New Mexico Statutes
Article 7 - Annexation of Territory
Section 3-7-6 - Annexation; arbitration; creation of board.

After the adoption and filing of a plat as required in Section 3-7-5 NMSA 1978, a board of arbitration shall be created which shall have seven members. Three of the members shall be selected as provided in Section 3-7-7 NMSA 1978; three of the members shall be selected as provided in Section 3-7-8 NMSA 1978; and one member shall be selected as provided in Section 3-7-9 NMSA 1978.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-7-6, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
Standards for judicial review. — Applying administrative standards of review to annexation decisions made pursuant to either arbitration or commission procedures are proper. Cox v. Municipal Boundary Comm'n, 1995-NMCA-120, 120 N.M. 703, 905 P.2d 741, cert. denied, 120 N.M. 636, 904 P.2d 1061.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 3 - Municipalities

Article 7 - Annexation of Territory

Section 3-7-1 - Methods of annexation.

Section 3-7-1.1 - Traditional historic community; qualifications; annexation restrictions.

Section 3-7-2 - Extension of utility service by municipality or other utility.

Section 3-7-3 - Limitation on annexation.

Section 3-7-4 - Annexation; territory owned by the United States, state of New Mexico or a political subdivision; interposition not to prohibit annexation.

Section 3-7-5 - Annexation; arbitration; resolution of intent.

Section 3-7-6 - Annexation; arbitration; creation of board.

Section 3-7-7 - Annexation; election of three members from territory proposed to be annexed; notice; polling places; election officials; ballots; canvass of votes.

Section 3-7-8 - Annexation; arbitration; appointment of three members by municipality.

Section 3-7-9 - Annexation; arbitration; selection of seventh member; procedure; qualifications.

Section 3-7-10 - Annexation; arbitration; chairman; meetings; power of board; final determination.

Section 3-7-11 - Municipal boundary commission; purpose.

Section 3-7-12 - Municipal boundary commission; appointment; qualifications of members; payment of members; secretary of finance and administration to provide staff.

Section 3-7-13 - Contents of petition; submission to department of finance and administration.

Section 3-7-14 - Meetings of the municipal boundary commission; election of a chairman; to meet in municipality to which annexation is proposed; public notice of meeting.

Section 3-7-15 - Duties of the municipal boundary commission; authority of commission to annex; order is final; review by certiorari.

Section 3-7-16 - Filing the order of the municipal boundary commission; annexation complete.

Section 3-7-17 - Annexation; petition by owners of contiguous territory; duty of governing body; ordinance; appeal.

Section 3-7-17.1 - Annexation; certain municipalities in class A counties; procedures; limitations.

Section 3-7-18 - Annexation to include streets.