N.M. Stat. § 29-7-6.1
County sheriffs; training requirement.
A. Every county sheriff, except sheriffs who have previously been awarded a
certificate attesting to completion of a basic law enforcement training program, shall
participate in and complete an administrative law enforcement training program no later
than twelve months after the date the sheriff assumes office as a county sheriff.
B. The director shall establish the administrative law enforcement training program
for county sheriffs, subject to review and approval by the executive committee of the
sheriff's affiliate of the New Mexico association of counties.
C. A county sheriff's per diem, mileage and tuition expenses attributed to
attendance at the administrative law enforcement training shall be paid for by the
governing body of the county served by that sheriff.