On behalf of the state and the administrator, the attorney general may replevin any papers, books, correspondence or other public records which were formerly part of the records or files of any public office in the territory or state of New Mexico, and which the state still has title to or interest in and which have passed out of the official custody of the state, its agencies or instrumentalities.
§ 14-3-16 NMSA 1978
Attorney general may replevin state records
Known as the Public Records Act
The act spans §§ 14–14 (28 sections).
1953 Comp., § 71-6-16, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 245, § 16.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.