Except as provided in Section 9 [12-10B-9 N.M. Stat. Ann.] of the Intrastate Mutual Aid Act, a person responding to a request for aid by a member jurisdiction and who is under the operational control of that member jurisdiction, as provided in Section 6 [12-10B-6 N.M. Stat. Ann.] of the Intrastate Mutual Aid Act, is considered for the purposes of liability to be an employee of the requesting member jurisdiction.

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 12-10B-10

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.