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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-12 > Article-11 > Section-12-11-9

12-11-9. Period during which disaster successors may act.

Disaster successors may act in the office to which appointed only:   

A.     in case of a disaster declared by the chief executive officer of the United States, and the chief executive officer of the state, and as long as a state of martial law is declared to exist or until a duly elected or appointed legislature, fulfilling all constitutional requirements, declares by joint resolution that the disaster emergency period has ended; and   

B.     the officer or authorized deputy in whose stead they are acting is unavailable; and   

C.     any disaster successors who are ahead of them in the line of succession to the office are unavailable; and   

D.     a successor to the office has not been selected and qualified as provided by law, other than the Disaster Succession Act [12-11-1 to 12-11-10 NMSA 1978].   

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-12 > Article-11 > Section-12-11-9

12-11-9. Period during which disaster successors may act.

Disaster successors may act in the office to which appointed only:   

A.     in case of a disaster declared by the chief executive officer of the United States, and the chief executive officer of the state, and as long as a state of martial law is declared to exist or until a duly elected or appointed legislature, fulfilling all constitutional requirements, declares by joint resolution that the disaster emergency period has ended; and   

B.     the officer or authorized deputy in whose stead they are acting is unavailable; and   

C.     any disaster successors who are ahead of them in the line of succession to the office are unavailable; and   

D.     a successor to the office has not been selected and qualified as provided by law, other than the Disaster Succession Act [12-11-1 to 12-11-10 NMSA 1978].   


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-12 > Article-11 > Section-12-11-9

12-11-9. Period during which disaster successors may act.

Disaster successors may act in the office to which appointed only:   

A.     in case of a disaster declared by the chief executive officer of the United States, and the chief executive officer of the state, and as long as a state of martial law is declared to exist or until a duly elected or appointed legislature, fulfilling all constitutional requirements, declares by joint resolution that the disaster emergency period has ended; and   

B.     the officer or authorized deputy in whose stead they are acting is unavailable; and   

C.     any disaster successors who are ahead of them in the line of succession to the office are unavailable; and   

D.     a successor to the office has not been selected and qualified as provided by law, other than the Disaster Succession Act [12-11-1 to 12-11-10 NMSA 1978].