New Mexico Statutes

§ 12-2A-5 — Number, gender and tense

New Mexico·Ch. 12 Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters·Art. 2A Uniform Statute and Rule Construction Act
A.Use of the singular number includes the plural, and use of the plural number includes the singular.
B.Use of a word of one gender includes corresponding words of the other genders.
C.Use of a verb in the present tense includes the future tense.

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Legislative History

Laws 1997, ch. 173, § 5.

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