{"data":{"id":"us-nm/59a-52-26","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"59A-52-26","heading":"Volunteer firefighters; stipend.","body":"To the extent consistent with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 in order to maintain volunteer status, a volunteer firefighter may be paid a stipend by a public agency to perform the services for which the firefighter volunteered if:\nA. the stipend represents only actual expenses, reasonable benefits or a nominal fee; and\nB. the services are not the same type of services that the volunteer is employed to perform for the same public agency paying the stipend.","path":["Chapter 59A - Insurance Code","ARTICLE 52 State Fire Marshal"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18562/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"a3f9ea0f3dce1677313ceee8a9ce842ac81914fd8008af9b0b96f724be1a820b","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/59a-52-25","next":"us-nm/59a-52-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}