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NMSA 1978, § 12-10C-2 — under Article 10C.

NMSA 1978, § 12-10C-2

As used in the Volunteer Emergency Responder Job Protection Act: A. "emergency or disaster" means an event so declared by the governor or president of the United States; and B. "volunteer emergency responder" means a person who is a member in good standing of a volunteer fire department, an emergency medical service, a search and rescue team or a law enforcement agency or who is enrolled by the state or a political subdivision of the state for response to an emergency or disaster. History: Laws 2006, ch. 98, § 2.