New Mexico § 19-2-7 - Santa Fe national cemetery; jurisdiction ceded; limitation
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 19-2-7 — Santa Fe national cemetery; jurisdiction ceded; limitation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-2-7. Santa Fe national cemetery; jurisdiction ceded; limitation
That exclusive jurisdiction be, and the same is hereby ceded to the United States
over the tract of land comprised within the cemetery known as the Santa Fe national
cemetery, area about nine and one-half acres, in Santa Fe county; provided, however,
that the state of New Mexico reserves the right to serve civil or criminal process
within said cemetery reservation in suits or prosecutions for or on account of rights
acquired, obligations incurred or crimes committed in said state but outside of said
cemetery reservation.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-2-7 ("Santa Fe national cemetery; jurisdiction ceded; limitation") 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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