In the case of the sale of real property:

A. the deed of sale given pursuant to Section 7-1-48 NMSA 1978 shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated;

B. if the proceedings have been substantially in accordance with the provisions of law, the deed shall be considered and operate as a conveyance of all the right, title and interest of the delinquent taxpayer in and to the real property thus sold at the time the notice of lien was filed as provided in Section 7-1-38 NMSA 1978 or immediately before the sale, whichever is earlier; and

C. neither the taxpayer nor anyone claiming through or under him shall bring an action after one year from the date of sale to challenge the conveyance.

History: 1953 Comp., § 72-13-64, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 248, § 52; 1979, ch. 144, § 45.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 72 Am. Jur. 2d State and Local Taxation §§ 982 to 987.

Tax deed and recitals therein as evidence of regularity of tax proceedings as to advertising and notice of sale, and as to time, manner and place of sale, 30 A.L.R. 8, 88 A.L.R. 264.

Necessity of recording tax deed to protect title as against interest derived from former owner, 65 A.L.R. 1015.

What informalities, irregularities or defects in respect to the execution of a tax deed prevent the running of the statute of limitations or period of adverse possession, 113 A.L.R. 1343.

Tax title or deed as subject to attack for want of notice of application for tax deed or of expiration of redemption period, where a statute makes tax deed conclusive evidence of matters preliminary to its issuance or limits attack thereon to specified grounds or exempts deed from attack for procedural irregularities or omissions, 134 A.L.R. 796.

What constitutes "execution" of tax deed beginning or ending period for redemption from tax sale, 166 A.L.R. 853.

Statutory limitation of period for attack on tax deed as affected by failure to comply with statutory requirement as to notice before tax deed, 5 A.L.R.2d 1021.

Void tax deed, tax sale certificate, and the like, as constituting color of title, 38 A.L.R.2d 986.

Property owner's liability for unpaid taxes following acquisition of property by another at tax sale, 100 A.L.R.3d 593.

85 C.J.S. Taxation §§ 1444 et seq.