If the recipient of the public officer's letter complies with the demand and produces the document or documents, the public officer:
A. shall determine if the document produced is a missing record or a copy of a missing record; and
B. then shall duplicate the document and return the private party's document to him if it is a copy, or if it is the original public record, give the private party a copy and keep the original public record.
History: 1953 Comp., § 71-8-5, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 270, § 5.
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.