New Mexico § 5-8-38 Duties to be performed within time limits

New Mexico Statutes

§ 5-8-38 — Duties to be performed within time limits

New Mexico § 5-8-38

Ch. 5Municipalities and Counties

Art. 8Land Development Fees and Rights

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 5-8-38 (2026).

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If the governing body of the municipality or county does not perform a duty imposed under the Development Fees Act within the prescribed period, a person who has paid an impact fee or an owner of land on which an impact fee has been paid has the right to present a written request to the governing body of the municipality or county stating the nature of the unperformed duty and requesting that it be performed within sixty days after the date of the request. If the governing body of the municipality or county finds that the duty is required under the Development Fees Act and is late in being performed, it shall cause the duty to commence within sixty days after the date of the request and continue until completion.

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If the governing body of the municipality or county does not perform a duty imposed under the Development Fees Act within the prescribed period, a person who has paid an impact fee or an owner of land on which an impact fee has been paid has the right to present a written request to the governing body of the municipality or county stating the nature of the unperformed duty and requesting that it be performed within sixty days after the date of the request. If the governing body of the municipality or county finds that the duty is required under the Development Fees Act and is late in being performed, it shall cause the duty to commence within sixty days after the date of the request and continue until completion.