New Mexico § 49-1-4 - Board of trustees; qualifications
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 49-1-4 — Board of trustees; qualifications, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-1-4. Board of trustees; qualifications
The board of trustees shall consist of five members. In a land grant-merced with bylaws that include the use of precincts, no more than
the apportioned number of members for any given precinct as set forth in the bylaws
shall serve on the board of trustees. A person shall be qualified to be a member of the board if the person is a qualified
voting member and is not in default of any dues, rent or other payment for the use
of any of the common lands of the land grant-merced; provided that no person convicted
of a felonious or infamous crime, unless the person has been pardoned or restored
to political rights, shall be qualified to be elected or appointed to any board of
trustees of a land grant-merced.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-1-4 ("Board of trustees; qualifications") 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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