N.M. Stat. § 49-1-1.1
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§ 49-1-1.1. Definitions
Official statutory text
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.
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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