In case of the loss or destruction of any warrant, draft, check or order for the payment of money out of the treasury of the state, or of any political subdivision of the state, the officer who drew the original instrument, or his successors in office, shall issue a duplicate as provided in Section 6-10-60 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1874, ch. 20, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 187; C.L. 1897, § 399; Code 1915, § 791; C.S. 1929, § 27-303; 1941 Comp., § 7-242; 1953 Comp., § 11-2-45; Laws 1965, ch. 50, § 1.
State or county obligated to pay debt when warrant lost. — Where a state or county warrant is issued in payment of a debt and that warrant is lost, the county or state is under some form of duty to pay the debt. 1956 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 56-6450.
Lost warrants must be issued in name of original payee. 1966 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 66-10.
Owner of negotiable bond entitled to duplicate, but must pay cost of issuance. — The owner of a negotiable bond or coupon is generally entitled to the issuance of a duplicate thereof, where he has satisfactorily shown by affidavit to the county issuing authority that such negotiable security has been in fact lost, mutilated or destroyed. The claimant should pay the county the reasonable expense of issuing the duplicate. 1962 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 62-139.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 20 C.J.S. Counties §§ 208 to 217; 64 C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 1892, 1893; 79 C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 346, 347; 81A C.J.S. States §§ 242, 243.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Section 6-10-1 - Fiscal year designated.
Section 6-10-1.1 - Definitions.
Section 6-10-1.2 - Payment methods authorized; fee.
Section 6-10-2 - Public money; cash books; daily balance; public record.
Section 6-10-2.1 - State treasurer; duty.
Section 6-10-3 - Payment of state money into treasury; suspense funds.
Section 6-10-4 - Payment of obligations of prior years from current year appropriations.
Section 6-10-5 - General fund deficiency; certificates of indebtedness.
Section 6-10-6 - Issuance of certificates.
Section 6-10-7 - Retirement of certificates.
Section 6-10-8 - County boards of finance.
Section 6-10-9 - Boards of finance for institutions.
Section 6-10-10 - Deposit and investment of funds.
Section 6-10-10.2 - Statements of condition required to be transmitted to the state cash manager.
Section 6-10-11 - Approval of investment of state funds.
Section 6-10-12 - [Investment of special road fund balances over $10,000.]
Section 6-10-13 - [Limitation on investment of special road fund.]
Section 6-10-14 - [Securities eligible for special road fund investments.]
Section 6-10-15 - Surety for deposits.
Section 6-10-16 - Security for deposits of public money.
Section 6-10-16.1 - Security for public deposits.
Section 6-10-17 - Amount of security to be deposited.
Section 6-10-17.1 - Noncompliance with collateral requirements; withdrawal of public funds.
Section 6-10-18 - Assignment of securities; disposition.
Section 6-10-19 - Ineligible depository bonds.
Section 6-10-20 - Additional security.
Section 6-10-21 - Security for deposits; safekeeping; regulations of state board of finance.
Section 6-10-22 - Security for deposits; liability for loss.
Section 6-10-23 - Safekeeping of pledged securities; acceptance, release and substitution.
Section 6-10-24.1 - State funds; limitation.
Section 6-10-24.2 - Linked deposit program.
Section 6-10-25 - Declaration of policy.
Section 6-10-27 - Provisions inapplicable to permanent and certain other funds.
Section 6-10-28 - Investment of bond proceeds.
Section 6-10-30 - Interest rates set by state board of finance.
Section 6-10-31 - Interest on time deposits.
Section 6-10-32 - Treatment of interest on land grant funds.
Section 6-10-33 - Interest limited to maximum permitted by federal law or regulation.
Section 6-10-34 - Withdrawal of time deposits subject to federal law or regulation.
Section 6-10-36 - Public money deposits of certain governmental units; distribution; interest.
Section 6-10-36.1 - Receipts of public money; disposition by certain municipalities.
Section 6-10-37 - State treasurer to make deposits.
Section 6-10-39 - [Official bonds; payment of premiums; form.]
Section 6-10-41 - Suspense account unearned money; transfer.
Section 6-10-42 - Authorizing fund transfers to address delays in revenue; restrictions.
Section 6-10-43 - Interest and sinking-fund balances.
Section 6-10-44.1 - Deposits in credit unions.
Section 6-10-45 - [Deposit of local funds with state treasurer to match allotments.]
Section 6-10-46 - Disbursement of state funds; vouchers and warrants.
Section 6-10-48 - Insolvency of depository institution; profit and loss account.
Section 6-10-49 - [Insolvency of banks; state funds; right to recover deposits not impaired.]
Section 6-10-51 - To cover all moneys lawfully intrusted to treasurers.
Section 6-10-52 - [Failure to comply with specific requirements; penalty.]
Section 6-10-53 - [Bribery of public treasurers and employees; penalty.]
Section 6-10-55 - Short title.
Section 6-10-56 - Definitions.
Section 6-10-57 - Cancellation of warrants.
Section 6-10-58 - Signing checks for state funds.
Section 6-10-61 - [Permanent fund investment laws not affected.]