New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 10 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 29 - LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY
Part 9 - POLICE OFFICER
Section 10.29.9.18 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION; TIME LIMITATIONS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Students who successfully complete a New Mexico law enforcement academy basic police training program will be allowed to take the law enforcement officer certification exam (LEOCE). Only those students who have successfully completed all requirements under the minimum standards of training, as determined by the director of the New Mexico law enforcement academy, will be administered the law enforcement officer certification exam.
B. Students who have successfully completed a New Mexico law enforcement academy basic police training program and passed the law enforcement officer certification exam will be provided a letter from the director of the New Mexico law enforcement academy 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 New Mexico law enforcement academy within 14 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 Section 29-7-1 et. al., NMSA 1978, (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 New Mexico law enforcement academy for any student requesting certification by successful completion of a New Mexico law enforcement academy basic police training 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 Section 29-7-1 et. al., NMSA 1978, (Repl. Pamp. 1994).