{"data":{"id":"us-nm/61-27b-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"61-27B-5","heading":"Administration of act; rules. (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.)","body":"A. The department shall enforce and administer the provisions of the Private Investigations Act in accordance with the Uniform Licensing Act [Chapter 61, Article 1 NMSA 1978].\nB. The department shall keep a record of each individual licensee.\nC. The department shall promulgate rules in accordance with the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978] and enforce those rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the Private Investigations Act, including establishing professional ethical standards.\nD. The department shall promulgate rules regarding:\n(1) licensing private investigators, private investigations managers, private investigation companies, private patrol operators, private patrol operations managers, private patrol employees and polygraph examiners;\n(2) registering private investigations employees, security guards, private patrol employees and instructors;\n(3) establishing minimum training and educational standards for licensure and registration;\n(4) establishing continuing education requirements;\n(5) establishing and operating a branch office;\n(6) creating a policy on reciprocity with other licensing jurisdictions of the United States;\n(7) providing permits for security guards for special events; and\n(8) conducting background investigations.","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":"8c020d35e8a6168fe896588822e246ff446ea33b3ea240dcc26df7fc1cfa76f2","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/61-27b-4","next":"us-nm/61-27b-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}