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2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 3: Municipalities
Article 7: Annexation of Territory, 3-7-1 through 3-7-18
- Section 3-7-1: Methods of annexation.
- Section 3-7-1.1: Traditional historic community; qualifications; annexation restrictions.
- Section 3-7-2: Extension of utility service by municipality or other utility.
- Section 3-7-3: Limitation on annexation.
- Section 3-7-4: Annexation; territory owned by the United States, state of New Mexico or a political subdivision; interposition not to prohibit annexation.
- Section 3-7-5: Annexation; arbitration; resolution of intent.
- Section 3-7-6: Annexation; arbitration; creation of board.
- Section 3-7-7: Annexation; election of three members from territory proposed to be annexed; notice; polling places; election officials; ballots; canvass of votes.
- Section 3-7-8: Annexation; arbitration; appointment of three members by municipality.
- Section 3-7-9: Annexation; arbitration; selection of seventh member; procedure; qualifications.
- Section 3-7-10: Annexation; arbitration; chairman; meetings; power of board; final determination.
- Section 3-7-11: Municipal boundary commission; purpose.
- Section 3-7-12: Municipal boundary commission; appointment; qualifications of members; payment of members; secretary of finance and administration to provide staff.
- Section 3-7-13: Contents of petition; submission to department of finance and administration.
- Section 3-7-14: Meetings of the municipal boundary commission; election of a chairman; to meet in municipality to which annexation is proposed; public notice of meeting.
- Section 3-7-15: Duties of the municipal boundary commission; authority of commission to annex; order is final; review by certiorari.
- Section 3-7-16: Filing the order of the municipal boundary commission; annexation complete.
- Section 3-7-17: Annexation; petition by owners of contiguous territory; duty of governing body; ordinance; appeal.
- Section 3-7-17.1: Annexation; certain municipalities in class A counties; procedures; limitations.
- Section 3-7-18: Annexation to include streets.
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