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New Mexico Municipal League tells council IPRA requests surged; recommends fees, staffing and longer deadlines
Summary
The New Mexico Municipal League told the Albuquerque City Council on April 7 that public-records requests have surged since 2020, with heavy increases in police and body-worn camera requests creating time-intensive processing demands for local governments.
Representatives of the New Mexico Municipal League on April 7 presented an evaluation of the stateInspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), telling the Albuquerque City Council that public-records demand and the administrative cost of compliance have increased sharply since 2020.
Rebecca Martinez, the Leagues policy and education manager, said the League examined more than 200,000 individual requests, surveyed 54 local governments and analyzed trends across states. The Leagues presentation identified rising volumes, major commercial requesters and growing resource strain for records custodians.
Findings presented to the council:
- Increasing request volumes: surveyed local governments…
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