N.M. Code R. § 10.29.9.18

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 7, April 9, 2024

Section 10.29.9.18 - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION; TIME LIMITATIONS

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.

(1) Students will be allowed two opportunities in which to pass the law enforcement officer certification exam within one year from the date of completion of the academy program. Students who fail the exam two times must attend the academic portion of the certification by waiver of previous training program prior to taking the exam a third time. Students who fail the test three times will be required to re-enroll and successfully complete the New Mexico law enforcement academy's basic police training program. Students will not be allowed to attend a regional/satellite program.

(2) Students who achieve a passing score on the law enforcement officer certification exam will be allowed one year from the date of the test in which to be eligible for certification. Certification can be granted only when the eligible student is hired by a recognized New Mexico law enforcement agency in a law enforcement position.

(3) If a student secures a law enforcement position after one year from the date of successful completion of the law enforcement officer certification exam, the student will be required to attend the certification by waiver of previous training program (short course) conducted by the New Mexico law enforcement academy.

(4) Students will be allowed three years from the date of successful completion of the law enforcement officer certification exam to secure a law enforcement position. After three years, they will be required to attend and successfully complete another basic police officer training program certified by the New Mexico law enforcement academy board.

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).

N.M. Code R. § 10.29.9.18

4/1/99; 10.29.9.18 NMAC - Rn, 10 NMAC 29.9.18, 4/30/01, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 21, November 15, 2016, eff. 11/15/2016