A. On the federally designated legal holiday known as “Veterans’ Day”, any New Mexico resident, who provides satisfactory proof that the resident is currently serving or has served in the armed forces of the United States, and the resident’s spouse and dependent children, shall be entitled to:

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 28-13A-1

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.

(1)     free use of any state park or recreation area operated by the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department, including the waiving of all admittance, camping, permit or other user fees or charges; and

(2)     free general admission to any state museum or historic site.

B. The governing boards of state museums and historic sites shall waive general museum and historic site admission fees for fifty percent or more disabled veterans residing in the state. Proof of disability satisfactory to the governing boards of the state museums and historic sites is required to obtain the privileges pursuant to this subsection.

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