New Mexico Statutes

§ 3-57-4 — Methods of annexation

New Mexico § 3-57-4
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 3Municipalities
Art. 57Metropolitan Boundaries for Class A Counties

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 3-57-4 (2026).

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There shall be two methods of annexing territory to a municipality within class A counties: A. by petition to a municipality as provided by Section 3-57-5 NMSA 1978 or, if the municipality has over two hundred thousand persons, as provided by Section 3-7-17.1 NMSA 1978; and B. by petition to the district court as provided by Sections 3-57-6 through 3-57-8 NMSA 1978. Any other method provided by the Municipal Code or any other act shall have no application within class A counties.

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Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 14-58-4, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 248, § 4; 1976 (S.S.), ch.

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