The bill amends Section 14-8-9.1 of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated (NMSA) 1978, which pertains to public records and their inspection. It establishes that all documents filed with the county clerk are public records, but introduces specific provisions for the redaction of sensitive information before these documents can be purchased or digitized by third parties. The new legal language mandates the redaction of the month and day of birth, all but the last four digits of social security numbers, and all but the last four digits of driver's license numbers.

Additionally, the bill clarifies that health information identifying specific individuals is exempt from public records, and it sets forth guidelines for the handling of veterans' discharge papers, which must be segregated from public records and are only accessible to certain authorized individuals. It also stipulates that death certificates can be inspected but not purchased, copied, or digitized by third parties until fifty years after the date of death, while exempting these records from certain restrictions.

Statutes affected:
introduced version: 14-8-9.1