Section 9-19-1 – Short title.
Chapter 9, Article 19 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Department of Public Safety Act”. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-18-1, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 254, § 1; 1989, ch. 204, § 1.
Section 9-19-10 – Bureaus; chiefs.
The secretary shall establish, within each division, the bureaus as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Department of Public Safety Act. He shall employ a chief to be administrative head of each bureau. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-18-10, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 254, § 10; 1989, ch. 204, § 8.
Section 9-19-11 – Advisory commission.
A. There is created the “public safety advisory commission” composed of seven citizens of New Mexico appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate for staggered terms of three years ending on January 1; provided that in making the initial appointments, three members shall be appointed for terms of three years each, two […]
Section 9-19-12 – Sexual assault examination kit processing grant program; powers and duties; sexual assault examination kit processing grant fund created.
A. As used in this section: (1) “department” means the department of public safety; and (2) “grant program” means the sexual assault examination kit processing grant program established pursuant to this section. B. The department shall establish and administer a grant program to award funds to state and local law enforcement agencies for the processing […]
Section 9-19-13 – Repealed.
History: Laws 2017, ch. 98, § 2; repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 98, § 4. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2017, ch. 98, § 4 repealed 9-19-13 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 2017, ch. 98, § 2, relating to sexual assault examination kit fund, effective July 1, 2021. For provisions of former section, see the […]
Section 9-19-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Department of Public Safety Act: A. “department” means the department of public safety and B. “secretary” means the secretary of public safety. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-18-2, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 254, § 2; 1989, ch. 204, § 2.
Section 9-19-3 – Purpose.
The purpose of the Department of Public Safety Act is to establish a single, unified department to consolidate state law enforcement and safety functions in order to provide better management, real coordination and more efficient use of state resources and manpower in responding to New Mexico’s public safety needs and problems and to improve the […]
Section 9-19-4 – Department established.
There is created in the executive branch the “department of public safety”. The department shall be a cabinet department and shall consist of, but not be limited to: A. the New Mexico state police division; B. the New Mexico law enforcement academy; C. the technical support division; D. the administrative services division; and E. the […]
Section 9-19-5 – Secretary; appointment.
A. The administrative head of the department is the “secretary of public safety” who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and who shall serve in the executive cabinet. B. An appointed secretary shall serve and have all of the duties, responsibilities and authority of that office during the period […]
Section 9-19-6 – Secretary; duties and general powers.
A. The secretary is responsible to the governor for the operation of the department. It is the secretary’s duty to manage all operations of the department and to administer and enforce the laws with which the secretary or the department is charged. B. To perform the secretary’s duties, the secretary has every power expressly enumerated […]
Section 9-19-6.1 – [Secretary; duty to develop career pay system for state police.]
In addition to all other duties established in Section 9-19-6 NMSA 1978, the secretary, in consultation with the chief of the New Mexico state police, shall develop a career pay system for the state police. This career pay system shall consist of steps within salary ranges based on objective criteria developed by the secretary. This […]
Section 9-19-6.2 – Secretary of public safety; additional powers; public safety officer education scholarship program.
A. The secretary of public safety may enter into an agreement with the board of regents of the New Mexico military institute under which the institute would offer public safety officer education scholarships to New Mexico residents interested in careers as public safety officers. The agreement may provide criteria for recruiting scholarship applicants and awarding […]
Section 9-19-6.3 – Secretary; power to manage a criminal records database.
The secretary may create, access, maintain and otherwise manage a criminal records database that merges criminal records data from multiple databases and gives courts and law enforcement agencies access to comprehensive criminal background records of criminal suspects and defendants. History: Laws 2016, ch. 10, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2016, ch. 10 contained […]
Section 9-19-7 – Organizational units of department; powers and duties specified by law; access to information.
A. The organizational units of the department and the officers of those units specified by law shall have all the powers and duties enumerated in the specific laws involved. However, the carrying out of those powers and duties shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the secretary, who shall retain the final decision-making […]
Section 9-19-8 – Administratively attached agencies.
The governor’s organized crime prevention commission and the New Mexico law enforcement academy board are administratively attached to the department in accordance with the Executive Reorganization Act [9-1-1 to 9-1-10 NMSA 1978]. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-18-8, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 254, § 8; 1989, ch. 204, § 7.
Section 9-19-9 – Directors.
The secretary shall appoint, with the approval of the governor, directors of the divisions as are established within the department; provided, the director of the New Mexico state police division shall be titled the “chief of the New Mexico state police”. The positions so appointed are exempt from the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 […]