N.M. Stat. § 4-44-21
No compensation except as provided by law.
No county officer shall accept or receive to his own use, or for or on account of any
deputy or deputies, clerk or clerks appointed by him or employed in his office, or for or
on account of expenses incurred by him of [or] by any such deputy or deputies, clerk or
clerks, or for or on account of his office, any salary, compensation, allowance, fees or
emoluments in any form whatsoever, other than [as] authorized by law.