The total amount of all taxes due and assessed is a personal debt of the taxpayer to the state of New Mexico until paid and may be collected by civil action to that end commenced subject to the limitations in Section 7-1-19 NMSA 1978 by the secretary or attorney general in district court or in federal courts. Final judgments for taxes may be enforced in appropriate courts of other states by the secretary or the attorney general pursuant to agreement between the other state and this state or by attorneys or other agents in that state retained by the department or the attorney general. This remedy is in addition to any other remedy provided by law.

History: 1953 Comp., § 72-13-71, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 248, § 59; 1971, ch. 32, § 2; 1979, ch. 144, § 52; 1992, ch. 55, § 14.

The 1992 amendment, effective July 1, 1992, deleted "or paid over" following "paid" in the first sentence and substituted all of the present language of that sentence following "commenced" for "by the director or attorney general in district court at any time or by actions commenced in federal courts", and inserted "secretary or the" and "or other agents" in the second sentence.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 71 Am. Jur. 2d State and Local Taxation § 5; 72 Am. Jur. 2d State and Local Taxation §§ 876 to 878.

Right to maintain action or proceeding in one state or country to collect or enforce tax due to another state or country or political subdivision thereof, 165 A.L.R. 796.

84 C.J.S. Taxation §§ 1 to 3; 85 C.J.S. §§ 1049 to 1080.