1. Composition. The Board of Bar Examiners shall be composed of twelve members of the state bar of New Mexico. The members of the board shall be appointed by the New Mexico Supreme Court. The Board of Bar Examiners shall be charged with the following duties:
   1. investigating the professional qualifications and good moral character of applicants for admission or reinstatement to the bar of New Mexico;
   2. preparing, arranging for and administering examinations for admission to the bar of New Mexico;
   3. making recommendations to the Supreme Court with respect to reinstatement or readmission to practice of lawyers who have for any reason withdrawn from the state bar of New Mexico;
   4. discussing with applicants for admission to the bar general problems of purposes, policies and procedures of the bar examination; and
   5. administering these rules and adopting its own practices not inconsistent with these rules.
2. Officers. There shall be a chairman and a vice-chairman to be selected by the members. There shall be a secretary-treasurer of the board, who need not be a member of the board.
3. Administrative assistance. The Board of Bar Examiners shall be provided with adequate administrative and clerical assistance.
4. Confidentiality. All records maintained by the board regarding applications for admission and reinstatement to the state bar and all proceedings by the board, including board meetings and meeting minutes, shall be confidential except as provided by these rules or by order of the Supreme Court; provided, however, the board may release a copy of an application to the applicant upon receipt of a written request from the applicant or to a third person or entity upon receipt of a properly executed authorization by the applicant. The board is authorized to release information with respect to any applicant, which would otherwise be confidential, to the licensing or disciplinary agencies of any jurisdiction and to the National Conference of Bar Examiners.

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