New Mexico § 17-1-15 - Disbursement of money; limitation on expenditures
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 17-1-15 — Disbursement of money; limitation on expenditures, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-1-15. Disbursement of money; limitation on expenditures
All disbursements of moneys, including salaries, by the state game commission shall
be by warrant of the secretary of finance and administration, supported by itemized
voucher, certified to be correct by the state game director, and shall be paid out
of moneys in the game protection fund. Expenditures by the state game commission shall be limited to funds available in the
game protection fund, and neither the state game commission nor any employee thereof
shall incur or authorize any obligation for the payment of which sufficient funds
are not then available in the game protection fund. The state shall not be liable for any obligation created by the state game commission
or any employee thereof, except to the extent of such game protection fund. Neither the state game commission nor any employee thereof shall issue any voucher,
nor shall the secretary of finance and administration approve any such voucher, for
the payment of which moneys are not then available in the game protection fund.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-1-15 ("Disbursement of money; limitation on expenditures") 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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