Section 12-10B-5 - Request for aid. - New Mexico Statutes

12-10B-5. Request for aid.

A.     A member jurisdiction may request aid from another member jurisdiction: 

(1)     to prevent, mitigate, respond to or recover from an emergency or disaster; or 

(2)     in concert with drills or exercises between member jurisdictions.  

B.     A request for aid shall be made by or through the presiding officer of the governing body of a member jurisdiction or the chief executive officer or the officer's designee of a member jurisdiction.  A request may be verbal or in writing.  If the request is verbal, it shall be confirmed in writing within thirty days of the date on which the request was made.