N.M. Stat. § 31-13-1

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 31-13-1 - Felony conviction; restoration of right to hold office of public trust

A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be permitted to hold an office of public trust for the state, a county, a municipality or a district, unless the person has presented the governor with a certificate verifying the completion of the sentence and was granted a pardon or a certificate by the governor restoring the person's full rights of citizenship.

NMS § 31-13-1

1953 Comp., § 40A-29-14, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 29-14; and recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 40A-29-38, by Laws 1977, ch. 216, § 16; 2001, ch. 46, § 2.; 2005, ch. 116, § 2.

Amended by 2023, c. 84,s. 23, eff. 7/1/2023.