New Mexico § 8-4-6 - Distribution of session laws
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 8-4-6 — Distribution of session laws, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-4-6. Distribution of session laws
A. The secretary of state shall transmit copies of the session laws without charge
as follows: (1) one copy to each New Mexico supreme court justice; (2) one copy to each New Mexico court of appeals judge; (3) one copy to each New Mexico district court judge; (4) five copies to the New Mexico attorney general; (5) two copies to each New Mexico district attorney; (6) one copy to the board of county commissioners of each county; (7) copies to other state officers and agencies, or additional copies to legislators
upon request by the clerks of each house by January 30 and to those listed above if
the copies or additional copies are needed for governmental purposes and are not to
replace lost volumes; and (8) copies to the New Mexico supreme court law library as may be required for exchange
of similar materials with officers and agencies of the federal government, other states,
districts, territories or possessions of the United States. B. Copies of session laws supplied to officers and agencies of this state remain the
property of the state and shall be delivered to their successors. C. Whenever it is necessary to replace a volume of the session laws, because of the
loss of the original volume, the secretary of state shall charge the officer or agency
the same price that would be charged if it were sold to a private individual, and
the money from the sale shall be deposited in the fund it would be deposited in if
it resulted from a sale to a private individual.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-4-6 ("Distribution of session laws") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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