The endorsement and filing of a plat is a dedication of the land designated on the plat for public use. Such land is public property. Fee vests in the municipality if the dedicated land lies within the boundaries of a municipality.
§ 3-20-11 NMSA 1978
Dedication for public use
1953 Comp., § 14-19-10, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300; 1973, ch. 348, § 34.
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