Chapter 14 - Records, Legal Notices and Oaths.
- Article 1 - Preservation, Restoration and Destruction of Records, 14-1-1 through 14-1-8.
- Section 14-1-1 - Filing certified copy of document when original is in danger of damage or destruction.
- 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.
- Section 14-1-7 - Destruction of obsolete county records.
- Section 14-1-8 - Obsolete county records; notice of proposed destruction; preservation desired by state records administrator; delivery of documents.
- Article 2 - Inspection of Public Records, 14-2-1 through 14-2-12.
- Section 14-2-1 - Right to inspect public records; exceptions.
- Section 14-2-10 - Procedure for excessively burdensome or broad requests.
- Section 14-2-11 - Procedure for denied requests.
- Section 14-2-12 - Enforcement.
- Section 14-2-2 - Repealed.
- Section 14-2-2.1 - Copies of public records furnished.
- Section 14-2-3 - Repealed.
- Section 14-2-4 - Short title.
- Section 14-2-5 - Purpose of act; declaration of public policy.
- Section 14-2-6 - Definitions.
- Section 14-2-7 - Designation of custodian; duties.
- Section 14-2-8 - Procedure for requesting records.
- Section 14-2-9 - Procedure for inspection.
- Article 2A - Use of Police Reports, 14-2A-1.
- Article 3 - Public Records, 14-3-1 through 14-3-25.
- Section 14-3-1 - Short title.
- Section 14-3-10 - Disagreement as to value of records.
- Section 14-3-11 - Destruction of records.
- Section 14-3-12 - Transfer of records upon termination of state agencies.
- Section 14-3-13 - Protection of records.
- Section 14-3-14 - Advisory groups.
- Section 14-3-15 - Reproduction on film; evidence; review, inventory and approval of systems.
- Section 14-3-15.1 - Records of state agencies; public records; copy fees; computer databases; criminal penalty.
- Section 14-3-15.2 - Electronic authentication; substitution for signature.
- Section 14-3-16 - Attorney general may replevin state records.
- Section 14-3-17 - Approval of existing state agency systems.
- Section 14-3-18 - County and municipal records; geographic information system; computer databases; copy fees.
- Section 14-3-19 - Storage equipment, supplies and materials; microfilm services and supplies; purchase by state commission of public records for resale.
- Section 14-3-2 - Definitions.
- Section 14-3-20 - Interstate compacts; filing; index.
- Section 14-3-21 - State publications; manuals of procedure; rules; reports; uniform style and form.
- Section 14-3-22 - Public policy on certain publications; state commission of public records duties.
- Section 14-3-23 - Manuals of procedure; preparation by state agencies; review by state records administrator; publication.
- Section 14-3-24, 14-3-25 - Recompiled.
- Section 14-3-3 - State commission of public records; creation.
- Section 14-3-4 - Duties and powers of commission.
- Section 14-3-5 - Gifts, donations and loans.
- Section 14-3-6 - Administrator; duties.
- Section 14-3-7 - Inspection and survey of public records.
- Section 14-3-7.1 - Access to confidential records.
- Section 14-3-8 - Records center.
- Section 14-3-8.1 - Records center revolving fund; created; revenues from sales deposited in fund.
- Section 14-3-9 - Disposition of public records.
- Article 3A - Confidential Materials, 14-3A-1 through 14-3A-2.
- Article 4 - State Rules, 14-4-1 through 14-4-11.
- Section 14-4-1 - Short title.
- Section 14-4-10 - State publications for sale or issue by state agencies; listing by state records administrator.
- Section 14-4-11 - Personal files, records and documents of elected state officials; placing in state archives by the state records administrator.
- Section 14-4-2 - Definitions.
- Section 14-4-3 - Format of rules; filing; distribution.
- Section 14-4-4 - Publication filing and distribution; official depository.
- Section 14-4-5 - Filing and compliance required for validity.
- Section 14-4-5.1 - Temporary provision; savings provision.
- Section 14-4-6 - Trade, sale and exchange of agency rules, publications and reports by records center.
- Section 14-4-7 - Current listing of rules; rule repeals.
- Section 14-4-7.1 - New Mexico register.
- Section 14-4-7.2 - New Mexico Administrative Code.
- Section 14-4-8 - Documents not required to be filed with state library.
- Section 14-4-9 - Law governing filing of agency rules, documents and publications.
