There is hereby created and established a further and additional classification of counties in New Mexico, which shall be and are hereby declared to be and are described as H class counties. Any county which covers an area of not more than 200 square miles shall be a county of the H class.
History: 1953 Comp., § 15-43-3.1, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 4, § 1; 1985, ch. 62, § 1.
Cross references. — For salaries, expenses, fees and powers and duties of officers of unincorporated counties of the H class, see 4-44-14 to 4-44-16 NMSA 1978.
For inclusion of H class counties in definition of municipality, see 3-1-2 NMSA 1978.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 44 - Salaries and Provisions Applicable to More Than One Office
Section 4-44-1 - Classification for salary purposes.
Section 4-44-2 - Biennial determination of classification.
Section 4-44-3 - Establishment of H class counties.
Section 4-44-4 - Class A counties; salaries.
Section 4-44-4.1 - Class B counties; high valuation; salaries.
Section 4-44-5 - Class B counties; intermediate valuation; salaries.
Section 4-44-9 to 4-44-12 - Repealed.
Section 4-44-12.3 - Legislative intent; uniform salary changes.
Section 4-44-14 - H class counties; salaries.
Section 4-44-15 - [Fees collected by officers of H class counties; disposition.]
Section 4-44-16 - [Powers and duties of officers of H class counties.]
Section 4-44-19 - [Prisoners; operating allowance; records and maintenance.]
Section 4-44-20 - Prisoners; feeding in transit.
Section 4-44-21 - No compensation except as provided by law.
Section 4-44-29 - [Fees to be collected in advance.]
Section 4-44-30 - [County treasurer; receipts; accounts of officers.]
Section 4-44-31 - County general fund created.
Section 4-44-32 - [Embezzlement; negligence; perjury; penalties.]
Section 4-44-33 - Stationery, postage and office supplies.
Section 4-44-34 - Officers to keep office at county seat.