New Mexico Statutes Chapter 6. Public Finances § 6-24-12. Executive vice president for security; qualifications; duties

A. The chief executive officer shall hire an executive vice president for security, who shall be qualified by training and experience, including at least five years of law enforcement experience, and be knowledgeable and experienced in computer security. The executive vice president for security shall take direction as needed from the chief executive officer and shall be accountable to the board.

B. The executive vice president for security shall:

C. The executive vice president for security and the employees of the division assigned by him as security agents shall be commissioned by the board as peace officers with full powers of arrest in the performance of their duties. These peace officers shall seek and must obtain certification pursuant to the provisions of the Law Enforcement Training Act.  1

D. The department of public safety in conjunction with the authority shall develop policy and procedures to require background checks. The policy and procedures shall require the fingerprinting of all board members and prospective employees. Fingerprint cards will be submitted to the department of public safety records bureau for processing through the federal bureau of investigation. The department of public safety will not disseminate the criminal history information to the authority.

E. An applicant for consideration shall be fingerprinted and shall provide two fingerprint cards to the department of public safety. Convictions of felonies or misdemeanors contained in the federal bureau of investigation record shall be used in accordance with Section 6-24-18 NMSA 1978. Other information contained in the federal bureau of investigation record supported by independent evidence can form the basis for the denial, suspension or revocation for good and just cause. Such records and any related information shall be privileged and shall not be disclosed to individuals not directly involved in the decisions affecting the specific applicants or employees. The authority shall pay for the cost of obtaining the federal bureau of investigation record. The department of public safety shall implement the provisions of this section on or before July 1, 1999.