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2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Article 11 - Disaster Acts
Part 3 - DISASTER LOCATION ACT
Section 12-11-20 - Definitions.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 12-11-20 (2017)
12-11-20. Definitions.
As used in this act [12-11-19 through 12-11-22 NMSA 1978]:
A. "attack" means any hostile action by an enemy of the United States which is intended to and physically damages citizens or property in the United States; and
B. "disaster" means the damage or injury, caused by enemy attack, to persons or property in this state of such magnitude that a state of martial law is declared to exist in this state and a disaster emergency is declared by the chief executive officer of the United States and the chief executive officer of this state.
History: 1953 Comp., 4-21-2, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 19, 2.
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