Section 7-38-9 - Description of property for property taxation purposes. - New Mexico Statutes

7-38-9. Description of property for property taxation purposes.

A.     Property shall be described for property taxation purposes by a description sufficiently adequate and accurate to identify it. Real property shall be described under a uniform system of real property description in accordance with regulations of the department. The department shall promulgate regulations establishing a uniform system of real property description to be used by the department and all assessors. The system shall include requirements for a comprehensive mapping or geographic information system, the use of uniform property record documents and uniform coding of real property descriptions.   

B.     Real property that has been valued for property taxation purposes prior to the effective date of the Property Tax Code [Articles 35 to 38 of Chapter 7 NMSA 1978] by a description consisting of a mere reference to the time and place of filing or recording in the office of the county clerk of any map or other instrument describing the property with sufficient preciseness to permit its identification shall be considered to have been sufficiently described for property taxation purposes. All prior assessments, records and instruments maintained or issued by property taxation officers which describe the property by such a reference are validated and given the same force and effect as if a description of the property had been used that would comply with this section.