{"data":{"id":"us-nm/72-1-4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"72-1-4","heading":"[Declaration of water rights vested prior to 1907; force and effect of prior declarations.]","body":"Declarations heretofore filed in substantial compliance with Section 1 [72-1-3 NMSA 1978] hereof shall be recognized as of the same force and effect as if filed after the taking effect of this act [72-1-3 and 72-1-4 NMSA 1978].","path":["Chapter 72 - Water Law","ARTICLE 1 Water Rights in General"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18575/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"aa50fec38a81f39e7f6c52f9ae4d84c4e608453f5f0741fdfd795ff1d94df87d","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/72-1-3","next":"us-nm/72-1-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}