A. If an error or omission results in an overpayment to a member or beneficiary of a member, the association shall correct the error or omission and adjust all future payments accordingly. The association shall recover all overpayments made for a period of up to one year prior to the date the error or omission was discovered.
B. A person who is paid more than the amount that is lawfully due him as a result of fraudulent information provided by the member or beneficiary shall be liable for the repayment of that amount to the association plus interest on that amount at the rate set by the retirement board plus all costs of collection, including attorney fees if necessary. Recovery of such overpayments shall extend back to the date the first payment was made based on the fraudulent information.
C. Statements of fact or law made by retirement board members or employees of the retirement board or the association shall not estop the retirement board or the association from acting in accordance with the applicable statutes.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 239, § 1; 1997, ch. 189, § 3.
The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, inserted "retirement" preceding "board" throughout the section; deleted "in an application or its supporting documents" following "omission" in Subsection A; and made a stylistic change in Subsection B.
Constitutionality. — This section is not unconstitutional; it acts merely to bar the remedy of recovery of overpayments made to retirement pension beneficiaries upon the expiration of one year from the date of each overpayment. This section is not intended to, nor does it have the effect of, releasing obligations or liabilities held or owned by or owing to the state. State ex rel. Pub. Emps. Ret. Ass'n v. Longacre, 2002-NMSC-033, 133 N.M. 20, 59 P.3d 500.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 11 - Retirement of Public Officers and Employees Generally
Section 10-11-1 - Short title.
Section 10-11-2 - Definitions.
Section 10-11-2.1 - Definitions.
Section 10-11-2.2 - Additional definition; state legislator member.
Section 10-11-3 - Membership; requirements; exclusions; termination.
Section 10-11-4 - Service credit; requirements for; forfeiture; reinstatement.
Section 10-11-4.2 - Correction of errors and omissions; estoppel.
Section 10-11-5 - Credited service; municipal election to make employee contributions.
Section 10-11-7 - Service credit; purchase of service.
Section 10-11-8 - Normal retirement; return to employment; benefits continued; contributions.
Section 10-11-10.1 - Disability retirement.
Section 10-11-12 - Status of disability retired member upon termination of disability retirement.
Section 10-11-14.1 to 10-11-14.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-14.5 - Death before retirement; survivor pensions.
Section 10-11-14.6 - Calculation of final average salary.
Section 10-11-15 - State general member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-18 - State general member coverage plan 1; final average salary.
Section 10-11-18.1 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-19 - State general member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-20 - State general member coverage plan 1; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-21 - State general member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-23 - State general member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-24 - State general member coverage plan 2; final average salary.
Section 10-11-25 - State general member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-26 - State general member coverage plan 2; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-26.1 - State general member coverage plan 3; applicability.
Section 10-11-26.3 - State general member coverage plan 3; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-26.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-26.5 - State general member coverage plan 3; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-26.6 - State general member coverage plan 3; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-26.7 - Service credit under this plan required.
Section 10-11-27.2 - Legislative findings.
Section 10-11-29.1 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-33 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-37 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-38 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 1; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-38.1 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-38.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-38.5 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-38.6 - Juvenile correctional officer member coverage plan 2; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-38.7 - Service credit under this plan required.
Section 10-11-39 - State legislator member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-41 - State legislator member coverage plan 1; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-42 - State legislator member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-43 - State legislator member coverage plan 1; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-43.1 - State legislator member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-43.3 - State legislator member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-43.4 - State legislator member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-43.5 - State legislator member coverage plan 2; state contribution rate.
Section 10-11-44 - Municipal general member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-46 - Municipal general member coverage plan 1; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-48 - Municipal general member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-50 - Municipal general member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-52 - Municipal general member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-54 - Municipal general member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-55.1 - Municipal general member coverage plan 3; applicability.
Section 10-11-55.3 - Municipal general member coverage plan 3; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-55.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-55.5 - Municipal general member coverage plan 3; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-55.7 - Municipal general member coverage plan 4; applicability.
Section 10-11-55.9 - Municipal general member coverage plan 4; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-55.10 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-55.11 - Municipal general member coverage plan 4; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-56 - Municipal police member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-58 - Municipal police member coverage plan 1; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-60 - Municipal police member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-62 - Municipal police member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-64 - Municipal police member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-66 - Municipal police member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-68 - Municipal police member coverage plan 3; applicability.
Section 10-11-70 - Municipal police member coverage plan 3; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-72 - Municipal police member coverage plan 3; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-74 - Municipal police member coverage plan 4; applicability.
Section 10-11-76 - Municipal police member coverage plan 4; amount of pension; form of pension A.
Section 10-11-78 - Municipal police member coverage plan 4; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-80 - Municipal police member coverage plan 5; applicability.
Section 10-11-82 - Municipal police member coverage plan 5; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-84 - Municipal police member coverage plan 5; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-86 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-88 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 1; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-90 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-92 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 2; applicability.
Section 10-11-94 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 2; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-96 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 2; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-98 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 3; applicability.
Section 10-11-100 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 3; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-102 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 3; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-104 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 4; applicability.
Section 10-11-106 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 4; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-108 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 4; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-110 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 5; applicability.
Section 10-11-112 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 5; amount of pension; form of payment A.
Section 10-11-114 - Municipal fire member coverage plan 5; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-115.1 - Municipal detention officer member coverage plan 1; applicability.
Section 10-11-115.4 - Repealed.
Section 10-11-115.5 - Municipal detention officer member coverage plan 1; member contribution rate.
Section 10-11-116 - Election of form of payment of a pension.
Section 10-11-117 - Forms of payment of a pension.
Section 10-11-118 - Cost-of-living adjustments; qualified pension recipient; declining increase.
Section 10-11-118.1 - Adjustment of benefits.
Section 10-11-119 - Commencement, change and termination of a pension.
Section 10-11-120 - Denial of benefit claim; appeals.
Section 10-11-121 - Group health insurance; continuation; group life insurance.
Section 10-11-122 - Public employer affiliation.
Section 10-11-123 - Funds of association.
Section 10-11-124 - Member contribution fund.
Section 10-11-125 - Member contributions; tax treatment.
Section 10-11-127 - Retirement reserve fund.
Section 10-11-128 - Income fund.
Section 10-11-129 - Distribution of income fund.
Section 10-11-129.1 - Legislative retirement fund.
Section 10-11-130 - Retirement board; authority; membership.
Section 10-11-131 - Retirement board; officers; employment of services.
Section 10-11-133 - Investment of funds; prudent investor standard; conditions.
Section 10-11-133.1 - Disclosure of third-party marketers; penalty.
Section 10-11-134 - Survivor benefit fund; disposition.
Section 10-11-135 - Funds not subject to process.
Section 10-11-136 - Division of funds as community property.
Section 10-11-136.1 - Legal process to satisfy child support obligations.
Section 10-11-137 - Insurance and banking laws not applicable.
Section 10-11-138 - Gifts and bequests.
Section 10-11-141 - Purchase of service credit.
Section 10-11-142 - Notice of eligibility and changes in benefits.