{"data":{"id":"us-nm/29-19-6","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"29-19-6","heading":"Appeal; license renewal; refresher firearms training course; suspension or revocation of license.","body":"A. Pursuant to rules adopted by the department, the department, within thirty days after receiving a completed application for a concealed handgun license and the results of a national criminal background check on the applicant, shall:\n(1) issue a concealed handgun license to an applicant; or\n(2) deny the application on the grounds that the applicant failed to qualify for a concealed handgun license pursuant to the provisions of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act.\nB. Information relating to an applicant or to a licensee received by the department or any other law enforcement agency is confidential and exempt from public disclosure unless an order to disclose information is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. The information shall be made available by the department to a state or local law enforcement agency upon request by the agency.\nC. A concealed handgun license issued by the department shall include:\n(1) a color photograph of the licensee;\n(2) the licensee's name, address and date of birth;\n(3) the expiration date of the concealed handgun license; and\n(4) the category and the largest caliber of handgun that the licensee is licensed to carry, with a statement that the licensee is licensed to carry smaller caliber handguns but shall carry only one concealed handgun at any given time.\nD. A licensee shall notify the department within thirty days regarding a change of the licensee's name or permanent address. A licensee shall notify the department within ten days if the licensee's concealed handgun license is lost, stolen or destroyed.\nE. If a concealed handgun license is lost, stolen or destroyed, the license is invalid and the licensee may obtain a duplicate license by furnishing the department a notarized statement that the original license was lost, stolen or destroyed and paying a reasonable fee. If the license is lost or stolen, the licensee shall file a police report with a local law enforcement agency and include the police case number in the notarized statement.\nF. A licensee may renew a concealed handgun license by submitting to the department:\n(1) a completed renewal form, under penalty of perjury, designed and provided by the department;\n(2) a payment of a seventy-five-dollar ($75.00) renewal fee; and\n(3) a certificate of completion of a four-hour refresher firearms training course approved by the department.\nG. The department shall conduct a national criminal records check of a licensee seeking to renew a license. A concealed handgun license shall not be renewed more than sixty days after it has expired. A licensee who fails to renew a concealed handgun license within sixty days after it has expired may apply for a new concealed handgun license pursuant to the provisions of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act.\nH. A licensee shall complete a two-hour refresher firearms training course two years after the issuance of an original or renewed license. The refresher course shall be approved by the department and shall be taken twenty-two to twenty-six months after the issuance of an original or renewed license. A certificate of completion shall be submitted to the department no later than thirty days after completion of the course.\nI. The department shall suspend or revoke a concealed handgun license if:\n(1) the licensee provided the department with false information on the application form or renewal form for a concealed handgun license;\n(2) the licensee did not satisfy the criteria for issuance of a concealed handgun license at the time the license was issued; or\n(3) subsequent to receiving a concealed handgun license, the licensee violated a provision of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act.","path":["Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement","ARTICLE 19 Concealed Handgun Carry"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18529/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"34729d3c5cbfe7425ea9cf26b93f6231c7a736899c8d966fe88eb31e27e63a22","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/29-19-5","next":"us-nm/29-19-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}