, and that of the chief shall be fixed by the secretary. History: 1941 Comp., § 40-209, enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 9; 1953, ch. 80, § 2; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-9; Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 26; 1979, ch. 202, § 20; 2015, ch. 3, § 11. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided for the reorganization of the department of public safety by clarifying certain duties of the secretary of public safety and amending qualification requirements for certain officers; designated the previously undesignated paragraphs as Subsections A and B; in the second sentence of Subsection A, deleted each occurrence of "such" and added "the", after "chief", deleted "of the New Mexico state police"; in the third sentence of Subsection A, after "concurrence of the", deleted "New Mexico state police board" and added "secretary"; in the fourth sentence of Subsection A, deleted "board" and added "secretary"; added the fifth sentence relating to certain certified and commissioned officers; and in Subsection B, after "fixed by the", deleted board and added "secretary".
NM Stat § 29-2-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-10 - Promotions.

All promotions in the New Mexico state police to the rank of sergeant shall be made after written examinations. All promotions above the rank of sergeant shall be made by the chief after concurrence and approval by the secretary. The ranks of sergeant, lieutenant and captain shall be permanent unless established as an exempt rank by the chief with the concurrence of the secretary. All promotions above the rank of captain are by executive appointment of the chief with concurrence of the secretary, and those persons shall serve at the pleasure of the chief with the concurrence of the secretary. History: 1941 Comp., § 40-210, enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 10; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-10; Laws 1979, ch. 202, § 21; 2015, ch. 3, § 12. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided for the reorganization of the department of public safety by clarifying certain duties of the secretary of public safety with regard to promotions in the New Mexico state police; in the first sentence, after "written examinations", deleted the remainder of the sentence; and substituted "secretary" for "New Mexico state police board" and "board" throughout the section.
NM Stat § 29-2-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-12 - Oath.

All members of the New Mexico state police and the secretary shall take the oath of office required of all state officials. History: 1941 Comp., § 40-212, enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 12; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-12; Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 28; 1978, ch. 82, § 3; 1979, ch. 202, § 23; 2015, ch. 3, § 13. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided for the secretary of public safety to take the oath of office required of all state officials; after "police and the", deleted "New Mexico state police board" and added "secretary". Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 81A C.J.S. States § 91.
NM Stat § 29-2-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-13 - Uniforms and badges; uniform allowance to be set by secretary.

A suitable and distinctive uniform shall be prescribed by the secretary. The secretary shall provide and issue to each commissioned officer a uniform and an appropriate badge which shall contain in plain legible letters the words "New Mexico state police". The prescribed uniform and badge shall be worn at all times when on duty, except when by direction of the chief or the governor, any member of the New Mexico state police is assigned to special duties. Uniform allowance and subsistence pay shall be established by the secretary and allowed in addition to a commissioned officer's salary and paid on a monthly basis to each commissioned officer of the division. The uniform allowance and subsistence pay shall be expended only for the purposes allowed and any portion of the uniform allowance or subsistence pay not so spent in each fiscal year shall revert to the general fund. History: 1941 Comp., § 40-213, enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 13; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-13; Laws 1976, ch. 8, § 1; 1977, ch. 257, § 29; 1979, ch. 202, § 24; 1989, ch. 204, § 24. ANNOTATIONSThe 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1989, substituted "secretary" for "board" in the section heading and "secretary" for "New Mexico state police board" in the first sentence, deleted the former second and third sentences relating to establishment and expenditure of uniform allowance, substituted all of the language of the present second sentence preceding "which" for "The board shall also provide and issue to each member an appropriate badge and uniform", and added the last two sentences. Section allows each officer to purchase own uniform. — This section indicates the legislative intention to allow each officer to purchase his own uniforms, since the phraseology cannot be said to even imply that the purchase of uniforms is to be made by the department pursuant to the State Purchasing Agent Act. 1964 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 64-134.
NM Stat § 29-2-14 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-14 - Unauthorized wearing of uniform or badge; unauthorized marking of motor vehicle; penalty.

