Insurance contracts not exceeding five years, joint projects between two or more local public bodies not exceeding five years, lease-purchase agreements, lease agreements, contracts providing for the operation or provision and operation of a jail by or with another local public body or by an independent contractor entered into by a local public body set out in Section 6-6-11 N.M. Stat. Ann. and guaranteed energy savings contracts and installment payment contracts or lease-purchase agreements pursuant to guaranteed energy savings contracts are exempt from the provisions of Section 6-6-11 N.M. Stat. Ann., and such contracts, lease-purchase agreements, lease agreements and jail contracts are declared not to constitute the creation of debt.

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 6-6-12

  • 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