Section 29-19-15 – Military service persons; requirements.
A. For a concealed handgun license applicant or licensee who submits with a concealed handgun license application documentation satisfactory to the department that the applicant is a military service person as defined in Subsection E of this section, an application fee or renewal fee is not required. For a military service person discharged from military […]
Section 29-20-1 – Short title.
Sections 1 through 4 [29-20-1 to 29-20-4 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “Law Enforcement Safe Pursuit Act”. History: Laws 2003, ch. 260, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 260, § 6 made Laws 2003, ch. 260, § 1 effective July 1, 2003.
Section 29-20-2 – Definition.
As used in the Law Enforcement Safe Pursuit Act, “high speed pursuit” means an attempt by a law enforcement officer in an authorized emergency vehicle to apprehend an occupant of a motor vehicle, the driver of which is actively attempting to avoid apprehension by exceeding the speed limit. History: Laws 2003, ch. 260, § 2. […]
Section 29-20-3 – Police training.
A. No later than December 31, 2004, the New Mexico law enforcement academy board shall develop and incorporate into the basic law enforcement training required pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act [Chapter 29, Article 7 NMSA 1978] a course of instruction of at least sixteen hours concerning the safe initiation and conduct of high […]
Section 29-20-4 – Pursuit policies.
A. The chief law enforcement officer of every state, county and municipal law enforcement agency shall establish and enforce a written policy governing the conduct of law enforcement officers employed by the agency who are involved in high speed pursuits. A copy of the written policy shall be submitted to the director of the New […]
Section 29-21-1 – Short title.
This act [29-21-1 to 29-21-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Prohibition of Profiling Practices Act”. History: Laws 2009, ch. 177, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 177, § 1 was effective June 19, 2009.
Section 29-21-2 – Profiling practices prohibited.
A. In conducting a routine or spontaneous investigatory activity, including an interview, a detention, a traffic stop, a pedestrian stop, a frisk or other type of bodily search or a search of personal or real property, or in determining the scope, substance or duration of the routine or spontaneous investigatory activity, a law enforcement agency […]
Section 29-21-3 – Policies and procedures; required.
A. A law enforcement agency shall: (1) maintain written policies and procedures designed to eliminate practices by its law enforcement officers that violate the provisions of Section 2 [29-21-2 NMSA 1978] of the Prohibition of Profiling Practices Act; and (2) provide training to its law enforcement officers, during orientation and at least once every two […]
Section 29-21-4 – Independent oversight; complaints; confidentiality.
The attorney general shall establish independent procedures for receiving, and for maintaining a record of, complaints alleging profiling by a law enforcement officer or agency. The attorney general may initiate an investigation of a complaint alleging a violation, or a systematic pattern of violations, of the provisions of Section 2 [29-21-2 NMSA 1978] of the […]
Section 29-19-14 – Current and retired law enforcement officers and New Mexico mounted patrol members.
A. An application fee, a renewal fee and a firearms training course are not required for an applicant or licensee who is: (1) a current or retired certified law enforcement officer pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act [Chapter 29, Article 7 NMSA 1978]; or (2) a current member of the New Mexico mounted patrol […]