The county clerks of the different counties of this state shall be ex officio recorders in their respective counties. History: Laws 1855-1856, p. 18, § 1; C.L. 1865, ch. 88, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 429; C.L. 1897, § 776; Code 1915, § 4779; C.S. 1929, § 118-101; 1941 Comp., § 13-101; 1953 Comp., § […]
For failure to comply with the responsibilities and duties in Chapter 14, Article 8 NMSA 1978, each county clerk is responsible on the clerk’s official bond for damages suffered by the injured party. History: Laws 1855-1856, p. 18, § 5; C.L. 1865, ch. 88, § 5; C.L. 1884, § 433; C.L. 1897, § 780; Code […]
History: Laws 1939, ch. 179, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 13-109; 1953 Comp., § 71-1-9; 1978 Comp., § 14-8-11, repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 134, § 24. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 134, § 24 repealed 14-8-11 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1939, ch. 179, § 1, relating to standard form of instruments, […]
History: Laws 1939, ch. 179, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 13-110; Laws 1941, ch. 22, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 71-1-10; Laws 1953, ch. 51, § 1; 1955, ch. 213, § 1; 1957, ch. 95, § 1; 1959, ch. 253, § 2; 1977, ch. 179, § 5; 1979, ch. 185, § 1; 1980, ch. 48, […]
Any instrument received for recording after June 16, 1977 and before the effective date of this act and which would have been validly filed but for the provisions of Laws 1979, Chapter 185, Section 1, Subsection D or Laws 1977, Chapter 179, Section 5, Subsection D shall be conclusively presumed to have been validly filed […]
A. A “county clerk recording and filing fund” is established in each county. B. Expenditures from the county clerk recording and filing fund shall be determined annually by the county clerk and approved by the board of county commissioners. C. Expenditures from the county clerk recording and filing fund may be expended only: (1) to […]
History: 1978 Comp., § 14-8-12.3, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 122, § 3; 1987, ch. 288, § 2; 2008, ch. 66, § 2; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 134, § 24. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 134, § 24 repealed 14-8-12.3 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 122, § 3, relating to […]
History: 1978 Comp., § 14-8-12.4, enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 122, § 4; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 134, § 24. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 134, § 24 repealed 14-8-12.4 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 122, § 4, relating to recording fees, more than two acknowledgments, more than two hundred […]
The county clerk shall be allowed the following fees: for recording letters testamentary or of administration, one dollar [($1.00)]; for filing the bond of the executor or administrator, fifty cents [($.50)]; for order appointing guardian or curator, twelve and one-half cents [($.125)]; for filing and preserving bond of guardian or curator, fifty cents [($.50)]; for […]
A. Records maintained in the office of the county clerk are available to be searched without charge during regular business hours. B. County clerks: (1) may charge reasonable fees for conducting searches and for reproducing or permitting reproduction of their records as well as for certifying documents; (2) shall not charge fees in excess of […]
A. No county clerk shall receive any instrument of writing for filing or record unless the fees for such filing and recording have first been paid. B. Unless otherwise specified by law, the county clerk shall collect a recording fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each document filed or recorded by the county clerk. C. […]
History: Laws 2011, ch. 134, § 22; repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 130, § 4. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2019, ch. 130, § 4 repealed 14-8-15.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 2011, ch. 134, § 22, relating to payment of fees, in-person filings, disposition, effective July 1, 2019. For provisions of former section, see […]
A. A person owning real property that is subject to property taxation under the Property Tax Code [Chapter 7, Articles 35 through 38 NMSA 1978] may file for record in the office of the county clerk of the county where the real property is located a legal description or a plat of the real property. […]
The county clerk shall record free of charge: A. oaths of public office made pursuant to Article 20, Section 1 of the constitution of New Mexico; B. the discharge papers of any person who was accepted for service and served in the armed forces of the United States for thirty days or more; C. notices […]
It is the duty of the county clerk to maintain permanently all documents that by law should be recorded. History: Laws 1855-1856, p. 18, § 2; C.L. 1865, ch. 88, § 2; C.L. 1884, § 430; C.L. 1897, § 777; Code 1915, § 4780; C.S. 1929, § 118-102; 1941 Comp., § 13-102; 1953 Comp., § […]
When used in Chapter 14, Articles 1 through 5 and 8 through 10 NMSA 1978, “book” includes microfilm and digitized documents. History: 1953 Comp., § 71-1-2.1, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 52, § 1; 2011, ch. 134, § 6. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For microfilming of records, see 14-1-4 to 14-1-6 NMSA 1978. For provisions […]
A. Any original instrument of writing duly acknowledged may be filed and recorded. Any instrument of writing not duly acknowledged may not be filed and recorded or considered of record, though so entered, unless otherwise provided in this section. B. For purposes of this section, “acknowledged” means notarized by a person empowered to perform notarial […]
A. Any original instrument of writing duly acknowledged may be filed and recorded. Any instrument of writing not duly acknowledged may not be filed and recorded or considered of record, though so entered, unless otherwise provided in this section. B. For purposes of this section, “acknowledged” means notarized by a person empowered to perform notarial […]
All recordings of unacknowledged mining location notices and amended or additional notices made pursuant to Sections 69-3-1, 69-3-2, 69-3-12 or 69-3-21 [repealed] NMSA 1978, and the record thereof in the office of the county clerk, are hereby confirmed and made valid, the provisions of Section 14-8-4 NMSA 1978 notwithstanding; provided, however, existing or intervening rights […]
When any land title or other document is delivered to the county clerk to be recorded, it is the clerk’s duty to endorse immediately on that document or other paper the day, month and year in which the clerk received it, and the clerk shall record it in the book of record as soon as […]
