Summary:

 Senate Bill 123 (SB 123) relates to law enforcement and amends the Regional Transit District Act to clarify persons responsible for law enforcement.  

Legislation Overview:

 Senate Bill 123 (SB 123) amends Section 73-25-19 NMSA 1978 of the Regional Transit District Act regarding who a regional transit district can hire for law enforcement. The bill provides that a district may employ district law enforcement officers.  The bill then replaces all references to “commuter rail service law enforcement officers” with “district law enforcement officers.”  
SB 123 also removes the reference that the statute only applies to a district that operates a commuter rail service; instead, the statute applies to any regional transit district. Regional transit systems transport people on vehicles such as automobiles, trucks, buses, vans, or trains.