A municipality or village having within its boundaries no suitable banking facility in which to deposit collected receipts of public money shall deposit receipts within a period not to exceed five days from the date of collection, except when inclement weather or natural disaster conditions exist, in which case the period is extended to ten days; provided the municipality or village adopts a reasonable administrative policy approved by the local government division of the department of finance and administration establishing procedures for the safeguarding of the public funds prior to deposit. History: Laws 1997, ch. 161, § 1; 2007, ch. 130, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For deposit and investment of funds, see 6-10-10 NMSA 1978. The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, increased the time for deposit of funds to ten days when inclement weather or natural disaster conditions exist.
New Mexico Legal Code