New Mexico § 19-10-31 - Filing and recording of leases, other instruments and assignments with commissioner; constructive notice; recording in county waived
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§ 19-10-31. Filing and recording of leases, other instruments and assignments with commissioner; constructive notice; recording in county waived
All leases and other instruments executed or issued by the commissioner of public
lands, hereinafter referred to as the commissioner, pertaining to oil and gas rights
in state lands, and including assignments of such rights when approved by the commissioner,
shall be made in duplicate and one copy thereof retained in the files of the state
land office and recorded in full by the commissioner in suitable books provided by
him and kept for such purpose. Such filing and recording shall be constructive notice to all persons of the contents
of such instruments from the date of such filing and it shall not be necessary to
record such instruments in the county where the lands affected thereby are located,
and the filing and recording in the office of the commissioner as provided herein
shall have the same force and effect as the filing and recording of such instruments
in the county where the lands affected thereby are located would now have under existing
statutes.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 19-10-31 cover?
Section 19-10-31 ("Filing and recording of leases, other instruments and assignments with commissioner; constructive notice; recording in county waived") 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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