New Mexico § 49-1-23 - Community land grant registry established; reporting requirements
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 49-1-23 — Community land grant registry established; reporting requirements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-1-23. Community land grant registry established; reporting requirements
A. The land grant council shall establish the “New Mexico community land grant registry”. B. A community land grant organized and governed pursuant to Chapter 49, Article 1 or 4 NMSA 1978 and operating as a political subdivision of the state shall register its bylaws and
a list of current officers with the land grant council. The board of trustees of that land grant shall notify the land grant council of
the names and positions of the land grant's elected or appointed officers upon their
election or appointment. C. Community land grants organized and operating pursuant to special statutes or other
general statutes may also register their bylaws and lists of officers with the land
grant council. D. A community land grant that registers in accordance with Subsection B or C of this
section may request the land grant council to keep on file the originals or copies
of current or historical documents or maps submitted by the board of trustees to the
land grant council; provided that the land grant council shall store the originals
of historical documents and maps in the state archives and records center.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 49-1-23 cover?
Section 49-1-23 ("Community land grant registry established; reporting requirements") 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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