N.M. Stat. § 46-6-9
[Arrest bond certificates; surety company undertakings
authorized.]
A. Any domestic or foreign surety company which has qualified to transact surety
business in this state may, in any year, become surety in an amount not to exceed two
hundred dollars ($200.00) with respect to any guaranteed arrest bond certificates issued
in such year by an automobile club or association by filing with the superintendent of
insurance an undertaking thus to become surety.
B. Such undertaking shall be in form to be prescribed by the superintendent and
shall state the following:
(1)
the name and address of the automobile club or clubs or automobile
association or associations with respect to the guaranteed arrest bond certificates of
which the surety company undertakes to be surety;
(2)
the unqualified obligation of the surety company to pay the fine or
forfeiture in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) of any person who,
after posting a guaranteed arrest bond certificate with respect to which the surety
company has undertaken to be surety, fails to make the appearance to guarantee which
the guaranteed arrest bond certificate was posted.
C. The term, guaranteed arrest bond certificate, means any printed card or other
certificate issued by an automobile club or association to any of its members, which
card or certificate is signed by such member and contains a printed statement that such
automobile club or association and a surety company guarantee the appearance of the
person whose signature appears on the card or certificate and that they will, in the event
of failure of such person to appear in court at the time of trial, pay any fine or forfeiture
imposed on such person in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00).