N.M. Stat. § 32A-11-5

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 32A-11-5 - [See Note] Financial commitment; approval

The officers and agencies of the state and of its political subdivisions having authority to place children are hereby empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to Paragraph (3) of Section A of Article 7 of the Revised Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children [32A-11-1 NMSA 1978]. Any such agreement that contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on the state or political subdivision or agency thereof shall not be binding unless it has the approval in writing of the secretary of finance and administration and of the chief local fiscal officer in the case of a political subdivision of the state.

NMS § 32A-11-5

1953 Comp., § 13-16A-5, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 151, § 5; 1983, ch. 301, § 73; recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 32A-11-5 by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 212.

Amended by 2023, c. 118,s. 3, eff. when the thirty-fifth state has enacted the Revised Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.