It is the purpose of the Fire Protection Fund Law to provide for distribution of funds from the fire protection fund referred to in Section 59A-6-5 NMSA 1978 to municipalities and to county fire districts, in proportion to their respective needs, for use in operation, maintenance and betterment of local fire departments, to the end that the hazard of loss by fire and fire insurance rates may be reduced and the public safety thereby promoted.
§ 59A-53-2 NMSA 1978
Purpose
Known as the Fire Protection Fund Law
The act spans §§ 59–59 (23 sections).
Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 973; 1989, ch. 312, § 2; 2012, ch. 20, § 1.
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.