A. Except where work is done under an annual permit, no public utility shall make a connection from a supply of water or gas to an installation for which a permit is required, or which has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected by the trade bureau having jurisdiction, without the authorization of the trade bureau having jurisdiction.
B. The public utility may make a connection from a supply of water or gas to an installation under the following circumstances:
(1) if within seven days after notification to the appropriate trade bureau of the completion of any work or installation the bureau has failed to approve or disapprove the connection; or
(2) if an installation or work is not located in any territory where there is an authorized inspector; provided, however, before any such connection is made by the public utility, the public utility must have received a written statement from the licensee declaring that the installation or work conforms with the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act and the orders, rules and regulations, codes and minimum standards made pursuant to that act. The public utility shall immediately report to the proper trade bureau the receipt and contents of the statement. If it is discovered by the trade bureau that the declaration made in the statement is false, the trade bureau shall order the licensee making the statement to rectify the defects within five days after receipt of the written notice thereof from the bureau.
C. No public or municipally owned electric utility shall make a connection from a supply of electricity for which a permit is required without the approval of the electrical bureau or its authorized representative. In the event of an emergency, the electrical contractor shall issue a prefinal permit to the serving utility authorizing the service to be reconnected. The electrical contractor shall report the emergency on the next working day to the electrical bureau or its authorized representative for inspection.
History: 1953 Comp., § 67-35-55, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 199, § 55; 1977, ch. 245, § 209; 1983, ch. 105, § 21.
Indirect and purely economic harm is not the type of harm that the legislature sought to prevent in enacting this section, as this section is a health and safety measure. McElhannon v. Ford, 2003-NMCA-091, 134 N.M. 124, 73 P.3d 827.
Inspection of plumbing in public schools. — Municipal inspectors have authority to inspect plumbing installed in public schools, even though they may not collect a fee for such inspection. If the inspector does not conduct an inspection, or if no inspector has been appointed in the area to be inspected, the connection to the municipal water or sewer system can be made. 1961 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 61-15.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 60 - Business Licenses
Article 13 - Construction Industries Licensing
Section 60-13-1 - Short title.
Section 60-13-1.1 - Purpose of the act.
Section 60-13-2 - General definitions.
Section 60-13-3 - Definition; contractor.
Section 60-13-6 - Construction industries commission created; membership; duties.
Section 60-13-7 - Construction industries division; director; appointment and qualifications.
Section 60-13-8 - Division; employees; equipment and supplies.
Section 60-13-9 - Division; duties.
Section 60-13-10 - Additional division duties; flood or mudslide areas; standards.
Section 60-13-10.2 - Division and commission; standards to accommodate solar collectors.
Section 60-13-10.3 - Equal access to public baby changing facilities.
Section 60-13-11 - Division or commission; powers.
Section 60-13-12 - Contractor's license required.
Section 60-13-13 - Application for contractor's license.
Section 60-13-13.1 - Repealed.
Section 60-13-13.2 - Licensees; identical or similar names.
Section 60-13-14 - Division; license issuance; reports.
Section 60-13-15 - License issuance; commission review.
Section 60-13-16 - Division; qualifying party; examination; certificate.
Section 60-13-18 - Licenses; renewal.
Section 60-13-19 - Division; evidence of possession; penalty.
Section 60-13-21 - Division; disposition of fees.
Section 60-13-21.1 - Repealed.
Section 60-13-23 - Revocation or suspension of license by the commission; causes.
Section 60-13-23.1 - Administrative penalty.
Section 60-13-25 - Qualifying party; termination of relationship.
Section 60-13-26 - Division; trade bureaus; liability of commission members.
Section 60-13-28 - Suspension period.
Section 60-13-29 - Application following revoked license or certificate.
Section 60-13-30 - Suit by contractor for compensation; pleading and proof of license.
Section 60-13-31 - Trade bureaus created.
Section 60-13-32 - Trade bureaus; definitions.
Section 60-13-33 - Trade bureaus; general duties and powers.
Section 60-13-36 - Certificates of competence; suspension and revocation.
Section 60-13-38 - Certificates of competence; examination; journeymen.
Section 60-13-39 - Certificates and examination.
Section 60-13-40.1 - Repealed.
Section 60-13-41 - Inspectors; designated inspection agencies.
Section 60-13-42 - Authority of inspectors; limitation.
Section 60-13-44 - Trade bureaus; standards; conflicts.
Section 60-13-45 - Trade bureaus; permits.
Section 60-13-46 - Trade bureaus; annual permits.
Section 60-13-47 - Trade bureaus; connection to installation.
Section 60-13-48.1 - Financial statements; confidentiality.
Section 60-13-49 - Proof of responsibility.
Section 60-13-51 - Contractor's bond; municipal requirement prohibited.
Section 60-13-52 - Penalty; misdemeanor.
Section 60-13-53 - Commission or division; powers of injunction; mandamus.
Section 60-13-54 - Continuation of license.
Section 60-13-55 - Continuation of construction codes and standards.