2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 70: Oil and Gas
Article 1: Assignments and Leases, 70-1-1 through 70-1-5
Section 70-1-5: Demand for release must precede action.
70-1-5. [Demand for release must precede action.]
At least twenty days before bringing the action provided for in this act [70-1-3 to 70-1-5 NMSA 1978], the owner of the leased land, either by himself or by his agent or attorney, shall demand of the holder of the lease (if such demand by ordinary diligence can be made in this state) that said lease be released of record. Such demand may be either written or oral. When written, a letterpress or carbon or written copy thereof, when shown to be such, may be used as evidence in any court with the same force and effect as the original.
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