2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 27B - Private Investigations
Section 61-27B-18 - Security guard; level three; registration; requirements. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. On or after July 1, 2007, every individual seeking employment or employed as a level three security guard shall file an application for registration with the department.

B. The department shall issue a registration for a level three security guard to an individual who files a completed application accompanied by the required fees and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant:

(1) is at least twenty-one years of age;

(2) meets the requirements to be granted registration as a level two security guard and maintains in good standing a current registration as a level two security guard;

(3) has successfully completed an examination as required by department rule;

(4) possesses a high school diploma or its equivalent;

(5) in addition to the training required to be registered as a level two security guard and before the applicant shall be placed for the first time at a guard post as a level three security guard, has completed a curriculum approved by the department consisting of the minimum training for firearm certification prescribed by the department; provided that the additional training required by the department is provided by:

(a) a public educational institution in New Mexico or an educational institution licensed by the higher education department pursuant to the Post-Secondary Educational Institution Act;

(b) an in-house training program provided by a licensed private patrol company using a curriculum approved by the department;

(c) the New Mexico law enforcement academy; or

(d) any other department-approved educational institution using a curriculum approved by the department and complying with department standards set forth in department rules;

(6) is firearm certified by the New Mexico law enforcement academy or the national rifle association;

(7) is employed by a private patrol company under the direct supervision of a licensed private patrol operator, another level three security guard or a private patrol operations manager;

(8) beginning on July 1, 2009, has successfully passed a psychological evaluation as prescribed by the department to determine suitability for carrying firearms; and

(9) meets other requirements set forth in department rules.

C. A private patrol company shall notify the department within thirty days from the date of termination of a level two security guard of the employment termination.

History: Laws 2007, ch. 115, § 18.

Compiler's note. — Laws 2007, ch. 115, § 18 was enacted as a new section 61-27A-6.11 NMSA 1978. It has been codified by the compiler of the NMSA 1978 as a new section 61-27B-18 NMSA 1978. See the compiler's note following 61-27B-1 NMSA 1978.

Delayed repeal. — For delayed repeal of the section, see 61-27B-36 NMSA 1978.

Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 115, § 38, makes the section effective July 1, 2007.