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 […]
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 29-19-12 – Rules; department to administer; reciprocal agreements with other states.
The department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act. The rules shall include: A. grounds for the suspension and revocation of concealed handgun licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act; B. provision of authority for a law enforcement officer to confiscate a concealed […]
Section 29-19-13 – Fund created.
A. The “concealed handgun carry fund” is created in the state treasury. B. All money received by the department pursuant to the provisions of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act shall be deposited by the state treasurer for credit to the concealed handgun carry fund. The state treasurer shall invest the fund as all other state […]
Section 29-19-4 – Applicant qualifications.
A. The department shall issue a concealed handgun license to an applicant who: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a resident of New Mexico or is a member of the armed forces whose permanent duty station is located in New Mexico or is a dependent of such a member; (3) is […]
Section 29-19-5 – Application form; screening of applicants; fee; limitations on liability.
A. Effective July 1, 2003, applications for concealed handgun licenses shall be made readily available at locations designated by the department. Applications for concealed handgun licenses shall be completed, under penalty of perjury, on a form designed and provided by the department and shall include: (1) the applicant’s name, current address, date of birth, place […]
Section 29-19-6 – Appeal; license renewal; refresher firearms training course; suspension or revocation of license.
A. Pursuant to rules adopted by the department, the department, within thirty days after receiving a completed application for a concealed handgun license and the results of a national criminal background check on the applicant, shall: (1) issue a concealed handgun license to an applicant; or (2) deny the application on the grounds that the […]
Section 29-19-7 – Demonstration of ability and knowledge; course requirement; proprietary interest; exemptions.
A. The department shall prepare and publish minimum standards for approved firearms training courses that teach competency with handguns. A firearms training course shall include classroom instruction and range instruction and an actual demonstration by the applicant of his ability to safely use a handgun. An applicant shall not be licensed unless he demonstrates, at […]
Section 29-19-8 – Limitation on license.
A. Nothing in the Concealed Handgun Carry Act shall be construed as allowing a licensee in possession of a valid concealed handgun license to carry a concealed handgun into or on premises where to do so would be in violation of state or federal law. B. Nothing in the Concealed Handgun Carry Act shall be […]
Section 29-19-9 – Possession of license.
A licensee shall have his concealed handgun license in his possession at all times while carrying a concealed handgun. History: Laws 2003, ch. 255, § 9. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 255, § 16 made Laws 2003, ch. 255, § 9 effective July 1, 2003.