Section 12-11-20 - DefinitionsAs used in this act [12-11-19 to 12-11-22 NMSA 1978]:
A. "attack" means any hostile action by an enemy of the United States which is intended to and physically damages citizens or property in the United States; and B. "disaster" means the damage or injury, caused by enemy attack, to persons or property in this state of such magnitude that a state of martial law is declared to exist in this state and a disaster emergency is declared by the chief executive officer of the United States and the chief executive officer of this state. 1953 Comp., § 4-21-2, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 19, § 2.