Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978, the department shall establish a schedule of reasonable fees as follows:

1. A. private investigator fees:

   1. (1) application fee, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);
   2. (2) initial private investigator's license fee or license renewal fee, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300); and
   3. (3) initial private investigations manager license fee or license renewal fee, not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200);

2. B. private patrol operator fees:

   1. (1) application fee, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);
   2. (2) initial private patrol operator's license fee or license renewal fee, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300); and
   3. (3) initial private patrol operations manager license fee or license renewal fee, not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200);
3. C. private investigations employee or private patrol employee, initial registration fee or registration renewal fee, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);
4. D. private investigation company or private patrol company, initial license fee or renewal license fee, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300);

5. E. security guard fees:

   1. (1) level one or level two security guard registration fee or registration renewal fee, not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00); and
   2. (2) level three security guard registration fee or registration renewal fee, not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00);

6. F. polygraph examiners:

   1. (1) application fee, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);
   2. (2) initial polygraph examiner's license fee or license renewal fee, not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400); and
   3. (3) examination fee, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);

7. G. instructors:

   1. (1) application fee, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100); and
   2. (2) initial registration or registration renewal, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100); and

8. H. other fees applying to private investigators, private patrol operators, polygraph examiners and instructors:

   1. (1) change in license fee, not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200);
   2. (2) late fee on license or registration renewals, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);
   3. (3) special event permit fee, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100); and
   4. (4) special event license fee for a private patrol company, not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).

History: Laws 2007, ch. 115, § 20; 2020, ch. 6, § 55; 2023, ch. 190, § 46.

ANNOTATIONS

Delayed repeal. — For delayed repeal of the section, see 61-27B-36 NMSA 1978.

Compiler's note. — Laws 2007, ch. 115, § 20 was enacted as 61-27A-7.1 NMSA 1978. It has been codified by the compiler as 61-27B-20 NMSA 1978. See the compiler's note following 61-27B-1 NMSA 1978.

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, redesignated former Paragraphs A(1) and A(2) as Subsections A and B, respectively; in Subsection A, redesignated former Subparagraphs A(1)(a) through A(1)(c) as Paragraphs A(1) through A(3), respectively; in Subsection B, redesignated former Subparagraphs A(2)(a) through A(2)(c) as Paragraphs B(1) through B(3), respectively; added new Subsections C and D; redesignated former Paragraphs A(3) and A(4) as Subsections E and F, respectively; in Subsection E, redesignated former Subparagraphs A(3)(a) and A(3)(b) as Paragraphs E(1) and E(2), respectively; in Subsection F, redesignated former Subparagraphs A(4)(a) through A(4)(c) as Paragraphs F(1) through F(3), respectively; added a new Subsection G and redesignated former Paragraph A(5) as Subsection H; in Subsection H, in the introductory clause, after "polygraph examiners", added "and instructors"; redesignated former Subparagraphs A(5)(a) through A(5)(d) as Paragraphs H(1) through H(4), respectively; and deleted former Subsection B.

The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, provided an exception to the licensure fee for qualified military service members, their spouses and dependent children, and for certain veterans; and in Subsection A, in the introductory clause, added "Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978".