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2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 33 - Correctional Institutions
Article 1 - Corrections Department
Section 33-1-11 - Correctional officer qualifications.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 33-1-11 (2019)
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.
History: Laws 1981, ch. 132, § 2; 1986, ch. 40, § 1.
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