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§ 24-14-21 NMSA 1978

Delayed registration of death

Known as the Vital Statistics Act

The act spans §§ 24-14-1 to 24-14-9 (31 sections).

1953 Comp., § 12-4-41, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 44, § 19; 1973, ch. 264, § 10; 1981, ch. 309, § 15.

A. When a death occurring in this state has not been registered, a certificate may be filed in accordance with regulations of the board of medical investigators. The certificate shall be registered subject to evidentiary requirements as prescribed by regulation to substantiate the alleged facts of death.

B. Certificates of death registered one year or more after the date of death shall be marked "delayed" and shall show on their face the date of the delayed registration.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.