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N.M. Stat. § 47-6-3 (2026)

Final plat; description

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A. Any person desiring to subdivide land shall have a final plat of the proposed subdivision certified by a surveyor registered in New Mexico. The final plat shall:

(1) define the subdivision and all roads by reference to permanent monuments;

(2) accurately describe legal access to, roads to and utility easements for each parcel, and if the access or easements are based upon an agreement, the recording data in the land records for the agreement;

(3) number each parcel in progression, give its dimensions and the dimensions of all land dedicated for public use or for the use of the owners of parcels fronting or adjacent to the land; and

(4) delineate those portions of the subdivision that are located in a flood plain.

B. Descriptions of parcels by number and plat designation are valid in conveyances and valid for the purpose of taxation.

History: 1953 Comp., § 70-5-3, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 348, § 3; 1995, ch. 212, § 3.

ANNOTATIONS

The 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1996, substituted "Final plat" for "Subdivision" in the section heading; added the subsection and paragraph designations; in Subsection A, substituted "final plat" for "plat" in two places in the introductory paragraph, substituted the language beginning "legal access to" for "each parcel" at the end of Paragraph (2), added Paragraph (4) and made related and minor stylistic changes.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 83 Am. Jur. 2d Zoning and Planning §§ 521 to 527.

91 C.J.S. Vendor and Purchaser § 39.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1980–2013 · leading case: Zuni Indian Tribe v. McKinley Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 2013-NMCA-041, 3 N.M. 606.
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Zuni Indian Tribe v. McKinley Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 2013-NMCA-041, 3 N.M. 606. · cites it 2× “…overarching subdivision review and approval process for a “plat.” See, e.g., § 47-6-2(D) (1981) (defining plat); § 47-6-3 (1973) (describing certification requirement for plats); § 47-6-6 (1979) (providing filing requirement for plats); § 47-6-11 (1977) (detailing review…”
State ex rel. Anaya v. Select W. Lands, Inc., 613 P.2d 425 (N.M. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 8× “§ 47-6-3. Subdivision; description Any person desiring to subdivide land shall have a plat of the proposed subdivision certified by a registered, licensed surveyor of New Mexico.”
High Mesa Gen. P'ship v. Patterson, 242 P.3d 430 (N.M. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “See NMSA 1978, §§ 47-6-3 (1996), 47-6-5 (1996), 47-6-11 (2009), 47-6-19 (1996).”
State ex rel. Udall v. Cresswell, 1998-NMCA-072, 960 P.2d 818. “See §§ 47-6-3 to -14. Without such amenities, communities can become health hazards and a burden on taxpayers.”
High Mesa Gen. P'ship v. Patterson, 2010-NMCA-072, 242 P.3d 430. · cites it 2× “See NMSA 1978, §§ 47-6-3 (1996), 47-6-5 (1996), 47-6-11 (2009), 47-6-19 (1996).”
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