There is created in the department of public safety the "New Mexico state police division". History: 1941 Comp., § 40-201, enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-1; Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 19; 1979, ch. 202, § 12; 1987, ch. 254, § 17; 1989, ch. 204, § 21. Cross references. — For radio communication property, ownership transferred to the department of information technology, see 9-27-18 NMSA 1978. For educational funds for children of police killed in active duty, see 28-14-1 NMSA 1978 et seq. The 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1989, substituted "department of public safety" for "department of state government". Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 81A C.J.S. States § 81.
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