For current and retired law enforcement officers and New Mexico Mounted Patrol Members.

• An application fee, a renewal fee and a firearms training course are not required if you are a current or retired certified law enforcement officer or 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.

• A law enforcement officer or New Mexico mounted patrol member shall submit to the department two full sets of fingerprints and a color photograph of the law enforcement officer or New Mexico mounted patrol member.

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

  • The officer was a certified law enforcement officer for at least fifteen years prior to retirement; and

  • The retirement is in good standing as shown by a letter from the agency from which the officer retired.

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

• 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.