It shall hereafter be unlawful for any state official, district attorney, board of county commissioners or other official charged with the collection of any indebtedness, or the prosecution of any suit for the collection of any indebtedness due to, or claimed by the state, any county, city, town, precinct or school district, from any public official or the sureties on his official bond, to compromise, satisfy or discharge such indebtedness in favor of such official or sureties, except upon payment in full of the amount claimed to be due, or of the amount for which judgment is rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
History: Laws 1893, ch. 5, § 1; C.L. 1897, § 3193; Code 1915, § 1864; C.S. 1929, § 39-113; 1941 Comp., § 10-512; 1953 Comp., § 5-6-11.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 67 C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees § 215.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 17 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 10-17-1 - [County, municipal and educational boards; monthly summary of minutes; contents.]
Section 10-17-2 - [Filing summary of minutes; furnishing to legal newspapers.]
Section 10-17-3 - Publication of list of expenditures monthly.
Section 10-17-4 - County and precinct officers; monthly financial statements; audit.
Section 10-17-5 - [Delivery of lawbooks, records and documents to successors; exception.]
Section 10-17-7 - [Shortages in accounts of public officers; compromise prohibited.]
Section 10-17-9 - [Defaulting officers; auditor's transcript of account; purpose.]
Section 10-17-10 - [Prosecution for shortage; proof required; judgment; execution.]
Section 10-17-11 - [Institution of shortage prosecution; admissible evidence.]