Sections 10-2-13 through 10-2-16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Surety Bond Act".
History: 1953 Comp., § 5-2-13, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 132, § 1.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1978, ch. 132, § 1, repealed 5-2-13, 1953 Comp. (former 10-2-13 NMSA 1978), relating to the short title, and enacted the above section.
Requiring excess bonds. — The state board of education may not, pursuant to the terms of Section 22-2-7 NMSA 1978, require that the state superintendent of public instruction and designated employees of the state department of education obtain bonds in excess of those obtained pursuant to this act. 1987 Op. Att'y Gen. 87-42.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Section 10-2-1 - [Sureties on bonds; qualifications.]
Section 10-2-2 - [County or district officer not to be surety for another official.]
Section 10-2-3 - [State and county officers prohibited from being sureties.]
Section 10-2-4 - [Public officer becoming surety; misdemeanor in office.]
Section 10-2-5 - [Recording of bonds required.]
Section 10-2-6 - [Record of official bonds of state and district officers.]
Section 10-2-7 - [Filing of bonds by officials of state and state agencies.]
Section 10-2-8 - County and precinct officers; recording and filing bonds.
Section 10-2-9 - [Recording as prerequisite to discharging duties of office.]
Section 10-2-10 - [Action on bond; use of certified copy.]
Section 10-2-11 - [Recording fees; payment by officer.]
Section 10-2-13 - Short title.
Section 10-2-14 - Definitions.
Section 10-2-15 - Surety bond coverage.