New Mexico § 67-5-17 - Notice of road opening; prerequisites; posting
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 67-5-17 — Notice of road opening; prerequisites; posting, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 67-5-17. Notice of road opening; prerequisites; posting
The board of county commissioners having considered the report of any road review,
and the compensation to which any person or persons damaged having been ascertained
and paid to the owner or owners or into court for him or them, may order the road
to be open for travel and declared a public highway. And if they do so, or order, they shall cause notices to be posted at three public
places along the line of such road, giving all parties notice that they have or will
direct their proper officers to open and work the same from and after sixty days from
the date of such notice: provided, no such road shall be ordered opened through fields
of growing crops or along a line where growing crops would thereby be exposed to stock
until the owner or owners of such crops shall have sufficient time to harvest and
take care of the same.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Mexico § 67-5-17
What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 67-5-17 cover?
Section 67-5-17 ("Notice of road opening; prerequisites; posting") 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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