Upon request of the mayor of a municipality or the sheriff of a county or a majority of the members of the governing body of the municipality or county having jurisdiction and after finding that a public disorder, disaster or emergency which affects life or property exists in the state, the governor may proclaim a state of emergency in the area affected. The proclamation becomes effective immediately upon its signing by the governor, but the governor shall give public notice of its contents through the public press and other news media.
History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-20-4.2, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 281, § 2; 1978 Comp., § 30-20-5, recompiled as § 12-10-17 by Laws 2005, ch. 22, § 4.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Article 10 - All Hazard Emergency Management
Section 12-10-1 - Short title.
Section 12-10-3 - Emergency planning and coordination.
Section 12-10-4 - All hazard emergency management; powers of the governor.
Section 12-10-5 - Local emergency management.
Section 12-10-6 - Mutual aid agreements.
Section 12-10-7 - Authority to make appropriations and accept aid.
Section 12-10-8 - Civil liability; limited.
Section 12-10-9 - Existing services and facilities to be used by agency.
Section 12-10-10 - Enforcement of executive orders and rules.
Section 12-10-10.1 - Short title.
Section 12-10-11 - Out-of-state license holders; powers; duties.
Section 12-10-11.1 - Business and employee status during disaster response period.
Section 12-10-12 - Application.
Section 12-10-13 - In-state license holders; powers; duties.
Section 12-10-14 - Short title.
Section 12-10-15 - Compact entered into.
Section 12-10-16 - Short title.
Section 12-10-17 - Proclamation of emergency.
Section 12-10-18 - Emergency restrictions.