New Mexico § 7-1-8.8 - Information that may be revealed to other state and legislative agencies
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§ 7-1-8.8. Information that may be revealed to other state and legislative agencies
An employee of the department may reveal confidential return information to the following
agencies; provided that a person who receives the information on behalf of the agency
shall be subject to the penalties in Section 7-1-76 NMSA 1978 if the person fails to maintain the confidentiality required: A. a committee of the legislature for a valid legislative purpose, return information
concerning any tax or fee imposed pursuant to the Cigarette Tax Act; B. the attorney general, return information acquired pursuant to the Cigarette Tax
Act for purposes of Section 6-4-13 NMSA 1978 and the master settlement agreement defined in Section 6-4-12 NMSA 1978; C. the commissioner of public lands, return information for use in auditing that pertains
to rentals, royalties, fees and other payments due the state under land sale, land
lease or other land use contracts; D. the secretary of human services or the secretary's delegate under a written agreement
with the department: (1) the last known address with date of all names certified to the department as being
absent parents of children receiving public financial assistance, but only for the
purpose of enforcing the support liability of the absent parents by the child support
enforcement division or any successor organizational unit; (2) return information needed for reports required to be made to the federal government
concerning the use of federal funds for low-income working families; (3) return information of low-income taxpayers for the limited purpose of outreach
to those taxpayers; provided that the human services department [health care authority
department] shall pay the department for expenses incurred by the department to derive
the information requested by the human services department [health care authority
department] if the information requested is not readily available in reports for which
the department's information systems are programmed; (4) return information required to administer the Health Care Quality Surcharge Act;
and (5) return information in accordance with the provisions of the Easy Enrollment Act; E. the department of information technology, by electronic media, a database updated
quarterly that contains the names, addresses, county of address and taxpayer identification
numbers of New Mexico personal income tax filers, but only for the purpose of producing
the random jury list for the selection of petit or grand jurors for the state courts
pursuant to Section 38-5-3 NMSA 1978; F. the state courts, the random jury lists produced by the department of information
technology under Subsection E of this section; G. the director of the New Mexico department of agriculture or the director's authorized
representative, upon request of the director or representative, the names and addresses
of all gasoline or special fuel distributors, wholesalers and retailers; H. the public regulation commission, return information with respect to the Corporate
Income and Franchise Tax Act required to enable the commission to carry out its duties; I. the state racing commission, return information with respect to the state, municipal
and county gross receipts taxes paid by racetracks; J. the gaming control board, tax returns of license applicants and their affiliates
as provided in Subsection E of Section 60-2E-14 NMSA 1978; K. the director of the workers' compensation administration or to the director's representatives
authorized for this purpose, return information to facilitate the identification of
taxpayers that are delinquent or noncompliant in payment of fees required by Section 52-1-9.1 or 52-5-19 NMSA 1978; L. the secretary of workforce solutions or the secretary's delegate, return information
for use in enforcement of unemployment insurance collections pursuant to the terms
of a written reciprocal agreement entered into by the department with the secretary
of workforce solutions for exchange of information; M. the New Mexico finance authority, information with respect to the amount of municipal
and county gross receipts taxes collected by municipalities and counties pursuant
to any local option municipal or county gross receipts taxes imposed, and information
with respect to the amount of governmental gross receipts taxes paid by every agency,
institution, instrumentality or political subdivision of the state pursuant to Section 7-9-4.3 NMSA 1978; N. the superintendent of insurance, return information with respect to the premium
tax and the health insurance premium surtax; O. the secretary of finance and administration or the secretary's designee, return
information concerning a credit pursuant to the Film Production Tax Credit Act; P. the secretary of economic development or the secretary's designee, return information
concerning a credit pursuant to the Film Production Tax Credit Act; Q. the secretary of public safety or the secretary's designee, return information
concerning the Weight Distance Tax Act; R. the secretary of transportation or the secretary's designee, return information
concerning the Weight Distance Tax Act; S. the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources or the secretary's designee,
return information concerning tax credits or deductions for which eligibility is certified
or otherwise determined by the secretary or the secretary's designee; T. the secretary of environment or the secretary's designee, return information concerning
tax credits for which eligibility is certified or otherwise determined by the secretary
or the secretary's designee; and U. the secretary of state or the secretary's designee, taxpayer information required
to maintain voter registration records and as otherwise provided in the Election Code.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-1-8.8 ("Information that may be revealed to other state and legislative agencies") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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