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N.M. Stat. § 62-14-1 (2026)

Purpose and intent

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The purpose of Chapter 62, Article 14 NMSA 1978 is to prevent injury to persons and damage to property from accidents resulting from damage to pipelines, underground utility lines, cable television lines and related facilities by excavating and blasting.

History: 1953 Comp., § 12-32-1, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 252, § 1; 1987, ch. 156, § 1.

ANNOTATIONS

The 1987 amendment, effective June 19, 1987, substituted "Chapter 62, Article 14 NMSA 1978" for "this act" and "lines, cable television lines" for "line."

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 1 Am. Jur. 2d Adjoining Landowners § 44 et seq.; 61 Am. Jur. 2d Pipelines §§ 15 to 18; 64 Am. Jur. 2d Public Utilities § 16.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: K.R. Swerdfeger Constr., Inc. v. Bd. of Regents, 142 P.3d 962 (N.M. Ct. App. 2006).
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K.R. Swerdfeger Constr., Inc. v. Bd. of Regents, 142 P.3d 962 (N.M. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “{3} Excavation involving underground facilities is governed by NMSA 1978, §§ 62-14-1 to -10 (1973, as amended through 2001), commonly referred to as the “One-Call Statute.”
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