- Article 4A - Small Business Regulatory Relief Act, 14-4A-1 through 14-4A-6.
- Article 5 - Public Records Recovery, 14-5-1 through 14-5-10.
- Section 14-5-1 - Short title.
- Section 14-5-10 - Alternative method.
- Section 14-5-2 - Definitions.
- 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.
- Article 6 - Health and Hospital Records, 14-6-1 through 14-6-3.
- Article 7 - Financial Institution Records, 14-7-1 through 14-7-2.
- Article 8 - Recording, 14-8-1 through 14-8-17.
- Section 14-8-1 - County clerk as ex-officio recorder.
- Section 14-8-10 - County clerks; failure to perform duties as recorder; fees.
- Section 14-8-11 - Standard form of instruments; supplies.
- Section 14-8-12 - Repealed.
- Section 14-8-12.1 - Temporary provision; validation.
- Section 14-8-12.2 - Recording fees.
- Section 14-8-12.3 - Recording fee; assignments or releases of interest in property.
- Section 14-8-12.4 - Recording fee; more than two acknowledgments; more than two hundred words; when number of words is in excess of standard form.
- Section 14-8-13 - Fees; copying records; issuing licenses; acknowledgments.
- Section 14-8-14 - Searching records; fees.
- Section 14-8-15 - Payment of fees.
- Section 14-8-16 - Filings of legal descriptions and plats of real property authorized; recording; fees.
- Section 14-8-17 - Soldier's discharge papers recorded without cost.
- Section 14-8-2 - Duties of recorder.
- Section 14-8-3 - Recording books.
- Section 14-8-4 - Acknowledgment necessary for recording; decrees; exceptions.
- Section 14-8-5 - Mining location notices; recording.
- Section 14-8-6 - Endorsement on receipt of documents; constructive notice of contents.
- Section 14-8-7 - Durability of records; required inks and ribbons.
- Section 14-8-8 - Noncompliance with durability requirements; penalty.
- Section 14-8-9 - Security of books of record; delivery to successors.
- Article 9 - Records Affecting Real Property, 14-9-1 through 14-9-9.
- Section 14-9-1 - Instruments affecting real estate; recording.
- Section 14-9-2 - Constructive notice of contents.
- Section 14-9-3 - Unrecorded instruments; effect.
- Section 14-9-4 - Filing for record; effect; reception book.
- Section 14-9-5 - Repealed.
- Section 14-9-6 - Wills not affected.
- Section 14-9-7 - Conveyances to state and public corporations; recording; filing in lieu of recording; maximum fee.
- Section 14-9-8 - Lost patent; recording certified copy; effect.
- Section 14-9-9 - Federal court judgment; county for filing; lien against realty.
- Article 9A - Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, 14-9A-1 through 14-9A-7.
- Section 14-9A-1 - Short title.
- Section 14-9A-2 - Definitions.
- Section 14-9A-3 - Validity of electronic documents.
- Section 14-9A-4 - Recording of documents.
- Section 14-9A-5 - Administration and standards.
- Section 14-9A-6 - Uniformity of application and construction.
- Section 14-9A-7 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
- Article 10 - Index of Records, 14-10-1 through 14-10-5.
- Article 11 - Publication of Notice, 14-11-1 through 14-11-13.
- Section 14-11-1 - "Legal notices and advertisements" defined.
- Section 14-11-10 - Litigation; publication of notice; posting.
- Section 14-11-10.1 - Legal notices; simple description also required.
- Section 14-11-10.2 - Electronic posting of legal notices.
- Section 14-11-11 - County and municipal boards and officers; publication of proceedings; language requirements.
- Section 14-11-12 - Publication in lieu of posting.
- Section 14-11-13 - Official Spanish newspapers.
- Section 14-11-2 - Requirement for publication of legal notice or advertisement.
- Section 14-11-3 - Frequency of newspaper's publication; effect.
- Section 14-11-4 - Proof of publication.
- Section 14-11-5 - Affidavit of proof; contents.
- Section 14-11-6 - Filing affidavit of publication; evidential value.
- Section 14-11-7 - Rates for legal notice or advertisement; costs.
- Section 14-11-8 - Violation of legal publication law; penalty.
- Section 14-11-9 - Legal publications by county, municipality or school district; payment.
- Article 12 - Notaries Public, 14-12-1 through 14-12-20.
