New Mexico § 66-12-6.3 - Security interest in boats; filing effective to give notice
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-12-6.3 — Security interest in boats; filing effective to give notice, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-12-6.3. Security interest in boats; filing effective to give notice
A. The filing of an application with the division and the issuance of a new certificate
of title by the division as provided in Section 66-12-5.2 NMSA 1978 constitutes constructive notice of all security interests in the boat described in
the application. If the application is received by the division within ten days after the date the
security agreement was executed, constructive notice dates from the time of the execution
of the security agreement. Otherwise, constructive notice dates from the time of receipt noted on the title
application. B. The method provided in this article for perfecting a security interest shall be
exclusive except as to liens dependent upon possession. C. The constructive notice provided for in this section terminates twelve months after
the maturity date of the debt. Unless refiled in a manner prescribed by the division within twelve months after
the maturity date, the division may ignore the security interest in the issuance of
all subsequent certificates of title.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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