A. Unauthorized wearing of uniform or badge consists of the wearing or requiring the wearing, without authorization by the secretary, of a uniform or badge or both whose material, color or design, or any combination of them, is such that the wearer appears to be a member of the New Mexico state police. B. Unauthorized marking of motor vehicle consists of the marking, using, possessing or owning or requiring the marking or using, without authorization by the secretary, of a motor vehicle whose insignia, color or equipment, or any combination of them, is such that the motor vehicle appears to be a New Mexico state police motor vehicle. C. Whoever commits unauthorized wearing of uniform or badge or unauthorized marking of motor vehicle is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. History: 1953 Comp., § 39-2-13.1, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 87, § 1; 1977, ch. 257, § 30; 1979, ch. 202, § 25; 2015, ch. 3, § 14. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For impersonating peace officer, see 30-27-2.1 NMSA 1978. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, changed references made to the New Mexico police board to the secretary of public safety; in Subsection A, after "authorization by the", deleted "New Mexico state police board" and added "secretary", in Subsection B, after "authorization by the", deleted "board" and added "secretary".
NM Stat § 29-2-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-15 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1987, ch. 254, § 27 repealed 29-2-15 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 14, relating to division of state police, effective July 1, 1987.
NM Stat § 29-2-16 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-16 - State police school; compensation.

A. Before entering upon the appointee's duties, every appointee to the New Mexico state police shall be required to attend a school of instruction approved by the secretary. A uniform course of instruction shall be given all trainees governing the operation, maintenance and temporary roadside repair of motor vehicles, the laws of the state that the appointee may be called on to enforce and other instruction as the secretary may require. Attendance at the school or other course of instruction as may be prescribed renders the person attending subject to the control of the New Mexico state police during attendance. B. The secretary may, within the budgetary means of the New Mexico state police, allow subsistence and compensation for trainees attending the school of instruction at the New Mexico state police headquarters or elsewhere. C. This section shall not apply to members of the former motor transportation division or the former special investigations division. History: 1941 Comp., § 40-215, enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 15; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-15; Laws 1959, ch. 231, § 1; 1971, ch. 211, § 1; 1977, ch. 257, § 31; 1978, ch. 82, § 4; 1979, ch. 202, § 26; 1981, ch. 189, § 1; 2015, ch. 3, § 15. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided for the reorganization of the department of public safety by amending certain duties of appointees to the New Mexico state police and clarifying certain duties of the secretary of public safety; in Subsection A, after "upon", deleted "his" and added "the appointee's", after "attend", deleted "for a period of at least ninety days", after "approved by", deleted "New Mexico state police board" and added "secretary", after "laws of the state", deleted "which" and added "that", and after "instruction as the", deleted "New Mexico state police board" and added "secretary"; in Subsection B, after "The", deleted "board" and added "secretary", and deleted the second sentence; and added Subsection C.
NM Stat § 29-2-17 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-17 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1979, ch. 202, § 53, repealed 29-2-17 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1941, Ch. 147, § 16, relating to the state police reserve, effective July 1, 1979.
NM Stat § 29-2-19 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-19 - Chief; qualifications; removal.

A. The chief is the executive officer of the New Mexico state police and is subject to the control, supervision and direction of the secretary. The appointee, at the time of appointment as chief by the secretary, shall have been a member of the New Mexico state police holding a permanent commission for ten continuous years immediately prior to the appointment and shall have served not less than three years in a supervisory capacity. Appointment shall be made with the consent of the senate. B. The chief shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary. C. The seniority and retirement rating of the chief shall be continuous as for any other member. D. The chief shall maintain an office in Santa Fe in such quarters as are provided by the New Mexico state police for that purpose. History: 1953 Comp., § 39-2-18, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 34; 1979, ch. 202, § 28; 1981, ch. 185, § 1; 2015, ch. 3, § 17. ANNOTATIONSRepeals and reenactments. — Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 34, repealed former 39-2-18, 1953 Comp., relating to executive duties of chief, removal, seniority and retirement, location of office and residence, and enacted a new 39-2-18, 1953 Comp. Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 107, also repealed former 39-2-18, 1953 Comp., as it existed before the enactment of the new section. The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided for the reorganization of the department of public safety by clarifying the qualifications of the chief of the state police; in Subsection A, after "police and", deleted "shall be" and added "is", after "direction of the", deleted "New Mexico state police board. He shall" and added "secretary. The appointee"; in the second sentence of Subsection A, after "time of", deleted "his", after "appointment", added "as chief", after "by the", deleted "board" and added "secretary shall", after "prior to", deleted "his" and added "the", and after "capacity", deleted "and said"; in Subsection B, after "pleasure of the" deleted "New Mexico state police board" and added "secretary"; and in Subsection D, after "maintain", deleted "his" and added "an".
NM Stat § 29-2-20 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-20 - Districts.

The New Mexico state police chief, subject to the control of the secretary, may divide the state into districts and may designate home stations for the members of the New Mexico state police. History: 1941 Comp., § 40-219, enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 19; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-19; Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 35; 1979, ch. 202, § 29; 2015, ch. 3, § 18. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, changed references made to the New Mexico state police board to the secretary of public safety; after "control of the", deleted "New Mexico state police board" and added "secretary".
NM Stat § 29-2-21 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-21 - Details.

