N.M. Stat. § 29-7-15
Revoke police officer certification after conviction or
making certain pleas.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any police officer is convicted of or
pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a crime involving the unlawful use or threatened use
of physical force or a crime involving the failure to intervene in the use of unlawful force,
the board shall permanently revoke the police officer's certification. The board shall not,
under any circumstance, reinstate the police officer's certification or grant new
certification to the police officer unless the police officer is exonerated by a court or
pardoned by the governor.