HOUSE BILL 927

46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2003

INTRODUCED BY

Ben Lujan







AN ACT

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; PERTAINING TO TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT CHARGES FOR COPYING MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 66-2-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978, Chapter 35, Section 11, as amended) is amended to read:

"66-2-7. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT.--

A. All records of the department relating to the administration and enforcement of the Motor Vehicle Code and any other law relating to motor vehicles, the administration and enforcement of which is charged to the department, other than those declared by law to be confidential for the use of the department, shall be open to public inspection during office hours.

B. Disposition of obsolete records of the department relating to the administration and enforcement of the Motor Vehicle Code and any other law relating to motor vehicles, the administration and enforcement of which is charged to the department, shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Public Records Act.

C. The department may copy or abstract records of the department relating to the administration and enforcement of the Motor Vehicle Code and any other law relating to motor vehicles, the administration and enforcement of which is charged to the department, to the extent permitted by law. The copies or abstracts may be made in paper, electronic, microfilm, optical or other formats. Duly certified copies of official records shall be deemed valid and given the same weight and consideration as original records.

D. Any person may purchase copies, printouts or abstracts of records of the department described in Subsection A of this section. The copies, printouts or abstracts may be made in paper, electronic, microfilm, optical or other formats. The department may make a reasonable charge to defray the actual cost of creating, maintaining and preserving the integrity of the database for the furnishing of copies, printouts or abstracts and for certifying any such copy."

Section 2. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.