The elected office of county surveyor is abolished.
History: Laws 1891, ch. 33, § 1; C.L. 1897, § 785; Code 1915, § 1287; C.S. 1929, § 33-4901; 1941 Comp., § 15-3901; 1953 Comp., § 15-41-1; Laws 1967, ch. 238, § 4; 2011, ch. 56, § 3.
Cross references. — For salaries of county surveyors, see 4-44-4 to 4-44-15 NMSA 1978.
For oath and bond of county officers, see 10-1-13 NMSA 1978.
For adoption of coordinate system, see 47-1-49 NMSA 1978 et seq.
For registration of professional land surveyors, see 61-23-5 NMSA 1978 et seq.
The 2011 amendment, effective December 31, 2012, abolished the position of county surveyor.
Section does not violate N.M. Const., art. VII, § 2, by requiring county surveyors to be practical land surveyors. 1968 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 68-114.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Mistake in, or misrepresentation as to accuracy of, survey of real property, surveyor's liability for, 35 A.L.R.3d 504.
80 C.J.S. Counties §§ 177, 272.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Section 4-42-1 - County surveyor.
Section 4-42-4 - Licensed professional surveyor; office and records.
Section 4-42-6 - Licensed professional surveyor; interference with.
Section 4-42-8 - Survey of lands divided by county line.
Section 4-42-9 - Establishing county line; joint survey.
Section 4-42-10 - Licensed professional surveyor to do all county work.
Section 4-42-11 - Licensed professional surveyor; contracting.
Section 4-42-12 - [Survey books; admissibility in evidence.]
Section 4-42-13 - Licensed professional surveyor; numbering surveys; assessment for taxation.