N.M. Stat. § 29-7-12
Charges; fund created; use.
A. The division shall not charge local public bodies or New Mexico Indian tribes or
pueblos for any expenses associated with providing basic law enforcement training
programs to applicants for certification seeking commission pursuant to the provisions
of the Law Enforcement Training Act. The division may charge state agencies and
institutions and federal agencies and shall charge civilian participants for the cost of
providing basic law enforcement training programs, which charges shall be specified in
a tuition and fee schedule promulgated by the council and shall not exceed the actual
cost of providing the training programs.
B. The division may charge state agencies and institutions, local public bodies, New
Mexico Indian tribes and pueblos and federal agencies and shall charge civilian
participants for the cost of providing advanced training programs, which charges shall
be specified in a tuition and fee schedule promulgated by the council and shall not
exceed the actual cost of providing the training programs.
C. The division may charge for the rental or other use of the academy's facility,
personnel and equipment, which charges shall be specified in a tuition and fee schedule
promulgated by the council and shall not exceed the actual cost of the facility, personnel
or equipment.
D. The "law enforcement training and recruiting fund" is created in the state
treasury. Money received by the division for activities specified in this section shall be
deposited in the fund. The department of public safety shall administer the fund, and
money in the fund is appropriated to the division to offset the operational costs of the
division. Money in the fund shall be nonreverting. Money shall be expended on
warrants issued by the secretary of finance and administration upon vouchers signed by
the secretary of public safety or the secretary of public safety's authorized
representative.
E. As used in this section, "local public body" means all political subdivisions of the
state and their agencies, instrumentalities and institutions.