2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 7 - Taxation
Article 38 - Administration and Enforcement of Property Taxes
Section 7-38-52 - Notification to motor vehicle division of unpaid property taxes on manufactured homes; notice of filing constitutes lien on vehicle.

A. In the preparation of the tax delinquency notices, the county treasurer shall ascertain those persons who have failed to pay taxes on manufactured homes.

B. In addition to the information required under Section 7-38-51 NMSA 1978, delinquency notices sent to the persons determined under Subsection A of this section shall include the location and vehicle identification number of the manufactured home.

C. A copy of the delinquency notice of unpaid taxes on a manufactured home shall be sent to the motor vehicle division of the department. Upon receipt and filing of the notice by the motor vehicle division, the unpaid taxes, penalty and interest constitute a security interest in and a lien on the vehicle in accordance with Section 66-3-204 NMSA 1978. The delinquency notice sent to the owner of the manufactured home shall notify the owner of the mailing of the copy of the notification to the motor vehicle division and of the legal effect of the filing of the notice by that division.

D. When the delinquent taxes, penalty and interest are fully paid, the county treasurer shall certify the fact of payment and shall prepare a notification of certified payment. The original notification shall be sent to the motor vehicle division of the department, and a copy shall be sent to the owner of the manufactured home.

E. The lien provided for in this section is in addition to any other remedy available to the state for the collection of delinquent property taxes.

History: 1953 Comp., § 72-31-52, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 258, § 92; 1974, ch. 92, § 20; 1983, ch. 295, § 3; 1991, ch. 166, § 9.

The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, deleted "transportation" preceding "department" in the first sentence in Subsection C and in the second sentence in Subsection D and made a minor stylistic change in Subsection C.