A private investigator, a private patrol operator, a private investigations employee, a level three security guard or a private patrol employee may carry a firearm upon successful completion of mandatory firearm training required by rules of the department and successfully passing a psychological evaluation prescribed by the department to determine suitability for carrying a firearm. History: Laws 2007, ch. 115, § 31; 2023, ch. 190, § 49. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's note. — Laws 2007, ch. 115, § 31 was enacted as 61-27A-19.1 NMSA 1978. It has been codified by the compiler as 61-27B-31 NMSA 1978. See the compiler's note following 61-27B-1 NMSA 1978. Delayed repeal. — For delayed repeal of the section, see 61-27B-36 NMSA 1978. The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, provided that a private investigator, a private patrol operator, a private investigations employee, a level three security guard or a private patrol employee must pass a psychological evaluation to determine suitability for carrying a firearm prior to receiving authorization to carry a firearm; and added 'and successfully passing a psychological evaluation prescribed by the department to determine suitability for carrying rrying a firearm prior to receiving authorization to carry a firearm; and added 'and successfully passing a psychological evaluation prescribed by the department to determine suitability for carrying a firearm'.
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