New Mexico § 8-6-2 - Seal of state treasurer
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 8-6-2 — Seal of state treasurer, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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 of the outer edge, and the date “1912” on the lower part
of the outer edge, running from left to right; and there shall be in the center a
Mexican eagle grasping a serpent in its beak, the cactus in its talons, shielded by
the American eagle with outspread wings, and grasping arrows in its talons; and a
key under the eagles. When the state treasurer shall hereafter be required to seal any documents or instruments,
he shall use the official seal as adopted by this section.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-6-2 ("Seal of state treasurer") 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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