- Article 12A - Notary Public, 14-12A-1 through 14-12A-26.
- Section 14-12A-1 - Short title.
- Section 14-12A-10 - Avoidance of influence.
- Section 14-12A-11 - False or incomplete certificate, authenticating documents in absence of principal.
- Section 14-12A-12 - Improper documents.
- Section 14-12A-13 - Intent to deceive.
- Section 14-12A-14 - Testimonials.
- Section 14-12A-15 - Unauthorized practice of law.
- Section 14-12A-16 - Fees.
- Section 14-12A-17 - Official signature.
- Section 14-12A-18 - Official seal or stamp.
- Section 14-12A-19 - Endorsing date of commission.
- Section 14-12A-2 - Definitions.
- Section 14-12A-20 - Change of name.
- Section 14-12A-21 - Change of address.
- Section 14-12A-22 - Certification.
- Section 14-12A-23 - Resignation.
- Section 14-12A-24 - Disposition of the seal and stamp.
- Section 14-12A-25 - Disqualified notary public exercising powers.
- Section 14-12A-26 - Removal from office.
- Section 14-12A-3 - Qualifications.
- Section 14-12A-4 - Application.
- Section 14-12A-5 - Appointment; term.
- Section 14-12A-6 - Reappointment.
- Section 14-12A-7 - Powers and prohibitions.
- Section 14-12A-8 - Refusal to notarize.
- Section 14-12A-9 - Surety bond and duties of surety.
- Article 13 - Acknowledgments and Oaths, 14-13-1 through 14-13-25.
- Section 14-13-1 - Administration of oath.
- Section 14-13-11 - Wage and salary assignments.
- Section 14-13-12 - Instrument needs no acknowledgment in absence of statutory requirement.
- Section 14-13-13 - Validation of former acknowledgments; 1951 act.
- Section 14-13-14 - Validation of former acknowledgments; 1957 act.
- Section 14-13-15 - Validation of former acknowledgments; 1965 act.
- Section 14-13-16 - Validation of former acknowledgments; 1967 act.
- Section 14-13-17 - Validation of former acknowledgments; 1971 act.
- Section 14-13-18 - Validation of former acknowledgments; 1975 act.
- Section 14-13-19 to 14-13-23 - Repealed.
- Section 14-13-2 - Administration of affirmation in lieu of oath.
- Section 14-13-24 - Validation of certain prior acknowledgments.
- Section 14-13-25 - Validation of certain prior acknowledgments.
- Section 14-13-3 - Oaths; power to administer.
- Section 14-13-4 to 14-13-10 - Repealed.
- Article 14 - Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, 14-14-1 through 14-14-11.
- Section 14-14-1 - Definitions.
- Section 14-14-10 - Uniformity of application and construction.
- Section 14-14-11 - Short title.
- Section 14-14-2 - Notarial acts.
- Section 14-14-3 - Notarial acts in this state.
- Section 14-14-4 - Notarial acts in other jurisdictions of the United States.
- Section 14-14-5 - Notarial acts under federal authority.
- Section 14-14-6 - Foreign notarial acts.
- Section 14-14-7 - Certificate of notarial acts.
- Section 14-14-8 - Certificates of notarial acts; short forms.
- Section 14-14-9 - Notarial acts affected by the uniform law on notarial acts.
- Article 15 - Electronic Authentication of Documents, 14-15-1 through 14-15-6.
- Article 16 - Uniform Electronic Transactions, 14-16-1 through 14-16-19.
- Section 14-16-1 - Short title.
- Section 14-16-10 - Effect of change or error.
- Section 14-16-11 - Notarization and acknowledgment.
- Section 14-16-12 - Retention of electronic records; originals.
- Section 14-16-13 - Admissibility in evidence.
- Section 14-16-14 - Automated transaction.
- Section 14-16-15 - Time and place of sending and receipt.
- Section 14-16-16 - Transferable records.
- Section 14-16-17 - Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies.
- Section 14-16-18 - Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies.
- Section 14-16-19 - Interoperability.
- Section 14-16-2 - Definitions.
- Section 14-16-3 - Scope.
- Section 14-16-4 - Prospective application.
- Section 14-16-5 - Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement.
- Section 14-16-6 - Construction and application.
- Section 14-16-7 - Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts.
- Section 14-16-8 - Provision of information in writing; presentation of records.
- Section 14-16-9 - Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature.