New Mexico Statutes

N.M. Stat. § 67-8-13 (2026)

Wiring adjoining highway structures; permit required;

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application. It is unlawful for any person, company or corporation to place or cause to be placed any conduit, wires or cables across, upon, attached to or upon the highway right of way parallel to and within twenty-five feet of any state highway bridge or structure except pursuant to a permit obtained from the state transportation commission and upon compliance with reasonable conditions and requirements specified in such permit. The state transportation commission is authorized and empowered to prepare application and permit forms for such purposes.

History: Laws 1939, ch. 30, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 58-715; 1953 Comp., § 55-7-19; 2003, ch. 142, § 79.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, added the section heading; and substituted "state transportation commission" for "state highway commission".

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 39 Am. Jur. 2d Highways, Streets and Bridges §§ 259 to 263.

39A C.J.S. Highways § 139.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · leading case: Amerada Hess Corp. v. Adee, 744 P.2d 550 (N.M. Ct. App. 1987).

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Amerada Hess Corp. v. Adee, 744 P.2d 550 (N.M. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 4× “NMSA 1978, Section 67-8-13 further allows and empowers the Highway Commission to issue permits, upon reasonable conditions and requirements, for the emplacement of "any conduit, wires or cables across, upon, attached to or upon such highway right-of-way * *.”

NMSURF, Inc. v. State of New Mexico Dep't of Transp. (D.N.M. 2021). · cites it 4× “9 For example, NMSA 1978 § 67-8-13 provides in its entirety: “It is unlawful for any person, company or corporation to place or cause to be placed any conduit, wires or cables across, upon, attached to or upon the highway right of way parallel to and within twenty-five feet of…”

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