N.M. Admin. Code § 1.13.30.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

Section 1.13.30.8 - ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Section 14-3-4 NMSA 1978 authorizes the commission of public records to appoint a state records administrator to carry out the purposes of the Public Records Act. The state records administrator is responsible for establishing records management programs within state government for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and economical management of public records throughout their lifecycle from their creation, utilization, maintenance, retention, preservation and final disposition.

A. The commission of public records hereby delegates the authority to order the routine destruction of public records, in accordance with adopted records retention and disposition schedules, to the state records administrator.

B. The state records administrator shall prescribe the appropriate method of destruction of public records.

C. The state records center and archives, in accordance with the rules established by the state records administrator and the commission of public records, is the authorized facility for the receipt, storage or disposition of all inactive and infrequently used records of present or former state agencies.

N.M. Admin. Code § 1.13.30.8

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 22, November 30, 2015, eff. 11/30/2015, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 22, November 28, 2017, eff. 11/28/2017