New Mexico § 3-15-12 - Filing and recording certified copies of charter
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 3-15-12 — Filing and recording certified copies of charter, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-15-12. Filing and recording certified copies of charter
In case of adoption of a charter under the provisions of Sections 3-15-1 through 3-15-16 NMSA 1978 , the presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality shall transmit to
the secretary of state a duly enrolled and engrossed copy of the charter, which shall
be authenticated by the signature of the presiding officer of the governing body of
the municipality, and the certificate of the clerk of the municipality and the corporate
seal of the municipality, and thereupon the secretary of state shall cause the charter
to be filed and recorded in his office. A like copy of the charter, authenticated and certified as specified in this section,
shall be recorded in the office of the county clerk.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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