The governor of New Mexico may from time to time detail all or any part of the New Mexico state police to such part of the state as in his judgment may be necessary to bring about proper law enforcement in the state to handle disturbances or to investigate specific law violations. History: 1941 Comp., § 40-220, enacted by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 20; 1953 Comp., § 39-2-20; Laws 1977, ch. 257, § 36; 1979, ch. 202, § 30.
New Mexico Legal Code