New Mexico § 51-1-47 - Applicability of act to governmental entities
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 51-1-47 — Applicability of act to governmental entities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51-1-47. Applicability of act to governmental entities
The provisions of Laws 1977, Chapter 227, as amended, shall apply to all governmental
entities of New Mexico to the extent such entities are constitutionally required by
federal law to pay unemployment benefits to public employees as a condition of obtaining
approval of the state unemployment compensation plan. If the federal Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976 ( Public Law 94-566 ) is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid in its application or stayed during the
pendency of legal proceedings, the coverage of public employees of this state under
the Unemployment Compensation Law is automatically stayed. Upon entry of a final judgment declaring the Federal Unemployment Compensation Law
to be unconstitutional, the provisions of Laws 1977, Chapter 227, as amended, are
repealed.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 51-1-47 ("Applicability of act to governmental entities") 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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