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. No applicant shall be appointed a member of the New Mexico state police, other than the chief, until the applicant has passed the written examination with a grade of not less than seventy-two percent. This section 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.
History: 1941 Comp., § 40-208, enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 8; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-8; Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 25; 1978, ch. 82, § 2; 1979, ch. 202, § 19; 2015, ch. 3, § 10.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided for the reorganization of the department of public safety by clarifying certain qualification requirements of officers within the New Mexico state police; after "highways", deleted "and", inserted a period, and began a second sentence; in the present second sentence, after "until", deleted "he shall have" and added "the applicant has", after "passed", deleted "such" and added "the"; and added the third sentence relating to certain certified and commissioned officers.
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