A. The filing of an application with the division and the issuance of a new certificate of title by the division as provided in Section 66-12-5.2 NMSA 1978 constitutes constructive notice of all security interests in the boat described in the application. If the application is received by the division within ten days after the date the security agreement was executed, constructive notice dates from the time of the execution of the security agreement. Otherwise, constructive notice dates from the time of receipt noted on the title application.
B. The method provided in this article for perfecting a security interest shall be exclusive except as to liens dependent upon possession.
C. The constructive notice provided for in this section terminates twelve months after the maturity date of the debt. Unless refiled in a manner prescribed by the division within twelve months after the maturity date, the division may ignore the security interest in the issuance of all subsequent certificates of title.
History: Laws 1987, ch. 247, ยง 11.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 66-12-1 - Short title.
Section 66-12-2 - Purpose of act.
Section 66-12-3 - Definitions.
Section 66-12-4 - Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited.
Section 66-12-5 - Identification number.
Section 66-12-5.2 - Owner's certificate of title; fees; duplicates.
Section 66-12-5.3 - Prohibited acts.
Section 66-12-6 - Dealer and manufacturer numbers; fee; certificates of origin; records.
Section 66-12-6.1 - Excise tax on issuance of certificates of title; appropriation.
Section 66-12-6.2 - Security interest in boats; filing; perfection.
Section 66-12-6.3 - Security interest in boats; filing effective to give notice.
Section 66-12-6.4 - Forms; investigations.
Section 66-12-6.5 - Prohibited display of dealer or manufacturer numbers.
Section 66-12-6.6 - Dealer license.
Section 66-12-6.7 - Dealer license denial, suspension and revocation.
Section 66-12-6.8 - Dealer bonds; required insurance.
Section 66-12-7.1 - Personal flotation devices required.
Section 66-12-8 - Exemptions from numbering provisions of the Boat Act.
Section 66-12-9 - Boat liveries.
Section 66-12-10 - Muffling devices.
Section 66-12-11 - Prohibited operation.
Section 66-12-12 - Collisions; assistance and reports.
Section 66-12-13 - Transmittal of information.
Section 66-12-14 - Water skis and surfboards.
Section 66-12-15 - Regattas; races; marine parades; tournaments or exhibitions.
Section 66-12-16 - Local regulations; restrictions; special rules and regulations.
Section 66-12-17 - Owner's civil liability.
Section 66-12-18 - Power to regulate.
Section 66-12-18.1 - Safe boating rules.
Section 66-12-19 - Filing of regulations.
Section 66-12-20 - Disposition of fees.
Section 66-12-21 - Disposition of fines.