New Mexico Statutes
§ 73-17-20 — Liberal construction
New Mexico § 73-17-20
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 73-17-20 (2026).
Text
This act being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety, convenience and welfare, and being necessary for the prevention of great loss of life, and for the security of public and private property from floods and other uncontrolled waters, it shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this act.
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Legislative History
Laws 1927, ch. 45, § 906; C.S. 1929, § 30-906; 1941 Comp., § 77-3020; 1953
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 73-17-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/73/73-17-20.