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New Mexico State Museums and Historic Sites for Veterans

Free general admission to state museums and historic sites all year for a resident veteran rated 50 percent or more, and free admission for any resident who has served, and their family, on Veterans Day.

Also called: NMSA 28-13A-1, museum pass, historic sites, monuments, Veterans Day, 50 percent.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Section 28-13A-1. All year at 50 percent. Subsection B: "The governing boards of state museums and historic sites shall waive general museum and historic site admission fees for fifty percent or more disabled veterans residing in the state", on proof of disability satisfactory to the boards. The Department of Veterans' Services issues a State Monuments and Museums Pass for personal use. Veterans Day for everyone who served. Subsection A: on Veterans Day any resident who shows proof of current or past service, with the resident's spouse and dependent children, gets free general admission to any state museum or historic site and free use of any state park including camping. The statute does not require a particular discharge; the Department of Veterans' Services describes it as open to the honourably discharged.

Thresholds

Thresholds for New Mexico State Museums and Historic Sites for Veterans
GateRule
Free all year at 50 percentNMSA 1978, § 28-13A-1(B). Recorded rather than enforced because the Veterans Day admission needs no rating.

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