§ 14-3-1 Short title
§ 14-3-2 Definitions
§ 14-3-3 State commission of public records; creation
§ 14-3-4 Duties and powers of commission
§ 14-3-5 Gifts, donations and loans
§ 14-3-6 Administrator; duties
§ 14-3-7 Inspection and survey of public records
§ 14-3-7.1 Access to confidential records
§ 14-3-8 Records center
§ 14-3-8.1 Records center revolving fund; created; revenues from sales deposited in fund
§ 14-3-9 Disposition of public records
§ 14-3-10 Disagreement as to value of records
§ 14-3-11 Destruction of records
§ 14-3-12 Transfer of records upon termination of state agencies
§ 14-3-13 Protection of records
§ 14-3-14 Advisory groups
§ 14-3-15 Reproduction on film; evidence; review, inventory and approval of systems
§ 14-3-15.1 Records of state agencies; public records; copy fees;
§ 14-3-15.2 Electronic authentication; substitution for signature
§ 14-3-16 Attorney general may replevin state records
§ 14-3-17 Approval of existing state agency systems
§ 14-3-18 County and municipal records; geographic information system; computer databases; copy fees
§ 14-3-19 Storage equipment, supplies and materials; microfilm services and supplies; purchase by state commission of public records for resale
§ 14-3-20 Interstate compacts; filing; index
§ 14-3-21 [State publications; manuals of procedure; rules; reports;
§ 14-3-22 Public policy on certain publications; state commission of public records duties
§ 14-3-23 [Manuals of procedure; preparation by state agencies;
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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 14 > Article 3 - Public Records

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.