It is the duty of county clerks in this state in recording all instruments of writing that by law they are required to record to do so by a method that ensures permanency and durability. The county clerk of each county in the state shall provide, at the expense of the clerk's respective county, such books or technology as may be necessary and suitable in which to record notices, affidavits and other documents.
History: Laws 1923, ch. 114, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 118-114; 1941 Comp., § 13-105; 1953 Comp., § 71-1-5; 2011, ch. 134, § 9.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Cross references. — For protection of records, see 14-3-13 NMSA 1978.
For provision that recording books include microfilm, see 14-8-3 NMSA 1978.
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, required county clerks to use a method of recording that ensures the permanency and durability of recorded instruments.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Photostatic or other method of recording instrument, 57 A.L.R. 159.
Mutilations, alterations, and deletions as affecting admissibility in evidence of public record, 28 A.L.R.2d 1443.
76 C.J.S. Records 9 et seq.
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