Any board of finance or board of control may at any time within its discretion require any bank or savings and loan association that has qualified as a depository of public money subject to the control of the board to furnish additional security for the deposit of the kind specified in Section 6-10-16 NMSA 1978.

History: Laws 1923, ch. 76, § 21; 1925, ch. 123, § 8; C.S. 1929, § 112-121; 1941 Comp., § 7-219; 1953 Comp., § 11-2-21; 1991, ch. 31, § 4.

The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, rewrote this section which read "Any board of finance may at any time within its discretion require any bank which has qualified as a depository of public moneys subject to the control of said board and including banks which have furnished bonds with personal sureties, and which may be continued for the period of one year as specified in Section nineteen hereof to furnish additional security for said deposit of the kind in this act specified."

Former personal surety clause in this section is repealed by implication by Section 6-10-19 NMSA 1978. 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-11.

Exercise of board's authority must comply with applicable statutory guidelines. — The state board of finance may exercise its authority under this section to require additional security for deposits made by the state treasurer from the severance tax permanent fund; however, such exercise of authority must be consistent with the guidelines approved under former Subsection G of Section 7-27-5 NMSA 1978. 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-11.