Form 4-1002 NMRA
Form 4-1002. Petition for extreme risk firearm protection order.
[Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order Act,
NMSA 1978, Sections 40-17-1 to -13]
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF __________________
__________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN THE MATTER OF AN EXTREME RISK
FIREARM PROTECTION ORDER FOR
_______________________________
_____________________ (Respondent’s full date of birth)
No. _________________________
PETITION FOR EXTREME RISK FIREARM PROTECTION ORDER
SECTION I. PETITIONER (Petitioner must be a law enforcement officer working for
a law enforcement agency as defined under the Extreme Risk Firearm Protection
Order Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 40-17-1 to -13)
Petitioner is employed by the following type of agency:
Police Department
District Attorney’s Office
Sheriff’s Office
Attorney General’s Office
State Police
1. Petitioner’s name: _________________________________________________
Badge/CAID Number: ______________________________________________
2. Law Enforcement Agency Petitioner works for: ___________________________
3. Law Enforcement Agency’s address:
___________________________________________________________________
street address
__________________________________________
city
__________
state
__________
zip
4. Law Enforcement Agency’s telephone number: __________________________
SECTION II. PERSON WHO COMPLETED THE AFFIDAVIT OR STATEMENT
In support of this petition, I am attaching as Exhibit A:
Affidavit of Reporting Party
OR
Statement from the Law Enforcement Officer.
A.
Reporting Party
1. Reporting Party’s full name: __________________________________________
2. Reporting Party’s relationship to Respondent: ____________________________
3. Reporting Party’s address: ___________________________________________
a. The Reporting Party has completed a Request to Omit the Reporting Party’s
Contact Information.
OR
b. Reporting Party’s address (Do NOT complete if 3a is checked above)
___________________________________________________________________
street address
__________________________________________
city
__________
state
__________
zip
B.
Law Enforcement Officer
1. Law enforcement officer’s full name: ___________________________________
2. Law enforcement agency name: ______________________________________
3. Law enforcement officer’s agency address:
___________________________________________________________________
street address
__________________________________________
city
__________
state
__________
zip
SECTION III. RESPONDENT
1. Respondent’s full legal name: ________________________________________
2. Respondent’s date of birth: __________________________________________
3. Respondent’s address:
___________________________________________________________________
street address
__________________________________________
city
__________
state
__________
zip
SECTION IV. BASIS FOR PETITION
In support of this petition, the undersigned Law Enforcement Officer swears or affirms
that based on credible information in the attached Exhibit A (select one option):
☐ Affidavit of the Reporting Party
OR
☐ Statement from the Law Enforcement Officer
there is probable cause to believe Respondent poses a significant danger of causing
imminent personal injury to self or others by having custody or control of a firearm or by
purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. The undersigned Law Enforcement
Officer has probable cause to believe the following factors should be considered by the
Court when determining whether to issue a temporary extreme risk firearm protection
order:
☐ A recent act or threat of violence by Respondent against self or others, regardless
of whether the act or threat involved a firearm;
☐ A pattern of acts or threats of violence by Respondent within the past twelve (12)
months, including acts or threats of violence against self or others;
☐ Respondent’s mental health history;
☐ Respondent’s use of controlled substances or alcohol;
☐ Respondent’s previous violations of any court order;
☐ Previous extreme risk firearm protection orders issued against Respondent;
☐ Respondent’s criminal history, including arrests and convictions for violent felony
offenses, violent misdemeanor offenses, crimes involving domestic violence, or
stalking;
☐ Respondent’s history of the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical
violence against another person; of stalking another person; or of cruelty to animals;
and
☐ Any recent acquisition or attempts at acquisition of a firearm by Respondent.
☐ Other considerations: _______________________________________________
FIREARMS. The quantities, types, and total number of all firearms Petitioner believes
to be in Respondent’s ownership, possession, custody, or control are listed below
and/or attached as Exhibit B.
Type of Firearm
Number
Location
Ammunition
☐ Long gun (includes
rifles and shotguns)
☐ Yes ☐ No
☐ Unknown
☐ Handgun (includes
revolvers and pistols)
☐ Yes ☐ No
☐ Unknown
☐ Other (includes
any other firearms):
☐ Yes ☐ No
☐ Unknown
TOTAL NUMBER OF FIREARMS: ____________
LEGAL ACTION(S) BETWEEN REPORTING PARTY AND RESPONDENT.
☐ Lawsuit. Please describe: ___________________________________________
☐ Complaint. Please describe: __________________________________________
☐ Petition. Please describe: ____________________________________________
☐ Restraining Order. Date Issued: ____________ Issued by: __________________
☐ Injunction. Please describe: __________________________________________
☐ Other Legal Action. Please describe: ___________________________________
☐ None.
For the foregoing reasons, Petitioner respectfully requests the court enter a Temporary
Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order and schedule a hearing to be held within ten
(10) days of the issuance of a Temporary Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order to
determine if a One-Year Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order should be entered.
Respectfully submitted this ___________ day of ____________________, 20______.
__________________________________________
Signature of Petitioner