A New Mexico Supreme Court panel has advanced a proposal that would expand online access for court records for the media.
The Supreme Court-appointed subcommittee on Thursday voted to recommend the proposal, which would allow attorneys, certain criminal justice workers, people representing themselves in civil court and the press would qualify to access unredacted court records through a secured online system.
Those interested in the online access would have to apply for login information and credentials through the Judicial Information Division of the Administrative Office of the Courts.
The proposal now goes to the Judicial Information System Council, another Supreme Court-appointed group that will discuss the proposal at its Dec. 15 meeting. If that group advances the proposal it will go to the state Supreme Court justices for approval.
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