The officers and agencies of the state and of its political subdivisions having authority to place children are hereby empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to Paragraph B of Article 5 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on the state or political subdivision or agency thereof shall not be binding unless it has the approval in writing of the secretary of finance and administration and of the chief local fiscal officer in the case of a political subdivision of the state.
History: 1953 Comp., § 13-16A-5, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 151, § 5; 1983, ch. 301, § 73; recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 32A-11-5 by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 212.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 11 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children
Section 32A-11-1 - Interstate compact.
Section 32A-11-2 - Financial responsibility; default in compact.
Section 32A-11-3 - Notices; health and social services department [human services department].
Section 32A-11-5 - Financial commitment; approval.
Section 32A-11-6 - Court jurisdiction in placement of delinquent children.