New Mexico § 14-9A-4 Recording of documents

New Mexico Statutes

§ 14-9A-4 — Recording of documents

New Mexico § 14-9A-4

Ch. 14Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths

Art. 9AUniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 14-9A-4 (2026).

Text

A. In this section, "paper document" means a document that is received by the county clerk in a form that is not electronic. B. A county clerk:

(1)who implements any of the functions listed in this section shall do so in compliance with standards established by the information technology commission and the state commission of public records, in consultation with the county clerks of New Mexico, pursuant to Section 5 [14-9A-5 NMSA 1978] of the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act;

(2)may receive, index, store, archive and transmit electronic documents;

(3)may provide for access to and for search and retrieval of documents and information by electronic means;

(4)who accepts electronic documents for recording shall continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law an

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A. In this section, "paper document" means a document that is received by the county clerk in a form that is not electronic. B. A county clerk: (1) who implements any of the functions listed in this section shall do so in compliance with standards established by the information technology commission and the state commission of public records, in consultation with the county clerks of New Mexico, pursuant to Section 5 [14-9A-5 NMSA 1978] of the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act; (2) may receive, index, store, archive and transmit electronic documents; (3) may provide for access to and for search and retrieval of documents and information by electronic means; (4) who accepts electronic documents for recording shall continue to accept paper documents as authorized by state law and shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index; (5) may convert paper documents accepted for recording into electronic form; (6) may convert into electronic form information recorded before the county clerk began to record electronic documents; (7) may accept electronically any fee that the county clerk is authorized to collect; and (8) may agree with other officials of a state, of a political subdivision of a state or of the United States on procedures or processes to facilitate the electronic satisfaction of prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and the electronic payment of fees.