New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVII, Issue 1 / January 13, 2026

This is an amendment to 16.48.8 NMAC, Sections 8, effective 1/13/2026.

16.48.8.8 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Applications for registration shall be completed on a form provided by the department.

B. The applicant shall provide a completed application that includes the following information:

(1) applicant’s full name;

(2) current mailing address;

(3) current electronic mail address, if any;

(4) date of birth;

[(5) two, 2X2 in recent photographs or upload of a recent electronic headshot photograph;]

[(6)] (5) copy of completion of polygraph school diploma, if required;

[(7)] (6) completed jurisprudence examination for the license or registration, if required;

[(8)] (7) firearms qualification, if required;

[(9)] (8) information on any past disciplinary action;

[(10)] (9) fingerprinting receipt to establish positive identification for a federal criminal history background check;

[(11)] (10) any required fees: and

[(12)] (11) proof as described in Subsection C below.

C. The applicant shall provide the following satisfactory evidence as follows:

(1) applicant is currently licensed and in good standing in another jurisdiction, including a branch of the United States armed forces;

(2) applicant has met the minimal licensing requirements in that jurisdiction and the minimal licensing requirements in that jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to the licensing requirements for New Mexico; and

(3) the following documentation:

(a) for military service member: copy of military orders;

(b) for spouse of military service members: copy of military service member’s military orders and copy of marriage license;

(c) for spouses of deceased military services members: copy of decedent’s DD214 and copy of marriage license;

(d) for dependent children of military service members: copy of military orders listing dependent child, or a copy of military orders and one of the following: copy of birth certificate, military service member’s federal tax return or other governmental or judicial documentation establishing dependency;

(e) for veterans (retired or separated): copy of DD214 showing proof of honorable discharge.

D. The license or registration shall be issued by the department as soon as practicable but no later than thirty days after a qualified military service member, spouse, dependent child, or veteran files a complete application and provides a background check if required for a license, and any required fees.

E. Military service members and veterans shall not pay and the department shall not charge a licensing fee for the first three years for a license or registration issued pursuant to this rule.

F. A license or registration issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for the time period that is specified in the Private Investigations Act.

G. Electronic signatures will be acceptable for applications submitted pursuant to section 14-16-1 through section 14-16-19 NMSA 1978.

[16.48.8.8 NMAC - N, 1/15/2015; A, 10/26/2021; A, 1/13/2026]