NMSA 1978, § 7-38-12.1 — 7-38-12.1

Residential property transfers; affidavit to be filed with
assessor.

# A.

After January 1, 2004, a transferor or the transferor's authorized agent or a
transferee or the transferee's authorized agent presenting for recording with a county
clerk a deed, real estate contract or memorandum of real estate contract transferring an
interest in real property classified as residential property for property taxation purposes
shall also file with the county assessor within thirty days of the date of filing with the
county clerk an affidavit signed and completed in accordance with the provisions of
Subsection B of this section.

# B.

The affidavit required for submission shall be in a form approved by the
department and signed by the transferors or their authorized agents or the transferees
or their authorized agents of any interest in residential real property transferred by deed
or real estate contract. The affidavit shall contain only the following information to be
used only for analytical and statistical purposes in the application of appraisal methods:
(1) the complete names of all transferors and transferees;
(2) the current mailing addresses of all transferors and transferees;
(3) the legal description of the real property interest transferred as it appears
in the document of transfer;
(4) the full consideration, including money or any other thing of value, paid or
exchanged for the transfer and the terms of the sale including any amount of seller
incentives; and
(5) the value and a description of personal property that is included in the sale
price.

# C.

Upon receipt of the affidavit required by Subsection A of this section, the county
assessor shall place the date of receipt on the original affidavit and on a copy of the
affidavit. The county assessor shall retain the original affidavit as a confidential record
and as proof of compliance and shall return the copy marked with the date of receipt to
the person presenting the affidavit. The assessor shall index the affidavits in a manner
that permits cross-referencing to other records in the assessor's office pertaining to the
specific property described in the affidavit. The affidavit and its contents are not part of
the valuation record of the assessor.

# D.

The affidavit required by Subsection A of this section shall not be required for:
(1) a deed transferring nonresidential property;
(2) a deed that results from the payment in full or forfeiture by a transferee
under a recorded real estate contract or recorded memorandum of real estate contract;
(3) a lease of or easement on real property, regardless of the length of term;
(4) a deed, patent or contract for sale or transfer of real property in which an
agency or representative of the United States, New Mexico or any political subdivision
of the state is the named grantor or grantee and authorized transferor or transferee;
(5) a quitclaim deed to quiet title or clear boundary disputes;
(6) a conveyance of real property executed pursuant to court order;
(7) a deed to an unpatented mining claim;
(8) an instrument solely to provide or release security for a debt or obligation;
(9) an instrument that confirms or corrects a deed previously recorded;
(10) an instrument between husband and wife or parent and child with only
nominal actual consideration therefor;
(11) an instrument arising out of a sale for delinquent taxes or assessments;
(12) an instrument accomplishing a court-ordered partition;
(13) an instrument arising out of a merger or incorporation;
(14) an instrument by a subsidiary corporation to its parent corporation for no
consideration, nominal consideration or in sole consideration of the cancellation or
surrender of the subsidiary's stock;
(15) an instrument from a person to a trustee or from a trustee to a trust
beneficiary with only nominal actual consideration therefor;
(16) an instrument to or from an intermediary for the purpose of creating a joint
tenancy estate or some other form of ownership; or
(17) an instrument delivered to establish a gift or a distribution from an estate
of a decedent or trust.

# E.

The affidavit required by Subsection A of this section shall not be construed to be
a valuation record pursuant to Section 7-38-19 NMSA 1978.

# F.

Prior to November 1, 2003, the department shall print and distribute to each
county assessor affidavit forms for distribution to the public upon request.