The regents of the university and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate under the name and style of, the regents of the university of New Mexico, with the right, as such, of suing and being sued, or contracting and being contracted with, of making and using a common seal and altering the same at pleasure.
§ 21-7-4 NMSA 1978
[Corporate powers of board.]
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 391 F. Supp. 1353 - Shaw v. Garrison (1975)
Most recently applied in 562 F. App'x 692 - Barrett v. University of New Mexico Board of Regents (April 2014)
Laws 1889, ch. 138, § 11; C.L. 1897, § 3573; Code 1915, § 5120; C.S. 1929, § 130-904; 1941 Comp., § 55-2404; 1953 Comp., § 73-25-4.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.