Departments and Divisions

Duties of the County Treasurer | NM Taxation and Revenue to Increase State Cost Collections

Rio Arriba County Treasurer, Livia Olguin

Chief Deputy Treasurer - Rosa C. Martinez

Tierra Amarilla Staff
Treasurer Accountant - Melody N. Gomez
Accountant-Juanita D. Salazar
Administrative Assistant I - Yolanda V. Leyba
Treasurer Technician I - Gilbert J. Martinez
Cashier - Terry A. Martinez

Espanola Staff
Treasurer Technician III - Sarah Garcia
Cashier - Marcella Garcia
Cashier - Margo Garcia

The Treasurer's office strives to assist you in all your property tax needs

Rio Arriba County has two locations to serve you

Tierra Amarilla Office is located at the Rio Arriba County Court House

Mailing Address:
Rio Arriba County Treasurer
P.O Box 548
Tierra Amarilla, NM 87575
Phone Number: (575)588-7727 or (575)588-7728
Fax Number: (575)588-9302

Espanola Sub-Office is located at the Rio Arriba County Annex Building

Mailing Address:
1122 Industrial Park Rd.
Espanola, NM 87532
Telephone Number: (505) 753-1663
Fax Number: (505) 747-5398

Hours Of Operation are Monday-Friday 8:00 Am to 5:00 PM

Open during the lunch hour for your convenience

County revenues consist of Property Taxes, Oil and Gas Ad-Valorem Taxes

Property Taxes are mailed out by November 1st for the current tax year

Property Tax Due Dates:

First Half Taxes: Due November 10th of the current tax year and become delinquent after December 10th.

Second Half Taxes: Due April 10th of the following year and become delinquent on May 10th.

Methods of Payments: Cash, Check, Money orders, and Cashier's Checks made payable to: Rio Arriba County Treasurer.

Please Include your Owner Number or Tax Bill Number on your checks or money orders

Penalty and Interest On Delinquent Taxes:

Interest and Penaly on Delinquent amounts are calculated as folows:

Interest: 1% per month on delinquent TAX AMOUNT ONLY: no maximum

Penalty: 1% per month on delinquent TAX AMOUNT ONLY: 5% maximum

For Penalty and Interest Amounts Due, Contact the Treasure's Office

**When delinquent taxes fall on a weekend or legal County Holiday, payments become delinquent at 5:00 pm the following business day.**

NOTE

REAL PROPERTY THAT IS DELINQUENT FOR 3 YEARS IS REPORTED TO THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO TAXATION AND REVENUE PROPERTY TAX DIVISION IN JULY. ONCE DELINQUENT TAXES ARE REPORTED A STATE COST FEE WILL BE COLLECTED. DELINQUENT TAXES FOR 2006 AND PRIOR YEARS WILL HAVE A $55.00 FEE COLLECTED. BEGINNING JULY 1ST TAXES THAT ARE DELINQUENT FOR THE YEAR 2007 TO PRESENT WILL HAVE A $125.00 FEE IMPOSED. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE (NM TAX AND REV DEPT.)