A. It is the intent of the legislature and the public policy of this state to reduce unnecessary expense to the taxpayers of this state in connection with publications of state agencies designed primarily for the purpose of reporting to or the informing of the governor, the legislature, other state agencies or the political subdivisions of this state.

B. The state commission of public records shall develop and adopt regulations which shall be binding upon all state agencies. The regulations shall provide for uniform standards for those publications set forth in Subsection A of this section and shall include but be not limited to:

(1) a standard size format to accommodate paper of the most economical type available;

(2) prohibiting the use of expensive covers, binders and fasteners;

(3) prohibiting the use of photographs, art work and design, unless absolutely necessary for clarification of the report;

(4) limiting the use of color stock paper, where such color stock would be more expensive than the use of white paper; and

(5) requiring offset or mimeograph or other means of duplication when it cannot be demonstrated that printing of such publication would be equal to or less than the cost of offset, mimeograph or other means of duplication.

C. The state commission of public records shall maintain constant and continuing supervision of such publications by state agencies and shall report persistent violations of the regulations made pursuant to this act [Chapter 14, Article 3 NMSA 1978] to the secretary of general services.

History: 1953 Comp., § 71-6-21, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 209, § 1; 1983, ch. 301, § 34.