STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR NEW MEXICO MUNICIPALITIES

The statutory references listed below refer the code user to state statutes applicable to New Mexico municipalities. They are up to date through April, 2016. (References simply referring to an article (art.) are referring to an article within Chapter 3 of the New Mexico Statutes.)

General Provisions

Municipal corporations
New Mexico Const. art. X

Incorporation
NMSA 1978 arts. 3-2 and 3-3

Home rule
NMSA Const. art. X § 6

Municipal charters
NMSA 1978 art. 3-15

Annexation
NMSA 1978 art. 3-7

Eminent domain
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-10

Combined municipal organizations
NMSA 1978 art. 3-16

Powers of municipalities
NMSA 1978 art. 3-18

Confinement of offenders
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-20

Adoption of codes
NMSA 1978 § 3-17-6

Ordinances
NMSA 1978 § 3-17-1 et seq.

Ordinance violation procedures
NMSA 1978 art. 35-15

Penalties for ordinance violations
NMSA 1978 § 3-17-1

Elections
NMSA 1978 art. 3-8

Absentee voting
NMSA 1978 art. 3-9

Administration and
Personnel

Mayor-council form of government
NMSA 1978 § 3-11-1 et seq.

Commission-manager form of government
NMSA 1978 3-14-1 et seq.

Governing body
NMSA 1978 art. 3-12

Municipal officers generally
NMSA 1978 art. 3-10

Clerk, police officer, manager
NMSA 1978 art. 3-13

Construction inspector licensing
NMSA 1978 § 60-13-41 et seq.

Open meetings
NMSA 1978 art. 10-15

Ordinances
NMSA 1978 art. 3-17

Public records
NMSA 1978 ch. 14

Planning commission and master plans
NMSA 1978 art. 3-19

Municipal courts
NMSA 1978 art. 35-14

Libraries
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-14

Park commission
NMSA 1978 §§ 3-47-1, 3-47-2

Municipal employees retirement system
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-28

Fire department
NMSA 1978 §§ 3-18-11 and 3-18-11.1

Methods of insurance
NMSA 1978 §§ 3-61-1, 3-61-2

Revenue and Finance

Municipal finances
NMSA 1978 § 3-37-1 et seq.

Municipal indebtedness
N.M. Const. art. IX; NMSA art. 3-30

Revenue bonds
NMSA 1978 § 3-31-1 et seq.

Industrial Revenue Bond Act
NMSA 1978 § 3-32-1 et seq.

Improvement districts
NMSA 1978 § 3-33-1 et seq.

Street improvement fund
NMSA 1978 § 3-34-1

Sale or lease of property
NMSA 1978 § 3-54-1 et seq.

Municipal liens
NMSA 1978 § 3-36-1 et seq.

Procurement Code
NMSA 1978 § 13-1-28 et seq.

Public works contracts
NMSA 1978 § 14-1-1 et seq.

Public Works Minimum Wage Act
NMSA 1978 § 13-4-10 et seq.

Small cities assistance fund
NMSA 1978 § 3-37A-1 et seq.

Prohibition on municipal taxing power
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-2

Lodgers Tax Act
NMSA 1978 § 3-38-13 et seq.

Municipal gross receipts tax
NMSA 1978 art. 7-19

Municipal local option gross receipts tax
NMSA 1978 art. 7-19D

County and Municipal Gasoline Tax Act
NMSA 1978 § 7-24A-1 et seq.

Liquor license taxes
NMSA 1978 art. 7-24

Business Licenses
and Regulations

License fees and taxes
NMSA 1978 § 3-38-1 et seq.

Municipal Cable Television Act
NMSA 1978 § 3-23A-1 et seq.

Gasoline sales
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-31

Secondhand dealers and junk stores
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-24

Liquor Control Act
NMSA 1978 § 60-3A-1 et seq.

Markets and market places
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-16

Animals

Power to regulate animals
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-3

Service Animal Act
NMSA 1978 § 28-11-1.1 et seq.

Health and Safety

Health; control of disease
NMSA 1978 art. 3-43

Hospitals
NMSA 1978 art. 3-44

Ambulance service
NMSA 1978 art. 5-1

Refuse collection and disposal
NMSA 1978 § 3-48-1 et seq.

Flood control
NMSA 1978 § 3-41-1 et seq.

Nuisances
NMSA 1978 §§ 3-18-13 and 3-18-17

Food and merchandise
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-12

Fire prevention
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-11

Fireworks Licensing and Safety Act
NMSA 1978 § 60-2C-1 et seq.

Public Peace, Morals
and Welfare

Police ordinances
NMSA 1978 § 3-17-1

Criminal offenses
NMSA 1978 ch. 30

Disorderly conduct
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-17

Gambling
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-17

Public intoxication
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-17

Riots
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-17

Vehicles and Traffic

Motor Vehicle Code
NMSA 1978 ch. 66

Adoption of traffic code
NMSA 1978 § 3-17-6

Powers of local authorities
NMSA 1978 §§ 66-7-8, 66-7-9, 66-7-215

Drunk driving penalty
NMSA § 3-17-1(C)(2)

Parking
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-30 and art. 3-50

Toll bridges
NMSA § 3-18-26

Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places

Streets, sidewalks and public grounds
NMSA 1978 § 3-49-1 et seq.

Parks and recreation
NMSA 1978 §§ 3-18-18, 3-18-19

Trees and shrubs
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-27

Improvement districts
NMSA 1978 art. 3-33

Public Services

Municipal airports
NMSA 1978 art. 3-39

Municipal cemeteries
NMSA 1978 § 3-28-1 et seq.

Public utility franchises
NMSA 1978 § 3-42-1

Public utilities generally
NMSA 1978 § 3-23-1 et seq.

Electric utilities
NMSA 1978 § 3-24-1 et seq.

Gas utilities
NMSA 1978 § 3-25-1 et seq.

Water facilities
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-25 and § 3-27-1 et seq.

Sewage facilities
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-25 and art. 3-26

Water or natural gas associations
NMSA 1978 § 3-28-1 et seq.

Revenue bonds
NMSA 1978 art. 3-31

Improvement districts
NMSA 1978 art. 3-33

Municipal transit
NMSA 1978 art. 3-52

Water use regulations
NMSA 1978 art. 3-53

Refuse collection and disposal
NMSA 1978 art. 3-48

Fire fighting facilities
NMSA 1978 art. 3-35

Libraries
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-14

Buildings and Construction

Dangerous buildings
NMSA 1978 § 3-18-5

Building codes and fire zones
NMSA 1978 §§ 3-17-6, 3-18-6

Statewide Construction Inspection Licensing
NMSA 1978, §§ 60-1-2, 60-13-9, 60-13-24, 60-13-41

Subdivisions

Subdivisions; planning and platting
NMSA 1978 § 3-20-1 et seq.

Zoning

Zoning regulations
NMSA 1978 § 3-21-1 et seq.

Historic districts
NMSA 1978 § 3-22-1 et seq.

Manufactured housing and zoning
NMSA 1978 § 3-21A-1 et seq.