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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 58. Financial Institutions and Regulations § 58-11A-4. Search procedure upon death of lessee

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. A lessor shall permit the person named in a court order, or if no order has been served upon the lessor, the spouse, parent, an adult descendant or a person named as a personal representative in a copy of a purported will produced by him, to open and examine the contents of a safe deposit box leased by a decedent or any documents delivered by a decedent for safekeeping, in the presence of an officer of the lessor. The lessor, if so requested by that person, may deliver upon execution of a receipt:

(1) any writing purported to be a will of the decedent;

(2) any writing purported to be a deed to a burial plot or burial instructions to the person making the request for a search; or

(3) any document purported to be an insurance policy on the life of the decedent to the person named as a beneficiary in the policy.

B. No other contents of a safe deposit box shall be removed pursuant to this section, except as provided in the Uniform Probate Code.

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