TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
§ 5108. Mayor: Duties During Emergencies. If the Governor declares a state of emergency pursuant to N.M.I. Const. art. III, § 10, the several mayors shall act as the principal local officials responsible for mobilization of resources and meeting emergency conditions in their respective constituencies. Source: PL 1-4, § 4, modified; amended by PL 4-23, § 3. Commission Comment: N.M.I. Const. art. III, § 10 provides that the Governor may declare a state of emergency “in the case of invasion, civil disturbance, natural disaster or other calamity” and may mobilize available resources to respond to that emergency.