New Mexico Police Reciprocal Certifications 2023-6-29

Dear Sam Stecklow:
Thank you for your interest in public records of NMDPS. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the State of New Mexico Public Information Act. Your request was received in this office on 6/29/2023 and given the reference number P030110-062923 for tracking purposes. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

This is a public records request made via MuckRock under the NM IPRA, seeking records related to law enforcement officer certification in this state.

This request is brought by Big Local News along with a collaboration of news organizations, including ABC News, KQED, MuckRock, the Invisible Institute and other news organizations. Big Local News is a program of Stanford University’s Journalism and Democracy Initiative and helps journalists collect, process and analyze public data.

We request any spreadsheets, logs, data, or other similar documents maintained by NMLEA sufficient to show the following information regarding law enforcement officers who receive reciprocal certifications/training waivers in NM due to their previous certification in other states. Specifically, please provide as many of the following data points as are maintained:

- Unique ID
- Name
- Previous state that the officer was previously certified by
- Date of NM certification

If your certification system contains data elements not listed above, please include them in the response, provided they are releasable under the law. On the other hand, we recognize some of the information we are asking for may not be tracked by your system. If that is the case, we are willing to accept as many of the data elements as your agency maintains. If some records are more readily available, we are happy to receive partial information as soon as possible while the remaining request is processed.

In addition to the data elements listed, we request documentation necessary to understand and interpret the data, including but not limited to record layouts, data dictionaries, code sheets, lookup tables, etc.

Our preference is to receive structured data provided in a machine-readable text file, such as delimited or fixed-width formats. We can also handle a variety of other data formats including SQL databases, Excel workbooks and MS Access. If there are additional formats your agency would prefer to provide, please let us know.

We are seeking this information as a news media organization on a matter of public interest concerning the conduct of government. As such, we ask for a waiver of all fees, if allowed under state law. If fees are necessary to reimburse the agency for actual costs, we agree to pay up to $100. If costs exceed that amount, please let us know before fulfilling the request.

Please send clarifications and questions via electronic communication at any time. Thank you very much for your time and attention to this request.

Sam Stecklow
Invisible Institute

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant department(s) to locate the information you seek, and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request.  You will be contacted about the availability of records, and/or provided with copies of the records in question within 15 days. If there are associated costs you will be notified, and must pay prior to receipt of the records.
Any responsive records will be provided immediately if records have been located, they are public records, and there is no associated charge. Otherwise, within 15 days of your request, you will be notified if the DPS has encountered difficulties responding to your request, and provided the DPS’ estimate of when you will receive any records located.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you for using the Public Records Center.
NMDPS

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Good morning,
The New Mexico Department of Public Safety has received your request but at this time some additional information is needed to assist us in our search. Please provide as much of the following information as possible:
•            Could you refine the scope of your request?
•            Any and all other information that will better assist us in our search.
Please verify that this case was handled by the New Mexico State Police as this office only holds records for the New Mexico State Police.
Sincerely,
Ashley Lobato
IPRA Coordinator
LERB

RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of June 29, 2023., Reference # P030110-062923.
Dear Sam Stecklow,
The NMDPS received a public in formation request from you on June 29, 2023. Your request mentioned: "To Whom It May Concern:

This is a public records request made via MuckRock under the NM IPRA, seeking records related to law enforcement officer certification in this state.

This request is brought by Big Local News along with a collaboration of news organizations, including ABC News, KQED, MuckRock, the Invisible Institute and other news organizations. Big Local News is a program of Stanford University’s Journalism and Democracy Initiative and helps journalists collect, process and analyze public data.

We request any spreadsheets, logs, data, or other similar documents maintained by NMLEA sufficient to show the following information regarding law enforcement officers who receive reciprocal certifications/training waivers in NM due to their previous certification in other states. Specifically, please provide as many of the following data points as are maintained:

- Unique ID
- Name
- Previous state that the officer was previously certified by
- Date of NM certification

If your certification system contains data elements not listed above, please include them in the response, provided they are releasable under the law. On the other hand, we recognize some of the information we are asking for may not be tracked by your system. If that is the case, we are willing to accept as many of the data elements as your agency maintains. If some records are more readily available, we are happy to receive partial information as soon as possible while the remaining request is processed.

In addition to the data elements listed, we request documentation necessary to understand and interpret the data, including but not limited to record layouts, data dictionaries, code sheets, lookup tables, etc.

Our preference is to receive structured data provided in a machine-readable text file, such as delimited or fixed-width formats. We can also handle a variety of other data formats including SQL databases, Excel workbooks and MS Access. If there are additional formats your agency would prefer to provide, please let us know.

