Section 29-15A-2 - Definitions.

NM Stat § 29-15A-2 (2019) (N/A)
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As used in the AMBER Alert Law:

A. "AMBER alert" means a declaration by the authorized requester that an abduction has occurred and that notifications and broadcasts should be made pursuant to the AMBER alert notification plan;

B. "authorized requester" means the person designated by the chief of the state police to implement the AMBER alert notification plan;

C. "chief of the state police" means the director of the New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety;

D. "lead station" means an AM radio station that has been designated as the "state primary station" by the federal communications commission for the emergency alert system; and

E. "state police" means the New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 2.

Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 6 made Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 2 effective April 1, 2003.