New Mexico § 39-4-12 [Assignment of debts due corporation.]

New Mexico Statutes

§ 39-4-12 — [Assignment of debts due corporation.]

New Mexico § 39-4-12

Ch. 39Judgments, Costs, Appeals

Art. 4Recovery on Judgments

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 39-4-12 (2026).

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If any officer, holding an execution shall be unable to find other property belonging to the corporation liable to execution, he or the judgment creditor may elect to satisfy such execution, in whole or in part, by any debts due to the corporation; and it shall be the duty of any agent or person having custody of any evidence of such debt to deliver the same to the officer, for the use of the creditor, and such delivery, with a transfer to the officer in writing, for the use of the creditor, and notice to the debtor, and [sic] shall be a valid assignment thereof; and such creditor may sue for and collect the same in the name of the corporation, subject to such equitable set-offs on the part of the debtor as in other assignments; and every agent or person who shall neglect or refuse to comp

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If any officer, holding an execution shall be unable to find other property belonging to the corporation liable to execution, he or the judgment creditor may elect to satisfy such execution, in whole or in part, by any debts due to the corporation; and it shall be the duty of any agent or person having custody of any evidence of such debt to deliver the same to the officer, for the use of the creditor, and such delivery, with a transfer to the officer in writing, for the use of the creditor, and notice to the debtor, and [sic] shall be a valid assignment thereof; and such creditor may sue for and collect the same in the name of the corporation, subject to such equitable set-offs on the part of the debtor as in other assignments; and every agent or person who shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this and the last preceding section [39-4-11 NMSA 1978], shall be himself liable to pay to the execution creditor the amount due on said execution, with costs.