Section 10-11A-2 - Definitions. - New Mexico Statutes

10-11A-2. Definitions.

As used in the Volunteer Firefighters Retirement Act:

A.     "association" means the public employees retirement association;

B.     "board" means the retirement board of the association; 

C.     "fire department" means a fire department with volunteer members that is certified by the fire marshal division of the public regulation commission;

D.     "fund" means the volunteer firefighters retirement fund; and

E.     "member" means a volunteer nonsalaried firefighter who is listed as an active member on the rolls of a fire department and whose first year of service credit was accumulated during or after the year the member attained the age of sixteen.  A volunteer firefighter who receives reimbursement for personal out-of-pocket costs shall not be considered a salaried firefighter.