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N.M. Stat. § 71-5-1 (2026)

Repealed.

✓ current as of May 2026
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History: 1953 Comp., § 65-11-1, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 272, § 1; 2003, ch. 16, § 1;
repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 71, § 14 and Laws 2016, ch. 78, § 14.

                                    ANNOTATIONS

Repeals. — Laws 2016, ch. 71, § 14 and Laws 2016, ch. 78, § 14 repealed 71-5-1
NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 272, § 1, relating to the short title of the
Geothermal Resources Conservation Act, effective July 1, 2016. For provisions of
former section, see the 2015 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1970–2025 · leading case: Cox v. New Mexico Dep't of Pub. Saf., 2010 NMCA 96 (N.M. Ct. App. 2010).
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Cox v. New Mexico Dep't of Pub. Saf., 2010 NMCA 96 (N.M. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “The Newsome Court was interpreting NMSA 1953, Section 71-5-1(B), (C) (Supp.1975), the predecessor to today’s NMSA 1978, Section 14-2—1(A).”
Repub. Party v. New Mexico Taxation & Revenue Dep't, 2012 NMSC 26 (N.M. 2012). · cites it 2× “2d at 1239 -40 (citing NMSA 1953, § 71-5-1 (Supp. 1975)). The university withheld some of the disputed records on the basis of enumerated exceptions.”
State Ex Rel. Attorney Gen. v. First Jud. Dist. Court, 629 P.2d 330 (N.M. 1981). · cites it 4× “The personnel records of thousands of employees were being sought by the plaintiff under Section 71-5-1, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Supp. 1975) [now codified as Section 14-2-1, N.”
Edenburn v. New Mexico Dep't of Health, 2013 NMCA 45 (N.M. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “{19} First, Sanchez’s holding relied on the Public Records Act, which defined “public records” differently than both the version of IPRA in place at the time and the current iteration of IPRA.”
State v. Harrison, 471 P.2d 193 (N.M. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 5× “1969) and that he has a right to inspect public records under § 71-5-1, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Rpl.Vol. 10, pt.”
Poteet v. Roswell Daily Record, Inc., 584 P.2d 1310 (N.M. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 6× “" Section 71-5-1, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl. Vol.”
Rosette, Inc. v. United States of Dep't of the Interior, 169 P.3d 704 (N.M. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “See NMSA 1978, §§ 19-13-1 to -28 (1967, as amended through 2001), and NMSA 1978, §§ 71-5-1 to -24 (1975, as amended through 2003).”
Old Abe Co. v. New Mexico Mining Comm'n, 908 P.2d 776 (N.M. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “1993) (surface mining); NMSA 1978, §§ 71-5-1 to -24 (Repl.Pamp.1981 & Cum.”
Sanchez v. Bd. of Regents of E. New Mexico Univ., 486 P.2d 608 (N.M. 1971). · cites it 14× “Library or museum material of the state library, state institutions and state museums, extra copies of documents preserved only for convenience of reference, and stocks of publications and processed documents are not included;" Petitioners assert that the list was a public…”
Cox v. Nm Dep't of Pub. Saf., 242 P.3d 501 (N.M. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “NOTES [1] The Newsome Court was interpreting NMSA 1953, Section 71-5-1(B), (C) (Supp.1975), the predecessor to today's NMSA 1978, Section 14-2-1(A).”
State Ex Rel. Newsome v. Alarid, 568 P.2d 1236 (N.M. 1977). · cites it 8× “Newsome, a student newspaper reporter at the University of New Mexico, applied for an alternative writ of mandamus against Alarid, personnel director of the university, seeking to gain access to the information contained in all non-academic staff personnel records, except that…”
Albuquerque J. v. Bd. of Educ. of Albuquerque Pub. Schs. (N.M. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “See 1977-NMSC-076 , ¶¶ 30-32 (discussing NMSA 1953, § 71-5-1 (1975 Supp.)). Given that the materials excepted from inspection in that case are, as here, “letters or memorand[a] which are matters of opinion[,]” Newsome, 1977- NMSC-076, ¶ 12, we continue to rely on its reasoning…”
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— N.M. Stat. § 71-5-1(B) — 2 cases
Cox v. New Mexico Dep't of Pub. Saf., 2010 NMCA 96 (N.M. Ct. App. 2010). “The Newsome Court was interpreting NMSA 1953, Section 71-5-1(B), (C) (Supp.1975), the predecessor to today’s NMSA 1978, Section 14-2—1(A).”
Cox v. Nm Dep't of Pub. Saf., 242 P.3d 501 (N.M. Ct. App. 2010). “NOTES [1] The Newsome Court was interpreting NMSA 1953, Section 71-5-1(B), (C) (Supp.1975), the predecessor to today's NMSA 1978, Section 14-2-1(A).”
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