{11} As we have noted, the County’s obligation to provide Officer Gutierrez a defense and/or indemnification arises only if he is a “public employee” of a “governmental entity.” And the TCA defines “public employee” to include law enforcement officers. Section 41-4-3(F)(2). In relevant part, Section 41 -4-3 (D) more precisely defines a “law enforcement officer” as a full-time salaried public employee of a governmental entity, or a certified part-time salaried police officer employed by a governmental entity, whose principal duties under law are to hold in custody any person accused of a criminal offense, to maintain public order or to make arrests for crimes].] Our courts have construed this definition strictly. See, e.g., Silva v. State, 1987-NMSC-107, ¶ 17, 106 N.M. 472, 745 P.2d 380 (<HOLDING>); Coyazo v. State, 1995-NMCA-056, ¶¶ 14-19, 120
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