New Mexico
Unclaimed property is administered by the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Departmentthrough the New Mexico Unclaimed Property program.
Official search & downloadable data
Downloadable file
No official public CSV, Excel, or ZIP owner-data file has been located yet for this state.
Finder & Recovery Rules
Licensing / Registration
No finder license or registration required.
Fee Cap
No statutory percentage cap; unconscionable compensation challengeable (NMSA §7-8A-25).
Waiting Period
Agreements are void from the date of presumed abandonment until 48 months after payment or delivery — double the usual window (NMSA §7-8A-25, amended 2006).
Governing Statute
NMSA §7-8A-1 et seq.; finder agreements §7-8A-25 (verified June 2026).
Summaries marked “verify” have not been independently confirmed against the current statute text. Nothing here is legal advice — confirm rules with the state administrator or counsel before contacting claimants.
Where county money sits in New Mexico
State-run delinquent property tax auctions (TRD Property Tax Division); excess proceeds claims go through the state, not counties.
County Directory — New Mexico
33 counties · 0 with verified sources so far. Rows without a verified link show where the records are typically held —know the direct URL? Submit it and we'll credit you.