Arrest record information that reveals confidential sources, methods, information or individuals accused but not charged with a crime and that is maintained by the state or any of its political subdivisions pertaining to any person charged with the commission of any crime is confidential and dissemination or revealing the contents of the record, except as provided in the Arrest Record Information Act or any other law, is unlawful.
§ 29-10-4 NMSA 1978
Confidentiality of arrest records
Known as the Arrest Record Information Act
The act spans §§ 29–29 (8 sections).
1953 Comp., § 39-10-4, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 260, § 4; 1993, ch. 260, § 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.