{"data":{"id":"us-nm/3-20-15","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"3-20-15","heading":"Approval necessary for utility protection.","body":"Until a plat has been approved by the planning authority, any official of a municipality or public utility company who shall serve or connect the land within the subdivision and within the planning and platting jurisdiction of a municipality with any public utility such as water, sewer, electric or gas is guilty of a misdemeanor. A municipality may require any utility connected in violation of this section to be disconnected.","path":["Chapter 3 - Municipalities","ARTICLE 20 Subdivisions; Planning and Platting"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18504/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"05cc874f927a21f60787b4229f01a964ce8d784cbdbc1bedb161f11708556b33","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/3-20-14","next":"us-nm/3-20-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}