2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 4 - Counties
Article 40 - County Clerk
Section 4-40-5 - County clerk; duty regarding accounts.
It shall be the duty of the county clerk to designate upon every account, which shall be audited and approved and allowed by the board of county commissioners, the amount so allowed.
History: Laws 1876, ch. 1, § 30; C.L. 1884, § 361; C.L. 1897, § 680; Code 1915, § 1237; C.S. 1929, § 33-4303; 1941 Comp., § 15-3706; 1953 Comp., § 15-39-6; 2011, ch. 134, § 1.
Cross references. — For approval or disapproval of accounts by board, see 4-45-3 NMSA 1978.
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, eliminated the requirement that county clerks provide certified copies of records and accounts upon request.
Death certificates. — County clerks may not issue copies of death certificates on file in their office unless the vital statistics bureau promulgates regulations authorizing it or unless the legislature amends the Vital Statistics Act (24-14-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.) to grant county clerks such authority. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 88-01.
County clerks could not issue certified copies of death certificates pursuant to 14-8-4 NMSA 1978 in order to avoid the higher fees charged for the issuance of certificates by the vital statistics bureau. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 88-01.
Charging of fee for issuance of certified copies of military discharge papers. — In absence of statute authorizing free certified copies, a fee of $.15 per page must be charged by the county clerk for issuing certified copies of soldiers' discharge papers. 1943-44 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 43-4337.
