§ 29-13-2-1

As used in the Law Enforcement Protection Fund Act:A. 'academy' means the New Mexico law enforcement academy;B. 'division' means the local government division of the department of finance and administration;C. 'fund' means the law enforcement protection fund;D. 'governmental entity' means the academy, the department of public safety, a municipality, a county, a university, a tribe or a school district;E. 'school district police department' means a department of commissioned law enforcement officers who are charged with preventing, investigating and solving crimes on school district property;F. 'tribal police department' means the police department of a tribe that has entered into an agreement with the department of public safety pursuant to Section 29-1-11 NMSA 1978;G. 'tribe' means an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located wholly or partly in New Mexico; andH. 'university' means a four-year post-secondary educational institution listed in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico.History: 1978 Comp., § 29-13-2.1, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 179, § 4; 1998, ch. 83, § 2; 2002, ch. 92, § 2; 2017, ch. 35, § 2; 2020, ch.

ed in Article 12, Section 11 of the constitution of New Mexico.History: 1978 Comp., § 29-13-2.1, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 179, § 4; 1998, ch. 83, § 2; 2002, ch. 92, § 2; 2017, ch. 35, § 2; 2020, ch. 67, § 3.ANNOTATIONSThe 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, revised the definition of 'governmental entity' and defined 'school district police department' as used in the Law Enforcement Protection Fund Act; in Subsection D, after 'academy', added 'the department of public safety', after 'municipality', added 'a county, a', and after 'tribe or a', deleted 'county' and added 'school district'; and added a new Subsection E and redesignated the succeeding subsections accordingly. The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, defined 'academy' for purposes of the Law Enforcement Protection Fund Act; added a new Subsection A and redesignated the succeeding subsections accordingly; and in Subsection D, after 'means', added 'the academy'. The 2002 amendment, effective May 15, 2002, added Subsection E and redesignated former Subsection E as Subsection F. The 1998 amendment, effective March 9, 1998, in Subsection C, inserted 'university' near the middle and made a minor stylistic change, and

tion E and redesignated former Subsection E as Subsection F. The 1998 amendment, effective March 9, 1998, in Subsection C, inserted 'university' near the middle and made a minor stylistic change, and added Subsection E.