35-7-6. Magistrate administration; current statutes.
A. Each magistrate shall obtain without cost:
(1) the volume of compiled laws relating to magistrates, along with current pocket supplements, from the New Mexico compilation commission;
(2) all current laws relating to motor vehicles from the commissioner of motor vehicles;
(3) all current laws relating to game animals and fish, along with all regulations of the state game commission, from the department of game and fish; and
(4) all current laws relating to motor carriers, along with all regulations of the state corporation commission [public regulation commission] relating to motor carriers, from the state corporation commission [public regulation commission].
B. These materials remain the property of the state and shall be delivered by each magistrate to his successor in office or to the administrative office of the courts. Each magistrate is responsible for the care of the materials and for the cost of replacement in case of loss, damage or if not disposed of as required in this section.