{"data":{"id":"us-nm/9-19-9","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"9-19-9","heading":"Directors.","body":"The secretary shall appoint, with the approval of the governor, directors of the divisions as are established within the department; provided, the director of the New Mexico state police division shall be titled the \"chief of the New Mexico state police\". The positions so appointed are exempt from the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978].","path":["Chapter 9 - Executive Department","ARTICLE 19 Department of Public Safety"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18509/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"6f6b513b4dc22eaa8297ad85aa425f45c3a8d3a9ef0ce68743806e489bf16bdd","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/9-19-8","next":"us-nm/9-19-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}