{"data":{"id":"us-nm/7-1-37","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"7-1-37","heading":"Assessment as lien.","body":"A. If any person liable for any tax neglects or refuses to pay the tax after assessment and demand for payment as provided in Section 7-1-17 NMSA 1978 or if any person liable for tax pursuant to Section 7-1-63 NMSA 1978 neglects or refuses to pay after demand has been made, unless and only so long as such a person is entitled to the protection afforded by a valid order of a United States court entered pursuant to Section 362 or 1301 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended or renumbered, the amount of the tax shall be a lien in favor of the state of New Mexico upon all property and rights to property of the person.\nB. The lien imposed by Subsection A of this section shall arise at the time both assessment and demand, as provided in Section 7-1-17 NMSA 1978, have been made or at the time demand has been made pursuant to Section 7-1-63 NMSA 1978 and shall continue until the liability for payment of the amount demanded is satisfied, extinguished or released.\nC. As against any mortgagee, pledgee, purchaser, judgment creditor, person claiming a lien under Sections 48-2-1 through 48-11-9 NMSA 1978, lienor for value or other encumbrancer for value, the lien imposed by Subsection A of this section shall not be considered to have arisen or have any effect whatever until notice of the lien has been filed as provided in Section 7-1-38 NMSA 1978.","path":["Chapter 7 - Taxation","ARTICLE 1 Administration"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18507/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"b0f862554328ad76f115008203b83de49d4b5de7ebc63d9d3d3a887d57919f19","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/7-1-36","next":"us-nm/7-1-38"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}