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. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-19-14, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300. Law reviews. — For comment, "Regional Planning - Subdivision Control - New Mexico's New Municipal Code," see 6 Nat. Resources J. 135 (1966). For note, "County Regulation of Land Use and Development," see 9 Nat. Resources J. 266 (1969).
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