New Mexico § 45-3-1301 - Collection of employee's final payment without administration
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 45-3-1301 — Collection of employee's final payment without administration, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-3-1301. Collection of employee's final payment without administration
The surviving spouse of a deceased person may, without procuring letters, collect
any sum representing the final payment owed the decedent at the time of his death
for wages, earnings, salary, commissions, travel or other reimbursement from the state
or any of its political subdivisions or from any corporation, copartnership, association,
individual, bank or trust company.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-3-1301 ("Collection of employee's final payment without administration") 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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