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§ 27-2B-8 NMSA 1978

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Known as the New Mexico Works Act

The act spans §§ 27-2B-1 to 27-2B-9 (23 sections).

Laws 1998, ch. 8, § 8 and Laws 1998, ch. 9, § 8; 2001, ch. 295, § 5; 2001, ch. 326, § 5; 2003, ch. 311, § 4; 2003, ch. 432, § 4; 2006, ch. 96, § 15; 2007, ch. 349, § 15; 2019, c…

A. Liquid and nonliquid resources owned by the benefit group shall be counted in the eligibility determination.

B. A benefit group may at a maximum own the following resources:

(1) two thousand dollars ($2,000) in nonliquid resources;

(2) one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) in liquid resources, excluding funds deposited in an individual development account established pursuant to the Individual Development Account Act or a qualified tuition program, as defined in Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

(3) the value of the principal residence of the participant;

(4) the value of burial plots and funeral contracts for family members; and

(5) the value of work-related equipment up to one thousand dollars ($1,000).

C. Vehicles owned by the benefit group shall not be considered in the determination of resources attributed to the benefit group.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.