New Mexico § 52-3-37 Compensation exempt from execution

New Mexico Statutes

§ 52-3-37 — Compensation exempt from execution

New Mexico § 52-3-37

Ch. 52Workers' Compensation

Art. 3Occupational Disease Disablement

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 52-3-37 (2026).

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Compensation shall be exempt from claims of creditors and from any attachment, garnishment or execution, and shall be paid only to such claimant or his personal representative, or such other persons as the court may, under the terms hereof, appoint to receive or collect the same. No claim or judgment for compensation, under this act, shall accrue to or be recovered by relatives or dependents not residents of the United States.

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Compensation shall be exempt from claims of creditors and from any attachment, garnishment or execution, and shall be paid only to such claimant or his personal representative, or such other persons as the court may, under the terms hereof, appoint to receive or collect the same. No claim or judgment for compensation, under this act, shall accrue to or be recovered by relatives or dependents not residents of the United States.