New Mexico § 39-1-6.2 - Judgment debts; discharge

§ 39-1-6.2. Judgment debts; discharge

A. All judgments and decrees for payment of money rendered in the courts of this state

and which have become final may be satisfied, if the judgment creditor cannot be found

after a diligent search, by payment of the full amount of such judgment or decree,

with interest thereon to date of payment, plus any post-judgment costs incurred by

the judgment creditor which can be determined from the court record and the costs

of court for receiving into and paying the money out of the registry of the court. B. Upon such payment, the clerk, or the judge if there is no clerk, shall issue a

receipt therefor and shall enter a satisfaction of such judgment in the record, and

shall formally notify the judgment creditor of such judgment or decree, if known;

and upon the request therefor, shall pay over to the judgment creditor, or to his

order, the full amount of the judgment, costs and interest collected. C. Full payment of judgments and decrees pursuant to Subsections A and B of this section

shall constitute full satisfaction thereof, and any lien created by such judgment

or decree shall thereupon be satisfied and discharged. D. Unclaimed funds in the court registry shall be disposed of pursuant to the Uniform

Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, Sections 7-8-1 through 7-8-34 NMSA 1978 . E. Unclaimed funds in the court registry shall be deposited in an interest-bearing

account at an institution acceptable to the court. Interest on such funds shall accrue to the benefit of any person found entitled

to claim the funds.