Requirements
NMSA 1978, § 45-6-409
in effect45-6-409. Requirements
A transfer on death deed shall:
A. contain the essential elements and formalities of a properly recordable inter vivos deed;
B. state that the transfer to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor's death; and
C. be recorded before the transferor's death in the public records in the office of the county clerk for the county where the property is located.
1978 Comp., § 45-6-409, enacted by Laws 2013, ch. 38, § 9.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18546/index.do#!b/45-6-409Fetched: 10/20/2026