Any water, sewer, electric or gas utility that connects service to individual parcels within a subdivision, before a final plat for the subdivision has been approved by the board of county commissioners or before the landowner holds a valid building permit, may be fined a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars ($500) by the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners may also require any utility connected in violation of this section to be disconnected.
History: Laws 1995, ch. 212, § 25.
Effective dates. — Laws 1995, ch. 212, § 34 made Laws 1995, ch. 212, § 25 effective July 1, 1996.
Structure 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.