N.M. Admin. Code § 2.110.3.8

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 2.110.3.8 - ELIGIBLE USES OF FUND

A. The fund shall be used only for the purposes set forth in the Law Enforcement Protection Fund Act, as amended, including but not limited to Section 29-13-7 NMSA 1978.

B. Eligible expenditures may include but are not limited to:

(1) law enforcement equipment;

(2) guns, holsters, surveillance equipment, vehicles, uniforms, belts, badges and related apparatus to be used by law enforcement personnel;

(3) computers, printers, phones, fax machines, copy machines, software and projectors which are used by sheriffs or police officers;

(4) advanced law enforcement training manuals;

(5) advanced law enforcement planning and training in New Mexico or out of New Mexico if a comparable level of training is not available;

(6) purchasing, certifying and training of dogs in K-9 units;

(7) purchase of law enforcement equipment, including protective vests, for police dogs;

(8) mileage and per diem for advanced law enforcement training or planning;

(9) conferences associated with advanced law enforcement training and planning; and

(10) for the academy, providing tourniquet and trauma kits and training on the use of tourniquet and trauma kits.

C. Ineligible expenditures include but are not limited to:

(1) operating expenses, including but not limited to maintenance agreements, paper and ink for fax or copy machines, phone bills or supplies;

(2) desks, chairs and file cabinets;

(3) educational costs not associated with advanced law enforcement training or planning;

(4) district attorney investigators and attorney general investigators; and

(5) kitchen appliances and bathroom accessories.

N.M. Admin. Code § 2.110.3.8

2/15/84; 1/1/97; Recompiled 10/01/01, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 24, December 26, 2017, eff. 12/27/2017