New Mexico § 62-13-5 - Mortgages and deeds of trust; execution by corporations distributing electric energy, natural gas and providing telephone and telegraph services
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§ 62-13-5. Mortgages and deeds of trust; execution by corporations distributing electric energy, natural gas and providing telephone and telegraph services
The provisions of Sections 62-13-5 through 62-13-7 NMSA 1978 shall apply to mortgages, deeds of trust and other security instruments hereafter
executed by, and to secure the payment of bonds, notes or other obligations of: A. corporations engaged in this state in the generation, manufacture, transmission,
distribution and sale of electric energy and power to the public; B. corporations engaged in this state in the transportation, distribution and sale
through local distribution system or systems of natural gas to the public for domestic,
commercial, industrial or any other use; C. corporations owning or operating in this state any gas pipeline or lines for the
transportation and sale of natural gas to other pipeline companies or to local distributing
systems, or to municipalities, or to industrial consumers for their own use; and D. corporations engaged in this state in providing telephone or telegraph service
to the public.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 62-13-5 cover?
Section 62-13-5 ("Mortgages and deeds of trust; execution by corporations distributing electric energy, natural gas and providing telephone and telegraph services") 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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