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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-9 > Article-19 > Section-9-19-99-19-9. Directors.
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 [10-9-1 NMSA 1978].