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No execution shall issue upon judgment rendered against the board of county commissioners of any county, or against any incorporated city, town or village, school district or board of education; or against any officer of any county, incorporated city, town or village, school district or board of education, upon any judgment recovered against him in his official capacity and for which the county, incorporated city, town or village, school district or board of education, is liable, but the same shall be paid out of the proceeds of a tax levy as other liabilities of counties, incorporated cities, towns or villages, school districts or boards of education, and when so collected shall be paid by the county treasurer to the judgment creditor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Constitution Art. VIII, § 7. Judgments against local governments or officers - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/new-mexico-constitution/nm-const-art-viii-sect-7/
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