New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 8 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES › Part 2 - CARRYING CONCEALED HANDGUNS › Section 10.8.2.22 - DEPARTMENT APPROVAL OF INSTRUCTORS AND FIREARMS TRAINING COURSES

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
Application required.
Any person seeking to instruct firearms
				training courses pursuant to this rule shall file an application with the
				department to become an approved instructor. Application shall be made on the
				form prescribed by the department, and shall be typewritten or legibly
				handwritten in ink. A person who is not an approved instructor may not instruct
				a firearms training course pursuant to this rule.
B.
Requirements for approval.
In
				order to be approved as an instructor, an instructor applicant must:
(1) agree to be subject to New Mexico
				jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing the act and this rule;
(2) submit a resume of experience instructing
				firearms training courses, handgun experience, or both;
(3) submit electronic fingerprints that
				comply with the requirements in Section 29-19 -5 NMSA 1978 and
				10.8.2.14
				NMAC for positive identification purposes;
(4) submit an authorization for release of
				information form provided by the department;
(5) submit an affidavit or cover page of an
				acceptable firearms instruction insurance policy;
(6) submit to the department the curriculum
				and course materials, meeting the department's core requirements, for a
				firearms training course that has been certified or sponsored by a federal or
				state law enforcement agency, an accredited college or university, a firearms
				training school or a nationally recognized organization approved by the
				department that customarily offers firearms training, and a copy of the letter
				or other document approving the course from the certifying or sponsoring
				entity. An instructor applicant may develop his own curriculum and materials
				but must have them certified or sponsored by one of the entities identified in
				Subsection (A) of Section
				29-19-7
				NMSA 1978;
(7) The instructor
				applicant must submit to the department a list of all persons the instructor
				applicant proposes to engage in any aspect of the concealed carry weapons class
				at least 10 days prior to the first class, including the individual's name,
				date of birth, social security number, and concealed carry license
				number;
(8) provide a description
				of the instructor applicant's experience in offering firearms training; if any.
				An instructor-applicant who wishes to conduct firing range instruction must
				possess a certificate of completion of a firearms instructor-training program
				approved by the department that was issued or renewed not more than three years
				prior to the date the application is filed;
(9) be a currently certified law enforcement
				instructor employed by a law enforcement agency; or
(10) be 21 years of age and agree to be
				responsible for the actions and omissions of all persons engaged by the
				approved instructor for the purpose of conducting firearms training courses
				pursuant to this rule.