New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Chapter 8 - WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES › Part 2 - CARRYING CONCEALED HANDGUNS › Section 10.8.2.16 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
Carrying only handguns listed on
				license.
No person shall carry a concealed handgun of a different
				category or higher caliber than is indicated on the license issued to that
				person by the department. A licensee shall only carry one concealed handgun at
				any given time.
B.
Consumption of alcohol prohibited.
No person shall consume alcohol
				while carrying a concealed handgun.
C.
Carrying while impaired.
No
				person shall carry a concealed handgun while impaired by the use of alcohol,
				controlled substances, or over-the-counter or prescribed medications.
D.
Display of license on demand.
A licensee carrying a concealed handgun on or about his person in public shall,
				upon demand by a peace officer, display his license to carry a concealed
				handgun.
E.
Prohibited
				acts.
A licensee shall not deface, alter, mutilate, reproduce, lend,
				transfer, or sell a license. A licensee shall adhere to Section
				30-7-4
				NMSA 1978 as it pertains to negligent use of a deadly weapon.
F.
Carrying prohibited on private
				property.
In addition to other limitations stated in the act, a licensee
				may not carry a concealed handgun on or about his person on private property
				that has signs posted prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons or when
				verbally told so by a person lawfully in possession of the property.
G.
Carrying prohibited in
				preschools.
No licensee shall carry a concealed handgun on the premises
				of a preschool that provides care to infants, toddlers, and children aged five
				and younger, which includes child care facilities, home-based or center-based,
				and whether or not the facility is licensed, registered, or
				regulated.
H.
Schools.
Carrying of a deadly weapon on school premises is prohibited except as allowed
				by the law.
I.
University.
Carrying of a firearm on university premises is
				prohibited except as allowed by the law.
J.
Liquor establishments.
Carrying of a firearm in an establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic
				beverages is prohibited except as allowed by the law.
K.
Indicia of licensure.
Only a
				law enforcement officer may carry a badge, patch, card, or any other indication
				of authority to carry a concealed handgun in New Mexico other than the license
				issued by the department or a license issued by a state that has been accepted
				by reciprocity by New Mexico pursuant to the act.
L.
Notice of change in
				circumstances.
A licensee shall, within 10 days, both notify the
				department in writing and return the license to it within 10 days upon the
				occurrence of any of the following:
(1)
				adjudication of mental incompetence has been entered or issued against the
				licensee;
(2) the licensee has been
				committed to a facility for the treatment of mental illness;
(3) the licensee has been committed to a
				facility for treatment of addiction to alcohol, controlled substances, or other
				drugs;
(4) an order of protection
				has been issued by a court against the licensee;
(5) an indictment for or charge with a felony
				or a disqualifying misdemeanor offense described in Subsection (B) of Section
				29-19-4
				NMSA 1978 has been issued against the licensee;
(6) is no longer a full time salaried law
				enforcement officer; or
(7) the
				licensee is other than honorably discharged from the military.