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2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 70: Oil and Gas
Article 4: Liens on Wells and Pipelines, 70-4-1 through 70-4-15
Section 70-4-4: Claim of lien; contents and filing.

Universal Citation:
NM Stat § 70-4-4 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis)
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70-4-4. Claim of lien; contents and filing.

Every original contractor, within two hundred ten days after the performance of the last labor or the furnishing or hauling of the last item of material, tools, machinery, equipment or supplies, and every person, except the original contractor, claiming the benefits of the Oil and Gas Lien Act [70-4-1 to 70-4-15 NMSA 1978] within one hundred eighty days after the performance of the last labor or the furnishing or hauling of the last item or material, tools, machinery, equipment or supplies shall file for record with the county clerk of the county in which the property upon which the lien is claimed or situated, a claim setting forth the name and residence of the claimant, the amount and the items claimed, the name of the person to whom the materials, tools, machinery, equipment or supplies were furnished or hauled or for whom the labor was performed, the name of the owner and a description of the property upon which the lien is claimed, verified by affidavit.

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