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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 3. Municipalities § 3-57-4. Methods of annexation

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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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