(a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b) of this section, a holder required to file a report under Section 7 [7-8A-7 NMSA 1978] of the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995) shall maintain the records containing the information required to be included in the report for ten years after the holder files the report, unless a shorter period is provided by rule of the administrator. (b) A business association or financial organization that sells, issues, or provides to others for sale or issue in this state, traveler's checks, money orders, or similar instruments other than third-party bank checks, on which the business association or financial organization is directly liable, shall maintain a record of the instruments while they remain outstanding, indicating the state and date of issue, for three years after the holder files the report. History: Laws 1997, ch. 25, § 21. Effective dates. — Laws 1997, ch. 25, § 34 made Laws 1997, ch. 25, § 21 effective July 1, 1997.
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