Section 29-7-10 - Certification by waiver.
29-7-10. Certification by waiver.
A. The director shall, with the approval of the board, waive the basic law enforcement training program and certify applicants who are employed as full-time police officers and who furnish evidence of satisfactory completion of a basic law enforcement training program which is comparable to or exceeds the standards of the programs of the academy.
B. All individuals allowed a waiver under this section must meet the requirements set out in the Law Enforcement Training Act [29-7-1 NMSA 1978], and this section shall not be construed to exempt them from such requirements in any manner.