The United States put in place the Freedom of Information Act in 1966, ushering in a new era of government openness, and New Mexico followed suit by introducing their own Inspection of Public Records Act, empowering citizens of Tesuque to gain access to reports held by their municipal administration. This information contain names, times, information on incidences, sentences, processes and a lot more, and are also all presumed public unless otherwise stated. Tesuques authorities and criminals both are held accountable because of the openness afforded with this law, making Tesuque, and by extension the nation, an even more free and open culture.