The term public officer means any officer of the legislative, executive and judicial departments of the state whether elected or appointed, including officers of the boards, commissions, bureaus and all other agencies of this state and the departments thereof, and including officers of the state legislature and the officers and clerks of the courts of this state and, in like manner, the county and municipal officers of the counties, cities, towns and villages of this state.
History: 1941 Comp., § 13-406, enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 185, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 71-4-6.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Newspapers maintained by county clerks may be microfilmed, so long as the microfilm is accessible to the public. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 79-16.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths
Article 1 - Preservation, Restoration and Destruction of Records
Section 14-1-2 - [Effect of filing certified copy.]
Section 14-1-3 - [Method of copying.]
Section 14-1-4 - ["Public officer" defined for purpose of microfilming records.]
Section 14-1-5 - [Authorization for photographing and microfilming public records.]
Section 14-1-6 - [Photographed or microfilmed copies deemed original records.]