N.M. Stat. § 21-22B-7
Current through 2024, ch. 69
The general form of the contract shall be prepared and approved by the attorney general and signed by the student and designated representative of the commission [department] on behalf of the state. The commission [department] is vested with full and complete authority and power to sue in its own name for any balance due the state from any student on any such contract.
NMS § 21-22B-7