The wilful destruction, injury or removal of any bench marks, witness marks, stakes or other reference marks, placed by the surveyors or engineers or by contractors in constructing the works of the district, shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by fine not exceeding one hundred ($100) dollars. The original field notes of surveys shall be the permanent property of the district.
§ 73-17-5 NMSA 1978
Prohibition of injury to survey marks [; field notes are district property]
Laws 1927, ch. 45, § 702; C.S. 1929, § 30-702; 1941 Comp., § 77-3005; 1953 Comp., § 75-31-5.
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.