New Mexico § 3-38-4 Business licensing; business registration; application to do

New Mexico Statutes

§ 3-38-4 — Business licensing; business registration; application to do

New Mexico § 3-38-4

Ch. 3Municipalities

Art. 38Licenses and Taxes

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 3-38-4 (2026).

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business; issuance of license or registration; proration of license fee; renewal of registration; staggered periods for business registration.

A.Prior to engaging in any business, any person proposing to engage in a business shall pay to the municipality any applicable business registration fee or any applicable business license fee. A municipality may provide by ordinance for the prorating of the business license fee and the issuing of a business license for the remainder of the calendar year in which the business is to be operated.

B.Each year, any person engaging in a business within a municipality shall apply for the renewal of any applicable business license as authorized in Section 3-38-1 NMSA 1978 or any applicable business registration as authorized in Section 3-38-3 NMSA 1978 wi

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business; issuance of license or registration; proration of license fee; renewal of registration; staggered periods for business registration. A. Prior to engaging in any business, any person proposing to engage in a business shall pay to the municipality any applicable business registration fee or any applicable business license fee. A municipality may provide by ordinance for the prorating of the business license fee and the issuing of a business license for the remainder of the calendar year in which the business is to be operated. B. Each year, any person engaging in a business within a municipality shall apply for the renewal of any applicable business license as authorized in Section 3-38-1 NMSA 1978 or any applicable business registration as authorized in Section 3-38-3 NMSA 1978 with the municipal clerk. A municipality may provide by ordinance for a staggered system of business registration. C. Any person filing an application for issuance or renewal of any business license as authorized in Section 3-38-1 NMSA 1978 or any business registration as authorized in Section 3-38-3 NMSA 1978 shall include on the application his current revenue division taxpayer identification number or evidence of application for a current revenue division taxpayer identification number. No municipality shall issue or renew a business license or a business registration authorizing the conduct of a business to any person who has not furnished to the municipality the information required in this section.