New Mexico Code § 7-38-21.1

Protests; state-assessed property; election of remedies
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A. A property owner may protest the value or classification determined by the department for the property owner's property for property taxation purposes, the allocation of value of the property to a particular governmental unit or a denial of a claim for an exemption by:
(1) filing a petition of protest with the administrative hearings office, as provided in the Property Tax Code; or
(2) filing a claim for refund with a district court after paying the property owner's taxes as provided in the Property Tax Code.
B. The initiation of a protest under Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of this section is an election to pursue that remedy and is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of the right to pursue the alternative remedy provided in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of this section.
History: 1978 Comp., § 7-38-21.1, enacted by Laws 2023, ch. 36, § 6.
Effective dates. — Laws 2023, ch. 36, § 10 made Laws 2023, ch. 36, § 6 effective July 1, 2023.

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