The surviving spouse of a deceased person may, without procuring letters, collect any sum representing the final payment owed the decedent at the time of his death for wages, earnings, salary, commissions, travel or other reimbursement from the state or any of its political subdivisions or from any corporation, copartnership, association, individual, bank or trust company.
§ 45-3-1301 NMSA 1978
Collection of employee's final payment without administration
Known as the Uniform Estate Tax Apportionment Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (144 sections).
1953 Comp., § 32A-3-1301, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 159, § 12; 1983, ch. 194, § 10.
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.