If the district court finds that the petition of the public officer is true and that the named document or documents are in the possession of the named party or parties, the court shall order that the document or documents be turned over for recovery or duplication as required in Subsection B [D] of Section 4 [14-5-4 NMSA 1978] of the Public Records Recovery Act.
History: 1953 Comp., § 71-8-7, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 270, § 7.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
The reference to Subsection B of Section 4 of the Public Records Recovery Act probably should be to Subsection D of that section, 14-5-4 NMSA 1978.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths
Article 5 - Public Records Recovery
Section 14-5-3 - Recovery authorized.
Section 14-5-4 - Method of recovery.
Section 14-5-5 - Return of public record.
Section 14-5-6 - Refusal to appear and produce document; procedure.
Section 14-5-7 - District court findings and orders.
Section 14-5-8 - Replacement of recovered document.
Section 14-5-9 - Effect of replacement of recovered document.