New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 48 - PRIVATE LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16.48.1.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
As used in these regulations, the following words and
				  phrases have the following meanings, unless the context or intent clearly
				  indicates a different meaning:
A.
"act"
means the New Mexico Private Investigations Act;
B.
"advisory board"
means the
				New Mexico private investigations advisory board;
C.
"alarm company"
means a
				company that installs burglar or security alarms in a facility and responds
				with guards when the alarm is sounded;
D.
"applicant"
means any natural
				person who is applying for registration or licensure pursuant to the private
				investigations act;
E.
"armored car company"
has the same meaning as defined in
				Subsection A of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
F.
"bodyguard"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection B of
				Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
G.
"branch
				office"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection C of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
H.
"charts"
means a continuous recording of the physiological changes in human respiration,
				cardiovascular activity and skin resistance or conductance;
I.
"client"
has the same meaning
				as defined in Subsection D of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
J.
"conviction"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection E of
				Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
K.
"department"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection F of
				Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
L.
"good moral
				character"
means a personal history characterized by honesty, fairness
				and respect for the rights of others and for state and federal law;
M.
"individual"
has the same
				meaning as defined in Subsection G of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
N.
"legal business
				entity"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection H of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
O.
"licensee"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection I of
				Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
P.
"polygraph
				examiner"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection J of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
Q.
"polygraph
				examination"
also referred to as a psychophysiological detection of
				deception (PDD) means a test or series of tests designed to assess the
				truthfulness of an examinee to an issue or issues of concern and includes all
				charts, reports, allied documents and recordings generated or received
				regarding the testing procedures;
R.
"polygraph instrument"
means
				a mechanical or digital computer instrument that, at a minimum, records
				simultaneously physiological changes in human respiration, skin resistance or
				conductance, and cardiovascular activity including relative blood pressure or
				volume;
S.
"polygraphy"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection K of
				Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978 NMSA 1978;
T.
"private investigation company"
has the same meaning as defined in
				Subsection L of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
U.
"private
				investigator"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection M of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
V.
"private
				investigations employee"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection N
				of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
W.
"private
				investigations manager"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection O
				of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
X.
"private patrol
				company"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection P of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
Y.
"private patrol
				employee"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection Q of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
Z.
"private patrol
				operations manager"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection R of
				Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
AA.
"private
				patrol operator"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection S of
				Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
BB.
"proprietary
				commercial organization"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection T
				of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
CC.
"provisional
				license"
means a license to practice polygraphy for the probationary
				period that is required to determine operational competency;
DD.
"psychologist"
means an
				individual in good standing and licensed by the New Mexico Board of
				Psychologist Examiners or another United States jurisdiction to engage in the
				practice of psychology;
EE.
"registered agent"
means Registered agent means a business or
				individual designated to receive service of process or subpoena on behalf of a
				private investigations company or private patrol company licensed and doing
				business in New Mexico, located out of the state. The registered agent must
				also be available to receive any informational notices or other documents on
				behalf of the licensee.
FF.
"registrant"
has the same meaning as defined in Subsection U of
				Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
GG. "
screening
				examination"
means any examination that is non-specific and deals with
				general background information;
HH.
"security dog handler"
II.
"security guard"
has the
				same meaning as defined in Subsection W of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
JJ.
"sponsor"
means a licensed polygraph examiner;
KK.
"special event"
has the same
				meaning as defined in Subsection X of Section
				61-27B-2
				NMSA 1978;
LL.
"specific
				event examination"
means any examination that deals with a specific
				issue, crime or incident, criminal or otherwise;
MM.
"superintendent"
means the
				superintendent of the regulation and licensing department;
NN.
"test data"
means the
				psychological or physiological data recorded or collected during a
				psychological evaluation or polygraph examination;
OO.
"test data analysis"
means
				the quantitative application of standardized scoring rules to the psychological
				or physiological test data and includes the use of computerized scoring
				programs and interpretation of collateral and clinical information collected
				during the evaluation.