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New Mexico · Through 2026-07-01

3-49-2: Straightening or altering streets; exchange of street land for land on new route; consent of owner; deeds.

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  1. Chapter 3 - Municipalities
  2. ARTICLE 49 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Grounds

Whenever it is necessary to straighten or alter any street to facilitate traffic, the governing body may:

A. with the consent of the owner, exchange the land on which the street lies for any land owned and held in fee simple;

B. convert the land received from the owner in fee simple to a street; and

C. execute a deed to the land on which the street lies to the owner who has exchanged his land with the municipality for the land on which the street lies.

Collected 2026-09-03T15:02:19Z. Source file · JSON

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