New Mexico § 19-2-8 - Fort Wingate military reservation and Fort Bliss target range; jurisdiction ceded; limitation
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§ 19-2-8. Fort Wingate military reservation and Fort Bliss target range; jurisdiction ceded; limitation
That exclusive jurisdiction is hereby ceded to the United States over all the territory
set apart from the public domain and comprised within the limits of the Fort Wingate
military reservation, in McKinley county, and Fort Bliss target range, in Dona Ana
county, and over such land as may hereafter be reserved from the public domain for
the enlargement of said reservations; provided, however, that the state of New Mexico
reserves the right to serve civil or criminal process within said reservations in
suits or prosecutions for or on account of rights acquired, obligations incurred or
crimes committed in said state, but outside of such cession and reservations; and
provided further, that the jurisdiction herein ceded shall continue no longer than
the United States shall own and hold said reservations for military purposes.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-2-8 ("Fort Wingate military reservation and Fort Bliss target range; 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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