New Mexico § 19-4-34 - Claimant failing to pay costs and fees
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 19-4-34 — Claimant failing to pay costs and fees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-4-34. Claimant failing to pay costs and fees
Each and every person, association and company of persons, who shall be entitled to
any lots, pieces or parcels of land so held in trust by the authorities of any incorporated
town, and respecting which there shall be no controversy, shall, within three months
after the expiration of the time for filing statements, as provided in Section 19-4-10 NMSA 1978 , pay to such corporate authorities the sum of money chargeable upon such piece or
parcel of land, and the fees for executing a deed therefor. And in case of failure so to do, such person or persons shall be deemed to have
relinquished all right, title, interest or estate thereto, and such corporate authorities
shall thereafter be, and deemed to be, seized of the title thereto in fee simple,
absolute, free and discharged of such trust, and no conveyance, other than the receipt
of the United States land office or patent of the lands including the same shall be
necessary to perfect their title thereto, and also all persons, company or association
of persons, who, by the determination and judgment of the court, shall be adjudged
to have the rightful title to such lands, shall within three months of such adjudication
and judgment, pay to such corporate authorities the sum of money chargeable to such
lands, together with the fees for executing a deed to the same; and in case of failure
so to do, such person, company or association, shall be deemed to have relinquished
all right, title, interest or estate, in said lands, and such corporate authorities
shall be, and deemed to be, seized and possessed of the title thereto to their own
use in fee simple, absolute and no further conveyance shall be necessary to perfect
their absolute title thereto.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Mexico § 19-4-34
What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 19-4-34 cover?
Section 19-4-34 ("Claimant failing to pay costs and fees") 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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