ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) The New Mexico Department of Public Safety has spent tens of thousands of dollars to digitize tons of paper records on concealed weapons licenses but doesn't yet have required approval to implement its plan. KRQE-TV reports that the State Records Center and Archives is waiting for the department to submit a plan for scanning the records.
The department wants to reduce costs on storing records that it must keep for three years after a four-year license expires. The department spent $30,000 on four scanners and more to hire temporary workers to process the records. Sgt. Suzanne Skasik says DPS is working on its plan and says she's confident it will be approved by year's end.
Meanwhile, the department has spent $22,000 on three shipping containers to store the paperwork.
