DESIGNATE HIGHWAY MEMORIAL CORRIDORS

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SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 3

57
th legislature
- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
second session
, 2026

INTRODUCED BY

Gabriel Ramos and Crystal Brantley

A JOINT MEMORIAL

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN COORDINATION
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE
PROGRAM TO DESIGNATE HIGHWAY SEGMENTS AS MEMORIAL CORRIDORS IN
HONOR OF NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE KILLED IN
THE LINE OF DUTY AND DIRECTING THE FIRST DESIGNATION TO HONOR
OFFICER DARIAN JARROTT ON INTERSTATE 10 IN LUNA COUNTY.

WHEREAS, since 1935, the New Mexico state police has been
entrusted with protecting the lives, property and safety of all
New Mexicans; and

WHEREAS, many brave officers have made the ultimate
sacrifice in the line of duty, giving their lives in service to
others; and

WHEREAS, the legislature of the state of New Mexico
recognizes that these fallen officers deserve permanent and
visible recognition for their selfless commitment to justice
and public safety; and

WHEREAS, designating highway segments as memorial
corridors where officers served or lost their lives will
preserve their memory and remind all who travel these roads of
the cost of public safety;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department of transportation and
the department of public safety be requested to establish a
statewide program to designate highway segments as memorial
corridors in honor of New Mexico state police officers who were
killed in the line of duty and direct the first designation to
honor officer Darian Jarrott on interstate 10 in Luna county;
and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each segment bear the
officer's name and rank and be marked by a sign stating: "In
honor of [rank] [full name], New Mexico State Police - Killed
in the Line of Duty"; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of
transportation be requested to use available funds, including
private donations, to fund the fabrication, installation and
maintenance of the memorial signs and coordinate with local
governments, civic organizations and law enforcement
associations for ceremonies and dedications; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of public
safety be requested to maintain an official registry made
available on the department's website of the fallen state
police officers, listing each officer's name and date of death
and the corresponding memorial highway segment; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
transmitted to the secretary of transportation, the secretary
of public safety, the chief of the New Mexico state police and
the families of fallen state police officers.

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