Police power of state fire marshal; cooperation of state officers. (Effective July 1, 2021.)

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A. The state fire marshal or the marshal's deputy, authorized officer or designated agent shall have full powers as peace officers to enforce the provisions of Chapter 59A, Article 52 NMSA 1978 and all rules issued pursuant to that article.

B. The revenue officers and law enforcement officers of the state shall cooperate with the marshal or the marshal's deputy, authorized officer or designated agent whenever called upon by any of them for assistance in enforcing Chapter 59A, Article 52 NMSA 1978.

History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 965; 2020, ch. 9, § 46.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, in Subsection A, after "The", added "state fire", after "provisions of", deleted "this article" and added "Chapter 59A, Article 52 NMSA 1978"; and in Subsection B, after "enforcing", deleted "this article" and added "Chapter 59A, Article 52 NMSA 1978".


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