New Mexico Statutes
§ 45-2-502 — Execution; witnessed wills
New Mexico § 45-2-502
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 45-2-502 (2026).
Text
Except as provided in Sections 45-2-506 and 45-2-513 NMSA 1978, a will must be: A. in writing; B. signed by the testator or in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's conscious presence and by the testator's direction; and C. signed by at least two individuals, each of whom signed in the presence of the testator and of each other after each witnessed the signing of the will as described in Subsection B of this section.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 32A-2-502, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 2-502; repealed
Nearby Sections
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§ 45-1-101
Short title§ 45-1-102
Rule of construction; purposes of act§ 45-1-104
Severability§ 45-1-106
Effect of fraud and evasion§ 45-1-107
Evidence of death or status§ 45-1-108
Acts by holder of general power§ 45-1-109
Security interests not affected§ 45-1-201
Definitions§ 45-1-301
Application§ 45-1-302.1
Concurrent jurisdiction§ 45-1-303
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 45-2-502, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/45/45-2-502.