{"data":{"id":"us-nm/61-27b-11","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"61-27B-11","heading":"Private patrol company; requirements for licensure. (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.)","body":"A. The department shall issue a license for a private patrol company to a person who files a completed application accompanied by the required fees and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant:\n(1) if an individual, is of good moral character; or if a legal business entity, the owners, officers or directors of the entity are of good moral character;\n(2) if an individual, has not been convicted of a felony offense, an offense involving dishonesty, an offense involving an intentional violent act or the illegal use or possession of a deadly weapon and has not been found to have violated professional ethical standards, or if a legal business entity, the owners, officers or directors of the entity, either singly or collectively, have not been convicted of a felony offense, an offense involving dishonesty or an offense involving an intentional violent act or the illegal use or possession of a deadly weapon and have not been found to have violated professional ethical standards;\n(3) has an owner or a licensed private patrol operations manager who manages the daily operations of the private patrol company;\n(4) maintains a physical location in New Mexico where records are maintained and made available for department inspection;\n(5) maintains a New Mexico registered agent if the applicant is a private patrol company located outside of New Mexico; and\n(6) meets all other requirements set forth in the rules of the department.\nB. The owner or the chief executive officer of a private patrol company shall maintain a general liability certificate of insurance in an amount required by the department. The department shall suspend the license issued pursuant to this section of a private patrol company that fails to maintain an effective general liability certificate of insurance as required. The department shall not reinstate the license of a private patrol company that has had its license suspended pursuant to this subsection until an application is submitted to the department with the necessary fees and a copy of the private patrol company's general liability certificate of insurance newly in effect. The department may deny an application for reinstatement of a private patrol company's license, notwithstanding the applicant's compliance with this subsection for:\n(1) a reason that would justify a denial to issue a new private patrol company license or that would be cause for a suspension or revocation of a private patrol company's license; or\n(2) the performance by the applicant of an act requiring a license issued pursuant to the Private Investigations Act while the applicant's license is under suspension for failure to maintain the applicant's general liability certificate of insurance in effect.","path":["Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses","ARTICLE 27B Private Investigations"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18564/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"2c63060990709f7bdeddeb6c937f0ba7e2b37286b192787b147772b34f03effa","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/61-27b-10","next":"us-nm/61-27b-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}