New Mexico Statutes
Article 4 - County Highways in General
Section 67-4-21 - County lien; filing; contents; interest.

A. The county treasurer shall file in the office of the county clerk a notice of lien covering each delinquent assessment for street maintenance. The notice of lien shall include:
(1) the fact that a lien for a street maintenance assessment is established;
(2) the name and address of the owner of the property against which the lien is established as determined from the records of the county assessor;
(3) a description of the property against which the lien is established;
(4) the amount of the lien; and
(5) if the lien is for more than one assessment, the dates for which the lien is established.
B. All assessment liens may be included in the same notice of lien and it shall not be necessary to file separate liens against the separate properties. The lien shall be attested in the name of the county treasurer under the seal of the county.
C. The principal amount of any lien imposed for a street maintenance assessment shall bear interest at the same rate as delinquent property taxes and shall be collected at the same time as the property taxes.
History: 1953 Comp., § 55-3-25, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 167, § 2; 1975, ch. 125, § 2.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 67 - Highways

Article 4 - County Highways in General

Section 67-4-1 - Repealed.

Section 67-4-2 - [County commissioners succeed to powers and duties of county road superintendents.]

Section 67-4-3 - [County road superintendent; employment; powers.]

Section 67-4-4 - County road contracts with state transportation commission.

Section 67-4-5 - [Road districts; establishment; road supervisor; appointment; powers.]

Section 67-4-6 - [Disbursements from road and bridge fund; county road superintendent's plan.]

Section 67-4-7 - Disbursements from road fund; state transportation commission plan.

Section 67-4-8 - [Disbursements from road and bridge fund; road supervisor's plan.]

Section 67-4-9 - Repealed.

Section 67-4-10 - Budget contents; limitations.

Section 67-4-11 - Unlawful to transfer money from county road and bridge fund to any other county fund.

Section 67-4-12 - Rights of way; road location changes.

Section 67-4-13 - Road maintenance; insufficiency of state funds.

Section 67-4-14 - Repealed.

Section 67-4-15 - [Violation of 67-4-3 to 67-4-16 NMSA 1978; penalty; disposition of fines.]

Section 67-4-16 - [Misuse of funds and other violations; liability on bond; removal from office.]

Section 67-4-17 - [Cooperative agreements with federal government.]

Section 67-4-18 - [Portion of proceeds of tax levies paid to municipalities.]

Section 67-4-19 - [Municipal "street paving and improvement fund"; purposes for which used.]

Section 67-4-20 - Local county roads; assessment for maintenance; lien.

Section 67-4-21 - County lien; filing; contents; interest.

Section 67-4-22 - Effect of filing notice of lien.

Section 67-4-23 - Manner of releasing lien.

Section 67-4-24 - County lien; foreclosure; joinder of defendants; complaint; several judgment; lien recitals as prima facie evidence; attorney fee.