Section 7-3-3 - Tax withheld at sourceA. Every employer who deducts and withholds a portion of an employee's wages for payment of income tax under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code shall deduct and withhold an amount for each payroll period computed from a state withholding tax table furnished by the department; provided: (1) if the employee instructs the employer to withhold a greater amount, the employer shall deduct and withhold the greater amount; (2) if the employee is not a resident of New Mexico and is to perform services in New Mexico for fifteen or fewer days cumulatively during the calendar year, the employer is not required to deduct and withhold an amount from that employee's wages; and (3) if the aggregate monthly amount withheld under this section would be less than one dollar ($1.00) for an employee, the employer shall not be required to deduct and withhold wages in regard to that employee. B. The department shall devise and furnish a state withholding tax table based on statutes made and provided to employers required to withhold amounts under this section. This table shall be devised to provide for a yearly aggregate withholding that will approximate the state income tax liability of average taxpayers in each exemption category. C. If an individual requests in writing that the payor deduct and withhold an amount from the amount of the pension or annuity due the individual, the payor making payment of a pension or annuity to an individual domiciled in New Mexico shall deduct and withhold the amount requested to be deducted and withheld, provided that the payor is not required to deduct and withhold any amount less than ten dollars ($10.00) per payment. The written request shall include the payee's name, current address, taxpayer identification number and, if applicable, the contract, policy or account number to which the request applies. D. Every person in New Mexico who is required by the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to deduct and withhold federal tax from payment of winnings that are subject to withholding shall deduct and withhold from such payment a tax in an amount equal to six percent of the winnings, except that an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo or an agency, department, subdivision or instrumentality thereof is not required to deduct or withhold from payments made to members or spouses of members of that Indian nation, tribe or pueblo. 1953 Comp., § 72-15-51, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 243, § 3; 1990, ch. 64, § 2; 1995, ch. 11, § 9; 1996, ch. 16, § 4.