2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 1 - Qualifications
Section 10-1-2 - Person convicted of crime; ineligibility for office; exception.

Universal Citation: NM Stat § 10-1-2 (2017)

10-1-2. [Person convicted of crime; ineligibility for office; exception.]

No person convicted of a felonious or infamous crime, unless such person has been pardoned or restored to political rights, shall be qualified to be elected or appointed to any public office in this state.

History: Laws 1912, ch. 44, 1; Code 1915, 3951; C.S. 1929, 96-102; 1941 Comp., 10-102; 1953 Comp., 5-1-2.

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