New Mexico § 49-1-15 - Removal from land grant-merced; delinquency; forfeiture
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 49-1-15 — Removal from land grant-merced; delinquency; forfeiture, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-1-15. Removal from land grant-merced; delinquency; forfeiture
A. If a person holds in possession or claims in private ownership, within the exterior
boundaries of a land grant-merced, any tract, piece or parcel of land to which, in
the opinion of the board of trustees, the person has no right or title, the board
may institute an action of ejectment in district court against the person. If upon the trial it is determined that such possession is without right, judgment
shall be rendered in favor of the board for possession of the tract, piece or parcel
of land and for such damages as it may have proved for the wrongful detention. B. Any delinquent heir shall lose all right that the heir may have had to use the
common lands of the land grant-merced unless the heir pays in full all legal assessments
or dues due by the heir.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-1-15 ("Removal from land grant-merced; delinquency; forfeiture") 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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