29-2-8. New Mexico state police; commissioned officers; examination.
The New Mexico state police shall conduct a written examination of all applicants for the position of commissioned officer, for the purpose of determining their mental qualifications and knowledge of the laws of New Mexico, and their ability to render assistance in case of accidents upon the public highways, and no applicant shall be appointed a member of the New Mexico state police other than the chief, until he shall have passed such written examination with a grade of not less than seventy-two percent.