{"data":{"id":"us-nm/20-10-8","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"20-10-8","heading":"Distinguished service medal.","body":"The governor may award a distinguished service medal with accompanying ribbon to any member of the national guard or state defense force who distinguishes himself by an unselfish, untiring and exceptionally meritorious period of service or act resulting in extraordinary benefit to the state or to the United States.","path":["Chapter 20 - Military Affairs","ARTICLE 10 Awards, Medals and Ribbons"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18520/index.do","current_through":"2024-04-26","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"55c8c083a1ee6a9880baf405a63b5d8ae128ab78fea685ddadd45250b530c602","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/20-10-7","next":"us-nm/20-10-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}