New Mexico Statutes
Article 23 - Engineering and Surveying
Section 61-23-30 - Right of entry on public and private property; responsibility. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

The engineers and surveyors of the United States and licensed professional engineers and surveyors of the state shall have the right to enter upon the lands and waters of the state and of private persons and of private and public corporations within the state for the purpose of making surveys, inspections, examinations and maps, subject to responsibility for actual damage to crops or other property or for injuries resulting from negligence or malice caused on account of that entry.
History: Laws 1987, ch. 336, § 30; 1999, ch. 259, § 31.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-23-32 NMSA 1978.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1987, ch. 336 repealed former 61-23-30 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1983, ch. 111, § 2, relating to termination of agency life and delayed repeal, effective June 19, 1987, and enacted a new section.
The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, substituted "licensed professional" for "registered professional".
Compiler's notes. — Laws 1987, ch. 333, § 10 purported to amend former 61-23-30 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1981, ch. 241, § 31, relating to termination of agency life, but was not given effect due to the repeal and reenactment by Laws 1987, ch. 336, § 30.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 75 Am. Jur. 2d Trepass § 103, 104.
87 C.J.S. Trespass §§ 52 to 54.

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