Tuesday, April 24, 2007

who enforces the NMIPRA?

Enforcing the NMIPRA; from the AG’s commentary;

Responsibility for enforcement of this Act lies with individual citizens, the District Attorneys and the Attorney General. In giving citizens the right to sue if they are denied access to records and awarding them attorneys fees when they are successful, the legislature wisely created a large number of "private attorneys general" to help enforce the Act. This concept of private attorneys general is a tried-and-true American legal mechanism by which legislators ensure enforcement of important public policies when public funds and public officials' resources are limited. Because the Attorney General and the District Attorneys cannot be everywhere, it is imperative that private citizens enforce their right to public records.

You have the absolute right as a citizen
to sue APS/Modral for public records.

You have the right to jump in front of a speeding bus;

with similar effect; and in about the same time frame.

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