AN ACT

RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD; PROVIDING FOR INVESTIGATORS' POWERS; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. Section 59A-16C-11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1998, Chapter 115, Section 11) is amended to read:

     "59A-16C-11. INVESTIGATORS' POWERS.--

          A. The superintendent's investigators shall be peace officers pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 29, Article 1 NMSA 1978.

          B. An investigator who meets the requirements for certification for law enforcement training pursuant to Section 29-7-6 NMSA 1978 shall be authorized to carry a firearm."

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