{"data":{"id":"us-nm/3-57-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"3-57-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Metropolitan Boundary Act for Class A Counties:\nA. \"county\" means the county in which the municipality or land is situated;\nB. \"district court\" means the district court of the district in which the municipality or land is situated;\nC. \"local public body\" means every political subdivision of the state which is empowered to receive or expend public money from whatever source derived;\nD. \"publish\" or \"publication\" means printing in a newspaper which maintains an office in the county and is of general circulation within the county; and\nE. \"municipality\" means all municipalities having a population over one hundred thousand and located within a class A county, but only as to that land located within a conservancy district.","path":["Chapter 3 - Municipalities","ARTICLE 57 Metropolitan Boundaries for Class A Counties"],"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":"7365ba40c81ec25fa5dbf147dc53a716f536c29744b1c03ecdf12109c43fd701","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/3-57-2","next":"us-nm/3-57-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}