§ 7-38-12 NMSA 1978

Property transfers; copies of documents to be furnished to assessor; penalty for violation

Laws 1973, ch. 258, § 52; 1953 Comp., § 72-31-12; Laws 1974, ch. 92, § 8; 1982, ch. 28, § 9.

A. Whenever a deed or real estate contract transferring an interest in real property is received by a county clerk for recording, a copy of the deed or real estate contract shall be given to the county assessor by the clerk.

B. A county clerk who willfully fails to comply with this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor, punishable in accordance with the Criminal Code [Chapter 30 NMSA 1978].

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.