# New Mexico

Every law and rule change USCLI tracks for New Mexico, across the professions, on one page. Each entry links to its full write-up and official sources.

Source: https://uscli.org/states/new-mexico

## Licensing Ledger

New Mexico licenses private investigators through the Regulation and Licensing Department, advised by the Private Investigations Advisory Board. A 2023 overhaul limited skip tracing and crash reconstruction to licensed investigators and listed exceptions, replaced the company bond with liability insurance, and added a psychological evaluation for armed investigators. A 2026 law restricts sharing of license plate reader data, and the Act is set to be repealed July 1, 2030 unless extended.

[Full New Mexico page: every change, its sources, and what has not changed](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/new-mexico) (7 entries).

- Jul 1, 2026 — **[Limits on sharing license plate reader data](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/new-mexico#sb-40)** — SB 40 (2026), Laws 2026, ch. 20, Driver Privacy and Safety Act — A person or entity that owns, operates, or has access to automated license plate reader information may not sell, share, or make it available to anyone other than law enforcement, except its own vendor (sec. 3(C)), and privately captured data may be…
- May 20, 2026 — **[More MVD record fields made confidential](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/new-mexico#sb-111)** — SB 111 (2026), Laws 2026, ch. 11 — Adds sex, gender identity, immigration status, and national origin to the Motor Vehicle Code’s definition of personal information (NMSA 66-1-4.14(F)), which is confidential under 66-2-7.1.
- Jan 13, 2026 — **[Continuing education audits and record-keeping; new fees](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/new-mexico#rule-2026)** — 16.48 NMAC amendments, N.M. Register Vol. XXXVII, Issue 1 — Continuing education must be completed within the renewal period, licensees must keep documentation including provider contact information, renewing licensees are randomly audited, and the board may accept a sworn affidavit in place of documents at renewal…
- Jul 1, 2025 — **[MVD data barred for most immigration enforcement](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/new-mexico#sb-36)** — SB 36 (2025), Laws 2025, ch. 138 — Bars disclosure of MVD personal information for enforcing the federal Immigration and Nationality Act, other than its felony criminal provisions, and requires nongovernmental entities with MVD data access to certify they will not use it for that purpose…
- Jul 18, 2023 — **[Rules implement the 2023 overhaul](https://uscli.org/licensing-tracker/new-mexico#rule-2023)** — 16.48 NMAC amendments, N.M. Register Vol. XXXIV, Issue 13 — Replaces the $10,000 surety bond with a $1,000,000 general liability certificate for companies (16.48.2.8), sets the psychological evaluation for firearm certification (16.48.2.21), and resets fees, including the investigator employee registration from $75…

## Officer Ledger

The Officer Ledger has not published a New Mexico page yet. [See the states it covers](https://uscli.org/officer-certification-tracker).

## Forensic Ledger

The Forensic Ledger has not published a New Mexico page yet. [See the states it covers](https://uscli.org/forensic-science-tracker).