New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 13 - PUBLIC RECORDS
Part 4 - RECORDS MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC MESSAGING
Section 1.13.4.14 - DISPOSITION
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Electronic messages and attachments that are classified as public records are subject to the provisions in 1.13.10 NMAC, Records Storage and Access and 1.13.30 NMAC, Disposition of Public Records and Non-Records.
A. Electronic messages and attachments, classified as public records, shall not be destroyed without the prior written approval of the state records administrator (1.13.30 NMAC, Disposition of Public Records and Non-Records).
B. Electronic messages potentially relevant to a pending audit, investigation or litigation shall be preserved, even if the retention period has been met.
C. An electronic message that is legally confidential should be marked as confidential.
D. An electronic message that is legally confidential and transferred to the state archives shall be identified as confidential and the legal designation for confidentially shall be cited.