New Mexico § 45-6-203 - Types of account; existing accounts

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§ 45-6-203. Types of account; existing accounts

A. An account may be for a single party or multiple parties. A multiple-party account may be with or without a right of survivorship between

the parties. Subject to Subsection C of Section 45-6-212 NMSA 1978 , either a single-party account or a multiple-party account may have a POD designation,

an agency designation or both. B. An account established before, on or after the effective date of Sections 45-6-201 through 45-6-227 NMSA 1978 , whether in the form prescribed in Section 45-6-204 NMSA 1978 or in any other form, is either a single-party account or a multiple-party account,

with or without right of survivorship, and with or without a POD designation or an

agency designation, within the meaning of, and governed by Sections 45-6-201 through 45-6-227 NMSA 1978 .

Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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