Where a boundary line between two counties is to be established, licensed professional surveyors appointed by the board of county commissioners, or their deputies, of the two counties affected by the boundaries shall together make the survey and establish the lines and erect monuments, and all corners set by the surveyors or their deputies shall be made in strict conformity with the manual of instructions of the United States.
History: Laws 1891, ch. 33, § 10; C.L. 1897, § 794; Code 1915, § 1296; C.S. 1929, § 33-4910; 1941 Comp., § 15-3910; 1953 Comp., § 15-41-10; 2011, ch. 56, § 10.
Cross references. — For determination of boundary disputes, see 4-35-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
For county surveys, see 4-42-15 NMSA 1978.
The 2011 amendment, effective December 31, 2012, required that licensed professional surveyors survey county boundary lines.
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.