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N.M. Stat. § 61-4-3 (2026)

48-4-4. Limitation on enforcement of liens; manner of enforcement

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No lien provided for in this act [48-4-1 to 48-4-4 NMSA 1978] shall bind any real estate for a longer period than one (1) year after the same has been filed, unless proceedings be commenced in the district court in and for the county in which the real estate or any of it, described in said lien, is located within that time, to enforce the lien. The proceedings for enforcement of said claims of lien shall be under the rules of pleading, practice and procedure in the district courts and such proceedings shall be had as in the case of the foreclosure of mortgages upon real estates [estate]; and the court may allow as part of the costs of foreclosure, the moneys [monies] paid for the preparation of the claim of lien and for the filing and recording thereof, and reasonable attorney's fees in the district and supreme courts.

History: 1941 Comp., § 51-1308, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 15, § 4; 1953 Comp., §

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1998–2013 · leading case: Gonzales v. New Mexico Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners, 1998-NMSC-021, 962 P.2d 1253.
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Gonzales v. New Mexico Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners, 1998-NMSC-021, 962 P.2d 1253. · cites it 8× “See NMSA 1978, § 61-4-3(A) (1993). Additionally, the Board possesses licensure and disciplinary powers, see, e.”
Int'l Chiropractors Ass'n v. New Mexico Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners, 2014-NMCA-046, 5 N.M. 745. · cites it 2× “” Section 61-4-3(G). The statutes forming the Pharmacy and Medical Boards specifically state the purpose of the statutes as within the state’s police power.”
Int'l Chiropractors Ass'n v. N.M. Bd. of Chiropractic Exam'rs, 2014-NMCA-046. · cites it 2× “” Section 61-4-3(G). The statutes forming the Pharmacy and Medical Boards specifically state the purpose of the statutes as within the state’s police power.”
N.M. Stat. § 61-4-3(A): 1 case
Gonzales v. New Mexico Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners, 1998-NMSC-021, 962 P.2d 1253. “See NMSA 1978, § 61-4-3(A) (1993). Additionally, the Board possesses licensure and disciplinary powers, see, e.”
N.M. Stat. § 61-4-3(F): 1 case
Gonzales v. New Mexico Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners, 1998-NMSC-021, 962 P.2d 1253. “See NMSA 1978, § 61-4-3(A) (1993). Additionally, the Board possesses licensure and disciplinary powers, see, e.”
N.M. Stat. § 61-4-3(G): 2 cases
Int'l Chiropractors Ass'n v. New Mexico Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners, 2014-NMCA-046, 5 N.M. 745. “” Section 61-4-3(G). The statutes forming the Pharmacy and Medical Boards specifically state the purpose of the statutes as within the state’s police power.”
Int'l Chiropractors Ass'n v. N.M. Bd. of Chiropractic Exam'rs, 2014-NMCA-046. “” Section 61-4-3(G). The statutes forming the Pharmacy and Medical Boards specifically state the purpose of the statutes as within the state’s police power.”
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