New Mexico Statutes

§ 7-8A-6 — Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of

New Mexico·Ch. 7 Taxation·Art. 8A Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
check or draft. A record of the issuance of a check, draft or similar instrument is prima facie evidence of an obligation. In claiming property from a holder who is also the issuer, the administrator's burden of proof as to the existence and amount of the property and its abandonment is satisfied by showing issuance of the instrument and passage of the requisite period of abandonment. Defenses of payment, satisfaction, discharge and want of consideration are affirmative defenses that must be established by the holder.

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Legislative History

Laws 1997, ch. 25, § 6.

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