New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI, Issue 5 / March 10, 2020

This is an amendment to 1.21.2 NMAC, Section 519, 612 and 708, effective 7/1/2020.

1.21.2.519 PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS:

A. Category: Governance and compliance - records management.

B. Description: Records related to requests for information under the Inspection of Public Records Act including, but not limited to, tracking [and responses], responses and written explanations of denials.

C. Retention: [destroy one year from date request fulfilled] destroy four years from date request is deemed by the public body to be fulfilled or denied.

[1.21.2.519 NMAC - N, 10/1/2015; A, 7/1/2020]

[For denied requests, refer to 1.21.2.107 NMAC]

1.21.2.612 CASE FILES - LOWER COURTS (CIVIL):

A. Category: Legal and judiciary - court administration.

B. Description: Court case files, including, but not limited to, dockets; does not include DUI or domestic violence cases, district, appellate, supreme court or probate case files.

C. Retention: [destroy 14 years from date file closed]

(1) Judgement satisfied: destroy one year from date of satisfaction.

(2) Judgement not satisfied: destroy 14 years from date of judgement.

[1.21.2.612 NMAC - N, 10/1/2015; A, 7/1/2020]

1.21.2.708 VETERINARIAN CLIENT/PATIENT FILES:

A. Category: Natural resource management - animal and livestock.

B. Description: Veterinarian client/patient records.

C. Retention: destroy four years from date file closed.

[1.21.2.708 NMAC - N, 7/1/2020]