Your New Mexico requirements
What you will learn
- Identify the authority for your location
- Explain your next training and application steps
- Know which details to confirm before starting work
Connect the shared foundations to your state entry route and official next steps.
Your shift starts here
What would you do next?
You have finished the online foundations lessons and found an employer in New Mexico. The employer asks when you can start.
Choose a response to see what happens.
Put it into practice
Verify your training next step
You are considering paying for a course. Build this verification plan in dependency order: define your target, establish the relevant requirements, check the exact course against them, then use the confirmed answers to decide.
Select the steps in the order you would take them.
- Choose step 1 below
Lesson notes & sources
Your state entry route
The entry route for ordinary unarmed work is Level One Security Guard registration with New Mexico RLD. Company and patrol-operator licenses cover separate business responsibilities.
Complete at least eight hours of Level One training, taught in person by an RLD-approved instructor, within the 12 months before applying.
Check the category
Confirm Level One matches the equipment and duties assigned by your employer.
Complete training and exam
Obtain the approved course certificate and pass RLD's jurisprudence examination.
Apply online
Submit the Level One application and supporting records through RLD's portal.
Finish background checks
Follow RLD's biometric fingerprint instructions and verify registration before deployment.
Confirm your situation
Carrying defensive equipment can require a higher registration level.
Use the official approved-instructor list when booking mandatory training.
Keep your sources current
These sources were checked on 2026-09-16. Check the linked regulator for changes before applying.
The Get Licensed foundations course is supplementary preparation. Follow the required approved training and authorisation process for your location.