What is the difference between Public Record and Non-record?
A record is “information preserved by any technique in any medium now known, or later developed, that can be recognized by ordinary human sensory capabilities either directly or with the aid of technology.” 1.13.30 NMAC, Destruction of Public Records . Public Records means all books, papers, maps, photographs or other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received by any agency in the pursuance of law or in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved, or appropriate for preservation, by the agency or its legitimate successor as evidence of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations or other activities of the government or because of the informational and historical value of data contained therein. (14-3-2 NMSA 1978) “Non-record” means extra copies of documents kept solely for convenience of reference, stocks of publications, records not usually included within the scope of the official records o
