{"data":{"id":"us-nm/72-5-16","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"72-5-16","heading":"[Priority of liens.]","body":"All liens on land, provided for in this article shall be superior in right to all mortgages or other encumbrances placed upon the land and the water appurtenant thereto or used in connection therewith.","path":["Chapter 72 - Water Law","ARTICLE 5 Appropriation and Use of Surface Water"],"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":"5a5bc88018cc363262e18682edd3da2cad4972c6e16ad97581f877203519d6fe","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/72-5-15","next":"us-nm/72-5-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}