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2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 59A - Insurance Code
Article 52 - State Fire Marshal
Section 59A-52-8 - Investigation of fire hazards; abatement.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 59A-52-8 (2019)
The marshal is authorized to make investigations or require his deputy to make investigations and reports of existing conditions in the state which are fire hazards, and to make reasonable orders for the alleviation of such situations as he may deem necessary. If the orders of the marshal are not carried out by persons to whom they are directed, he shall institute proper proceedings under municipal ordinances or state laws to require compliance with his orders, as he may deem necessary.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 954.
ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Municipal liability for negligent fire inspection and subsequent enforcement, 69 A.L.R.4th 739.
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