2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Section 12 Hazardous Materials Emergency Response
Section 12-12-27 Clean-up.
12-12-27. Clean-up.
Nothing in the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Act [12-12-17 through 12-12-30 NMSA 1978] shall be construed to relieve hazardous materials owners, shippers or carriers of their responsibilities and liability in the event of an accident. Such persons shall assist the state as requested in responding to an accident and are responsible for restoring the scene of the accident to the satisfaction of the state.
History: 1978 Comp., 74-4B-10, enacted by Laws 1983, ch. 80, 10; recompiled as 12-12-27 by Laws 2005, ch. 22, 4; 2007, ch. 291, 31.
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