Compensation shall be exempt from claims of creditors and from any attachment, garnishment or execution, and shall be paid only to such claimant or his personal representative, or such other persons as the court may, under the terms hereof, appoint to receive or collect the same. No claim or judgment for compensation, under this act, shall accrue to or be recovered by relatives or dependents not residents of the United States.
§ 52-3-37 NMSA 1978
Compensation exempt from execution
Known as the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law
The act spans §§ 52–52 (63 sections).
1941 Comp., § 57-1124, enacted by Laws 1945, ch. 135, § 24; 1953 Comp., § 59-11-25.
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.