N.M. Stat. § 4-37-9
County ordinances; recording and publication; effective
date.
A. All county ordinances, immediately after their passage, shall be recorded in a
book kept for that purpose and shall be authenticated by the signature of the county
clerk.
B. No ordinance shall take effect until thirty days after the ordinance has been
recorded in the book kept by the county for that purpose.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection B of this section, when a board of
county commissioners declares that it is necessary for the public peace, health and
safety that an ordinance take effect immediately after passage, the ordinance shall take
effect when it is recorded in the book kept by the county for that purpose and
authenticated by the signature of the county clerk.