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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-7 > Article-20e > Section-7-20e-27-20E-2. Definitions.
As used in the County Local Option Gross Receipts Taxes Act [7-20E-1 NMSA 1978]:
A. "county" means, unless specifically defined otherwise in the County Local Option Gross Receipts Taxes Act, a county, including an H class county;
B. "county area" means that portion of a county located outside the boundaries of any municipality, except that for H class counties, "county area" means the entire county;
C. "department" means the taxation and revenue department, the secretary of taxation and revenue or any employee of the department exercising authority lawfully delegated to that employee by the secretary;
D. "governing body" means the county commission of the county or the county council of an H class county;
E. "person" means an individual or any other legal entity; and
F. "state gross receipts tax" means the gross receipts tax imposed under the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act [7-9-1 NMSA 1978].
