New Mexico Statutes
§ 3-57-4 — Methods of annexation
New Mexico § 3-57-4
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 3-57-4 (2026).
Text
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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New Mexico § 3-57-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/3/3-57-4.