2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 6 - Public Finances
Article 2 - Settling Accounts
Section 6-2-1 - Examination of parties; oath; compelling testimony.
The secretary of finance and administration or the director of the financial control division, whenever he may think it necessary to the proper settlement of any account, may examine the parties, witnesses and others on oath or affirmation, touching any matter material to be known in the settlement of such account, and for that purpose he may issue subpoenas and compel witnesses to attend before him and give evidence in the same manner as courts of law may do, and he is hereby authorized to administer all such oaths or affirmations.
History: Laws 1851-1852, p. 170; C.L. 1865, ch. 102, § 13; C.L. 1884, § 1762; C.L. 1897, § 2592; Code 1915, § 5334; C.S. 1929, § 134-602; 1941 Comp., § 3-203; 1953 Comp., § 4-4-3; Laws 1957, ch. 252, § 9; 1983, ch. 301, § 9.
ANNOTATIONSAuthority to compel production of certain affidavits. — Under this section, the state auditor (as this section is now amended, the secretary of finance and administration or the director of the financial control division) has the power to compel the heads of departments to produce the affidavit required under Section 10-1-6 NMSA 1978 before making payment to any person or persons employed who have not been residents of New Mexico for one year prior to their employment as state employees. 1951 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 51-5388.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 81A C.J.S. States § 121.
