All insurance benefit payments, participating employee and participating employer contributions, eligible retiree and eligible dependent contributions, optional benefits payments and any rights, benefits or payments accruing to any person under the Retiree Health Care Act, as well as all money in the fund created by that act, are exempt from execution, attachment, garnishment or any other legal process and may not be assigned except as specifically provided by that act.
History: Laws 1990, ch. 6, § 14.
Cross references. — For rules governing garnishment and writs of execution in the district, magistrate, and metropolitan courts, see Rules 1-065.1, 2-801, and 3-801 NMRA, respectively.
For form for claim of exemptions on executions, see Rule 4-803 NMRA.
For form for order on claim of exemption and order to pay in execution proceedings, see Rule 4-804 NMRA.
For form for application for writ of garnishment and affidavit, see Rule 4-805 NMRA.
For form for notice of right to claim exemptions from execution, see Rule 4-808A NMRA.
For form for claim of exemption from garnishment, see Rule 4-809 NMRA.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 7C - Retiree Health Care
Section 10-7C-1 - Short title.
Section 10-7C-2 - Purpose of act.
Section 10-7C-3 - Legislative findings and declaration of policy.
Section 10-7C-4 - Definitions.
Section 10-7C-5 - Authority created.
Section 10-7C-6 - Board created; membership; authority.
Section 10-7C-7 - Board; duties.
Section 10-7C-7.2 - New Mexico finance authority revenue bonds; purpose; appropriation.
Section 10-7C-8 - Fund created; investment; premiums; appropriation.
Section 10-7C-9 - Participation.
Section 10-7C-10 - Expulsion from program for falsification.
Section 10-7C-11 - Purchase of group insurance.
Section 10-7C-12 - Automatic coverage; effect of preexisting conditions.
Section 10-7C-13 - Payment of premiums on health care plans.
Section 10-7C-14 - Exemption from legal process.
Section 10-7C-15 - Retiree health care fund contributions.