New Mexico § 3-7-12 - Municipal boundary commission; appointment; qualifications of members; payment of members; secretary of finance and administration to provide staff
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 3-7-12 — Municipal boundary commission; appointment; qualifications of members; payment of members; secretary of finance and administration to provide staff, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-7-12. Municipal boundary commission; appointment; qualifications of members; payment of members; secretary of finance and administration to provide staff
A. The municipal boundary commission shall consist of three members who shall be appointed
by the governor. One of the members shall be an attorney licensed to practice in New Mexico and no
more than two of the members shall be members of the same political party. Each of the members shall be residents of a separate county of New Mexico. B. The members of the municipal boundary commission shall be paid as provided in the
Per Diem and Mileage Act: (1) by the municipality if: (a) the municipality petitions the municipal boundary commission to annex territory
to the municipality; or (b) a majority of the landowners petition the municipal boundary commission to annex
territory to the municipality and the municipal boundary commission orders the territory
annexed to the municipality; or (2) by the landowners who petition the municipal boundary commission to annex the
territory to the municipality, if the municipal boundary commission does not order
the territory annexed to the municipality. C. The secretary of the department of finance and administration shall provide staff
to the municipal boundary commission.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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