New Mexico § 29-2-16 - State police school; compensation
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 29-2-16 — State police school; compensation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-2-16. State police school; compensation
A. Before entering upon the appointee's duties, every appointee to the New Mexico
state police shall be required to attend a school of instruction approved by the secretary. A uniform course of instruction shall be given all trainees governing the operation,
maintenance and temporary roadside repair of motor vehicles, the laws of the state
that the appointee may be called on to enforce and other instruction as the secretary
may require. Attendance at the school or other course of instruction as may be prescribed renders
the person attending subject to the control of the New Mexico state police during
attendance. B. The secretary may, within the budgetary means of the New Mexico state police, allow
subsistence and compensation for trainees attending the school of instruction at the
New Mexico state police headquarters or elsewhere. C. This section shall not apply to members of the former motor transportation division
or the former special investigations division.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-2-16 ("State police school; compensation") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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