New Mexico Statutes 55-9-323 v2. Future advances. (Effective January 1, 2024.)
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (c) of this section, for purposes of determining the priority of a perfected security interest under Paragraph (1) of Subsection (a) of Section 55-9-322 N.M. Stat. Ann., perfection of the security interest dates from the time an advance is made to the extent that the security interest secures an advance that:
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 55-9-323 v2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
(1) is made while the security interest is perfected only:
(A) under Section 55-9-309 N.M. Stat. Ann. when it attaches; or
1978; and
(B) temporarily under Subsection (e), (f) or (g) of Section 55-9-312 NMSA (2) is not made pursuant to a commitment entered into before or while the security interest is perfected by a method other than under Section 55-9-309 or Subsection (e), (f) or (g) of Section 55-9-312 N.M. Stat. Ann..
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (c) of this section, a security interest is subordinate to the rights of a person that becomes a lien creditor to the extent that the security interest secures an advance made more than forty-five days after the person becomes a lien creditor unless the advance is made:
(1) without knowledge of the lien; or
(2) pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the lien.
(c) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a security interest held by a secured party that is a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles or promissory notes or a consignor.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (e) of this section, a buyer of goods takes free of a security interest to the extent that it secures advances made after the earlier of:
(1) the time the secured party acquires knowledge of the buyer’s purchase; or
(2) forty-five days after the purchase.
(e) Subsection (d) of this section does not apply if the advance is made pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the buyer’s purchase and before the expiration of the forty-five-day period.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (g) of this section, a lessee of goods, other than a lessee in ordinary course of business, takes the leasehold interest free of a security interest to the extent that it secures advances made after the earlier of:
(1) the time the secured party acquires knowledge of the lease; or
(2) forty-five days after the lease contract becomes enforceable.
(g) Subsection (f) of this section does not apply if the advance is made pursuant to a commitment entered into without knowledge of the lease and before the expiration of the forty-five-day period.