New Mexico Statutes

N.M. Stat. § 14-8-10 (2026)

County clerks; failure to perform duties as recorder.

✓ current as of May 2026

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For failure to comply with the responsibilities and duties in Chapter 14, Article 8
NMSA 1978, each county clerk is responsible on the clerk's official bond for damages
suffered by the injured party.
History: Laws 1855-1856, p. 18, § 5; C.L. 1865, ch. 88, § 5; C.L. 1884, § 433; C.L.
1897, § 780; Code 1915, § 4783; C.S. 1929, § 118-105; 1941 Comp., § 13-108; 1953
Comp., § 71-1-8; Laws 1965, ch. 97, § 1; 2011, ch. 134, § 11.

                                    ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For provision requiring fees to be paid in advance of filing or
recording, see 14-8-15 NMSA 1978.

The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, eliminated the former list of recording
fees.

Fee for certificate and seal controlling. — This section is controlling and in direct
conflict with 14-8-13 NMSA 1978, and the fee which it sets out for each certificate and
seal to documents recorded is the proper fee to be charged by county clerks. 1967 Op.
Att'y Gen. No. 67-53.

County clerks must charge for certified copies of public records requested by the
American Red Cross. 1943 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 43-4221.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2019–2019 · leading case: Texasfile LLC v. Bd. of Cnty. Comm'rs of the Cnty. of Lea, 446 P.3d 1173 (N.M. Ct. App. 2019).

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Texasfile LLC v. Bd. of Cnty. Comm'rs of the Cnty. of Lea, 446 P.3d 1173 (N.M. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “The Recording Act pushes the protection a step further-requiring, as opposed to merely authorizing, that redaction of protected personal identifier information be made before third parties may purchase copies.”

TexasFile LLC v. Bd. of Cty. Comm’rs of Lea Cty. (N.M. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “The Recording Act pushes the protection a step further—requiring, as opposed to merely authorizing, that redaction of protected personal identifier information be made before third parties may purchase copies.”

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