N.M. Stat. § 29-19-5 (2026)

on liability.
   A. Effective July 1, 2003, applications for concealed handgun licenses shall be
made readily available at locations designated by the department. Applications for
concealed handgun licenses shall be completed, under penalty of perjury, on a form
designed and provided by the department and shall include:

       (1)   the applicant's name, current address, date of birth, place of birth, social
security number, height, weight, gender, hair color, eye color and driver's license
number or other state-issued identification number;
      (2)   a statement that the applicant is aware of, understands and is in
compliance with the requirements for licensure set forth in the Concealed Handgun
Carry Act;

     (3)   a statement that the applicant has been furnished a copy of the Concealed
Handgun Carry Act and is knowledgeable of its provisions; and

       (4)    a conspicuous warning that the application form is executed under penalty
of perjury and that a materially false answer or the submission of a materially false
document to the department may result in denial or revocation of a concealed handgun
license and may subject the applicant to criminal prosecution for perjury as provided in
Section 30-25-1 NMSA 1978.

   B. The applicant shall submit to the department:

       (1)    a completed application form;

       (2)    a nonrefundable application fee in an amount not to exceed one hundred
dollars ($100);

       (3)    two full sets of fingerprints;

      (4)    a certified copy of a certificate of completion for a firearms training course
approved by the department;

       (5)    two color photographs of the applicant;

      (6)     a certified copy of a birth certificate or proof of United States citizenship, if
the applicant was not born in the United States; and

       (7)    proof of residency in New Mexico.

   C. A law enforcement agency may fingerprint an applicant and may charge a
reasonable fee.

    D. Upon receipt of the items listed in Subsection B of this section, the department
shall make a reasonable effort to determine if an applicant is qualified to receive a
concealed handgun license. The department shall conduct an appropriate check of
available records and shall forward the applicant's fingerprints to the federal bureau of
investigation for a national criminal background check. The department shall comply
with the license-issuing requirements set forth in Section 29-19-7 NMSA 1978.
However, the department shall suspend or revoke a license if the department receives
information that would disqualify an applicant from receiving a concealed handgun
license after the thirty-day time period has elapsed.
   E. A state or local government agency shall comply with a request from the
department pursuant to the Concealed Handgun Carry Act within thirty days of the
request.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 255, § 5; 2005, ch. 242, § 4.

                                     ANNOTATIONS

The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, added Subsection E to provide that
every state or local governmental agency shall comply with a request from the
department pursuant to the Concealed Handgun Carry Act within thirty days.