New Mexico § 49-1-1.1 - Definitions
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 49-1-1.1 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-1-1.1. Definitions
As used in Chapter 49 NMSA 1978: A. “ child ” means a biological, adopted or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward or a child
of a person standing in loco parentis; B. “ heir ” means a person who is a descendant of the original grantees and has an interest
in the common land of a land grant-merced through inheritance, gift or purchase or
as defined in the bylaws of a land grant-merced; C. “ land grant-merced ” means a grant of land made by the government of Spain or by the government of Mexico
to a community, town, colony or pueblo or to a person for the purpose of founding
or establishing a community, town, colony or pueblo; D. “ parent ” includes a biological, adoptive or foster parent, a stepparent or an individual
who stands in loco parentis to a child; E. “ precinct ” means a geographic location such as a community or town that is guaranteed an apportioned
amount of positions on the board of trustees of a land grant-merced as defined in
the land grant-merced bylaws; F. “ qualified voting member ” means an heir who is registered to vote in a land grant-merced as prescribed in
the land grant-merced bylaws; and G. “ sibling ” includes a stepsibling and a half-sibling.
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