New Mexico § 56-3-3 - Information to non credit-granting governmental agencies
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 56-3-3 — Information to non credit-granting governmental agencies, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 56-3-3. Information to non credit-granting governmental agencies
A. A credit bureau may supply identifying information such as names, addresses, former
addresses, places of employment and former employment to non credit-granting governmental
agencies. B. No other information may be supplied to such governmental agencies, other than
as provided in Subsection A of this section, by a credit bureau except in response
to legal process unless the investigation is for security purposes. C. The limitations contained in Subsections A and B of this section shall not apply
to the child support enforcement division of the human services department [health
care authority department] which shall, unless otherwise prohibited by law, have the
right to full access to credit bureau reports for the purpose of assisting it in carrying
out its duties to locate child support obligors and enforce child support obligations
pursuant to the department's child support program responsibilities set forth in Section 27-2-27 NMSA 1978 . The child support enforcement division shall limit its use of consumer credit reports
to those purposes permissible under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681 . The division shall furnish to the credit bureau the judgment or case number for
the child support obligation for which a report is requested, and the credit bureau
furnishing reports to the division shall audit the division's requests on a monthly
basis to assure the division's compliance with this subsection. Any employee of the division having access to credit bureau reports shall limit
strictly the use of information contained in the reports to purposes connected with
the employee's responsibilities for enforcing child support obligations pursuant to
the state's child support enforcement program.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Mexico § 56-3-3
What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 56-3-3 cover?
Section 56-3-3 ("Information to non credit-granting governmental agencies") 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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