Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A.
Qualifications for police officer
admission: In accordance with those qualifications enumerated under
Section 29-7 -6 NMSA 1978, (Repl. Pamp. 1994), the director shall reject
applicants for admission to the academy if, after investigation, it is
determined that the applicant does not meet the following criteria:
(1) citizenship and age requirements as set
forth in Section 29-7 -6 NMSA 1978, (Repl. Pamp. 1994);
(2) holds a United States high school diploma
or its equivalent;
(3) holds a
valid driver's license;
(4) has not
been convicted of or pled guilty to or entered a plea of nolo contendere to any
felony charge, or within the three year period immediately preceding his/her
application, to any violation of any federal law or state law or local
ordinance relating to aggravated assault, theft, driving while intoxicated,
controlled substances or other crime involving moral turpitude and has not been
released or discharged under dishonorable conditions from any of the armed
forces of the United States;
(5) is
found, after examination by a licensed physician, to be free from any physical
condition which might adversely affect their performance as police officers or
prohibit them from successfully completing prescribed basic law enforcement
training required by the Law Enforcement Training Act;
(6) is found, after examination by a
certified psychologist, to be free of any emotional or mental condition which
might adversely affect their performance as police officers or prohibit them
from successfully completing prescribed basic law enforcement training required
by the Law Enforcement Training Act;
(7) is found to be of good moral character
and has not committed any acts constituting dishonesty or fraud; or
(8) is found not to have committed any other
acts which would be grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension of
certification under the provision of
10.29.1.11
NMAC.
B.
Qualifications for telecommunicator admission: In accordance with
those qualifications enumerated under Section 29-7 C-3 NMSA 1978, the director
shall reject applicants for admission to the academy if, after investigation,
it is determined that the applicant does not meet the following criteria:
(1) United States citizenship or legal
resident and age requirements as set forth in Section 29-7 C-3 NMSA
1978;
(2) holds a United States
high school diploma or its equivalent from an accredited institution;
(3) has not been convicted of or pled guilty
to or entered a plea of nolo contendere to any felony charge, or within the
three year period immediately preceding his/her application, to any violation
of any federal law or state law or local ordinance relating to aggravated
assault, theft, driving while intoxicated, controlled substances or other crime
involving moral turpitude and has not been released or discharged under
dishonorable conditions from any of the armed forces of the United
States;
(4) is found to be of good
moral character and has not committed any acts constituting dishonesty or
fraud;
(5) is found not to have
committed any other acts which would be grounds for denial, revocation, or
suspension of certification under the provision of
10.29.1.11
NMAC; or
(6) has been examined by a
certified technician and have no uncorrected hearing loss in either ear of
greater than 25db at 500, 1000, 2000 Hz, and no more than a 20db loss in the
better ear by audiometry, using American National Standards Institute (ANSI
1969) standards.
C.
Status: Applicants shall be appraised by the director of the
status of their application and any deficiencies therein, in writing, as soon
as possible. If an applicant is denied admission, the written order shall
include an explanation of the specific facts and circumstances upon which the
decision is based and any right to appeal the decision. Decisions of the
director may be appealed to the board through the procedures provided for in
10.29.1.13
NMAC through
10.29.1.15
NMAC.
D.
Withdrawal/dismissal
enrollment: During the course of an academy program if an enrolled
student is unable to complete the full course of academy instruction, whether
due to personal absence, withdrawal, or dismissal by the academy, the student
will be required to re-enroll and complete the academy course in its entirety
regardless of drop date.
