Section 29-21-4 - Independent oversight; complaints; confidentiality.

NM Stat § 29-21-4 (2019) (N/A)
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The attorney general shall establish independent procedures for receiving, and for maintaining a record of, complaints alleging profiling by a law enforcement officer or agency. The attorney general may initiate an investigation of a complaint alleging a violation, or a systematic pattern of violations, of the provisions of Section 2 [29-21-2 NMSA 1978] of the Prohibition of Profiling Practices Act and take necessary actions as the attorney general deems appropriate. The attorney general may publish a report or summary of the attorney general's findings regarding violations of the provisions of the Prohibition of Profiling Practices Act; provided that personal and identifying information shall not be published or released to the public.

History: Laws 2009, ch. 177, § 4.

Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 177, § 5 made Laws 2009, ch. 177, § 4 effective December 31, 2009.