Section 33-1-11 - Correctional officer qualifications. - New Mexico Statutes

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.