Section 7-38-73 - Department of finance and administration to promulgate regulations regarding accounting for and distribution of property taxes collected. - New Mexico Statutes

7-38-73. Department of finance and administration to promulgate regulations regarding accounting for and distribution of property taxes collected.

The department of finance and administration is authorized and directed to promulgate regulations covering the receipt of, accounting for and distribution of amounts received under the Property Tax Code [Articles 35 to 38 of Chapter 7 NMSA 1978] by county treasurers as taxes. The department of finance and administration may provide in these regulations for the withholding of amounts of taxes to which the state is entitled to distribution in those instances when delinquent property taxes are paid to the department, but the regulations shall require that withheld taxes must be credited and shown as paid by the county treasurer on the property tax schedule.