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Department Staff:
Adeline Y. Shell
Josephine A. Young
Sharon Malcom
Edward Olona
Rebecca Hoy
Carol Mares
Janet Cline
Chris Sandlin
Karen Walton
Martin Andre Fager
Suzanne M. Valdez
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00AM to 5:00PM
Office Location:
County Courthouse
230 North 3rd Street
Raton, NM 87740
Mailing Address:
County Assessor
P.O. Box 427
Raton, NM 87740
Contact Info:
Phone: 445-2314
Fax: 445-2207
Email: email... |
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Mission Statement
The Colfax County Assessor's
Office is committed to insuring that all property
owners are treated in a fair, equitable and
impartial manor in accordance with our state
laws. It is our sincere desire to serve and
support colfax county citizens in a professional,
effective, responsible and courteous manner.
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Adeline Y. Shell
County Assessor
Adeline Y. (Addie) Shell
was born and raised in Raton, New Mexico and is a graduate of Raton High School.
She was elected assessor and took office January 1, 2003. Prior to that
she had worked in the assessor's office for 19 years.
She is a NM Certified Appraiser through the
IAAO (International Association of Assessing
Officers). Most recently, Adeline was selected
to become a new member of Strathmore’s "Who’s
Who" registry 2006-2007 for her many acomplishments
and contributions in her field.
Adeline was re-elected in 2006 and will be serving
the county for her 2nd term in January 2007.
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Josephine A. Young
1st Deputy Assessor
Josephine A. (Jody) Young
is a Raton Native, and has lived here most of her life. She and her
husband Robert have two sons, Doug and Mark; and two grandchildren,
Joanie and Cade.
Jody has worked for the county for twenty-two
years. She began work in the Clerk’s office,
and later moved to the Manager’s office as Accounts
Payable Clerk.
Later, she transferred to the
mapping department in the assessor’s office.
She became First Deputy in the Assessor’s office
in 2003.
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Duties & Responsibilities
The Assessors Office Discovers, identifies, lists
and values all property for ad valorem tax purposes
and notifies property owners of their assessed values.
Our office also prepares the County tax roll
for the County Treasurer. The tax roll includes:
real property (land and buildings) and personal
property. Personal property is defined as:
- Livestock (as defined by 7-36-21 NMSA Special
methods of Valuation Livestock)
- Manufactured Homes
- Business Equipment
The mapping department maintains maps of all
Colfax County, including all cities, and towns
within the County. The office updates the ownership
and legal description of every piece of property
within Colfax County.
This requires the Colfax County Assessor's office
to track and maintain approximately 25,000 to
30,000 parcels for the benefit of all the citizens
of the county.
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Assessors Yearly Calendar
January 1: Property is assessed to the owner of record in its current condition as of that date.
January 1 thru last day of February: This is
time to apply for the agricultural classification. There is an
application that needs to be completed and returned by the last day of
February. Manufactured home owners have to report their manufactured
home to the County Assessor's office or a penalty will appear on their
tax bill.
March 31: County assessor mails a
notice of value to property owners. If you qualify
for an exemption, applications must be made no later
than thirty (30) days after the mailing of the County
Assessor's Notice of Valuation for which the exemption
is to be applied.
April 30: Last day to:
- Protest values or classification
with the County Assessor.
- Apply for Head of Family
Exemption.
- Apply the Veteran exemption and/ or the
100% disabled Veteran exemption to property.
- Apply
for 65 and over/disabled limitation to freeze the
property value at a certain level.
June 15: County Assessor's certify the county net taxable values
to the State Department of Finance and Administration
(DFA).
August 1: Department of Taxation
and Revenue certifies the final net taxable values
to the Department of Finance and Administration for
setting tax rates.
September 1: Cutoff date for Department
of Finance and Administration to set tax rates. The
County Commissioners will approve the tax mill rates.
October 1: Property tax schedule
delivered to County Treasurer.
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FORMS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
FORMS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD THROUGH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE
- Protest Form Click Here
- Change of Address Form Click
Here
- Guideline & Instructions to deactivate M/H Titles for New and Used Mobile Homes Click Here
- Request to Change Valuation Status for Manufactured
Home (Requesting to have your manufactured home
assessed as real property) Click
Here
- Request for Manufactured Housing Permit Form Click Here
- Manufactured Home Assessment Form Click Here
- Application-Limitation on Increase in Value
for single Family Dwellings Occupied by Low Income
owners 65 years of age or older or disabled Click
Here
- Residential Real Property transfer Declaration
Affidavit Click
Here
- Application for Agricultural Land and Livestock
use Click
Here
- Livestock Forms Click
Here
- Claim for Exemption of Property Nongovernmental
Entities. Click
Here
- Personal Property Rendition Forms. Click Here
- Homestead Affidavit. Click
Here
- Residential/Non-Residential Tax Levies
Click
Here
- Affordable Housing Valuation Adjustment Application Form Click Here
(click to view. right-click to download. more...) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader Here
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TAX CALCULATION
EXAMPLE OF CALCULATING APPLICABLE TAX
| Full Value of Property |
Appraised Value |
$90,000.00 |
| Calculate Taxable Value |
Appraised Value / 3
$90,000 / 3 |
$30,000 |
Subtract Exemptions
(if applicable) |
Head of Family = $2,000
Veterans Exemption = $4,000
$2,000 + $ 4,000 = $6,000 |
-$6,000 |
| Calculate Total Taxes Owed |
Net Taxable Value * Tax Rate
$24,000 * Tax Rate |
Tax Amount (in Dollars) |
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Further Information
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