0001| SENATE BILL 1224 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| TIMOTHY Z. JENNINGS | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN PROCEDURES | 0012| FOR OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICAL UNITS. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICAL UNITS--UNIFORMS.- | 0016| - | 0017| A. A law enforcement officer who participates in | 0018| operations conducted by special weapons and tactical units | 0019| shall wear a standard service uniform with standard | 0020| identification or a special raid uniform that clearly | 0021| identifies the officer's affiliation with a local, state or | 0022| federal law enforcement agency and the officer's badge number. | 0023| A special raid uniform shall identify the officer's affiliation | 0024| and badge number on the front and back of the uniform in | 0025| letters and numbers that are not smaller than five inches in | 0001| height and that are light reflecting. | 0002| B. A law enforcement officer who participates in | 0003| operations conducted by special weapons and tactical units | 0004| shall not wear ski masks, hoods or other apparel that conceal | 0005| facial features. | 0006| C. If bullet-proof vests or other outer garments | 0007| are worn by a law enforcement officer who participates in | 0008| operations conducted by special weapons and tactical units, the | 0009| vest or outer garment shall identify the officer's affiliation | 0010| and badge number on the front and back of the vest or garment | 0011| in letters and numbers that are not smaller than five inches in | 0012| height and that are light reflecting. | 0013| Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0014| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0015|  SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0016| SENATE BILL 1224 | 0017| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| AN ACT | 0001| RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT; ESTABLISHING CERTAIN PROCEDURES | 0002| FOR OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICAL UNITS. | 0003| | 0004| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0005| Section 1. SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICAL UNITS--UNIFORMS.- | 0006| - | 0007| A. A law enforcement officer who participates in | 0008| operations conducted by special weapons and tactical units | 0009| shall wear a standard service uniform with standard | 0010| identification or a special raid uniform that clearly | 0011| identifies the officer's affiliation with a local or state law | 0012| enforcement agency. A special raid uniform shall identify the | 0013| officer's affiliation on the front outermost layer of the | 0014| uniform in letters that are not smaller than five inches in | 0015| height. | 0016| B. A law enforcement officer who participates in | 0017| operations conducted by special weapons and tactical units may | 0018| wear a ski mask, hood or any other apparel that conceals his | 0019| facial features when tear gas, diversion devices or diversion | 0020| tactics might be used during an operation. | 0021| C. The provisions of this section shall not be | 0022| interpreted to limit a law enforcement officer's discretion to | 0023| use camouflage clothing or any other apparel as a tactic to | 0024| make an entry or make an arrest when there are circumstances | 0025| attendant to the entry or arrest that place the officer's life | 0001| at risk. | 0002| D. A law enforcement officer who is attached to or | 0003| affiliated with a special weapons and tactical unit shall | 0004| acquire forty hours of tactical training each fiscal year. A | 0005| law enforcement officer shall not participate in any operations | 0006| conducted by a special weapons or tactical unit if he has not | 0007| acquired the required amount of tactical training in any fiscal | 0008| year. | 0009| Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0010| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0011|  FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0012| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| October 23, 1997 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number to SENATE JUDICIARY | 0020| COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR | 0021| SENATE BILL 1224 | 0022| | 0023| AMENDMENT sponsored by SENATOR JENNINGS | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| 1. On page 1, line 23, strike "five" and insert in lieu | 0002| thereof "four". | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Senator Timothy Z. | 0010| Jennings | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Adopted Not Adopted | 0015| | 0016| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Date | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| S1224FS1 |