{"data":{"id":"us-nm/12-10-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"12-10-2","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of the All Hazard Emergency Management Act [12-10-1 to 12-10-10 NMSA 1978] is to:\nA. authorize the creation of local offices of emergency management in the political subdivisions of the state;\nB. confer upon the governor and upon the governing bodies of the state all hazard emergency management powers;\nC. provide an emergency operations plan for the protection of life and property adequate to cope with disasters resulting from acts of war or sabotage or from natural or man-made causes other than acts of war;\nD. provide for coordination of all hazard emergency management functions of this state with the comparable functions of the federal government and other states and localities and of private agencies;\nE. initiate programs to render aid in the emergency restoration of facilities, utilities and other installations essential to the safety and general welfare of the public; and\nF. provide for assistance and care for persons displaced, left homeless or otherwise victims of disaster or war conditions.","path":["Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters","ARTICLE 10 All Hazard Emergency Management"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18512/index.do","current_through":"2025-06-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"5eb8506670e6b32fe710fdcaa552b9b967ca11718c2b78132cbfd3e021b9dd2f","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/12-10-1","next":"us-nm/12-10-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}