N.M. Stat. § 60-13-47
Trade bureaus; connection to installation.
A. Except where work is done under an annual permit, no public utility shall make a
connection from a supply of water or gas to an installation for which a permit is required,
or which has been disconnected or ordered to be disconnected by the trade bureau
having jurisdiction, without the authorization of the trade bureau having jurisdiction.
B. The public utility may make a connection from a supply of water or gas to an
installation under the following circumstances:
(1)
if within seven days after notification to the appropriate trade bureau of the
completion of any work or installation the bureau has failed to approve or disapprove
the connection; or
(2)
if an installation or work is not located in any territory where there is an
authorized inspector; provided, however, before any such connection is made by the
public utility, the public utility must have received a written statement from the licensee
declaring that the installation or work conforms with the provisions of the Construction
Industries Licensing Act and the orders, rules and regulations, codes and minimum
standards made pursuant to that act. The public utility shall immediately report to the
proper trade bureau the receipt and contents of the statement. If it is discovered by the
trade bureau that the declaration made in the statement is false, the trade bureau shall
order the licensee making the statement to rectify the defects within five days after
receipt of the written notice thereof from the bureau.
C. No public or municipally owned electric utility shall make a connection from a
supply of electricity for which a permit is required without the approval of the electrical
bureau or its authorized representative. In the event of an emergency, the electrical
contractor shall issue a prefinal permit to the serving utility authorizing the service to be
reconnected. The electrical contractor shall report the emergency on the next working
day to the electrical bureau or its authorized representative for inspection.