2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 7 - Taxation
Section 8A Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
Section 7-8A-13 Deposit of funds.

NM Stat § 7-8A-13 (2014) What's This?
7-8A-13. Deposit of funds.
A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the administrator shall promptly deposit in the tax administration suspense fund for distribution pursuant to the provisions of the Tax Administration Act [Chapter 7, Article 1 NMSA 1978] all money received under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995), including the proceeds from the sale of abandoned property under Section 7-8A-12 NMSA 1978. The administrator shall retain in the unclaimed property fund at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the purposes of the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995), from which the administrator shall pay claims duly allowed. The administrator shall record the name and last known address of each person appearing from the holders' reports to be entitled to the property and the name and last known address of each insured person or annuitant and beneficiary and with respect to each policy or annuity listed in the report of an insurance company, its number, the name of the company and the amount due.
B. Before making a deposit to the tax administration suspense fund, the administrator may deduct:
(1) expenses of sale of abandoned property;
(2) costs of mailing and publication in connection with abandoned property;
(3) reasonable service charges; and
(4) expenses incurred in examining records of holders of property and in collecting the property from those holders.
History: Laws 1997, ch. 25, 13; 2007 (1st S.S.), ch. 2, 10.

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