New Mexico Statutes 3-65-5. Collection of surcharge; remittance to the municipality
A. Every vendor shall collect the stadium surcharge on behalf of the municipality and shall act as a trustee therefor.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 3-65-5
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
B. The stadium surcharge shall be collected by vendors from the users of products or services subject to the surcharge. Users shall be charged separately for the stadium surcharge from the cost of the product or service subject to the surcharge or the vendor shall institute accounting controls or procedures sufficient to identify the amount of the surcharge owed to a municipality for each sale, transaction or exchange subject to the surcharge.
C. All receipts from the stadium surcharge shall be remitted by vendors to the treasurer of the municipality no later than the tenth day of the month following collection of the receipts. The treasurer of the municipality shall deposit the receipts in a separate account and shall act as trustee of the receipts on behalf of the authority so long as any loan is unpaid.