We are seeking this information as a news media organization on a matter of public interest concerning the conduct of government. As such, we ask for a waiver of all fees, if allowed under state law. If fees are necessary to reimburse the agency for actual costs, we agree to pay up to $100. If costs exceed that amount, please let us know before fulfilling the request.

Please send clarifications and questions via electronic communication at any time. Thank you very much for your time and attention to this request.

Sam Stecklow
Invisible Institute

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ We are still working on your request, but due to the over burdensome nature of the request, additional preparation time is required for receiving all proper documentation, until 8/17/2023 5:00:00 PM.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and your patience in this matter is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact my office at 505-660-5048.
Sincerely,
Ashley Lobato
IPRA Coordinator
LERB

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Good afternoon, This letter is to inform you that we are still working on your request but due to the over burdensome nature of the request, additional preparation time is required for receiving all proper documentation, until August 17, 2023. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, but your patience in this matter is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your understanding Ashley Lobato IPRA Coordinator
To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the Public Records Center

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Good morning,
The New Mexico Department of Public Safety has received your request but at this time some additional information is needed to assist us in our search. Please provide as much of the following information as possible:
•            Could you refine the scope of your request?
•            Any and all other information that will better assist us in our search.
Please verify that this case was handled by the New Mexico State Police as this office only holds records for the New Mexico State Police.
Sincerely,
Ashley Lobato
IPRA Coordinator
LERB

--- Please respond above this line ---
Good afternoon, This letter is to inform you that we are still working on your request but due to the over burdensome nature of the request, additional preparation time is required for receiving all proper documentation, until September 17, 2023. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, but your patience in this matter is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your understanding Ashley Lobato IPRA Coordinator

--- Please respond above this line ---

Good morning,
The New Mexico Department of Public Safety has received your request but at this time some additional information is needed to assist us in our search. Please provide as much of the following information as possible:
•           What is the time frame you are looking for?
•            Any and all other information that will better assist us in our search.
Please verify that this case was handled by the New Mexico State Police as this office only holds records for the New Mexico State Police.
Sincerely,
Ashley Lobato
IPRA Coordinator
LERB

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of June 29, 2023, Reference # P030110-062923.
Dear Sam Stecklow,
The New Mexico Department of Public Safety received a public information request from you on June 29, 2023. Your request mentioned: “To Whom It May Concern:

This is a public records request made via MuckRock under the NM IPRA, seeking records related to law enforcement officer certification in this state.

This request is brought by Big Local News along with a collaboration of news organizations, including ABC News, KQED, MuckRock, the Invisible Institute and other news organizations. Big Local News is a program of Stanford University’s Journalism and Democracy Initiative and helps journalists collect, process and analyze public data.

We request any spreadsheets, logs, data, or other similar documents maintained by NMLEA sufficient to show the following information regarding law enforcement officers who receive reciprocal certifications/training waivers in NM due to their previous certification in other states. Specifically, please provide as many of the following data points as are maintained:

- Unique ID
- Name
- Previous state that the officer was previously certified by
- Date of NM certification

If your certification system contains data elements not listed above, please include them in the response, provided they are releasable under the law. On the other hand, we recognize some of the information we are asking for may not be tracked by your system. If that is the case, we are willing to accept as many of the data elements as your agency maintains. If some records are more readily available, we are happy to receive partial information as soon as possible while the remaining request is processed.

In addition to the data elements listed, we request documentation necessary to understand and interpret the data, including but not limited to record layouts, data dictionaries, code sheets, lookup tables, etc.

Our preference is to receive structured data provided in a machine-readable text file, such as delimited or fixed-width formats. We can also handle a variety of other data formats including SQL databases, Excel workbooks and MS Access. If there are additional formats your agency would prefer to provide, please let us know.

We are seeking this information as a news media organization on a matter of public interest concerning the conduct of government. As such, we ask for a waiver of all fees, if allowed under state law. If fees are necessary to reimburse the agency for actual costs, we agree to pay up to $100. If costs exceed that amount, please let us know before fulfilling the request.

Please send clarifications and questions via electronic communication at any time. Thank you very much for your time and attention to this request.

Sam Stecklow
Invisible Institute

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
The New Mexico Department of Public Safety has reviewed its files and has located responsive records to your request. Please log in to the Public Records Center at the following link to retrieve the appropriate responsive documents.
Public Safety - Public Records Request - P030110-062923
If you have any questions, or wish to discuss this further, please contact me at 505-660-5048.
Sincerely,
Ashley Lobato
IPRA Coordinator
LERB

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Good afternoon,
This request has been closed since 8/30/2024. Regarding " Previous Training application" we have no documentation for that part of the request.
If you have any questions, or wish to discuss this further, please contact me at 505-660-5048.
Sincerely,
Ashley Lobato
IPRA Coordinator
LERB