New Mexico § 47-6-27.2 Approval necessary for utility connection

New Mexico Statutes

§ 47-6-27.2 — Approval necessary for utility connection

New Mexico § 47-6-27.2

Ch. 47Property Law

Art. 6County Subdivisions

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-6-27.2 (2026).

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Any water, sewer, electric or gas utility that connects service to individual parcels within a subdivision, before a final plat for the subdivision has been approved by the board of county commissioners or before the landowner holds a valid building permit, may be fined a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars ($500) by the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners may also require any utility connected in violation of this section to be disconnected.

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Any water, sewer, electric or gas utility that connects service to individual parcels within a subdivision, before a final plat for the subdivision has been approved by the board of county commissioners or before the landowner holds a valid building permit, may be fined a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars ($500) by the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners may also require any utility connected in violation of this section to be disconnected.