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N.M. Stat. § 4-3-2 (2026)

[Dividing line between Chaves and Eddy.]

✓ current as of May 2026
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All that part of the territory of Lincoln county east of said line and north of the third
standard parallel south shall be and constitute the county of Chaves, and the remaining
territory east of said line and south of said third standard parallel south, shall be and
constitute the county of Eddy.

History: Laws 1889, ch. 87, § 3; C.L. 1897, § 581; Code 1915, § 1065; C.S. 1929, § 33-
302; 1941 Comp., § 15-302; 1953 Comp., § 15-3-2.

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Compiler's notes. — This section was also compiled as 4-8-2 NMSA 1978 as it relates
to Eddy county.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1967–1981 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Attorney Gen. v. Reese, 430 P.2d 399 (N.M. 1967).
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State Ex Rel. Attorney Gen. v. Reese, 430 P.2d 399 (N.M. 1967). · cites it 7× “Section 4-3-2, N.M.S.A.1953, sets forth the duties of the attorney general.”
State Ex Rel. Maloney v. Sierra, 477 P.2d 301 (N.M. 1970). · cites it 5× “§ 4-3-2(A), N.M.S.A. 1953 (1969 Supp.). The defendant is charged with the duty of administering and enforcing the liquor laws.”
State Ex Rel. Bingaman v. Valley Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 636 P.2d 279 (N.M. 1981). · cites it 2× “In the instant case, the attorney general challenged the lending policies of VSL as being in violation of the "due-on-sale" law; he did not rely on any specific transactions in bringing this action. Thus, he was acting to protect and further the interest of the state.”
State Ex Rel. Norvell v. Credit Bureau of Albuquerque, Inc., 514 P.2d 40 (N.M. 1973). “§ 4-3-2, N.M.S.A.1953 (Supp.1971). A careful reading of that statute convinces us that the attorney general is thereby cast in the role of attorney for the State of New Mexico, and that the latter is the proper party litigant rather than the former.”
State Ex Rel. Anaya v. Columbia Rsch. Corp., 583 P.2d 468 (N.M. 1978). “The Attorney General of the State of New Mexico, pursuant to § 4-3-2, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Supp. 1975), § 49-15-7, N.”
— N.M. Stat. § 4-3-2(A) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Maloney v. Sierra, 477 P.2d 301 (N.M. 1970). “§ 4-3-2(A), N.M.S.A. 1953 (1969 Supp.). The defendant is charged with the duty of administering and enforcing the liquor laws.”
— N.M. Stat. § 4-3-2(B) — 2 cases
State Ex Rel. Bingaman v. Valley Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 636 P.2d 279 (N.M. 1981). “In the instant case, the attorney general challenged the lending policies of VSL as being in violation of the "due-on-sale" law; he did not rely on any specific transactions in bringing this action. Thus, he was acting to protect and further the interest of the state.”
State Ex Rel. Maloney v. Sierra, 477 P.2d 301 (N.M. 1970). “§ 4-3-2(A), N.M.S.A. 1953 (1969 Supp.). The defendant is charged with the duty of administering and enforcing the liquor laws.”
— N.M. Stat. § 4-3-2(b) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Attorney Gen. v. Reese, 430 P.2d 399 (N.M. 1967). “Section 4-3-2, N.M.S.A.1953, sets forth the duties of the attorney general.”
— N.M. Stat. § 4-3-2(c) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Attorney Gen. v. Reese, 430 P.2d 399 (N.M. 1967). “Section 4-3-2, N.M.S.A.1953, sets forth the duties of the attorney general.”
— N.M. Stat. § 4-3-2(d) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Attorney Gen. v. Reese, 430 P.2d 399 (N.M. 1967). “Section 4-3-2, N.M.S.A.1953, sets forth the duties of the attorney general.”
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