Section 58-30-4 - Eligible individuals.

NM Stat § 58-30-4 (2019) (N/A)

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A. Except as set forth in Subsections B and C of this section, an eligible individual shall have earned income and shall be:

(1) eighteen years of age or older;

(2) a citizen or legal resident of the United States;

(3) a resident of New Mexico; and

(4) an indigent.

B. A child in foster care is an eligible individual if the child:

(1) is fifteen years of age or older;

(2) is an indigent;

(3) is a citizen or legal resident of the United States; and

(4) is a resident of New Mexico.

C. A child is an eligible individual if the child:

(1) is at least fifteen years of age and not more than eighteen years of age;

(2) is a member of a family whose members are all indigents;

(3) is a citizen or legal resident of the United States; and

(4) is a resident of New Mexico.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 362, § 4; 2006, ch. 96, § 4; 2007, ch. 349, § 4.

Cross references. — For the definition of "indigent", see 58-30-2 NMSA 1978.

The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, changes the age of a child in foster care who is an eligible individual from sixteen to fifteen years of age and adds Subsection C.

The 2006 amendment, effective July 1, 2006, replaces the federal poverty guidelines with "indigent" and in Paragraph (2) of Subsection B, replaces the federal poverty guidelines with "indigent".

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