Section 39-1-6.2 - Judgment debts; discharge. - New Mexico Statutes

39-1-6.2. Judgment debts; discharge.

A.     All judgments and decrees for payment of money rendered in the courts of this state and which have become final may be satisfied, if the judgment creditor cannot be found after a diligent search, by payment of the full amount of such judgment or decree, with interest thereon to date of payment, plus any post-judgment costs incurred by the judgment creditor which can be determined from the court record and the costs of court for receiving into and paying the money out of the registry of the court.   

B.     Upon such payment, the clerk, or the judge if there is no clerk, shall issue a receipt therefor and shall enter a satisfaction of such judgment in the record, and shall formally notify the judgment creditor of such judgment or decree, if known; and upon the request therefor, shall pay over to the judgment creditor, or to his order, the full amount of the judgment, costs and interest collected.   

C.     Full payment of judgments and decrees pursuant to Subsections A and B of this section shall constitute full satisfaction thereof, and any lien created by such judgment or decree shall thereupon be satisfied and discharged.   

D.     Unclaimed funds in the court registry shall be disposed of pursuant to the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, Sections 7-8-1 through 7-8-34 NMSA 1978.   

E.     Unclaimed funds in the court registry shall be deposited in an interest-bearing account at an institution acceptable to the court. Interest on such funds shall accrue to the benefit of any person found entitled to claim the funds.