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§ 24-15A-5 NMSA 1978

State search and rescue resource officer; powers and duties

Known as the Search and Rescue Act

The act spans §§ 24–24 (8 sections).

The state search and rescue resource officer shall, with the approval of the director:

A. compile, maintain and disseminate an inventory of resources available in the state;

B. compile, maintain and disseminate rosters of persons, agencies and organizations available for search and rescue purposes;

C. develop a training program for the certification of search and rescue instructors and, by regulation, adopt a system of certification of search and rescue persons;

D. act as contact agent for the state in search and rescue matters;

E. develop and periodically review requirements for insurance coverage for search and rescue volunteers;

F. coordinate the training of mission initiators and field coordinators;

G. maintain records of missions at the state SAR control agency; and

H. submit to the risk management division of the general services department claims for coverage pursuant to Section 13-5-1 NMSA 1978 for damage to personal property of volunteers incurred in the course and scope of an authorized search and rescue mission.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.