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Home » US Law » 2021 New Mexico Statutes » Chapter 8 - Elected Officials » Article 6 - State Auditor, Treasurer and Secretary of Finance and Administration

Section 8-6-1 – [Treasurer and auditor; offices; bonds.]

The state treasurer and the state auditor shall keep their offices at the seat of government of the state. They shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, respectively, execute, and deliver to the secretary of state a bond to the state in the sum of three hundred thousand dollars [($300,000)] for the treasurer, […]

Section 8-6-2 – Seal of state treasurer.

There is adopted an official seal of the treasurer of the state of New Mexico. The seal shall be in substantially the following form: The seal above has not been amended or altered in any way. The seal shall contain the words “Treasurer of the State of New Mexico” running clockwise around the upper portion […]

Section 8-6-3 – Duties of treasurer; receipts.

The state treasurer shall receive and keep all money of the state except when otherwise specially provided; disburse the public money upon warrants drawn according to law and not otherwise; keep a just, true and comprehensive account of all money received and disbursed; render the state treasurer’s accounts to the financial control division of the […]

Section 8-6-3.1 – State cash manager; powers and duties.

A. The “office of the state cash manager” is established under the office of the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall appoint the state cash manager, who shall manage efficiently all state cash balances in the custody of the state not otherwise invested or deposited, and in consultation with the state board of finance perform […]

Section 8-6-4 – Disbursement of funds; warrant from secretary; interest.

It shall be unlawful for the state treasurer to disburse or pay out any funds in his hands, the proceeds of any regular or special tax or any moneys that may come to his hands as treasurer of the state of New Mexico, except on warrant of the secretary of finance and administration; provided, that […]

Section 8-6-5 – Repealed.

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1983, ch. 265, § 62, repealed 8-6-5 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1921, ch. 124, § 1, relating to registration of bonds and debentures by treasurer, effective April 7, 1983.

Section 8-6-6 – [Malfeasance and neglect of duty by auditor or treasurer.]

If the auditor or treasurer shall wilfully [willfully] neglect or refuse to perform any duty enjoined by law, or shall be guilty of any oppression or extortion in the performance of any legal duty, or shall receive any fee or reward for the performance of any legal duty not allowed by law, or by color […]