# N.M. Stat. § 67-2-4: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C67_A2_S67-2-4

## Section

- **Citation:** N.M. Stat. § 67-2-4
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** New Mexico
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 2 / Section 67-2-4

## Text

As used in Chapter 67 NMSA 1978:

A. “state highway” shall include any highway declared to be a state highway by an act of the legislature or designated as such by the state highway engineer;

B. “ department ” means the department of transportation; and

C. “ secretary ” means the secretary of transportation.

## Nearby sections

- [N.M. Stat. § 67-2-1 § 67-2-1. Public highways; definition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C67_A2_S67-2-1.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 67-2-2 § 67-2-2. Maintenance and repair by counties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C67_A2_S67-2-2.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 67-2-3 § 67-2-3. Post roads and mail routes declared to be public roads](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C67_A2_S67-2-3.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 67-2-4 § 67-2-4. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C67_A2_S67-2-4.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 67-2-5 § 67-2-5. Rights-of-way vest in state after use as highway for a year](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C67_A2_S67-2-5.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 67-2-6 § 67-2-6. Abandonment, vacation and reverter of public roads, streets and highways](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C67_A2_S67-2-6.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 67-2-7 § 67-2-7. Petition for determination of abandonment or vacation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C67_A2_S67-2-7.md)

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