New Mexico

Unclaimed property is administered by the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Departmentthrough the New Mexico Unclaimed Property program.

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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.