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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-45 > Article-5 > Section-45-5-41145-5-411. Bond.
A. The court may require a conservator to furnish a bond conditioned upon faithful discharge of all duties of the trust according to law, with sureties as it shall specify. Unless otherwise directed, the bond shall be in the amount of the total value of the property of the estate in his control plus one year's estimated income less the value of securities deposited under arrangements requiring an order of the court for their removal less the value of property which may not be sold or conveyed without an order of the court. The court, in lieu of sureties on a bond, may accept other security for the performance of the bond.
B. If the veterans administration is paying or planning to pay benefits to a person to be protected, the court may, upon the request of the veterans administration, require a bond conditioned upon faithful discharge of all duties of the trust according to law, with sureties as it shall specify.
