Section 29-21-4 - Independent oversight; complaints; confidentiality.

29-21-4. Independent oversight; complaints; confidentiality.

The attorney general shall establish independent procedures for receiving, and for maintaining a record of, complaints alleging profiling by a law enforcement officer or agency.  The attorney general may initiate an investigation of a complaint alleging a violation, or a systematic pattern of violations, of the provisions of Section 2 [29-21-2 NMSA 1978] of the Prohibition of Profiling Practices Act and take necessary actions as the attorney general deems appropriate.  The attorney general may publish a report or summary of the attorney general's findings regarding violations of the provisions of the Prohibition of Profiling Practices Act; provided that personal and identifying information shall not be published or released to the public.