Patron records shall not be disclosed or released to any person not a member of the library staff in the performance of his duties, except upon written consent of the person identified in the record, or except upon court order issued to the library. The library shall have the right to be represented by counsel at any hearing on disclosure or release of its patron records.
§ 18-9-4 NMSA 1978
Release of patron records prohibited
Known as the Library Privacy Act
The act spans §§ 18–18 (6 sections).
Laws 1989, ch. 151, § 4.
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.