Section 7-38-12 - Property transfers; copies of documents to be furnished to assessor; penalty for violation

A. Whenever a deed or real estate contract transferring an interest in real property is received by a county clerk for recording, a copy of the deed or real estate contract shall be given to the county assessor by the clerk. B. A county clerk who willfully fails to comply with this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor, punishable in accordance with the Criminal Code [Chapter 30 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 1973, ch. 258, § 52; 1953 Comp., § 72-31-12; Laws 1974, ch. 92, § 8; 1982, ch. 28, § 9.