A decedent shall be considered to be an indigent for purposes of Chapter 24, Article 13 NMSA 1978 if the decedent's estate is insufficient to cover the cost of burial or cremation or if the decedent's body is unclaimed.
§ 24-13-2 NMSA 1978
Persons deemed indigent
Laws 1939, ch. 224, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 73-205; 1953 Comp., § 13-2-5; 1978 Comp., § 24-13-2; Laws 1999, ch. 241, §; 2023, ch. 162, § 9.
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