New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIII, Issue 3 / February 8, 2022
This is an amendment to 16.48.6 NMAC, Sections 6 and 8, effective 2/8/2022.
16.48.6.6 OBJECTIVE: The objective of
Part 6 is to inform licensees and registrants of continuing education required
for license renewal. [Additionally,
Part 16 established acceptable standards for continuing education.]
[16.48.6.6 NMAC - N, 9/24/2008; A, 10/26/2021; A, 2/8/2022]
16.48.6.8 CONTINUING EDUCATION:
A. Continuing education is required for renewal of an individual license or registration.
B. Private
investigators and private patrol operators must complete a minimum of [four]
two hours of continuing education [training from an approved source,
during the renewal period to maintain their license] credit per year.
Upon renewal for a three year period
pursuant to 16.48.7.8 NMAC, a private investigator and private patrol operator
must complete a minimum of six hours of continuing education credit from an
approved source, during each renewal period to maintain their license.
C. Security
guards must complete a minimum of [four] two hours of continuing
education [training from an approved source, during the renewal period to
maintain their license] credit per year. Upon renewal for a three year period
pursuant to 16.48.7.8 NMAC, a security guard must complete a minimum of six
hours of continuing education credit from an approved source, during each
renewal period to maintain their registration.
D. Polygraph
licensees must complete a minimum of [twenty] 10 hours of continuing
education [training from an approved source, during the renewal period to
maintain their license] credit per year. Upon renewal for a three year period
pursuant to 16.48.7.8 NMAC, a polygraph licensee must complete a minimum of
thirty hours of continuing education credit from an approved source, during
each renewal period to maintain their license.
E. Proof of
participation in or presentation of continuing education [activity] must
be submitted with the license or registration renewal [request if the
licensee or registrant is audited] application, or registration or
license will not be renewed.
F. All continuing education hours must be earned during the renewal period; no carryover will be permitted.
G. Firearms
requalification courses will not count towards mandatory [training] continuing
education credits.
H. Approved
[sources for] providers of continuing education [are] include:
(1) college level courses;
(2) in-house training provided by a private patrol company licensed by the department;
(3) the New Mexico law enforcement academy; or
(4) any other department-approved educational institution or program.
I. One hour of continuing education credit will be granted for each hour attended in a topic which directly relates to the performance of duties under the respective license or registration. College level courses will be granted fifteen hours of continuing education credit for each successfully completed college credit.
J. Completion of training courses required for initial licensing will satisfy the continuing education requirements for the first licensing period of an initial license or registration.
[K. No license or registration shall be renewed without proof
of required continuing education credits.]
[16.48.6.8 NMAC - N, 9/24/2008; A, 10/26/2021; A, 2/8/2022]