No sale of imperishable property shall be held until after the expiration of thirty days from the date of the levy thereon, and no sale of imperishable property shall be held until after publication of notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the county wherein the property was located when levied upon once each week for three successive weeks stating the time and place of the sale and describing the property to be sold. Perishable property may be sold immediately after seizure without publication or notice of the sale. The department shall make special efforts to give notice of the sale to persons with a particular interest in special property and shall, apart from the requirements stated above, advertise the sale in a manner appropriate to the kind of property to be sold.

History: 1953 Comp., § 72-13-58, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 248, § 46; 1971, ch. 276, § 10; 1979, ch. 144, § 39; 1986, ch. 20, § 22.

Cross references. — For publication of notice generally, see 14-11-1 to 14-11-13 NMSA 1978.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 72 Am. Jur. 2d State and Local Taxation §§ 908 to 910.

Use of abbreviations in description of land in tax proceedings, 1 A.L.R. 1228.

Sufficiency of description of land in notice of tax sale, 67 A.L.R. 890.

Failure of advertisement in judicial proceeding for sale of land for delinquent taxes on foreclosure of tax lien, to describe lands affected, as contrary to due process of law or other constitutional objection, 107 A.L.R. 285.

Sufficiency of description of property on tax rolls or in tax proceedings, by reference to map, plat or survey, 137 A.L.R. 184.

Effect of misnomer of landowner on delinquent taxpayer in notice, advertisement, etc., of tax foreclosure or sale, 43 A.L.R.2d 967.

Validity of notice of tax sale or of tax sale proceeding which fails to state tax year or kind or type of taxes covered by tax assessments, 43 A.L.R.2d 988.

85 C.J.S. Taxation §§ 1108 to 1112, 1179 to 1182.