N.M. Stat. § 33-1-11

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 33-1-11 - Correctional officer qualifications

Members of the corrections department correctional officer force, excluding correctional specialists, shall:

A. at the time of their appointment, be citizens of the United States;

B. at the time of their appointment, have reached age of majority;

C. have at least a high school education or its equivalent;

D. be of good moral character and not have been convicted of a felony or any infamous crime in the courts of this or any other state or in the federal courts; and

E. successfully pass any physical and aptitude examination the department may require.

NMS § 33-1-11

Laws 1981, ch. 132, § 2; 1986, ch. 40, § 1.