New Mexico Statutes
§ 56-8-1 — [Lawful money; definition; application.]
New Mexico § 56-8-1
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 56-8-1 (2026).
Text
The money of account of this state shall be the dollar, cent and mill; and all public accounts, and the proceedings of all courts in relation to money shall be kept and expressed in money of the above denomination.
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Legislative History
Laws 1851-1852, p. 254; C.L. 1865, ch. 79, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 1732; C.L. 1897,
Nearby Sections
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§ 56-1-1
Definitions§ 56-1-10
Injunction to prevent violation§ 56-1-11
Consent to discontinuance§ 56-1-12
Violation of injunction; penalty§ 56-1-13
Contracts executed prior to act§ 56-1-16
Variable rates§ 56-1-2.1
Repealed§ 56-1-3
Retail charge agreements§ 56-1-3.1
Repealed§ 56-1-4
Insurance§ 56-1-5
Prohibited provisions§ 56-1-6
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New Mexico § 56-8-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/56/56-8-1.