New Mexico agencies required to provide e-records.

• Position: E-RECORDS - Brief article

A law that goes into effect July 1 requires government agencies in New Mexico to provide electronic records if they exist in that format.

The law was passed in response to complaints about government agencies not wanting to provide digital copies of documents. Before the law, agencies were only required to make public records available for viewing in their office.

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Government agencies may charge fees only for the actual cost of copying documents, not for the time spent searching for records or anything...