New Mexico § 9-19-3 Purpose

New Mexico Statutes

§ 9-19-3 — Purpose

New Mexico § 9-19-3

Ch. 9Executive Department

Art. 19Department of Public Safety

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 9-19-3 (2026).

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The purpose of the Department of Public Safety Act is to establish a single, unified department to consolidate state law enforcement and safety functions in order to provide better management, real coordination and more efficient use of state resources and manpower in responding to New Mexico's public safety needs and problems and to improve the professionalism of the state's law enforcement and investigative functions and personnel.

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The purpose of the Department of Public Safety Act is to establish a single, unified department to consolidate state law enforcement and safety functions in order to provide better management, real coordination and more efficient use of state resources and manpower in responding to New Mexico's public safety needs and problems and to improve the professionalism of the state's law enforcement and investigative functions and personnel.