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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 29. Law Enforcement § 29-21-4. Independent oversight;  complaints;  confidentiality

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The attorney general shall establish independent procedures for receiving, and for maintaining a record of, complaints alleging profiling by a law enforcement officer or agency.  The attorney general may initiate an investigation of a complaint alleging a violation, or a systematic pattern of violations, of the provisions of Section 2 of the Prohibition of Profiling Practices Act and take necessary actions as the attorney general deems appropriate.  The attorney general may publish a report or summary of the attorney general's findings regarding violations of the provisions of the Prohibition of Profiling Practices Act;  provided that personal and identifying information shall not be published or released to the public.

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