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2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 14 - Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths
Article 8 - Recording
Section 14-8-9 - Security of books of record; delivery to successors.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 14-8-9 (2018)
14-8-9. Security of books of record; delivery to successors.
It is the duty of the county clerks to keep their books of record well secured, and when they leave office as clerks, they shall deliver them complete to their successors, including all necessary keys, combinations and passwords.
History: Laws 1855-1856, p. 18, § 4; C.L. 1865, ch. 88, § 4; C.L. 1884, § 432; C.L. 1897, § 779; Code 1915, § 4782; C.S. 1929, § 118-104; 1941 Comp., § 13-107; 1953 Comp., § 71-1-7; 2011, ch. 134, § 10.
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, required county clerks to deliver keys, combinations and passwords to their successors.
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