New Mexico § 19-7-38 - Presenting assignment to commissioner; indexing; filing; public inspection
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§ 19-7-38. Presenting assignment to commissioner; indexing; filing; public inspection
All such assignments shall be presented to the commissioner of public lands for his
approval, and, after approval by the commissioner, shall be indexed in a book kept
for that purpose and filed in a suitable place provided by the commissioner. The commissioner is authorized and directed to provide and install, as soon as possible
after the passage of this act, a full and complete system for the indexing and filing
in his office of such assignments, as is necessary for carrying out the provisions
of this act, and such indexes and files shall be open for inspection by the public
during business hours of the office of the commissioner of public lands, under such
reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the commissioner.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-7-38 ("Presenting assignment to commissioner; indexing; filing; public inspection") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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