Personal Integrity – An applicant must not have committed any act(s) in their background that would indicate a lack of personal integrity or morality on the part of the applicant.
Dishonesty – An applicant must not intentionally or unintentionally omit facts during any part of the background investigation.
Drivers License – Applicants must possess a valid driver's license and out-of-state applicants must obtain a New Mexico driver's license within 30 days of being hired.
Driving History – An applicant must not have a noticeable pattern of traffic arrests, citations and/or convictions within the last 3 years. Stop sign violations, red light violations, reckless driving, speeding, parking tickets, and careless driving are just a few examples of traffic violations that could disqualify an applicant if he/she has developed a pattern.
Employment History – An applicant must not have a history of unsatisfactory employment.
Financial History – An applicant must not have a history or chronic recurring financial problems indicating an unwillingness or inability to live within his/her financial means. An applicant who has filed for bankruptcy will not necessarily disqualify an applicant. An applicant cannot be in collections for $500 or more.
Military Service – An applicant must have had an Honorable Discharge, General Discharge under Honorable Conditions, as stipulated in the DD-214. All other Discharge dispositions, with the exception of a Dishonorable Discharge, will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Criminal History – An applicant must not have been convicted of any misdemeanor violation within the last 3 years. A misdemeanor violation that an applicant did commit in his/her past, but not within the past 3 years, will be looked at on a case-by-case basis. A felony conviction will automatically disqualify an applicant. An applicant cannot have been convicted of Domestic Violence.
Driving While Intoxicated – An applicant will be disqualified if he/she has had a conviction or any admittance of guilt for driving under the influence of alcohol within the last 5 years or have committed multiple DWIs within the last 10 years whether from an administrative sanction by the Motor Vehicle Department, a criminal conviction or any admittance of guilt or by military disciplinary action.
Illegal Drug Usage – An applicant must not have used any illegal drug that would amount to a misdemeanor crime if found in possession within the last 3 years.
*Exception: an applicant must not have used marijuana within the last two years. An applicant must not have used an illegal drug which would amount to a felony crime if found in possession within the last 5 years.
