Sections 47-3-1 through 47-3-5 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Solar Rights Act".
History: 1953 Comp., § 70-8-1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 169, § 1; 2007, ch. 232, § 2.
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changed the statutory reference to the act.
Law reviews. — For note, "Access to Sunlight: New Mexico's Solar Rights Act," see 19 Nat. Res. J. 957 (1979); 10 N.M.L. Rev. 169 (1979-80).
For article, "Access to Solar Energy: The Problem and Its Current Status," see 22 Nat. Res. J. 21 (1982).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Solar energy: landowner's rights against interference with sunlight desired for purposes of solar energy, 29 A.L.R.4th 349.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Section 47-3-2 - Declaration and findings.
Section 47-3-4 - Declaration of solar rights.
Section 47-3-5 - Prior rights unaffected.
Section 47-3-7 - Legislative findings and declaration.
Section 47-3-8 - Method of claiming; effect; limitations.
Section 47-3-9 - Recordation; effect of failure to record; contest.