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Section 7-37-1 – Provisions for imposition of tax; applicability.

The provisions of Chapter 7, Article 37 NMSA 1978 apply to and govern the imposition of the property tax. Except for Sections 7-37-7 and 7-37-7.1 NMSA 1978, the provisions of that article do not apply to: A. impositions or levies of taxes on specific classes of property authorized by laws outside of the Property Tax […]

Section 7-37-2 – Imposition of the tax.

A tax is imposed upon all property subject to valuation for property taxation purposes under Article 36 of Chapter 7 NMSA 1978. The tax shall be imposed at the rates authorized and in the manner and for the purposes specified in this article. History: 1953 Comp., § 72-30-2, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 258, § […]

Section 7-37-4 – Head-of-family exemption.

A. Up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) of the taxable value of residential property subject to the tax is exempt from the imposition of the tax if the property is owned by the head of a family who is a New Mexico resident or if the property is held in a grantor trust established under […]

Section 7-37-5 – Veteran exemption.

A. Up to four thousand dollars ($4,000) of the taxable value of property, including the community or joint property of husband and wife, subject to the tax is exempt from the imposition of the tax if the property is owned by a veteran or the veteran’s unmarried surviving spouse if the veteran or surviving spouse […]

Section 7-37-5.1 – Disabled veteran exemption.

A. As used in this section: (1) “disabled veteran” means an individual who: (a) has been honorably discharged from membership in the armed forces of the United States or has received a discharge certificate from a branch of the armed forces of the United States for civilian service recognized pursuant to federal law as service […]

Section 7-37-5.2 – Deleted.

ANNOTATIONS Compiler’s notes. — Section 7-37-5.2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 2007, ch. 167, § 1, which provided that the property of a veterans’ organization was exempt from property tax, was deleted by the compiler. Laws 2007, ch. 167, § 3 provided that the act would become effective upon the certification by the secretary […]

Section 7-37-5.3 – Veterans’ organization exemption.

The property of a veterans’ organization chartered by the United States congress and that is used primarily for the benefit of veterans and their families is exempt from property taxation. The exemption provided by this section may be referred to as the “veterans’ organization exemption”. The veterans’ organization exemption shall be applied only if claimed […]

Section 7-37-7 – Tax rates authorized; limitations.

A. The tax rates specified in Subsection B of this section are the maximum rates that may be set by the department of finance and administration for the use of the stated governmental units for the purposes stated in that subsection. The tax rates set for residential property for county, school district or municipal general […]

Section 7-37-7.1 – Additional limitations on property tax rates.

A. Except as provided in Subsections D and E of this section, in setting the general property tax rates for residential and nonresidential property authorized in Subsection B of Section 7-37-7 NMSA 1978, the other rates and impositions authorized in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of Subsection C of Section 7-37-7 NMSA 1978, except the portion […]

Section 7-37-8 – School tax rates.

No later than August 15 of each year, the state department of public education shall submit to the secretary of finance and administration the property tax rates for the succeeding tax year for each school district and the commission on higher education [higher education department] shall submit to the secretary of finance and administration the […]