Upon all questions arising between different persons having liens under the Oil and Gas Lien Act, no preference shall be given to him who first performed labor or furnished, or hauled, materials, tools, machinery, equipment or supplies, except that the claim of any person for labor by him personally performed is a preferred lien.
§ 70-4-11 NMSA 1978
Preference to laborers; no preference to first contractors
Known as the Oil and Gas Lien Act
The act spans §§ 70–70 (15 sections).
Laws 1931, ch. 11, § 11; 1941 Comp., § 69-411; 1953 Comp., § 65-5-11; Laws 1963, ch. 12, § 6.
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.