2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 59A - Insurance Code
Article 52 - State Fire Marshal
Section 59A-52-1 - State fire marshal's office created; state fire marshal created.

A. The "state fire marshal's office" is created as a division under the homeland security and emergency management department.

B. The position of "state fire marshal" is created as the director of the state fire marshal's office.

C. The office consists of the:

(1) firefighter training academy program;

(2) fire service support program;

(3) fire investigations program; and

(4) fire code enforcement program.

History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 947; 1998, ch. 108, § 38; 2007, ch. 161, § 5; 2020, ch. 9, § 29.

Cross references. — For forest fire protection, see 68-2-8 NMSA 1978 et seq.

The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, created the state fire marshal's office in the Homeland Security and Emergency Management department; in the section heading, added "marshal's office created; state fire"; added a new Subsection A; in Subsection B, after "director of the", deleted "fire marshal division under the public regulation commission" and added "state fire marshal's office"; and added Subsection C.

The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, placed the fire marshal division under the public regulation commission.

The 1998 amendment, effective January 1, 1999, rewrote this section to the extent that a detailed comparison is impracticable.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 35 Am. Jur. 2d Fires § 4; 63A Am. Jur. 2d Public Officers and Employees §§ 93, 94.

Validity, construction, and application of the uniform fire code, 46 A.L.R.5th 479.

36A C.J.S. Fires §§ 17, 18.