{"data":{"id":"us-nm/59a-53-8","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"59A-53-8","heading":"Expenditure of fire protection fund money.","body":"Money distributed from the fire protection fund to a municipality or to a county fire district:\nA. may be expended only for the:\n(1) maintenance of its fire department;\n(2) purchase or refinance of land for its fire stations and substations;\n(3) purchase, refinance, construction, maintenance, repair and operation of its fire stations and substations;\n(4) purchase or refinance of fire apparatus and equipment;\n(5) payment of insurance premiums on fire stations, substations, fire apparatus and equipment and insurance premiums for injuries or deaths of firefighters as otherwise provided by law;\n(6) payment of fire department emergency medical services, except salaries; and\n(7) payment of firefighters' attendance at fire schools and conventions approved by the marshal;\nB. shall not, without approval by the marshal, be expended for any purpose related to:\n(1) its water supply systems or the improvement or construction of those systems;\n(2) the purchase, rental, installation or maintenance of fire hydrants; or\n(3) any other appurtenance related to the distribution or use of water from its water supply system; and\nC. shall not be expended for any public, private or other water system used for potable water supply.","path":["Chapter 59A - Insurance Code","ARTICLE 53 Fire Protection Fund"],"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":"6a3da054b6bab2138e034d7b79c533803e129028486f1af01f5d304bb8b3942e","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/59a-53-7","next":"us-nm/59a-53-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}