As used in Chapter 49 NMSA 1978: A. 'child' means a biological, adopted or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward or a child of a person standing in loco parentis;B. 'heir' means a person who is a descendant of the original grantees and has an interest in the common land of a land grant-merced through inheritance, gift or purchase or as defined in the bylaws of a land grant-merced;C. 'land grant-merced' means a grant of land made by the government of Spain or by the government of Mexico to a community, town, colony or pueblo or to a person for the purpose of founding or establishing a community, town, colony or pueblo; D. 'parent' includes a biological, adoptive or foster parent, a stepparent or an individual who stands in loco parentis to a child;E. 'precinct' means a geographic location such as a community or town that is guaranteed an apportioned amount of positions on the board of trustees of a land grant-merced as defined in the land grant-merced bylaws;F. 'qualified voting member' means an heir who is registered to vote in a land grant-merced as prescribed in the land grant-merced bylaws; andG. 'sibling' includes a stepsibling and a half-sibling. History: Laws 2004, ch. ember' means an heir who is registered to vote in a land grant-merced as prescribed in the land grant-merced bylaws; andG. 'sibling' includes a stepsibling and a half-sibling. History: Laws 2004, ch. 124, § 1; 2019, ch. 248, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, defined 'child', 'parent', 'precinct' and 'sibling' as used in Chapter 49 NMSA 1978; added a new Subsection A and redesignated former Subsections A and B as Subsections B and C, respectively; in Subsection B, after 'gift or purchase', added 'or as defined in the bylaws of a land grant-merced'; added new Subsections D and E and redesignated former Subsection C as Subsection F; and added Subsection G.
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