New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
Part 5 - REGIONAL/SATELLITE POLICE OFFICER BASIC ACADEMIES
Section 10.29.5.11 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION; TIME LIMITATIONS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Students who successfully complete a department of public safety training and recruiting division accredited satellite program will be allowed to take the law enforcement officer certification examination. Only those students who have successfully completed all requirements under the minimum standards of training, as determined by the director of the department of public safety training and recruiting division, will be administered the law enforcement officer certification examination.
B. Students who have successfully completed a satellite program and passed the law enforcement officer certification examination will be provided a letter from the director of the department of public safety training and recruiting division attesting to the student's eligibility for certification as a police officer in New Mexico.
C. An application for certification and required supporting documentation must be submitted to the department of public safety training and recruiting division within fourteen days of the student's employment as a police officer as required under New Mexico law enforcement academy board rule 10.29.9.10 NMAC. Any officer (or department) not submitting the required documents is in violation of NMSA 1978, Section 29-7-1 et. al., (Repl. Pamp. 1994), and will be required to forfeit his position.
D. When all paperwork is completed to the satisfaction of the director of the department of public safety training and recruiting division for any student requesting certification by successful completion of a certified satellite program, or any other previous comparable training, the request will be submitted to the New Mexico law enforcement academy board for final approval and award of certification under NMSA 1978, Section 29-7-1 et. al., (Repl. Pamp. 1994).