New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVII, Issue 21 / November 3, 2026

 

 

TITLE 10            PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

CHAPTER 28    LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING

PART 3                FACILITIES

 

10.28.3.1              ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico Law Enforcement Standards and Training Council, 4491 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505.

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10.28.3.2           SCOPE: All persons, agencies, public bodies, and institutions that request or receive training, facility use, equipment use, lodging, personnel services, or other services from the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy.

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10.28.3.3              STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Paragraph (1) of Subsection E of Section 29-7-4 NMSA 1978

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10.28.3.4              DURATION: Permanent

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10.28.3.5              EFFECTIVE DATE: November 3, 2026, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

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10.28.3.6           OBJECTIVE: The purpose of part 3 is to establish guidelines for use of academy facilities, fees for use of facilities and services offered by the academy and procedures for their collection.

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10.28.3.7              DEFINITIONS:  [Reserved]

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10.28.3.8              USE OF FACILITIES

               A.           This section implements the provisions of Section 29‑7‑12 NMSA 1978 governing charges for training programs and the use of academy facilities, personnel, and equipment.

               B.           The following guidelines are established for use in connection with handling requests for the use of the academy, including but not limited to equipment and facilities for:

                              (1)          Official state agencies and institutions for official purposes;

                              (2)          Official county, city, or municipal agencies for official purposes and specifically to

include the New Mexico Municipal League and Association of Counties;

                              (3)          The New Mexico Sheriffs’ and Police Officers' Association;

                              (4)          The New Mexico Mounted Patrol;

                              (5)          The Law Enforcement Standards and Training Council;

                              (6)          The Law Enforcement Certification Board;

                              (7)          Regional Satellite Academies;

                              (8)          Other law enforcement-related associations or activities; and

                              (9)          Other groups, agencies, and activities at the discretion of the director.

               C.           “Local public bodies” in this section refer to all political subdivisions of the state and their agencies, instrumentalities, and institutions, pursuant to Subsection E of Section 29‑7‑12 NMSA 1978.

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10.28.3.9              CHARGES

               A.           Basic Law Enforcement and Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Programs.

                              (1)          The academy shall not charge local public bodies or New Mexico Indian tribes or pueblos

for any expenses associated with providing basic training programs.

                              (2)          The academy may charge state agencies and institutions and federal agencies for the cost

of providing basic training programs.

                              (3)          The academy shall charge civilian participants for the cost of providing basic law enforcement training programs.

                              (4)          Charges authorized by this subsection shall be established in the tuition and fee schedule promulgated by the council and shall not exceed the actual cost of providing the training program.

               B.           Advanced Training Programs, In‑service, and Certification‑By‑Waiver.

                              (1)          The academy may charge state agencies and institutions, local public bodies, New

Mexico Indian tribes and pueblos, and federal agencies for the cost of providing these programs.

                              (2)          The academy shall charge civilian participants for the cost of providing these programs.

                              (3)          Charges authorized by this subsection shall be established in the tuition and fee schedule

promulgated by the council and shall not exceed the actual cost of providing the training program.

               C.           Facilities, Personnel and Equipment.

                              (1)          The academy may charge for the rental or other use of academy facilities, personnel,

equipment, lodging, classrooms, training venues, ranges, driving tracks, or other academy resources.

                              (2)          All charges shall be established in the tuition and fee schedule promulgated by the

council.

                              (3)          Charges shall not exceed the actual cost of the facility, personnel, equipment, or service

provided.

               D.           Tuition and fee schedule.

                              (1)          Charges may be assessed for the use of academy facilities, personnel, equipment,

lodging, or related services in accordance with the tuition and fee schedule promulgated by the council.

                              (2)          The director shall administer charges in accordance with the tuition and fee schedule

approved by the council.

                              (3)          Charges may be periodically revised by the council to reflect actual costs incurred by the

academy.

                              (4)          Charges shall not exceed the actual cost incurred by the academy. The academy shall provide current fee schedules and cost estimates upon request.

                              (5)          Requests shall be made in writing to the director or designee. All requests are subject to availability.

                              (6)          Any organization requesting services that are not utilized will be obligated to pay for all

services requested unless written notification of cancellation is made at least five days prior to the date of services, unless otherwise contracted.

                              (7)          The director or designee may cancel the use of training center facilities 15 days prior to the scheduled date if circumstances warrant such cancellation, unless otherwise contracted.

                              (8)          Money received by the academy for activities specified in this section shall be deposited

in the law enforcement training and recruiting fund created pursuant to Subsection D of Section 29‑7‑12 NMSA 1978, which is administered by the Department of Public Safety and appropriated to the academy to offset operational costs.

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10.28.3.10            ACCOUNTS AND COLLECTIONS:

               A.           The Department of Public Safety will submit invoices to each agency whose personnel have attended all or part of a basic or specialized training course. The notices of payment due will be mailed no later than seven days after the training course terminates.

               B.           If payment is not received within 30 days from the date of the invoice, the Department of Public Safety will send a second notice by certified return-receipt mail to delinquent agencies.

               C.           If payment is still not received after 15 days from the mailing of the second notice, said debts will be referred to the proper authorities for collection. The academy may also refuse to accept or certify further personnel from such departments until all debts to the Department of Public Safety are paid in full.

               D.           Payment in advance from continually delinquent agencies or departments or from those who have been referred for collection may be required at the discretion of the director.

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History of 10.28.3 NMAC:  [RESERVED]