N.M. Stat. § 66-3-201
Filing security interests.
A. A security interest in a vehicle of a type required to be titled and registered in
New Mexico is not valid against attaching creditors, subsequent transferees or
lienholders unless perfected as provided by this section. This provision does not apply
to liens dependent upon possession nor to property tax liens on manufactured homes
perfected under Section 66-3-204 NMSA 1978.
B. Title applications may be submitted electronically to the department but all title
applications shall be accompanied by the certificate of title last issued for the vehicle
and shall contain the name and address of any lienholder, the date the security
agreement was executed and the maturity date of the agreement.
C. Upon receipt of a title application, the department shall record the date it was
received. When satisfied as to the genuineness of the application, the department shall
file it and issue a new certificate of title showing the owner's name and all liens existing
against the vehicle.
D. No security interest filed in any state which does not show all liens on the
certificate of title shall be valid against any person in this state other than the parties to
the security agreement or those persons who take with actual notice of the agreement.