Section 29-10-3 - Definition.

NM Stat § 29-10-3 (2019) (N/A)
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As used in the Arrest Record Information Act, "arrest record information" means notations of the arrest or detention or indictment or filing of information or other formal criminal charge against an individual made by a law enforcement agency.

History: 1953 Comp., § 39-10-3, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 260, § 3; 1977, ch. 339, § 1; 1993, ch. 260, § 3.

The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, made a minor stylistic change in the section heading, deleted the Subsection A designation which formerly preceded "arrest record information", deleted "which resulted in a negative disposition; and" which formerly followed "law enforcement agency", and deleted former Subsection B which defined "negative disposition".

Section includes both felony and misdemeanor arrest records. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 75-37 (opinion superseded by 1978 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 78-09).

Definition of "arrest record information" does not include investigative reports. 1978 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 78-09.