(a) An initial report filed under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995) for property that was not required to be reported before the effective date of that act, but which is subject to that act, must include all items of property that would have been presumed abandoned during the ten-year period next preceding the effective date of the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995) as if that act had been in effect during that period.
(b) The Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995) does not relieve a holder of a duty that arose before the effective date of that act to report, pay or deliver property. Except as otherwise provided in Section 19(b) [7-8A-19(b) NMSA 1978] of the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995), a holder who did not comply with the law in effect before the effective date of that act is subject to the applicable provisions for enforcement and penalties which then existed, which are continued in effect for the purpose of this section.
History: Laws 1997, ch. 25, § 27.
Effective dates. — Laws 1997, ch. 25, § 34 made Laws 1997, ch. 25, § 27 effective July 1, 1997.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 8A - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
Section 7-8A-2 - Presumptions of abandonment.
Section 7-8A-3 - Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository.
Section 7-8A-4 - Rules for taking custody.
Section 7-8A-5 - Dormancy charge.
Section 7-8A-6 - Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft.
Section 7-8A-7 - Report of abandoned property.
Section 7-8A-8 - Payment or delivery of abandoned property.
Section 7-8A-9 - Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property.
Section 7-8A-10 - Custody by state; recovery by holder; defense of holder.
Section 7-8A-10.1 - Exercise of due diligence; liability; notice.
Section 7-8A-11 - Crediting of dividends, interest and increments to owner's account.
Section 7-8A-12 - Public sale of abandoned property.
Section 7-8A-13 - Deposit of funds.
Section 7-8A-14 - Claim of another state to recover property.
Section 7-8A-15 - Filing claim with administrator; handling of claims by administrator.
Section 7-8A-16 - Appeal; action to establish claim.
Section 7-8A-17 - Election to take payment or delivery.
Section 7-8A-19 - Periods of limitation.
Section 7-8A-20 - Requests for reports and examination of records.
Section 7-8A-21 - Retention of records.
Section 7-8A-22 - Enforcement.
Section 7-8A-24 - Interest and penalties.
Section 7-8A-25 - Agreement to locate property.
Section 7-8A-26 - Foreign transactions.
Section 7-8A-27 - Transitional provisions.
Section 7-8A-29 - Uniformity of application and construction.