{"data":{"id":"us-nm/58-22-21.1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"58-22-21.1","heading":"Suit to recover trust funds; attorney's fees authorized.","body":"An escrow agent, in any action brought against a party to the escrow to recover trust funds disbursed by the escrow agent to or for the benefit of the party, or in reliance upon a check or draft issued by the party which is subsequently dishonored by the drawee, may recover, in addition to the amount so disbursed, a reasonable amount as attorney's fees and costs. Pending litigation, an escrow agent may retain possession of all escrowed documents until directed otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction.","path":["Chapter 58 - Financial Institutions and Regulations","ARTICLE 22 Escrow Companies"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18561/index.do","current_through":"2025-01-07","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"567ae3829cf16c68cb7a3b3f7fe0596970e430f76ed0cf7f1f71dd2cadd96df5","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/58-22-21","next":"us-nm/58-22-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}