Inspection of Public Records

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO INSPECT PUBLIC RECORDS

By law, under the Inspection of Public Records Act, every person has the right to inspect public records of 新墨西哥 Junior College. Compliance with 请求s to inspect public records is an integral part of the routine duties of the officers and employees of 新墨西哥 Junior College.

Procedures for Requesting Inspection. Requests to inspect public records should be submitted to the records custodian,  Scotty Holloman, General Counsel/Executive Director of Administrative 服务 located at 1 Thunderbird Circle, Hobbs, 新墨西哥  88240, (575)492-2791, Fax Number (575)492-2796, email: sholloman@ngskmc-eis.net.

A person desiring to inspect public records may submit a 请求 to the records custodian orally or in writing. However, the procedures and penalties prescribed by the Act apply only to written 请求s. A written 请求 must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person making the 请求. Written 请求s may be submitted in person or sent via US mail, email or facsimile. 的 请求 must describe the records sought in sufficient detail to enable the records custodian to identify and locate the 请求ed records.

的 records custodian must permit inspection immediately or as soon as practicable, but no later than 15 calendar days after the records custodian receives the inspection 请求. If inspection is not permitted within three business days, the person making the 请求 will receive a written response explaining when the records will be available for inspection or when the public body will respond to the 请求. 如果有 records sought are not available for public inspection, the person making the 请求 is entitled to a written response from the records custodian explaining the reasons inspection has been denied. 的 written denial shall be delivered or mailed within 15 calendar days after the records custodian receives the 请求 for inspection.

Procedures for Requesting Copies and Fees. If a person 请求ing inspection would like a copy of a public record, a reasonable fee may be charged. 的 fee for printed documents 11 inches by 17 inches or smaller is fifty cents (.50 cents) per page. 的 fee for larger documents will be determined based on the type of document.  新墨西哥 Junior College may charge the actual costs associated with downloading electronic records to a disk or storage device as well as for the actual costs associated with transmitting 副本 by mail, facsimile, or other method.  的 fee for a CD or DVD is $6.75. 的 records custodian may 请求 that applicable fees for copying public records be paid in advance, before the 副本 are made. A receipt indicating that the fees have been paid will be provided upon 请求 to the person 请求ing the 副本.

 

Inspection of Public Records Act

的 Inspection of Public Records Act is intended to provide the public with access to information on governmental affairs. 的 law requires public access to virtually all public records with a few exceptions. Most records are available for public inspection during normal business hours. To 请求 to inspect records from 新墨西哥 Junior College, please send a written 请求 to:

Records Custodian:
General Counsel Scotty Holloman
1 Thunderbird Circle, Hobbs, 新墨西哥 88240
电子邮件: sholloman@ngskmc-eis.net
(575) 492-2791
Fax: (575) 492-2796