The county clerk shall not accept for filing any final plat subject to the New Mexico Subdivision Act that has not been approved as provided in the New Mexico Subdivision Act. Whenever separate documents are to be recorded concurrently with the final plat, the county clerk shall cross-reference such documents. Preliminary plats shall not be filed with the county clerk.
History: 1953 Comp., § 70-5-6, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 348, § 6; 1979, ch. 172, § 2; 1995, ch. 212, § 6.
The 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1996, rewrote the section to such an extent that a detailed comparison would be impracticable.
Duties of clerk. — A county clerk's authority to conduct a substantive review of the contents of a survey plat is limited to the threshold question of whether a plat accomplishes a subdivision of land. Valdez v. Vigil, 2007-NMCA-031, 141 N.M. 316, 154 P.3d 691, cert. denied, 2006-NMCERT-011, 140 N.M. 846, 149 P.3d 943.
Law reviews. — For note, "Definitional Loopholes Limit New Mexico Counties' Authority to Regulate Subdivisions," see 24 Nat. Res. J. 1083 (1984).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 23 Am. Jur. 2d Dedication §§ 26, 27, 37, 38, 40.
26 C.J.S. Dedication § 22.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 6 - County Subdivisions
Section 47-6-3 - Final plat; description.
Section 47-6-4 - Final plat acknowledgment; affidavit.
Section 47-6-5 - Dedication for public use; maintenance.
Section 47-6-6 - Filing with county clerk; duties of county clerk.
Section 47-6-7 - Vacation of plats; approval; duties of county clerk; effect.
Section 47-6-8 - Requirements prior to sale, lease or other conveyance.
Section 47-6-9 - Subdivision regulation; county authority.
Section 47-6-9.1 - Merger of contiguous parcels; prohibition.
Section 47-6-10 - County subdivision regulations; hearings; appeal.
Section 47-6-11 - Preliminary plat approval; summary review.
Section 47-6-11.1 - Expiration of preliminary plat.
Section 47-6-11.2 - Water permit required for final plat approval.
Section 47-6-11.3 - Approval of final plats.
Section 47-6-14 - Public hearings on preliminary plats.
Section 47-6-16 - Succeeding subdivisions.
Section 47-6-18 - Advertising standards.
Section 47-6-19 - Road development.
Section 47-6-20 - Public agencies required to provide counties with information.
Section 47-6-21 - Information reports.
Section 47-6-22 - Time limit on administrative action.
Section 47-6-23 - Right of inspection; rescission.
Section 47-6-24 - Schedule of compliance.
Section 47-6-25 - Suspension of right of sale.
Section 47-6-25.1 - Attorney general; district attorneys; investigation.
Section 47-6-26 - Injunctive relief; mandamus.
Section 47-6-27 - Criminal penalties.
Section 47-6-27.1 - Private remedies.
Section 47-6-27.2 - Approval necessary for utility connection.