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Home » US Law » 2021 New Mexico Statutes » Chapter 4 - Counties » Article 35 - Determination of Boundary Disputes

Section 4-35-1 – Boundaries; dispute; commission to settle.

Whenever the location of the boundary line between two or more counties is in dispute, the controversy shall be settled by a boundary commission consisting of the chair of the board of county commissioners and a licensed professional surveyor appointed by the board of county commissioners of each of the counties affected by the dispute […]

Section 4-35-2 – [Survey; plat and field notes.]

It shall be the duty of such boundary commission to cause a joint survey to be made of such boundary line according to the description thereof in the statutes and to have such line plainly marked by suitable monuments set at convenient intervals and to cause a plat and field notes of such survey to […]

Section 4-35-3 – [District attorney; duties; payment of expenses.]

The district attorney or district attorneys, as the case may be, shall call a meeting of the commission to arrange for making such joint survey. The officers serving on such boundary commission shall receive no additional compensation for such services. The expense incurred by the commission for transportation, subsistence and the necessary assistants and employes […]