2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 19: Public Lands
Article 7: Sale and Lease of Lands, 19-7-1 through 19-7-69
Section 19-7-6: Offenses by officers or employees of land office; penalty.

19-7-60. Claim for refund; contents; time limit; notice of erroneous payment; limitation of action.

A person claiming a refund under the provisions of Sections 19-7-59 through 19-7-63 NMSA 1978 shall file with the commissioner of public lands a written claim for refund, stating the amount claimed to have been erroneously paid and the reasons why such payment was erroneously made. All claims for refund of money shall be filed within ninety days after notice. If an erroneous payment of any money is discovered by the commissioner of public lands, notice of the discovery shall be given by the commissioner of public lands, as soon after the discovery as possible, by registered mail to the last recorded address of the person making the erroneous payment. A claim for a refund that is not filed with the commissioner of public lands within six years from the date the erroneous payment was made shall be forever barred; provided that if notice of an erroneous payment is given less than ninety days before the end of the six-year limitation, the period of time to file a claim shall be extended beyond the six-year limitation for the number of days necessary to provide ninety days to file the claim.