No later than May 1 of each year, the division shall notify in writing each affected municipal police, university police, tribal police and county sheriff's department and the academy of its determination of money to be distributed pursuant to the provisions of Section 29-13-4 NMSA 1978. Any affected governmental entity may appeal that determination by filing a notice of appeal with the secretary of finance and administration no later than May 15. If an appeal is filed, the secretary of finance and administration shall review the determination of the division in an informal and summary proceeding and shall certify the result of the appeal to the division no later than June 30, and the division shall adjust its determination accordingly. If no appeal is filed, the original determination of the division shall be final and binding and not subject to further review.
History: Laws 1983, ch. 289, § 5; 1988, ch. 96, § 3; 1993, ch. 179, § 7; 1998, ch. 83, § 4; 2017, ch. 35, § 4.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, included the New Mexico law enforcement academy in the determination of needs from the law enforcement protection fund; after "county sheriff's department", added "and the academy", and after "Any affected", deleted "department" and added "governmental entity".
The 1998 amendment, effective March 9, 1998, substituted "police, university police" for "and" near the beginning of the section.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, throughout the section, substituted "division" for "local government division of the department of finance and administration" and "local government division"; substituted "tribal police and county sheriff's department" for "county police and sheriff department" and substituted "money" for "funds" in the first sentence; and substituted "filed" for "lodged" in the third and fourth sentences.
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