New Mexico § 60-13-47 - Trade bureaus; connection to installation
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 60-13-47 — Trade bureaus; connection to installation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 60-13-47. Trade bureaus; connection to installation
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.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 60-13-47 ("Trade bureaus; connection to installation") 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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