A. If there is a city and county consolidation, and on and after the date the combined municipal organization government becomes operative, adequate books and records shall be provided in the municipal corporation for recording or filing instruments in the municipal corporation, as will be more specifically provided in the combined municipal organization charter. All books and records provided and kept by a county officer prior to the consolidation of the city and county shall continue to be made available to the public by the combined municipal organization and copies thereof furnished as now provided by law by the combined municipal organization official who, under the charter, is required to keep and maintain the records, with the same force and effect as if the consolidation had not occurred.
B. Instruments required or authorized by law to be filed or recorded with county clerks in order to constitute public notice, shall be filed with the clerk of the combined municipal organization or officer designated in the charter for such purposes, and when so filed or recorded shall have the same force and effect and constitute public notice in the same manner and to the same extent as if filed with county clerks of a county.
History: 1953 Comp., ยง 14-15-13, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 16 - Combined Municipal Organizations
Section 3-16-1 - Combined city-county municipal corporations; definitions.
Section 3-16-2 - Combined organization; charter committee; proposed charter; election; ballots.
Section 3-16-3 - Approval of charter at election; legislative body for combined organization.
Section 3-16-4 - Charter; contents.
Section 3-16-5 - Date for commencing operation of new organization; disapproval of charter; effect.
Section 3-16-6 - Powers of combined organization.
Section 3-16-7 - County officers at time of city and county consolidation; duties.
Section 3-16-9 - Municipal judges to be provided for in charter.
Section 3-16-10 - Pending cases in courts not to be affected by consolidation.
Section 3-16-11 - Probate judges and district judges at time of consolidation; effect.
Section 3-16-12 - Real and personal property taxes; assessment, levy and collection.
Section 3-16-13 - Books and records of combined organization; filing of instruments.
Section 3-16-15 - Continuation of prosecutions, ordinances, rights, privileges and franchises.
Section 3-16-16 - City and county property vests in combined organization.
Section 3-16-17 - Substitution of combined organization in pending court proceedings.