[Lawful money; definition; application.]
NMSA 1978, § 56-8-1
in effect56-8-1. [Lawful money; definition; application.]
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.
Laws 1851-1852, p. 254; C.L. 1865, ch. 79, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 1732; C.L. 1897, § 2548; Code 1915, § 3523; C.S. 1929, § 89-101; 1941 Comp., § 53-601; 1953 Comp., § 50-6-1.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18559/index.do#!b/56-8-1Fetched: 10/20/2026
