{"data":{"id":"us-nm/10-11a-8","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"10-11A-8","heading":"Retroactivity; application of 2003 law.","body":"A. The change in law made by Laws 2003, Chapter 370, Section 2 eliminating a maximum age for a volunteer nonsalaried firefighter to establish a first year of service credit under the Volunteer Firefighters Retirement Act shall apply to a volunteer nonsalaried firefighter who was listed as an active member on the rolls of a fire department before the effective date of Laws 2003, Chapter 370, Section 2.\nB. A volunteer nonsalaried firefighter who retired before the effective date of Laws 2003, Chapter 370, Section 2 shall be entitled to receive retirement benefits under the Volunteer Firefighters Retirement Act if otherwise qualified under that act.","path":["Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees","ARTICLE 11A Volunteer Firefighters Retirement"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18510/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"65376320798c3f3ec61f2ddb3bc7793fc929cb28ad8da6e9e23a2b9507b703f1","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/10-11a-7","next":"us-nm/10-11b-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}