2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 6 - Public Finances
Article 10 - Public Money
Section 6-10-31 - Interest on time deposits.
Any board of finance may, whenever in its opinion such a course is advisable and the public money under its control, or any part thereof, will not be needed immediately for public purposes, place such funds on time deposit with a bank, savings and loan association or credit union whose deposits are insured by an agency of the United States, taking the certificate of deposit or other evidence of indebtedness of the bank, savings and loan association or credit union receiving the deposit; provided, however, that all such deposits shall be secured as provided by law. No county or municipal board of finance shall make any deposits outside of its county.
History: Laws 1929, ch. 92, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 112-201; 1941 Comp., § 7-225; 1953 Comp., § 11-2-28; Laws 1968, ch. 18, § 7; 1973, ch. 78, § 1; 1975, ch. 157, § 4; 1981, ch. 332, § 11; 1987, ch. 79, § 10.
ANNOTATIONSThe 1987 amendment, effective June 19, 1987, inserted "or credit union" following "savings and loan association" both places it appears and made minor changes in language throughout the section.
County treasurer's authority. — The county treasurer, with the advice and consent of the board of finance, may invest public funds on time deposits with a bank. Board of Cnty. Comm'rs v. Padilla, 1990-NMCA-125, 111 N.M. 278, 804 P.2d 1097.
Investment in certificates of deposit. — The New Mexico school for the deaf may invest surplus funds in certificates of deposit. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-27.
