For failure to comply with the responsibilities and duties in Chapter 14, Article 8 NMSA 1978, each county clerk is responsible on the clerk's official bond for damages suffered by the injured party.
History: Laws 1855-1856, p. 18, § 5; C.L. 1865, ch. 88, § 5; C.L. 1884, § 433; C.L. 1897, § 780; Code 1915, § 4783; C.S. 1929, § 118-105; 1941 Comp., § 13-108; 1953 Comp., § 71-1-8; Laws 1965, ch. 97, § 1; 2011, ch. 134, § 11.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For provision requiring fees to be paid in advance of filing or recording, see 14-8-15 NMSA 1978.
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, eliminated the former list of recording fees.
Fee for certificate and seal controlling. — This section is controlling and in direct conflict with 14-8-13 NMSA 1978, and the fee which it sets out for each certificate and seal to documents recorded is the proper fee to be charged by county clerks. 1967 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 67-53.
County clerks must charge for certified copies of public records requested by the American Red Cross. 1943 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 43-4221.