New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 48 - PRIVATE LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTITIONERS
Part 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE
Section 16.48.2.13 - QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS FOR A PRIVATE PATROL OPERATOR LICENSE

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.48.2.13

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Application requirements: Applicants for licensure as a private patrol operator must meet the qualifications and requirements described in Section 61-27B-10 NMSA 1978, and submit a completed application, which includes:

(1) general application information as listed in Subsection C of 16.48.2.8 NMAC;

(2) qualifying work experience;

(3) successfully pass a jurisprudence examination to be administered by the department;

(4) firearm certification, if applicable

(5) biometric criminal history background check; and

(6) non-refundable license fee as set forth in Section 16.48.5 NMAC.

B. Qualifying work experience: Pursuant to Section 61-27B-10 NMSA 1978, an applicant must submit proof of at least three years' experience of actual work performed as a security guard or an equivalent position. Proof of qualifying experience of actual work performed includes the following:

(1) not less than 4,000 hours of actual work performed as a guard, watchman, or patrolman or an equivalent position, one year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity;

(2) experience shall have been acquired within five years preceding the filing of the application with the department;

(3) years of qualifying experience and the precise nature of that experience shall be substantiated by written certification from the applicant's employer(s) and is subject to independent verification by the department as it determines is warranted; and

(4) the burden of proving necessary experience is on the applicant.

C. Firearm certification: Pursuant to Section 61-27B-31, if applicant elects to be firearm certified, the applicant must provide the following:

(1) proof of successfully completing mandatory firearms training required by 16.48.4.8 NMAC, including a copy of applicant's firearms qualification score sheet and the registration number for the department approved instructor; and

(2) results of a psychological evaluation as set forth in Section 16.48.2.21 NMAC.

D. Federal criminal history report: Pursuant to Section 61-27B-34, NMSA 1978, applicants must submit to a biometric federal criminal history background check, as set forth in Subsection H of 16.48.2.8 NMAC.

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