For the purpose of publishing legal notices in Spanish as required by law for any agencies of the state, the Santa Rosa News published at Santa Rosa, the Santa Fe New Mexican and the Santa Fe News, both published at Santa Fe, El Hispano and El Semanario de Nuevo Mexico, both published at Albuquerque, the Alpha News published at Las Vegas, the Rio Grande Sun published at Espanola, the Taos News published at Taos and Mas New Mexico published at Santa Fe and Albuquerque are recognized as official Spanish language newspapers of this state.
History: 1953 Comp., § 10-2-13, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 254, § 1; 1967, ch. 114, § 1; 2009, ch. 77, § 1; 2011, ch. 43, § 1.
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, added the El Semanario de Nuevo Mexico to the list of official Spanish language newspapers.
The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, added "and Mas New Mexico published at Santa Fe and Albuquerque".