I received this e-mail from NMCOPPS and I spent some time looking into NM RLD's web site, which I provided the link below. It appears that the training regulations for the guards has changed again although no official law or other regulation has gone into effect.....
NMCOPSS News - August 16, 2008
It may have passed by most of us. But, here are the new rules listed on the
web site by the board. See this link too:
http://www.rld.state.nm.us/PrivateInvestigations/faq.html
Security Guard Training Requirements
LEVEL ONE
The following eight hour curriculum is the proposed minimum training
required and must be completed within twelve months prior to application for
security guard level one licensing:
(1) Legal training for security guards – four (4) hours
(a) Legal responsibilities, qualifications, restrictions and liability of
level 1 security guard
(b) Introduction to use of force continuum, appropriate use of force and
de-escalation techniques.
(c) Powers of detention and New Mexico laws of citizen arrest
(d) Appropriate search and seizure, legal restrictions and civil liability
(e) New Mexico laws on trespass
(2) Authority and responsibility of the security guard – two (2) hours
(a) Communication with local law enforcement, jurisdiction and limitations
of authority
(b) Radio dispatch protocol and other communication tools
(c) Image, professional communication, note-taking and report writing
(3) Incident scene management and preservation - two (2) hours
(a) Identifying evidence
(b) Care and handling of evidence
(c) Securing the immediate area
(d) Evidence tampering and/or removal
(e) Witness/participant identification
LEVEL TWO
The following sixteen hour curriculum in addition to the Level One training
is the proposed minimum train-
ing required and should be completed within twelve months prior to
application for security guard level two
registration.
(1) Legal and practical aspects of use of force and personal/employer
liability – eight (8) hours
(2) Verbal and written communication and conflict management – six (6) hours
(3) First responder basic first aid – two (2) hours
(4) Specific weapon endorsement
LEVEL THREE
The following sixteen hour curriculum in addition to the Level One and Level
Two training and firearm cer-
tification is the proposed minimum training to be required and would be
completed within twelve months
prior to application for security guard level three registration.
(1) The five firearms safety rules
(2) Weapon manipulation
(3) Types of sidearms
(4) Firearm retention and equipment
(5) Firearm storage devices
(6) Locking devices
(7) Ammunition and storage
(8) Training household members
(9) Hazards of loaded firearms in the home
(10) Mental conditioning and tactics
(11) Weapon manipulation and marksmanship
(12) Threat recognition and judgmental shooting
(13) Laws pertaining to firearms, deadly physical force and the exercise of
the powers of arrest – mandatory
four (4) hours minimum
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