New Mexico § 8-6-7 - Wrongful drawing or payment of warrant by secretary or treasurer; penalty
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 8-6-7 — Wrongful drawing or payment of warrant by secretary or treasurer; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-6-7. Wrongful drawing or payment of warrant by secretary or treasurer; penalty
A. If the secretary of finance and administration draws any warrant on the state treasurer
when he knows or, with the use of available accounting information, should reasonably
know there is an insufficient unexpended and unencumbered balance available for the
purpose for which the warrant is drawn, he is in violation of this section unless
the warrant will be redeemed using receivables accrued for that fiscal year pursuant
to policies of the department of finance and administration. B. If the state treasurer pays any warrant when he knows or, with the use of available
accounting information, should reasonably know there are insufficient funds available
in the treasury for the purpose to pay the warrant, he is in violation of this section
unless the warrant will be redeemed using receivables accrued for that fiscal year
pursuant to policies of the department of finance and administration. C. A violation of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year or both.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-6-7 ("Wrongful drawing or payment of warrant by secretary or treasurer; penalty") 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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