The position of "state fire marshal" is created as the director of the fire marshal division under the public regulation commission.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 947; 1998, ch. 108, § 38; 2007, ch. 161, § 5.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For forest fire protection, see 68-2-8 NMSA 1978 et seq.
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.