New Mexico § 59A-52-26 Volunteer firefighters; stipend

New Mexico Statutes

§ 59A-52-26 — Volunteer firefighters; stipend

New Mexico § 59A-52-26

Ch. 59AInsurance Code

Art. 52State Fire Marshal

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 59A-52-26 (2026).

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To the extent consistent with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 in order to maintain volunteer status, a volunteer firefighter may be paid a stipend by a public agency to perform the services for which the firefighter volunteered if: A. the stipend represents only actual expenses, reasonable benefits or a nominal fee; and B. the services are not the same type of services that the volunteer is employed to perform for the same public agency paying the stipend.

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To the extent consistent with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 in order to maintain volunteer status, a volunteer firefighter may be paid a stipend by a public agency to perform the services for which the firefighter volunteered if: A. the stipend represents only actual expenses, reasonable benefits or a nominal fee; and B. the services are not the same type of services that the volunteer is employed to perform for the same public agency paying the stipend.