N.M. Stat. Ann. § 27-2-21 :
Article 2. Public Assistance (Refs & Annos)
� 27-2-21. Assistance not assignable
Assistance granted under this act shall not be transferable or assignable, at law or in equity, and none of the money paid or payable under this act shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
Last Amended: 1937
1953
History: Laws 1937, ch. 18, § 11g; 1941 Comp., § 73-118; 1953 Comp., § 13-1-19.