New Mexico § 51-1-52 - Effectiveness of federal act inoperative
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 51-1-52 — Effectiveness of federal act inoperative, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51-1-52. Effectiveness of federal act inoperative
If the tax imposed by Title IX of the federal Social Security Act 1 or any amendments thereto, or any other federal tax against which contributions under
the Unemployment Compensation Law may be credited shall be amended or repealed by
congress or held unconstitutional by the supreme court of the United States, with
the result that no portion of the contributions required under that act may be credited
against such federal tax, then that act by virtue of that fact, shall be suspended
until the legislature shall meet and take action relative thereto, and any unobligated
funds in the unemployment compensation fund, and returned by the United States treasurer
because such federal Social Security Act 2 is inoperative, shall be held in custody by the state treasurer under supervision
of the secretary until the legislature shall provide for the disposition thereof. 1
42 U.S.C.A. § 1101 et seq. 2
42 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 51-1-52 ("Effectiveness of federal act inoperative") 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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