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2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 59A - Insurance Code
Article 42 - Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association
Section 59A-42-16 - Stay of proceedings; reopening default judgments.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 59A-42-16 (2017)
59A-42-16. Stay of proceedings; reopening default judgments.
A proceeding in which an insolvent insurer is a party in a court in this state shall be stayed one hundred eighty days from the date an order of liquidation, rehabilitation or conservation is final to permit proper legal action by the association on matters germane to its powers or duties. As to a judgment under a decision, order, verdict or finding based on default, the association may apply to have the judgment set aside by the same court that made the judgment and shall be permitted to defend against the suit on the merits.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, 765; 2012, ch. 9, 19.
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