2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 7-2-5.5 — Exemption; earnings by Indians, their Indian spouses and Indian dependents on Indian lands.

7-2-5.5. Exemption; earnings by Indians, their Indian spouses and Indian dependents on Indian lands.

Income earned by a member of a New Mexico federally recognized Indian nation, tribe, band or pueblo, his spouse or dependent, who is a member of a New Mexico federally recognized Indian nation, tribe, band or pueblo, is exempt from state income tax if the income is earned from work performed within and the member, spouse or dependent lives within the boundaries of the Indian member's or the spouse's reservation or pueblo grant or within the boundaries of lands held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the member or spouse or his nation, tribe, band or pueblo, subject to restriction against alienation imposed by the United States.