A. Every individual who seeks employment or is currently employed as a private investigations employee or who provides services on a contract basis to a private investigation company shall file an application for registration as a private investigations employee with the department. B. Every individual who seeks employment as or is currently employed as a private patrol employee or who provides services on a contract basis to a private patrol company shall file an application for registration as a private patrol employee with the department. C. The department shall issue a registration for a private investigations or private patrol employee to an individual who files a completed application accompanied by the required fees and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant: (1) is at least twenty-one years of age; (2) possesses a high school diploma or its equivalent; (3) has successfully completed an examination as required by department rule; (4) has not been convicted of a felony 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; (5) shall be employed by, or shall contract with a private investigation company to provide investigation services for, a private investigation company, under the direct control and supervision of a private investigator or shall be employed by, or shall contract with a private patrol company to provide private patrol services for, a private patrol company under the direct control and supervision of a private patrol operations manager or a level three security guard, as applicable; and (6) meets other requirements set forth in rules of the department. D. If the contract or employment of a private investigations employee with a private investigation company or a private patrol employee with a private patrol company terminates for any reason, the registration of the individual as a private investigations employee or private patrol employee immediately terminates. The private investigations employee or private patrol employee shall turn over the employee's registration to the private investigation company or private patrol company upon ceasing employment with that company. E. A private investigation company or private patrol company shall notify the department within thirty days from the date of termination of employment of a private investigations employee or private patrol employee, as applicable, of the employment termination and return the employee's registration to the department. History: Laws 2007, ch. 115, § 14; 2023, ch. 190, § 44. Delayed repeal. — For delayed repeal of the section, see 61-27B-36 NMSA 1978. Compiler's note. — Laws 2007, ch. 115, § 14 was enacted as 61-27A-6.7 NMSA 1978. It has been codified by the compiler as 61-27B-14 NMSA 1978. See the compiler's note following 61-27B-1 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For definition of "private investigation employee", see 61-27B-2 NMSA 1978. The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, included private patrol companies and private patrol employees within the scope of the section; in the section heading, added "or private patrol"; added a new Subsection B and redesignated former Subsections B through D as Subsections C through E, respectively; in Subsection C, in the introductory clause, after "private investigations", added "or private patrol"; deleted former Paragraph (2) and redesignated former Paragraphs (3) through (7) as Paragraphs C(2) through C(6), respectively; in Paragraph C(5), added "or shall be employed by, or shall contract with a private patrol company to provide private patrol services for, a private patrol company under the direct control and supervision of a private patrol operations manager or a level three security guard, as applicable"; and in Subsection D, after each occurrence of "private investigation company", added "or private patrol company", and after each occurrence of "private investigations employee", added "or private patrol employee".
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