New Mexico § 29-2-6 - Qualifications of members
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 29-2-6 — Qualifications of members, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-2-6. Qualifications of members
A. Members of the New Mexico state police, except the chief, shall: (1) at the time of their appointment, be citizens of the United States; (2) at the time of their appointment, have reached twenty-one years of age; (3) except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, at the time of their
appointment, have completed at least sixty hours of college credit or have had two
years of military or law enforcement service. This requirement shall not apply to officers who are certified and commissioned
as of June 30, 2015 in the former motor transportation division or the former special
investigations division; (4) be of good moral character and not have been convicted of a felony or infamous
crime in the courts of this state or other state or any country or in the federal
courts; and (5) pass a physical examination that the New Mexico state police may require. B. Notwithstanding the requirement of Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of this section,
the chief may appoint a member of the New Mexico state police who has at least thirty
hours of college credit, and the chief shall determine an appropriate time period
after appointment for the member to complete the additional thirty hours of college
credit required. This provision shall not apply to officers who are certified and commissioned as
of June 30, 2015 in the former motor transportation division or the former special
investigations division.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-2-6 ("Qualifications of members") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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