Every person has a right to inspect public records of this state except: A. records pertaining to physical or mental examinations and medical treatment of persons confined to an institution; B. letters of reference concerning employment, licensing or permits; C. letters or memoranda that are matters of opinion in personnel files or students’ cumulative files; […]
Protected personal identifier information contained in public records may be redacted by a public body before inspection or copying of a record. The presence of protected personal identifier information on a record does not exempt the record from inspection. Unredacted records that contain protected personal identifier information shall not be made available on publicly accessible […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 258, § 10 repealed 14-2-2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 130, § 2, requiring officers having custody of certain records to provide opportunity and facilities for inspection, effective June 18, 1993. For provisions of former section, see the 1992 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
When a copy of any public record is required by the veterans’ administration to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in benefits made available by the veterans’ administration, the official custodian of such public record shall, without charge, provide the applicant for such benefits, or any person acting on his […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 258, § 10 repealed 14-2-3 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 130, § 3, providing a remedy for citizens who have been refused the right to inspect any public record, effective June 18, 1993. For provisions of former section, see the 1992 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com. For […]
Chapter 14, Article 2 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Inspection of Public Records Act”. History: Laws 1993, ch. 258, § 1.
Recognizing that a representative government is dependent upon an informed electorate, the intent of the legislature in enacting the Inspection of Public Records Act [Chapter 14, Article 2 NMSA 1978] is to ensure, and it is declared to be the public policy of this state, that all persons are entitled to the greatest possible information […]
As used in the Inspection of Public Records Act: A. “custodian” means any person responsible for the maintenance, care or keeping of a public body’s public records, regardless of whether the records are in that person’s actual physical custody and control; B. “file format” means the internal structure of an electronic file that defines the […]
Each public body shall designate at least one custodian of public records who shall: A. receive requests, including electronic mail or facsimile, to inspect public records; B. respond to requests in the same medium, electronic or paper, in which the request was made in addition to any other medium that the custodian deems appropriate; C. […]
