Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A.
Applications for registration shall be completed on a form provided by the
department.
B. The applicant shall
provide a completed application that includes the following information:
(1) applicant's full name;
(2) current mailing address;
(3) current electronic mail address, if
any;
(4) date of birth;
(5) two, 2X2 in recent photographs or upload
of a recent electronic headshot photograph;
(6) copy of completion of polygraph school
diploma, if required;
(7) completed
jurisprudence examination for the license or registration, if
required;
(8) firearms
qualification, if required;
(9)
information on any past disciplinary action;
(10) fingerprinting receipt to establish
positive identification for a federal criminal history background
check;
(11) any required fees:
and
(12) proof as described in
subsection (C) below.
C.
The applicant shall provide the following satisfactory evidence as follows:
(1) applicant is currently licensed and in
good standing in another jurisdiction, including a branch of the United States
armed forces;
(2) applicant has met
the minimal licensing requirements in that jurisdiction and the minimal
licensing requirements in that jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to the
licensing requirements for New Mexico; and
(3) the following documentation:
(a) for military service member: copy of
military orders;
(b) for spouse of
military service members: copy of military service member's military orders and
copy of marriage license;
(c) for
spouses of deceased military services members: copy of decedent's DD214 and
copy of marriage license;
(d) for
dependent children of military service members: copy of military orders listing
dependent child, or a copy of military orders and one of the following: copy of
birth certificate, military service member's federal tax return or other
governmental or judicial documentation establishing dependency;
(e) for veterans (retired or separated): copy
of DD214 showing proof of honorable discharge.
D. The license or registration shall be
issued by the department as soon as practicable but no later than thirty days
after a qualified military service member, spouse, dependent child, or veteran
files a complete application and provides a background check if required for a
license, and any required fees.
E.
Military service members and veterans shall not pay and the department shall
not charge a licensing fee for the first three years for a license or
registration issued pursuant to this rule.
F. A license or registration issued pursuant
to this section shall be valid for the time period that is specified in the
Private Investigations Act.
G.
Electronic signatures will be acceptable for applications submitted pursuant to
section
14-16-1
through section
14-16-19 NMSA
1978.