The governor of New Mexico may from time to time detail all or any part of the New Mexico state police to such part of the state as in his judgment may be necessary to bring about proper law enforcement in the state to handle disturbances or to investigate specific law violations. History: 1941 Comp., § 40-220, enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 20; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-20; Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 36; 1979, ch. 202, § 30.
NM Stat § 29-2-23 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-23 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1979, ch. 202, § 53 repealed 29-2-23 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1941, Ch. 147, § 23, relating to the transfer of powers and duties in the bureau of identification of the department of justice to the technical services bureau of the criminal justice support division of the criminal justice department, effective July 1, 1979.
NM Stat § 29-2-24 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-24 - Waiver.

The provisions of Sections 29-2-6 through 29-2-8 NMSA 1978 may be waived by the secretary with regard to plainclothes or special investigators and other employees not regularly uniformed. History: 1941 Comp., § 40-225, enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 25; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-25; Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 39; 1979, ch. 202, § 32; 2015, ch. 3, § 20. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided for the reorganization of the department of public safety by providing authority to the secretary of the department of public safety to waive certain qualification requirement for officers; after "waived by the", deleted "unanimous vote of all members of the New Mexico state police board" and added "secretary", and after "plainclothes", deleted "men".
NM Stat § 29-2-25 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-25 - Accident reports.

When any member of the New Mexico state police investigates a motor vehicle accident, the member shall make a written report of the findings on appropriate forms furnished by the New Mexico state police, the original of which report shall be filed in the office of the New Mexico state police and shall be furnished to any person upon written application accompanied by a fee as set by the secretary for the photocopy of each surface of all documents comprising a report. History: 1941 Comp., § 40-226, enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 38, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-26; Laws 1957, ch. 59, § 1; 1977, ch. 257, § 40; 1978, ch. 82, § 6; 1979, ch. 202, § 33; 2015, ch. 3, § 21. ANNOTATIONSThe 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided for the reorganization of the department of public safety by amending the language relating to the completion of vehicle accident reports; after the first occurrence of "police", deleted "shall investigate" and added "investigates"; after "accident", deleted "he" and added "the member"; after "written report of", deleted "his" and added "the"; after the second occurrence of "report", deleted "and of all reports of motor vehicle accidents heretofore made"; after "set by the", deleted "New Mexico state police board" and added "secretary"; and changed "photostat" to "photocopy". Limited protection of accused. — Section 29-10-4 NMSA 1978 protects the confidentiality of information concerning the identity of a person who has been accused, but not charged, with a crime only if that information has been collected in connection with an investigation of, or otherwise relates to, another person who has been charged with committing a crime. However, information in other records which identifies a person accused but not charged with or arrested for a crime may be protected from public disclosure under Section 14-2-1 NMSA 1978 et seq. Finally, even if it would otherwise be protected under either statute, information about a person accused but not charged with a crime is open to public inspection if it is contained in a document listed in Section 29-10-7 NMSA 1978. 1994 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 94-02. No conflict between Arrest Record Information Act and section when accident falls within exemption of former 39-10-8D, 1953 Comp. (repealed and reenacted as Section 29-10-7 NMSA 1978), if the information on the accident report is the same as that information on the initial record of entry, or if any arrest information on the report is deleted from the copy disseminated. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 75-37 (opinion rendered under former law). Accident report not confidential. — Reports made by police officers regarding an accident would not be considered confidential under Section 66-7-213 NMSA 1978, and would be subject to inspection by persons interested either in the office of the governor's traffic safety coordinating committee or in the police department which made and transmitted the report. 1953 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 53-5840 (opinion rendered under former law).
NM Stat § 29-2-26 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-26 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1979, ch. 202, § 53 repealed 29-2-26 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1955, Ch. 193, § 1, relating to the representation of the state police board and police officers by the attorney general, effective July 1, 1979.
NM Stat § 29-2-27 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 2 - State Police|Section 29-2-27 - Security for the governor and the legislature.

A. The New Mexico state police shall provide security and protection for the governor, and security and protection for the governor's family. The extent and manner in which the security is provided shall be determined by the governor and the chief of the New Mexico state police. B. The New Mexico state police shall provide security and protection for the legislature while it is in session. History: 1953 Comp., § 39-2-28, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 125, § 1; 1977, ch. 257, § 41; 1979, ch. 202, § 34.