N.M. Stat. § 58-11A-7
Disposition of contents of safe deposit box when a credit
union is liquidated; duty of conservator.
A. In the event a credit union is liquidated or placed under conservatorship by the
director, as authorized by Subsection I of Section 58-11-3 NMSA 1978 of the Credit
Union Regulatory Act [Credit Union Act], the conservator or receiver shall send a notice
by certified or registered mail to the last known address of the lessee stating that the
safe deposit box will be opened and its contents stored at the expense of the lessee
unless claimed within thirty days. If the contents are not claimed within thirty days from
the mailing of the notice, the safe deposit box may be opened in the presence of an
agent of the conservator or receiver and of a notary public. The contents shall be sealed
in a package by the notary public who shall write on the outside the name of the lessee
and the date of the opening. The notary public shall execute a certificate reciting the
name of the lessee, the date of the opening of the safe deposit box and a list of its
contents. The certificate shall be included in the package, and a copy of the certificate
shall be sent by registered mail to the last known address of the lessee. The
conservator or receiver shall then provide for storage of the package at a rental not
exceeding the rental previously charged for the safe deposit box.
B. If the package is not claimed, it will be disposed of as provided in the Uniform
Unclaimed Property Act [Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995), 7-8A-30 NMSA 1978].