A. If the board of trustees brings an action in accordance with Subsection B of Section 4 of this 2007 act [49-4-5 NMSA 1978] and judgment is rendered in favor of the board of trustees, the court may award to the board of trustees possession of the tract, piece or parcel of the land and such damages as it may have proved for the wrongful detention and any other remedy provided for by law.
B. A delinquent heir shall lose all right that the heir may have had to use the common lands of the land grant-merced unless the heir pays in full all legal assessments or dues due by the heir.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 15.
Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 22 made Laws 2007, ch. 145, § 15 effective July 1, 2007.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 49-4-1 - Chilili land grant-merced; ratification of partitions; governance.
Section 49-4-4 - Management of grant.
Section 49-4-4.1 - Definitions.
Section 49-4-5 - Board of trustees; management of grant; powers.
Section 49-4-6 - Board of trustees; qualifications.
Section 49-4-7 - Election of members of board of trustees; voters' qualifications; registration.
Section 49-4-8 - Election; votes required; canvassing votes.
Section 49-4-9 - Organization of board; bonds; vacancies.
Section 49-4-12 - Sale or mortgage of common lands; restrictions.
Section 49-4-13 - Meetings to be public; annual report.
Section 49-4-15 - Salaries of trustees; records; expenditures.
Section 49-4-16 - Protection of common lands; delinquency; forfeiture.
Section 49-4-17 - Trespass on common lands or waters; injunctions.
Section 49-4-18 - Process; how served on board.
Section 49-4-19 - Registration.
Section 49-4-20 - Failure of trustee to perform duties; penalty.