New Mexico § 46-6-9 - Arrest bond certificates; surety company undertakings authorized
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 46-6-9 — Arrest bond certificates; surety company undertakings authorized, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46-6-9. Arrest bond certificates; surety company undertakings authorized
A. Any domestic or foreign surety company which has qualified to transact surety business
in this state may, in any year, become surety in an amount not to exceed two hundred
dollars ($200.00) with respect to any guaranteed arrest bond certificates issued in
such year by an automobile club or association by filing with the superintendent of
insurance an undertaking thus to become surety. B. Such undertaking shall be in form to be prescribed by the superintendent and shall
state the following: (1) the name and address of the automobile club or clubs or automobile association
or associations with respect to the guaranteed arrest bond certificates of which the
surety company undertakes to be surety; (2) the unqualified obligation of the surety company to pay the fine or forfeiture
in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) of any person who, after
posting a guaranteed arrest bond certificate with respect to which the surety company
has undertaken to be surety, fails to make the appearance to guarantee which the guaranteed
arrest bond certificate was posted. C. The term, guaranteed arrest bond certificate, means any printed card or other certificate
issued by an automobile club or association to any of its members, which card or certificate
is signed by such member and contains a printed statement that such automobile club
or association and a surety company guarantee the appearance of the person whose signature
appears on the card or certificate and that they will, in the event of failure of
such person to appear in court at the time of trial, pay any fine or forfeiture imposed
on such person in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00).
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46-6-9 ("Arrest bond certificates; surety company undertakings authorized") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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