The New Mexico Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge was formed in 1954 and is proud to be one of New Mexico’s oldest law enforcement organizations.
The New Mexico State Fraternal Order of Police has several thousand active members, which is organized into 13 lodges throughout the State of New Mexico. The State Lodge has always been and will remain actively involved in protecting the interests and welfare of our State law enforcement officers and their families. The State FOP Legislative Committee led the creation and passage of the Officer's Bill of Rights within the State of New Mexico, in addition to the passage of the Collective Bargaining Act that enabled law enforcement to began bargaining within the State. The State FOP additional played a critical part in 1995, with the passage of the Police Officer's Survivors Benefit that currently awards $250,000.00 to the survivor's of police officers within the State of New Mexico that are killed in the line of duty, and free tuition to any New Mexico State University for the children of the fallen officers. The New Mexico State FOP is recognized as the VOICE of law enforcement within the State of New Mexico and remains committed to protecting the rights of law enforcement officer's within the State of New Mexico at the legislative level in Santa Fe.
Mission Statement:
We, the law enforcement officers of the United States and of the several states and political subdivisions thereof, as representatives and delegates of state and subordinate lodges, do hereby associate the several lodges we represent and the members thereof for the following purposes:
To support and defend the Constitution of the United States; to inculcate loyalty and allegiance to the United States of America; to promote and foster the enforcement of law and order; to improve the individual and collective proficiency of our members in the performance of their duties; to encourage fraternal, educational, charitable and social activities among law enforcement officers; to advocate and strive for uniform application of the civil service merit system for appointment and promotion; to support the improvement of the standard of living and working conditions of the law enforcement profession through every legal and ethical means available; to create and maintain tradition of esprit de corps insuring fidelity to duty under all conditions and circumstances; to cultivate a spirit of fraternalism and mutual helpfulness among our members and the people we serve; to increase the efficiency of the law enforcement profession and thus more firmly to establish the confidence of the public in the service dedicated to the protection of life and property.
