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§ 14-5-5 NMSA 1978

Return of public record

Known as the Public Records Recovery Act

The act spans §§ 14–14 (10 sections).

1953 Comp., § 71-8-5, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 270, § 5.

If the recipient of the public officer's letter complies with the demand and produces the document or documents, the public officer:

A. shall determine if the document produced is a missing record or a copy of a missing record; and

B. then shall duplicate the document and return the private party's document to him if it is a copy, or if it is the original public record, give the private party a copy and keep the original public record.

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.