New Mexico § 10-1-13 - County officers; oath; bond
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 10-1-13 — County officers; oath; bond, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-1-13. County officers; oath; bond
A. As used in this section, “ county officer ” means county commissioner, county assessor, county clerk, county sheriff, county
treasurer, probate judge, county flood commissioner and small claims court clerk. B. Before assuming the duties of office, each county officer shall take and subscribe
the oath of office prescribed by the constitution of New Mexico and give an official
bond payable to the state and conditioned for the faithful performance of duties,
during the county officer's term of office and until a successor is elected or appointed
and is qualified, and that the county officer shall pay all money received in the
county officer's official capacity to the person entitled to receive it. The bond shall be executed by a corporate surety company authorized to do business
in this state. The amount of the bond required shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners
in a sum equal to twenty percent of the public money handled by the county officer
during the preceding fiscal year but not to exceed: county commissioner $ 5,000 county assessor 5,000 county clerk 10,000 county sheriff 20,000 county treasurer 50,000 probate judge 5,000 county flood commissioner 10,000 small claims court clerk 10,000. C. Each county officer shall appoint a deputy or clerk, as allowed by law, who shall
take the oath of office required of the appointing county officer and shall receive
salary as provided by law. In case of the death of the appointing county officer, the deputy shall continue
in office and perform the duties of the county officer until a new county officer
is appointed and qualified as required by law. D. The cost of official bonds for county officers shall be paid from the county general
fund, and the board of county commissioners may elect to provide a schedule or blanket
corporate surety bond covering county officers and employees for any period of time
not exceeding four years. E. If any county officer fails to give bond by January 10 following the county officer's
election or within ten days of appointment, the board of county commissioners shall
declare the office vacant.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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