New Mexico Statutes Chapter 29. Law Enforcement § 29-7-6.1. County sheriffs; training requirement

A. Sheriffs are eligible to attend the academy and are eligible to receive certification as provided in the Law Enforcement Training Act.

B. Every county sheriff, except sheriffs who have previously been awarded a certificate attesting to completion of a basic law enforcement training program, shall participate in and complete an administrative law enforcement training program no later than twelve months after the date the sheriff assumes office as a county sheriff.

C. The director shall establish the administrative law enforcement training program for county sheriffs, subject to review and approval by the executive committee of the sheriff's affiliate of the New Mexico association of counties.

D. A county sheriff's per diem, mileage and tuition expenses attributed to attendance at the administrative law enforcement training shall be paid for by the governing body of the county served by that sheriff.