Local Rule LR6-103. Control of court files.

[Related Statute NMSA 1978, §34-6-28] The district court clerk’s case files are maintained for the judges and are public record, but sequestered files and sealed files may be viewed only by persons who are permitted by statute or rule, or as authorized by the assigned judge. The district court clerk shall receive a signed receipt for all files checked out. The court’s files shall not be removed from the courthouse. Court files may be viewed in the district court clerk’s office and must be returned to the district court clerk when the person has finished with the file. The person viewing the file shall neither open the grippers on the file nor remove any documents from the file, but may mark documents the person wants copied with a paper clip or post-it note. The district court clerk will on request make copies of documents from the court file and charge the copy fee required by Rule 1-099(C) NMRA. The assigned judge may authorize a person to check out a file other than as authorized by this rule.