{"data":{"id":"us-nm/24-15a-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"24-15A-5","heading":"State search and rescue resource officer; powers and duties.","body":"The state search and rescue resource officer shall, with the approval of the director:\nA. compile, maintain and disseminate an inventory of resources available in the state;\nB. compile, maintain and disseminate rosters of persons, agencies and organizations available for search and rescue purposes;\nC. develop a training program for the certification of search and rescue instructors and, by regulation, adopt a system of certification of search and rescue persons;\nD. act as contact agent for the state in search and rescue matters;\nE. develop and periodically review requirements for insurance coverage for search and rescue volunteers;\nF. coordinate the training of mission initiators and field coordinators;\nG. maintain records of missions at the state SAR control agency; and\nH. submit to the risk management division of the general services department claims for coverage pursuant to Section 13-5-1 NMSA 1978 for damage to personal property of volunteers incurred in the course and scope of an authorized search and rescue mission.","path":["Chapter 24 - Health and Safety","ARTICLE 15A Search and Rescue"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18524/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"e33921c1c18a6d3e01944ddcbb23c393868e18e86a34074102bbeefaa120b2a7","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/24-15a-4","next":"us-nm/24-15a-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}