2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 6 - Public Finances
Article 10 - Public Money
Section 6-10-33 - Interest limited to maximum permitted by federal law or regulation.
No deposit of public funds shall bear interest where any bank, savings and loan association or credit union is precluded from paying interest on the deposit by federal law or the regulations of any agency or instrumentality of the United States, and no deposit of public funds shall bear a greater interest rate than banks, savings and loan associations or credit unions are authorized to pay under such federal laws or regulations.
History: 1953 Comp., § 11-2-30, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 157, § 5; 1981, ch. 332, § 12; 1987, ch. 79, § 12.
ANNOTATIONSRepeals and reenactments. — Laws 1975, ch. 157, § 5, repealed 11-2-30, 1953 Comp., relating to interest limited to maximum permitted by federal law or regulation, and enacted a new 6-10-33 NMSA 1978.
The 1987 amendment, effective June 19, 1987, inserted "or credit union" following "savings and loan association" and made minor changes in language throughout the section.
Applicability to 6-10-36E NMSA 1978. — The statutory requirement, 6-10-36E NMSA 1978, that a financial institution forfeit a deposit of public money for failure to pay the rate of interest set by the state board of finance does not apply in the event that the rate is not paid because of federal law or regulation. 1982 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 82-06.
