2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 3: Municipalities
Article 20: Subdivisions; Planning and Platting, 3-20-1 through 3-20-16
Section 3-20-15: Approval necessary for utility protection.


NM Stat § 3-20-15 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis) What's This?

3-20-15. Approval necessary for utility protection.

Until a plat has been approved by the planning authority, any official of a municipality or public utility company who shall serve or connect the land within the subdivision and within the planning and platting jurisdiction of a municipality with any public utility such as water, sewer, electric or gas is guilty of a misdemeanor. A municipality may require any utility connected in violation of this section to be disconnected.

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