New Mexico

Security deposit

Your landlord had 30 days to return your deposit or list the deductions in writing. If they were late or kept it wrongly, a landlord who keeps your money in bad faith can owe a civil penalty of up to $250 plus fees, and lose the right to keep any of it.

Return deadline30 days

If the landlord is late or keeps it wronglyForfeiture of the right to withhold, plus a civil penalty of up to $250 for bad-faith retention, plus attorney fees

N.M. Stat. § 47-8-18 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute

Gift card cash back

No statute

This state has no law that lets you cash out a small gift card balance. The card keeps working until it is used up or expires under federal rules.

Cash backNo statute

No state cash-back statute · Verified 2026-10-21

No state cash-redemption statute found in the statute survey for this run; federal gift-card rules on expiry and fees still apply.

Final paycheck

If you were fired, fixed wages are due within 5 days. Other final wages are due within 10 days.

If firedWithin 5 days after termination for wages fixed and definite in amount; within 10 days for wages earned by task, piece, or commission

If you quitNext regular payday

Late-pay penaltyContinuing wages from the due date until paid, for up to 60 days, where the employer fails to pay (§ 50-4-4)

N.M. Stat. § 50-4-4 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute

One secondary roundup flagged New Mexico as unconfirmed; the 5-day / 10-day structure is the long-standing text of § 50-4-4 and is retained here with this note.