New Mexico Statutes
Article 50 - Flood Control
Section 4-50-4 - [Entry upon lands; damages; interference; misdemeanor; objections.]

Such county flood commissioners, their agents and employes [employees] shall have free and unobstructed ingress and egress to any and all lands and premises where such ingress and egress are necessary to the performance of the duties by this act [4-50-1 to 4-50-9 NMSA 1978] imposed, and shall not be liable for damages because of any such entry, except for wanton and malicious injury, and any person or persons obstructing such ingress or egress shall, upon conviction thereof, be found guilty of a misdemeanor. Provided, however, that no such dikes, embankments, dams and ditches, or other structures or excavations shall be constructed, built or maintained where written objection to such construction, building and maintaining are filed by the state engineer with any commissioner in charge thereof, and except in the manner as, after such objection, shall be approved by said state engineer.
History: Laws 1921, ch. 163, § 4; C.S. 1929, § 33-5004; 1941 Comp., § 15-4704; 1953 Comp., § 15-50-4.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For the Tort Claims Act, see 41-4-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
For state engineer generally, see 72-2-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.

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