HOUSE BILL 431

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2015

INTRODUCED BY

Bob Wooley

AN ACT

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT; PROVIDING AN EXCEPTION TO THE FEE AND FIREARMS TRAINING COURSE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONCEALED HANDGUN CARRY ACT FOR CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE NEW MEXICO MOUNTED PATROL.

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

     SECTION 1. Section 29-19-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005, Chapter 242, Section 7) is amended to read:

     "29-19-14. CURRENT AND RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.--

          A. An application fee, a renewal fee and a firearms training course are not required for an applicant or licensee who is:

                (1) a certified law enforcement officer pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act; or

                (2) a current member of the New Mexico mounted patrol who has successfully completed a law enforcement academy basic law enforcement training program for New Mexico mounted patrol members pursuant to Section 29-6-4.1 NMSA 1978.

          B. A retired law enforcement officer is not required to submit an application fee or a renewal fee if:

                (1) the officer was a certified law enforcement officer pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act for at least fifteen years prior to retirement; and

                (2) the retirement is in good standing as shown by a letter from the agency from which the officer retired.

          C. A retired law enforcement officer who has been retired ten years or less is not required to complete a firearms training course.

          D. A retired law enforcement officer who has been retired for more than ten years shall be required to complete a firearms training course. The officer shall be allowed to attend any local law enforcement agency's firearms qualification course; provided that the officer supplies the officer's own ammunition, handgun, targets and range equipment. A local law enforcement agency shall not be liable under the Tort Claims Act for providing a firearms training course to a retired law enforcement officer pursuant to this subsection.

          E. A retired law enforcement officer's concealed handgun license shall have printed on the license "retired police officer" and shall be valid for a period of five years."

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