The filing of an instrument with the secretary of state under the provisions of Sections 62-13-8 and 62-13-9 NMSA 1978 together with the recording of the notice under the provisions of Section 62-13-11 NMSA 1978 in the office of the county clerk in each county where any real property is situate shall for all intents and purposes be equivalent to recording the same instrument in the office of the county clerk in each county where any part of the real or personal property is situate, as contemplated by Sections 14-9-1 through 14-9-9 NMSA 1978, and equivalent to filing the instrument as contemplated by Sections 55-9-401 through 55-9-407 NMSA 1978, which filed instrument shall remain effective until a termination statement is filed.

History: 1953 Comp., § 68-11-13, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 112, § 5; 1979, ch. 78, § 3; 1981, ch. 301, § 1; 1982, ch. 15, § 1.

Compiler's notes. — Sections 62-13-1 to 62-13-14 of the Public Utility Act are still effective as the repeal of Chapter 62, Article 13 by Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, effective July 1, 2003 Chapter 108, Section 82 was repealed prior to taking effect by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003. Although Laws 2003, Chapter 336, Section 8, amended Laws 1998, Chapter 82, as amended, an amendment of a repealed section is ineffective. See Quintana v. N.M. Dep't of Corrs., 100 N.M. 224, 668 P.2d 1101 (1983). Laws 2003, Chapter 416, Section 5 also repealed Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, as amended, a second time, however, that repeal is of no effect as the section had previously been repealed by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003.