Any public officer is authorized to recover public records and to duplicate copies of them in the possession of any private party.
History: 1953 Comp., § 71-8-3, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 270, § 3.
Structure 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.