New Mexico · Inspection of Public Records Act

The New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, with its eight exceptions built in

AccessPoint manages IPRA requests under NMSA 1978 §§ 14-2-1 to 14-2-12 — the 15-day clock, the exhaustive eight exceptions with no rule of reason, and district-court enforcement with damages up to $100 a day — pre-configured for New Mexico and running inside your own Microsoft 365 tenant.

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New Mexico at a glance

Response standard
Inspection permitted not later than 15 days after a written request; a written explanation is required if inspection isn't permitted within 3 business days, and no response by day 15 is a deemed denial
Enforcement
Complaint to the New Mexico Department of Justice or a district-court enforcement action, with mandatory attorney fees for a prevailing requester
Exemptions
The eight § 14-2-1(A)–(H) exceptions, exhaustive with no rule of reason, plus § 14-2-1.1 redaction of protected personal identifier information
Charges
Copies capped at $1.00 per page; inspection itself is free
Oversight
No administrative tribunal — district court, with damages of up to $100 per day for a late denial and mandatory attorney fees
Languages
English

Built for New Mexico

One platform for the whole access-and-privacy mandate, pre-configured for this regime and running in your own Microsoft 365 tenant.

IPRA request lifecycle

Intake to release under the Inspection of Public Records Act (NMSA 1978 §§ 14-2-1 to 14-2-12) — the 15-day clock, the 3-business-day explanation, and inspection or copies — all on Microsoft 365.

Eight exceptions, no rule of reason

IPRA's § 14-2-1(A)–(H) exceptions are exhaustive — nothing outside the list may be withheld. AccessPoint tags each record to the specific exception, never a general balancing test.

The 15-day clock

Track the 3-business-day explanation trigger and the 15-day deemed-denial deadline, with reminders before either passes.

Protected personal identifier redaction

Apply § 14-2-1.1 redaction of protected personal identifier information on an audit-trailed record, line by line — the record is released, not withheld.

IPRA charges

Charge copies at up to the $1.00-per-page cap, with inspection itself free of charge.

In your own tenant

Every request and record stays inside your own Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant — no third-party cloud, no cross-border transfers, and no per-user fees.

No rule of reason

New Mexico's IPRA has just eight exceptions — and nothing outside them may ever be withheld.

Many public-records statutes leave room for a custodian to weigh a general privacy or public-interest concern against disclosure. IPRA doesn't. Its exceptions in § 14-2-1(A)–(H) are exhaustive: if a record doesn't fit one of the eight enumerated categories, there is no rule of reason that lets a custodian withhold it anyway. What the statute does allow is targeted redaction — protected personal identifier information can be removed under § 14-2-1.1 without pulling the whole record. Miss the distinction and a public body either over-withholds material the law requires it to release, or exposes itself to damages of up to $100 a day once a denial goes unanswered past the 15-day mark. AccessPoint tags every record to its exact exception and tracks the clock so neither happens.

Eight exceptions only § 14-2-1(A)–(H) — no general public-interest or privacy balancing test beyond the enumerated list.
Mandatory PII redaction § 14-2-1.1 — protected personal identifier information is redacted, not used to withhold the whole record.
$100/day for a late denial A deemed denial at 15 days can carry damages of up to $100 per day until the records are produced.

Configured out of the box

Installing the us-nm-ipra jurisdiction pack seeds your tenant with everything this regime needs — a starting point you can adjust, not a lock-in.

Pack content last reviewed: 2026-09-03

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  • The Inspection of Public Records Act (NMSA 1978 §§ 14-2-1 to 14-2-12) as the legal-authority and citation spine
  • The New Mexico state-holiday calendar and the 15-day inspection due-date rule, with the 3-business-day explanation checkpoint
  • The eight § 14-2-1(A)–(H) exceptions, mapped and exhaustive — no general rule-of-reason withholding
  • Mandatory § 14-2-1.1 redaction of protected personal identifier information, colour-coded for the redaction record
  • New Mexico charges — copies capped at $1.00 per page, with inspection free
  • The deemed-denial tracker for the 15-day clock, flagged before the $100-per-day damages exposure begins
  • The New Mexico Department of Justice complaint path and the district-court enforcement workflow, with mandatory attorney fees
  • IPRA correspondence templates with statutory wording
A jurisdiction pack's detail panel in AccessPoint settings, showing the pack description, version, what's new, and the checklist of items it imports: legal authorities, calendars, request statuses, request types, extension reasons, requestor categories and consultation types Click to enlarge
What a pack looks like in Settings (the Ontario municipal pack shown): the description, the version and what changed in it, and every item it imports with its statutory basis. Anything you have customized is never overwritten on update.

New Mexico Questions

When must a New Mexico public body permit inspection?
Not later than 15 days after a written request. If inspection isn't permitted within 3 business days, the custodian must provide a written explanation for the delay, and a request left unanswered at 15 days is treated as a denial. AccessPoint tracks both checkpoints and drafts the explanation.

What makes New Mexico different — no rule of reason?
Yes. IPRA lists only eight exceptions (§ 14-2-1(A)–(H)), and they are exhaustive — a custodian cannot withhold a record for a reason outside that list, even a plausible privacy or public-interest concern. AccessPoint tags each record to its specific statutory exception, never a general balancing test.

What happens if a request is denied late?
A deemed denial at the 15-day mark can expose the public body to damages of up to $100 per day until the records are produced, and a prevailing requester in district court recovers attorney fees. There is no administrative tribunal — enforcement runs through a Department of Justice complaint or a district-court action.

Where does data reside?
Entirely within your own Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant. Requests, documents, and audit history never leave your control — no third-party cloud, no vendor access, and no cross-border data transfers.

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Flat annual pricing, published in full. Every feature in every size — access requests, privacy impact assessments, breach response, complaints, video & audio redaction, and AI Assist. No per-user or per-module fees.

  • Under 500 employees$2,990/yr
  • 500–2,000 employees$7,990/yr
  • Over 2,000 employees$14,990/yr

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