New Mexico § 3-19-7 - Platting of street lines by planning commission
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 3-19-7 — Platting of street lines by planning commission, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-19-7. Platting of street lines by planning commission
A. A planning commission which has adopted a master plan or a major street plan may: (1) survey for the exact location of the lines of new, extended, widened or narrowed
streets within the municipality or its planning and platting jurisdiction; and (2) certify to the governing body of the municipality a plat of the area surveyed
which indicates the location of lines recommended for future streets, street extension,
street widening or narrowing. B. The certification of a plat by the planning commission does not constitute the
opening of a street or the taking or accepting of land for street purposes.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-19-7 ("Platting of street lines by planning commission") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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