2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10: Public Officers and Employees
Article 7: Compensation and Working Conditions Generally, 10-7-1 through 10-7-21
Section 10-7-2: Salaries and wages; rules; direct deposit.


NM Stat § 10-7-2 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis) What's This?

10-7-2. Salaries and wages; rules; direct deposit.

A. Persons employed by and on behalf of the state, except those employed by institutions of higher education, including all officers, shall receive their salaries or wages for services rendered in accordance with rules issued by the department of finance and administration.

B. The department of finance and administration may require the automatic direct deposit of a state employee's salary or wages into the employee's account, or into an account established by the department on behalf of the employee, in a financial institution authorized by the United States or one of the several states to receive deposits in the United States. The department of finance and administration shall adopt rules governing the automatic direct deposit of salary or wages. Those rules shall provide the circumstances under which a state employee may, with the approval of the department of finance and administration, withdraw from or elect not to participate in automatic direct deposit.

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