2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 59A - Insurance Code
Article 52 - State Fire Marshal
Section 59A-52-20 - Cease and desist orders; certain violations are misdemeanors. (Effective July 1, 2021.)
A. When the state fire marshal or the marshal's deputy, authorized officer or designated agent finds any violation of the rules issued in compliance with Chapter 59A, Article 52 NMSA 1978, the marshal or the marshal's deputy, authorized officer or designated agent shall issue an order to the owner or the owner's agent to cease and desist such violations.
B. When there is found any violation of any statute or rules concerning flammable liquids, a cease and desist order shall be issued if the violation constitutes an immediate and distinct hazard to life or property, and any such violation shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). Each day such violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 966; 2020, ch. 9, § 47.
ANNOTATIONSThe 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, in Subsection A, added "state fire" preceding the first occurrence of "marshal", and after "compliance with", deleted "this article, he or they" and added "Chapter 59A, Article 52 NMSA 1978, the marshal or the marshal's deputy, authorized officer or designated agent".
