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2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 68 - Timber
Article 1 - Restrictions and Regulations
Section 68-1-11 - Wildland firefighters not subject to criminal liability.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 68-1-11 (2021)
Employees or agents of governmental entities who authorize volunteer firefighters not certified according to national wildland firefighting standards to respond to wildland fires shall not be subject to criminal liability solely for allowing those volunteer firefighters to engage in firefighting activities.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 16, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 16 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
Cross references. — For the good samaritan law, see 12-12-28 NMSA 1978.
For voluntary fire wardens, see 30-32-1 NMSA 1978.
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