{"data":{"id":"us-nm/49-1-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"49-1-1.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in Chapter 49 NMSA 1978:\nA. \"child\" means a biological, adopted or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward or a child of a person standing in loco parentis;\nB. \"heir\" means a person who is a descendant of the original grantees and has an interest in the common land of a land grant-merced through inheritance, gift or purchase or as defined in the bylaws of a land grant-merced;\nC. \"land grant-merced\" means a grant of land made by the government of Spain or by the government of Mexico to a community, town, colony or pueblo or to a person for the purpose of founding or establishing a community, town, colony or pueblo;\nD. \"parent\" includes a biological, adoptive or foster parent, a stepparent or an individual who stands in loco parentis to a child;\nE. \"precinct\" means a geographic location such as a community or town that is guaranteed an apportioned amount of positions on the board of trustees of a land grant-merced as defined in the land grant-merced bylaws;\nF. \"qualified voting member\" means an heir who is registered to vote in a land grant-merced as prescribed in the land grant-merced bylaws; and\nG. \"sibling\" includes a stepsibling and a half-sibling.","path":["Chapter 49 - Land Grants","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18552/index.do","current_through":"2025-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"f314d3215967335a785a95d2a5e85ecf0c3526135be2f7e95f27e1075ad66339","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/49-1-1","next":"us-nm/49-1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}